BMW stans who’ve always wanted to learn how to race could now have their dreams come true.
On Friday, the German marque unveiled a new “entry-level” track-only sports car called the M2 Racing, which promises relatively cheap thrills for track enthusiasts in a car that might remind buyers of BMW M cars of old.
The new racer can be ordered in June and will get delivered in time for the 2026 season, BMW said, and will make 313 horsepower from its four-cylinder engine, sending that power through a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission. That is perhaps a concession to the M2 Racing’s entry-level aspirations, but the M2 Racing also only weighs 3,300 pounds, so its power-to-weight ratio is not all that different from a regular M2 and its six-cylinder, 473 horsepower engine.
BMW first hinted at the new M2 Racing last year. On Friday, the marque said the new BMW M2 Racing will start at €98,000, or around $111,500 at current exchange rates. That’s a significant premium over the base M2’s starting price of $66,675 in the U.S., though cheaper than many a track-only car. It’s somewhat rare to hear German automakers talk about their cars so explicitly in terms of price, and even rarer to them talk about saving money at the race track, but that’s exactly how BMW describes the M2 Racing.
“Like its predecessors—the BMW M235i Racing, BMW M240i Racing, and BMW M2 CS Racing—the new BMW M2 Racing will redefine the entry-level segment,” Franciscus van Meel, BMW M’s CEO, said in a statement. “The car is affordable while offering racing teams and drivers uncompromising performance, durability, and pure driving pleasure. At BMW M Motorsport, supporting customer racing with cars that are easy to maintain, cost-efficient, and thrilling to drive is a top priority.”
The M2 Racing is built in Mexico, and comes stripped of many extracurriculars on the inside, but it’s equipped with racing necessities: a roll cage, fire suppression equipment, and a racing dashboard. Aerodynamics have also been modified for the track, and the brake-cooling system is made by BMW M. A speed limiter for pit lanes is included, and the M2 Racing will also only come in a single color: white, which is all the better for private teams who want to add their own designs or sponsorship logos.
The M2 Racing provides a turnkey race-car experience for private teams or for private individuals who simply want to get in and go. After a while in the M2 Racing, you might even decide that it’s time to sink some real money into your track habit.
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