{"id":712018,"date":"2026-06-03T06:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/712018\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:39:12","slug":"2026-bmw-m2-with-m-xdrive-steps-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/712018\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 BMW M2 with M xDrive steps out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">The 2026 <a class=\"iompba0 iompba4 _1tlv1fe9n _1lalutrh0 _1vzaghk4 _1vzaghk5 _1vzaghke\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carsales.com.au\/research\/bmw\/m2\/?__source=editorialArticle&amp;driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BMW M2<\/a> has been given more grip courtesy of an M-spec xDrive all-wheel drive system and with it, the most obvious and clunky name ever: M2 with M xDrive. Thus far unconfirmed for Australia but in all reality more than likely, the all-paw coupe will launch from 0-100km\/h in 3.7 seconds \u2013 0.3s quicker than the rear-drive version.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">As one would expect, the M xDrive all-wheel drive system is rear-biased\u00a0and only powers the rear axle under normal running \u2013\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not until more grip or traction is needed that the front axle is engaged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">Like the bigger all-paw M cars, the M2 with M xDrive\u2019s AWD system is configurable in tandem with the ESC system to allow for either\u00a0maximum\u00a0grip or maximum slip and\u00a0almost everything\u00a0in between.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">Helping things along is the \u2018Active M Differential\u2019 while the forward momentum is counteracted by M\u00a0Compound brakes\u00a0(six-piston front,\u00a0single-piston\u00a0rear\u00a0callipers) as standard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">The whole package rolls on staggered 19-inch front, 20-inch rear alloy wheels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">Supporting that 3.7-second 0-100km\/h sprint is a 12.8-second 0-200km\/h time and a governed top speed of 250km\/h, however that can be raised to 285km\/h via the optional (globally)\u00a0M Driver\u2019s Package.<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">BMW Australia is expected to announced Australian details of the new M2 with M xDrive in the next day or so, including its local ETA, pricing and finer spec details\u00a0\u2013\u00a0it will be more expensive than the <a class=\"iompba0 iompba4 _1tlv1fe9n _1lalutrh0 _1vzaghk4 _1vzaghk5 _1vzaghke\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carsales.com.au\/editorial\/details\/2024-bmw-m2-gets-more-grunt-146362\/?__source=editorialArticle&amp;driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">standard M2 <\/a>(from $128,100) but not as dear as the <a class=\"iompba0 iompba4 _1tlv1fe9n _1lalutrh0 _1vzaghk4 _1vzaghk5 _1vzaghke\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carsales.com.au\/editorial\/details\/2026-bmw-m2-cs-unleashed-with-390kw-and-ducktail-spoiler-149484\/?__source=editorialArticle&amp;driver_crosssell=editorial.in.article.link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hot CS<\/a> ($172,900\u00a0plus ORCs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"iompba0 _1lalutrgi _1lalutr2j6 a6hzxt6 a6hzxt0\">Keep an eye on the news section for the updated version of this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 BMW M2 has been given more grip courtesy of an M-spec xDrive all-wheel drive system and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":712019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[346102,8786,64,63,18839,843,18843,18840,18842,44,105,18841],"class_list":["post-712018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-2026-bmw-m2-with-m-xdrive-steps-out","tag-advice","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-car-reviews","tag-cars","tag-carsales-carsales-com-au","tag-latest-car-news","tag-new-cars","tag-news","tag-technology","tag-used-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=712018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/712018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/712019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=712018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=712018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=712018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}