It was deliciously teased on Monday, and now it’s here – be upstanding for the newest baby of BMW’s M family. Yes, the F87 BMW M2 Coupe has now been launched in Malaysia in limited units, just under five months after it was unveiled to the world in October last year.
Coming in a sole DCT variant (manual available under special order), the M2 is priced at RM498,800 on-the-road without insurance – that’s RM10,000 less than the car’s very limited (just three units brought in officially) predecessor, the 1 Series M Coupe. Included is a five-year warranty, as well as a five-year/100,000 km free scheduled service package in accordance with the on-board BMW Condition Based Service status.
Powering the lithe coupé is a 3.0 litre straight-six with a closed deck and a single twin-scroll turbocharger – not the same twin-turbo mill as the M3 and M4, then. Still, it’s a feisty motor, this, punching out 370 hp at 6,500 rpm and 465 Nm of torque from 1,400 to 4,750 rpm – with an overboost function pushing it to 500 Nm.
All this grunt is sent to the rear wheels via a seven-speed M DCT (dual-clutch transmission) – with oversteer-reducing Stability Clutch Control (SCC), Launch Control and a Smokey Burnout function – and an Active M Differential. As a result, the M2 swings from 0-100 km/h in just 4.3 seconds, before hitting the electronic limiter at 250 km/h.
Under the skin, there’s a revamped chassis with lightweight aluminium front and rear axles, aluminium suspension struts and a tubular anti-roll bar. Other M-specific goodies include M compound brakes and a more relaxed M Dynamic Mode for the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC).
Mirroring the power underneath is a more muscular appearance compared to the cooking 2 Series, with aggressively-chiselled front and rear bumpers, blown front and rear haunches, fender vents, a rear lip spoiler and, of course, quad tailpipes that are a trademark of an M car.
Long Beach Blue Metallic is the sole colour choice for the M2, and it sits on 19-inch forged alloy wheels shod with Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres measuring 245/35ZR19 at the front and 265/35ZR19 at the rear. Inside, you’ll get a three-spoke M Sport multifunction steering wheel with gearshift paddles, power-adjustable sports seats, Alcantara interior trim and a stubby M gearlever.
Standard kit includes automatic xenon headlights, auto wipers, keyless entry, push-button start, dual-zone automatic climate control, a BMW Navigation system Professional system with an 8.8-inch display as well as BMW ConnectedDrive services including Intelligent Emergency Call, Teleservices, Concierge Services and Remote Services.
Browse the full specifications and equipment of the BMW M2 Coupe on CarBase.my.
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A45 AMG 345K 360HP vs BMW M2 Coupe 499K 370HP
Also AWD vs RWD
rwd ftw
The latest A45 AMG is now 381HP at RM349K only, and it looks way better compared to this car with the Proton Saga lookalike rear end. Can use the balance RM150k to buy a Perdana.
are u sure still can get brand new a45 at 350k now? that price was during its launch. unless u talking about recond.
http://paultan.org/2016/03/03/mercedes-amg-a-45-facelift-di-msia-381-hp-rm349k/
This is simply amazing. Great effort by BMW Malaysia to bring it to bolehland this quick. BMW, when them new facelift 45s gonna be here? 100k over the 4 cylinder 45s? Will take the 6 banger anyday. Meanwhile on the other side of town, the lexus is still introducing rubbish at such a high price. Talk about Innovation. LOL
Wow this will look great beside my M4…
Baik angkt gtr35 dgn hrga mcm 2
u want to get gtr35 for 500k ? your 2 year old junk has already been trashed on track in the UK or japan.
500k car, 250k goes to tax
BMW 3 vs 2 = different around RM20k
With M Power = different around RM230k
Does this mean the pricing is good?
might rethink about buying an M3…
For those who can afford this, special order manual beemer is love.
Direct competition with CLA45 and it is priced like this? Not a very smart pricing strategy if there was any at all.
No replacement for displacement….all the M2 owner needs to do is a remap to harness all the power inside that 3000cc power plant. I wouldn’t be surprised to see 0-100 under 4 secs.
Won’t be long before Dinan cooks up something for the M2. They did it for the M235i already.
This m2 has a big ass bumper and yet it is expensive..hehe
So many units are there available for the Bolehland market? Demand is overpowering supply in the rest of the world due to limited availability. It is after all…the cheapest M vehicle one can buy at the moment.
M4 looks way better.better driver seats.better aerodynamic wing mirror.better engine compartment.not sure have HUD or not.but for 498 k, it’s a beauty when compared to A45 AMG.
Better buy evora 400. More exotic look and 400hp
don’t tell me 0.5 million car doesn’t even have reverse camera…bmw go and fxxx urself la
check properly…it has reverse camera with this price but with extra 230k!!! the 270k 2 series coupe doesn’t have, sorry bro….lol…btw with this price i will get XC90
yalor, if i park my 200k mx5 next to it, no one even want to look at this so called m2…:))))
If you had an mx5
what is m2? 500k? better buy golf gti or focus rs which are more legendary than this junk…lol
One of the best BMW M offering from the past few years. The M4 is faster and has higher limits and is more comfortable (no adjustable dampers in the M2), but the M2 is just more playful. That colour looks good too, though wished they’d bring in more colour options. Best of all is that it is here in Malaysia. Its barely just gone on sale in the US.
BMW has just helped a few people make up their mind that A45 AMG is such a good deal.
Mmm… izzit sole colour option in malaysia or everywhere is d same
Boring looking smallish car at exorbitant price indeed
Smallish? Porsche says hello
use two years and lose 250k in value, plus bmw’s arent reliable
Who says they’re not reliable? Your friend’s friend’s uncle’s neighbor who read it on the internet?
Truly beautiful that comes with the performance. How I wish I had 500k right now to enjoy this babe.
Forget this. The N55 6 is hopeless as far as tuning potential is concerned. Find a 335i or 135i N54 DCT for RM200k+ and tune it and you’re looking at close to 500whp and 700wtq with a 7s 100-200km/h…that’s quicker than a Ferrari 458 or Audi RS6 bi-turbo!
N54 motor does not come with DCT.. only N55 have….N54 are mated with conventional 6-speed auto
wrong, the Z4 35i has a N54 and DCT gearbox
lol @ all fanboys and bmw salespeople trying so hard to justify the price
Actually it’s just the butthurt people who cant afford it that’s making nasty comments
This car, along with the rest of the M series, is sold as and expensive performance toy car for rich people who can afford to collect such things. I can’t understand some people comparing this to a volvo suv lah, asking about things like reverse camera lah, questioning its value for money lah. Only poor people with Wajas will think such things.
this car worth to be collected…m2? tak kenal pun…lol
of course, it worth to be collected because after 5years the car only worth below 80k, the owner must keep and collect lor…:)
Half a million for this piece of crap?
2017 Nissan GTR pls…