2025 BMW M2 breaks cover globally, a day after the updated 2 Series made its global debut. It will go on sale worldwide in a phase manner starting from August 2024.

This is the first major upgrade to the M2 ever since it made its debut last year. Here are its top highlights.

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The 2025 M2 gets 4 new colour schemes namely Twilight Purple Pearl Effect Metallic, Grigio Telesto Pearl Effect Metallic, Java Green Metallic, and Voodoo Blue.

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Gets M alloy wheels Style 930M in a double-spoke design with a Jet Black finish, 19-inch front and 20-inch rear as standard. Can also be opted in dual-tone or bright silver finish.

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Comes with an optional carbon fibre roof which can reduce the overall weight by 6kg and also improve the centre of gravity.

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Inside, the new M2 gets an updated flat-bottom steering wheel with a new red center marker in the 12 o’clock position. An M Alcantara steering wheel is available as option.

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M Sport seats in Vernasca leather can be had in Black with a Red highlight. The weight-saving M Carbon bucket seats carried forward from the previous model.

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Curved panel on the dashboard, housing a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster and a 14.9-inch touchscreen, runs on the latest BMW OS 8.5.

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Powering the new M2 is an updated 3.0-litre six-cylinder twin-turbo petrol engine which now dishes out 473bhp and 600 Nm of peak torque.

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BMW M2 can be had with either a 6-speed manual or an 8-speed Steptronic automatic tranmission. Power is still only sent to the rear wheels.

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0 – 100kmph spint now takes 4.0 seconds, 0.1 seconds faster than before. Top speed is electronically limited to 250 kmph.

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Launch of the new BMW M2 is expected in 2025. Currently priced at Rs 99.90 lakh (ex-showroom).

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