# 2026 BMW M2 CS Review ## Метаданные - **Канал:** Throttle House - **YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjwCDiaQgCU - **Дата:** 09.05.2026 - **Длительность:** 15:41 - **Просмотры:** 542,465 - **Источник:** https://ekstraktznaniy.ru/video/52775 ## Описание The 2026 BMW M2 CS ($125,000 starting in Canada, $98,600 starting in the US) is a limited production M2 that has been tweaked for more performance and less weight. It has 50 more horsepower and weighs nearly 100 pounds less than the normal M2. It has also had its suspension, transmission, steering, differential, and several other bits retuned to provide a CS-specific setup. But how does it drive? And do the thrills match the price tag? Thomas and James can’t wait to find out! We hope you enjoy the episode. Subscribe! Videography: Karston Chong and Daniel Mason Editing: Karston Chong Sound: Harrison Dickson and Karston Chong Magical Genius Logistics Planners: James Engelsman and Joey Alford Was present: Thomas Holland EXTRA THROTTLE HOUSE! https://www.youtube.com/c/ExtraThrottleHouse Throttle House Merch! https://www.thethrottlehouse.com/merchandise/ Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/thethrottlehouse/ #BMW #M2 #CS ## Транскрипт ### Segment 1 (00:00 - 05:00) [] James, it's just how BMW does steering wheels and M cars. Yeah, — but it's a deal breaker. — It's not Why do you want a steering wheel to be that thick? — Because that's just how that's how they how you know it's a sporty M car. It's just what they do. — Yeah, but this has gone too far. When I put my hands on this steering wheel, it looks like a child's hand. No, it doesn't. Look, watch. — Oh, I see. — There it is. — Yeah. Every time. You're watching Throttle House. I'm Thomas. — And I'm James. And this is the M2 CS. CS these days standing for competition sport. And by now we all know the story. Limited edition, lower, stiffer, lighter. 100 lb lighter in fact, thanks to more carbon fiber and carbon ceramic brakes. and of course a power bump taking this stout run of the ml litter to the same number as an M3 competition 523 horsepower. It's not an unfamiliar formula, but it is one that in the past has succeeded in titillating us that much more, even going so far as to make us credit the M5's CS treatment as the reason it went from a car we were mild about to the best performance sedan of all time. So, what happens when the new rearw wheelel drive M2 gets it? A car that we are also mild about? And what happens when you drive it on Cup 2 track tires on a damp Ontario day? Let's find out. If you're new to Throttle House, we do car reviews, track tests, and quite a lot of messing around. So, subscribe and enjoy the show in the CS. Oh, just got a little jolt of adrenaline there as I lost traction. But you're supposed to feel like that. We humans were not supposed to be inside doom scrolling. We were meant to hunt. Not me. Bit of a gatherer vibe, I'll admit. But this makes me feel the closest to my ancestors of any M2 I've driven before it. That M3 power, 523 horsepower. Like the previous one was 444. It's a big jump. It's a bit heavier, but still a rapid car. And it's rockous. 0. 2 seconds to 60 quicker than the normal M2. And it's they've sharpened it. They have sharpened it. And they've made it more exciting. The transmission, for example, has been reuned. I now no longer miss the DCT. pre downshifts and the upshifts upset the balance of the car enough that it feels like an M2. It's got stiffer engine mounts. There's more vibrations coming through. And yes, if you get the CS, you're locked into the 8-speed transmission, but that, and we said it with the normal M2, is the way to get this car. This engine is beautifully matched to this transmission. The manual is simply not exciting enough to mourn it. I personally find that to be true in a lot of new turbocharged cars. My Golf R, for example, fits the DSG better. I think the PDK in the turbocharged 911s is better than a manual option. So, I don't miss it in this car. This car is what happens when an M4X drive goes out for drinks after work and then accidentally ends the night doing lines in the bathroom. All pretense, all control is just gone. Yeah, this is uh this is about as good ### Segment 2 (05:00 - 10:00) [5:00] as an M2 on the road can be. Apart from these stupid pool noodles that have actually made my hands tired driving it. Thomas's turn. Oh, it's lively. The CS cars have always been that little bit maniacal, a little bit unhinged, like they've got something to prove. And this