This car is close to the most fun you can have in a road-legal BMW

The company’s smallest M coupe is not only loud and brutal but feels as direct and responsive as a track car, which in a sense it is.

With the M2 CS, BMW is offering you a broad choice of how much you want to have your senses assaulted in the cause of going quickly.

Tony DavisMotoring writer

Jun 15, 2021 – 9.31am

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What is it? The BMW M2 CS is the rawest, quickest version of BMW’s littlest M coupe. CS stands for Competition Sport.

What does it cost? $139,900 (excluding on-road costs), and $150,100 as tested. To put that in context, the M235 variant, which is very quick and comfortable, is $81,900 plus on-road-costs. The M2 Competition, which is markedly quicker and quite a bit harsher, is $102,900. And the stripped-out, beefed-up, even raunchier CS ramps that up a further $37,000. So BMW is offering you a broad choice of how much you want to have your senses assaulted in the cause of going quickly.