{"id":55686,"date":"2026-07-16T07:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/55686\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:29:12","slug":"what-made-bmw-create-the-m2-awd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/55686\/","title":{"rendered":"What made BMW create the M2 AWD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesupercarblog.com\/bmw-m2-sets-new-nurburgring-record-that-too-in-demanding-conditions\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BMW M2<\/a> is one of the last true rear-wheel-drive fun machines. Compact, playful, and just a little bit wild. But things have changed, and now we have the M2 AWD available in the market. So, what made the German brand add its xDrive system to the M2?<\/p>\n<p>According to BMW M Boss Frank van Meel, buyers in regions like the northeastern United States and the Midwest\u2014where there is a lot of snow\u2014simply wanted more traction. In many cases, running a high-powered rear-wheel-drive coupe on all-season tires just wasn\u2019t cutting it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/bmw-m2-xdrive-borusan-turkish-blue-2.jpg\" alt=\"bmw-m2-xdrive-borusan-turkish-blue (1)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The same story plays out in places like Switzerland, where weather conditions demand confidence in all seasons. This led to a more accessible, more usable M2 for a wider audience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780522829.jpeg\" alt=\"bmw-m2-xdrive-borusan-turkish-blue (1)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\"\/><\/p>\n<p>And yes, it\u2019s quicker too. The M2 xDrive drops the 0\u201360 mph sprint to just 3.6 seconds, or an even sharper 3.3 seconds with rollout. That\u2019s a noticeable step up from the rear-driven version.<\/p>\n<p>Under the hood, nothing changes. The familiar 3.0-litre twin-turbo S58 straight-six still delivers 473 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque.<\/p>\n<p>Enthusiasts needn\u2019t worry, though. Rear-wheel drive and a manual gearbox still exist. But for many, this new M2 AWD might just be the more \u201cpractical\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bimmertoday.de\/2026\/07\/13\/fos-frank-van-meel-uber-den-elektro-m3-za0-bmw-m-neuheiten-2027\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bimmer Today<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The BMW M2 is one of the last true rear-wheel-drive fun machines. Compact, playful, and just a little&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29899,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20955],"tags":[6213,26723],"class_list":["post-55686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bmw","tag-bmw","tag-bmw-m2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}