is very, very much that. It's got that classic BMW eager angryness from the rear end. It's just it never settles. The CS has a spicier differential tune and more aggressive suspension tuning, and it has more negative camber in the front, which should give you more grip. I can't tell if it has more grip because I'm not on a racetrack because I'm nowhere near the limits of the front tires of this car, but I certainly am near the limits of the rear tires of this car because any throttle in any corner and that diff just goes and locks up the rear. And that means that it's never settled. That's a good thing because that's fun. I don't want a Porsche. I don't want it to be clinical and cool and just hunkered down and hush. Shut up. No, I don't want any of that. I want to be a little bit afraid in every corner at all times. What a stupid car. When the new M2 came out, I was a bit disappointed because for me, it removed the one thing that made the M2 interesting that it was always a very angry little car. And this one had a longer wheelbase and it was a little bit more comfortable, refined, a little bit more capable. I didn't like that. I want the M2 to be the angry red-headed stepchild of the M lineup. And It's been brought back with the CS cuz this thing's a nut job. And now it's raining. So, I'm probably going to die. Jesus Christ. Not a Porsche. There's nothing like this right now. Like we're going to have some choice words to say about a few issues that it has in a minute, but there's nothing like this that you can buy. It's nuts, man. This car is crazy. I really like it. — All right. There are two major issues. One, — the front and the back. — Yes. One and two. No. Uh, the first one is the price, — right? — It's $140,000 Canadian — as optioned, right? If you get rid of the blue paint, — that's not blue. — Uh, check the spec sheet, mate. Velvet blue metallic. — What is BMW doing? Are — they gaslighting us? We've never seen a color wheel in our lives. — That's a ridiculous claim. — Very purple. And the carbon ceramics. — Otherwise, it's 125. — Here's the problem is you can get an M4 CSL with like 5,000 km on it for less. A lot less. — Yes. used. You You've told me about the dangers of going into the used market. Yes, you — it goes it get you get nuts. All right. — But there's no competitors for this really. There's the Amira and what else? — Um Darkhorse and the Darkhorse Supercharged. — The Dark Horse Super — way more power and sound better. — That's interesting. — But probably — and look better. On to problem two. — Well, we'll get to that when we film the Darkhor Supercharged. But I actually think it's a bit of a botch job. — Interesting. I think one question, one thing about the looks, I think the profile really, really works. — Yes. — And I love these wheels almost as much as I love the previous gen M2CS wheels. — These wheels are amazing. You know what they look like? They look like a fan vault on a Gothic Cathedral. Specifically, the Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey. — What are you laughing at? Look it up. — Nothing to say to that. Anyway, the rear is the problem I have with this car. Cuz even though they're — What do you mean that's the problem? Have you seen the front? — I've seen the front and I think that the lack of the sort of cleaning of the intakes and the little spoiler on the front and the fact that it's lower helps the car. — It still looks like the the ice age character, right? That's the problem. The eyes are too far apart. — Well, when they showed this for the first time, I posted a story of this next to the M4 CSL, which you just mentioned. — Yes. — The rears. This looks so much worse and so much less clean. — And it's it isn't actually helped by this. It's not like, ooh, they It's just It's still wrong. The whole thing is wrong, — but it's carbon fiber. — Yay. The front. Okay. ### Segment 3 (10:00 - 15:00) [10:00] The regular M2. — Yeah. — My neighbor bought one in black. It's the most basic one you can get and it looks really good in black. — Okay. Well, here's one thing I'll say against the dark horse. — Yeah. When you get in this, that's when you start to feel why you'd go German. — Yeah. Know, it's very good looking. I mean, other than we've all just got used to this. — Got used to it. I But the CS treatment, the carbon fiber, this feels maxed. It's good. I don't even mind that the CS treatment removes the cup holder because I think drinks and especially hot drinks should be illegal in highrung sports cars. Illegal. James has a