BMW M2 enters production

More torque than previous generation M3s in a smaller package, the successor to the 1-Series M Coupe has entered production. Like the 1-Series M coupe was in 2011 and 2012, the M2 will be produced at the company's plant in Leipzig, Germany.

The car is powered by a 3.0L, M TwinPower Turbo in-line 6-cylinder engine that makes 365 BHP at 6,500 rpm and 465 Nm of torque that goes up to 500 Nm for short stretches under overboost.

The M2 comes with a 6-speed manual transmission as standard and can be equipped with a 7-speed M double-clutch transmission and launch control. Equipped with the autobox, the car can hit 100 km/h from a standstill in a claimed 4.3 seconds, before hitting its limited top speed of 250 km/h. The car even gets the lightweight front and rear axles from the M3/M4 and an electronically controlled active M differential.

The car features an aggressively styled front bumper with large flanks and wide intakes, the signature grille with the M badge, 19-inch aluminium wheels, a shark fin radio aerial, quad tail pipes and a chiselled rear bumper with integrated reflectors. BMW India currently offers the M3, M4, M5, M6 Gran Coupe, X5 M and X6 M in India. The German automaker may launch the M2 in India as well, with the two door coming in as a CBU.