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BMW M2 CS coming later this year with 445 horsepower

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About a year ago, a

Bimmerpost

power user called “ynguldyn” posted

key info on the 2020 Toyota Supra

months before the Japanese coupe was unveiled, and that info was spot on. The mystery poster is back with specs on the coming

BMW M2

CS, a hotter version of the

M2 Competition

(pictured,

which we just drove

) seen in various

spy shots

but so unknown that

BMW

watchers weren’t sure if it would be called CS or CSL. According to ynguldyn, CS is the name, the Coupe Sport trim to pack 445 horsepower and a manual transmission.

If the power number comes truth, that’s a mighty figure for a couple of reasons.

BMW

put the

M4

‘s 405-hp S55 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six

in the M2 Competition for emissions reasons

, and installed a larger kidney grille and front intakes for cooling. But the

carmaker is reported to have said

it couldn’t make the

M2

more powerful because the M2’s various nostrils couldn’t inhale enough air to deal with a higher tune. It appears the guys in white coats found the key to that conundrum.

The other reason 455 hp makes a splash is because that would give the M2 CS one equine more than the

M3

and

M4

with the Competition package. True, the

M3

and M4 have gone out of production while we wait on the next-gen cars. But the M2 CS could still lord over its bigger brothers for a year.

Ynguldyn says the transmission options will be “both manual and DCT,” which we’ll figure is a six-speed manual and a seven-speed dual-clutch.

A carbon roof — which BMW

didn’t offer on the M2 Competition

to ensure daylight between it and the M4 — will come standard. Black Sapphire, Alpine White, and Hockenheim Silver are the three traditional color choices, joined by the new Misano Blue. A black interior is predicted to be the only choice, with an Alcantara-covered steering wheel among the few options.

M Carbon ceramic brakes can supposedly be added; they aren’t an option on the M2 Competition. Those brakes add $8,150 to the price of an M4 Competition.

Price is the touchy subject regarding the M2 CS. BMW priced the 2019 M4 CS — which couldn’t be had with a manual transmission — at $103,100, about $30,000 more than the M4 Competition. The M2 Competition starts at $58,900, and everything from $68K to $80K has been mooted. There were stories long ago about the

M2 CS being limited to 1,000 units

, though. If that’s the case, price won’t matter.

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