problem with food and in general in cars and this is one way I have so many people agreeing with me on this. — No, it's not. It's because part of the experience of being in a car is also living and enjoying yourself. — Yeah. If you're in a Chevy Suburban in — I like a cute little drink every once in a while. — Exactly right. — That's what I mean. — In the car. — Not in a sports car and not hot drinks and stained drinks. — Why not? Um — don't feel right. — I don't like the lack of a cup holder. I think that's stupid. And it has a wireless charger instead, I guess, because you could easily put two cup holders right there, right? — Don't use cup holders. They're illegal. — Anyway, here's my take on this. I think this is more to make you feel special than it is to actually do any real weight savings. Because in the grand scheme of a car that weighs 3,800 lb, really, what is — 40 lb of whatever? — Style points. — It's style points. — Throbbing the can throb. I like a throbbing the word. We need a new different word — like pulsating. — It's almost two syro. — It's like a long one. So anyway, — um we got sh steering wheel here. — Here it is right here. — Meant for the biggest hands in the world. — It's just stupid. — Visually, it looks great. — It looks great. Yeah. It's just so dumb. What were they thinking? Also, I have a bit of a gripe with this cuz I recently drove a Julia Quadrifoglio and the paddles are big and right there. — Yes, — these are a bit of a stretch. And now that the steering wheel is so thick to be able to shift, my hands genuinely get tired driving this car. — It's like when you have a guitar and you have to reach for that one cord. — Um — I've played music. — I think these seats are a triumph. They're controversial. People suggest you know the fact that you can adjust the bolsters and you can move back and forth and up and down and you know people are upset about this thing but as I am blessed with tiny peen balls and bum — I have no issue with it. In fact if anything it's just a visual aid to tell me where to — say is # blessed with small man package. — The new two series is still stupid because you can't fit adults in the back. — So stupid. One of the beauties of the previous gen — was that you could fit four adults in it and it was still a small compact car. — But speaking of beauties, I think that is the previous and I don't normally labor about previous gen of anything, but the previous M2CS was — perfect. — Actually, I got a text recently. My actual M2 that I sold popped up back at the dealership for a bit of a service. And — look at this thing. Look at that car. Yeah. — Like, come on. — And you stole the M2CS wheels as well. — I did steal the M2. Like, look, look how good it looks. — And I think even though this drives better and it's got adaptive dampers and it's more comfortable. — Yep. and it's more aggressive and more ferocious and more advanced and more techy. it I'm shallow in that the desiraability drops — be below the — I was going to say I'm just going to basically reiterate everything you just said but from my own words right now this is one of the better driving M cars that I in a long time I think it's the perfect amount of insane with competency but I don't want one — and that feels weird I don't really care about this car and I think that is a lot of that is down to the styling Unfortunately, it's just the truth. — And the rest of it, I think, is down to just what BMW as a brand is doing these days. — It is bloody good. — It's an annoy. It's annoying. — It's a fantastic car to drive. — In many ways, it's far better built. The Amira, I would say, is more desirable from Lotus, but this is a much — This is much more — more car. Yeah, — we're in a weird place with BMW these days, but I mean, maybe the Neyasa will turn things around. Why are you laughing at me? supposed to say. — They've been adding Neyer Classer faceelifts to things. — They have. Yes. — I wonder what this would look like. No class. — It could be pretty cool. — Styling, as always, is subjective. So, what really matters then is that this M2 ### Segment 4 (15:00 - 15:00) [15:00] CS has elevated the normal M2 past what the upgrades alone suggest. So, even though for us it lacks the desiraability of the previous M2 and even though it comes at quite a premium, it shows us that when BMW wants to, they can still light our pants on fire, which bodess well for the future, assuming they adjust a few things because the world needs cars like this. We need cars like this. Thanks for watching.