PUNE: BMW, India’s second biggest German luxury car maker, on Thursday, introduced the second-generation BMW M2 in India with prices starting from Rs 98 lakh at pan India showroom.
The imported two-door sports coupe, in limited numbers, is offered in a single variant with an automatic gearbox as standard, but a manual gearbox is part of an extensive options list.
The BMW M2 sports car, which made its global debut in October last year, features a redesigned exterior with a reprofiled kidney grille and single-pod headlamps up front, new tail lamp clusters and quad exhausts at the back. The massive wheel arches house 19-inch and 20-inch wheels at the front and rear, respectively.
Inside, the new M2 comes with a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 14.9-inch infotainment screen in the centre. The car is equipped with electrically adjustable M Sport seats, M seat belts, a head-up display and BMW's iDrive OS8.
The M2 is powered by a 3.0-litre twin-turbo inline 6-cylinder petrol engine that powers the M3 and M4. However, it has been slightly de-tuned to 453 BHP and 550 Nm.
The engine is mated to either an 8-speed automatic transmission or a 6-speed manual. BMW claims a 0-100 km/h time of 4.1 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h, which can be raised to 285 km/h by opting for the M Driver's Package.
The M2 also gets Adaptive M-specific suspension, an M Sport differential, M high-performance compound brakes and several engine and chassis modes.
