The best modern M car, offering a powerful inline-six paired with a manual transmission, can be had for roughly $50,000.

BMW offers the M2 CS 2026 with a single transmission choice: an eight-speed automatic. Unlike the previous F87 M2 CS, which had a manual option, the new G87 M2 CS is automatic-only. The eight-speed ...

The M2 CS will join this illustrious set, following in the footsteps of the 2020 BMW M2 CS F87 as well as the more recent M3 CS Touring and the M4 CS. All BMW CS cars get increased engine power ...

Until, of course, the first generation M2 CS came out. The crown jewel of the first-generation M2 (chassis code F87) is the M2 CS. It borrowed from other contemporary CS models, donning splitters ...

Despite some uncertainty regarding the future of its current internal combustion engine lineup, BMW has unveiled the most powerful M2 model ever: The 2026 BMW M2 CS. With less weight, more power ...

I’ve long argued that if you want a proper BMW M car, you have to get a special one, like one of its recent string of “CS” cars. The F87-generation BMW M2 didn’t feel quite as good as the ...

However, for more perspective, 2020’s F87 M2 CS started at $84,595, which was roughly 41 percent more than that generation’s M2 Competition. In 2025, the CS premium is closer to 48 percent.

the F87 M2 – even better in angrier Competition or simply fabulous CS guise – is still the pick for sheer driving joy, communication and sense of occasion. A precious few (me included) will find that ...

Using the F87 M2 Competition as its starting point, the CS raised that car’s power limit to 444bhp, matching the F80 M3 Competition from whence the S55 twin-turbocharged straight-six was sourced.

Very nice M2 CS, you really don't see many of them and this one is particularly beautiful in this eletric blue. Much more beautiful and deeper than the usual M2 blue. I also love the carbon roof. A ...