They had been asking for a G87<\/a> they could drive year-round, and now BMW is granting that wish. The head of the M division went on to say that people living in the northern United States typically prefer to use all-season tires year-round, making the rear-wheel-drive M2 \u201csimply not feasible there.\u201d The M boss is happy to report there\u2019s \u201ca lot of demand\u201d in the region, hence why it made sense to rework the car for AWD.<\/p>\n While buyers in the northern U.S. were the driving force behind the decision, the xDrive was also requested in Switzerland. Offered exclusively with an automatic transmission, the newest member of the G87 family expands the lineup rather than replacing an existing model. The rear-wheel-drive variant soldiers on, and for purists who scoff at the idea of a two-pedal, all-wheel-drive M2, the manual gearbox and RWD combination remains available.<\/p>\n The BMW M2 Also Gets An Updated Engine, But Not Everywhere<\/p>\n As a refresher, xDrive is not the only change BMW has made to the M2. The second-generation sports coupe had to pause production for three months to make the switch to an updated engine. Its twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six now uses new pre-chamber ignition technology<\/a> to bring the \u201cS58\u201d into compliance with the Euro 7 standard. However, the so-called \u201cM Ignite\u201d technology is not coming to US-spec cars, at least not for now.<\/p>\n Production of the M2 with the updated six-cylinder engine begins next month at the San Luis Potos\u00ed plant<\/a> in Mexico. Output remains unchanged, but BMW claims fuel consumption is lower and the soundtrack is slightly better than before. European M3 and M4 models built from this month onward are also receiving the revised engine.<\/p>\n![\"BMW](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bmw-m2-xdrive-borusan-turkish-blue-06-830x553.jpg\" "\\"BMW")
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