A Deep Dive Into the Rarity and Spec Selections of the F87 BMW M2 CS
The F87 BMW M2 CS dropped weight, upped energy, and went ultra-exclusive. In 2019 when BMW started communications surrounding the even higher-performance variant of the already candy M2, the model stated manufacturing numbers would hover round 2,200 items. That’s worldwide, thoughts you. Only a handful of days in the past, new info surfaced suggesting BMW went a bit of overboard and, the truth is, offered 2,381 examples. And it will get higher than that. The individual compiling the information additionally supplied a breakdown comprising coloration and transmission take charges, gross sales by nation, and extra.
BMW M2 CS Manufacturing Quantity Highlights by Nation
As talked about, 2,381 examples of the F87 M2 CS discovered their method into buyer palms everywhere in the world. Sixty totally different nations noticed M2 CS fashions delivered new, with a number of examples being one-of-one for his or her locale. Whereas undoubtedly uncommon, it’s a bit shocking to see solely a single M2 CS offered new in markets like Eire and New Zealand. The most well-liked market was the USA, getting the lion’s share of M2 CS gross sales, 621. Germany got here in second place, which noticed 563 vehicles, together with the only Particular person instance painted Birch Inexperienced. Canada (103 items) and the UK (105 items) had been distant third and fourth locations.
BMW M2 CS Manufacturing Quantity Highlights by Colour and Transmission
With ostensibly solely 4 colours supplied, one may anticipate a fairly even cut up with regards to coloration. The information says in any other case. Alpine White is by far the rarest coloration on an F87 M2 CS, with solely 273 examples painted the historic BMW shade. 554 vehicles had been painted Black Sapphire Metallic, which is about even with the 650 items painted Hockenheim Silver. The launch coloration, Misano Blue, was (understandably) the most well-liked with practically half of F87 M2 CS manufacturing seeing the paint coloration — 903 items. Lastly, we’ve got the one Birch Inexperienced M2 CS, which is well-documented as being a one-off for Steffen Krebs.
Curiously, Alpine White vehicles had been additionally about cut up when it got here to transmission alternative. BMW offered 127 guide vehicles in comparison with 146 vehicles outfitted with the quick-shifting dual-clutch transmission (DCT). Misano Blue vehicles are equally cut up: 415 manuals and 488 DCT. Black Sapphire and Hockenheim vehicles had been decidedly extra imbalanced: every noticed significantly extra computerized vehicles than guide. Solely 172 guide Black Sapphire vehicles shipped, in comparison with 382 DCT. For Hockenheim, the ratio was 226 manuals to a whopping 415 computerized. The one Birch Inexperienced automotive is, sadly, outfitted with a DCT. A complete of 940 guide vehicles had been produced in comparison with 1,441 DCT vehicles.
An F87 BMW M2 CS With Carbon Brakes is Fairly Uncommon
The ultimate anecdote the information covers is carbon ceramic brake take fee. In the end, 753 vehicles had been outfitted with carbon ceramic brakes, whereas the remaining 1,628 vehicles make do with conventional metal ones. Whereas which will sound like a low take fee, we’re prepared to guess it’s quite a bit increased than figures for fashions that repeatedly see carbon ceramics as an possibility, just like the run-of-the-mill M3 and M4 fashions.
Given the data is coming from the identical supply that compiled intensive statistics and knowledge on each E9X M3, we’re giving them the advantage of the doubt on this one. Not less than, till the infamous bimmerpost insider SickFinga (BMW M Registry) can get entry to complete F8X manufacturing stats.
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