BMW M2 gets an M Performance Track Kit, and it won’t be cheap. The new kit, announced in Germany, is set to go on sale in July 2026 and targets drivers who want to take their M2 to track days, with BMW stressing that it’s all about pure driving thrills. Meanwhile, the M Performance exhaust for the M2 CS is available separately, but the Track Kit is designed specifically for the standard M2 coupe and its track-focused goals.
BMW Germany frames track days as a way to build a community of people who share a passion for motorsport and BMW M vehicles, a sentiment echoed in the official release.
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Regarding availability in Australia, BMW Australia has been asked to confirm whether the M Performance upgrade packages will be offered locally.
The Track Kit lowers the M2 by 20 mm and adds a manually adjustable, aero-focused front splitter. This splitter, along with new wheel-arch diffusers and an air intake under the oil cooler for the turbocharged inline-six, has been wind-tunnel validated by M Performance engineer and driver Jörg Weidinger. The goal is to boost downforce for faster cornering.
Another notable component is the rear wing, a carbon-fiber ‘swan neck’ design that BMW says is also used on the Bathurst 12 Hour-winning M4 GT3 racer. In Race Mode, the rear wing sits 50 mm farther back; in Street Mode, it retracts to the M2’s original footprint to maintain road-legal status (at least in Germany).
Other upgrades include four-way adjustable dampers, adjustable suspension bearings, and what BMW claims is the first road-legal mass damper system on a production car.
The downbeat, thorough package doesn’t come cheap: BMW quotes €25,500 (before taxes) in Germany. If the same pricing applied in Australia, the M2’s price would jump from about $128,900 to roughly $167,900 before on-road costs—bringing it in the same neighborhood as the M2 CS, which is priced around $172,900 plus on-road costs.
For context, the M2 CS already sits 8 mm lower than the standard M2, and its M Performance exhaust upgrades the exhaust tone of the twin-turbo S58 engine. The Germany price for the exhaust is €8,343 (about $13,861 AUD), and while it doesn’t boost the CS’s claimed outputs of 390 kW and 650 Nm beyond the CS baseline (vs the standard M2’s 353 kW/600 Nm), it does replace the four black outlets with carbon and titanium units and is said to trim about 8 kg from the CS’s listed curb weight of 1,700 kg.
Separately, BMW hints at an all-wheel-drive M2 version in the works. A recent listing on the BMW USA site briefly named the M2 xDrive before it was removed, sparking speculation about the first all-wheel-drive M2 variants (the current F87 and the latest G87 both stay rear-drive right now).
In short, BMW is offering a serious track-oriented upgrade for the M2 at a high price, while also nudging the conversation toward future drivetrain options. What do you think—would you pay a premium for track-focused performance, or do you prefer keeping your M2 on public roads with more modest upgrades? Voice your thoughts in the comments.
