---
title: "The BMW M2 Competition Will Puff Out 410 Horsepower"
description: "BMW has announced a full roster of performance specifications for the M2 Competition, most of them better than previously thought."
date: "2018-07-30"
modified: "2018-07-31"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/22498/the-bmw-m2-competition-will-puff-out-410-horsepower"
categories:
  - "BMW News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "BMW"
  - "BMW M"
  - "compact"
  - "Coupe"
  - "M2"
  - "M2 Competition"
  - "sports car"
  - "Sports Coupe"
---

# The BMW M2 Competition Will Puff Out 410 Horsepower

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BMW announced Monday that when the [M2 Competition](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/20241/the-bmw-m2-competition-is-a-harder-faster-m2>) arrives to replace the M2 in BMW's M lineup, it will do so with an armful of opposite lock to keep its 410 horsepower under control.

The official horsepower output of the M2 Competition's 3.0 liter, twin-turbo inline six beats the previously reported figure of 405, though torque remains unchanged at 406 pound-feet. Zero-to-60 tumbles away in 4.2 seconds when equipped with the dual-clutch transmission, or 4.4 with the six-speed manual. Top speed of a standard M2 Competition will be limited 250 kph (155 mph), but customers that specify the M Driver's Package will see the limiter raised to 280 kmh (174 mph). Any faster, clearly, would be dangerous.

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Waste gases from the six-pot engine breathe out through a dual exhaust with electronically-controlled butterfly valves for multimodal operation, and the engine sweats its heat through a redesigned cooling system, featuring a redesigned front skirt and larger grille. Optional grey M Sport brake calipers stand at the ready to bring the party to a halt, their job made easier by the weight saved (and rigidity added) by carbon fiber-reinforced polymer struts and bulkhead struts.

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Outside, exclusive Hockenheim Silver paint can be specified, though some may find any [combination of silver and Hockenheim](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/22323/lewis-hamilton-performs-rain-dance-to-win-german-grand-prix>) uncomfortable after the German Grand Prix. Fear not Tifosi: Optional M Sport bucket seats complete with shoulder-height glowing M2 badging can coddle the pain of Vettel's crash away.

BMW confirmed to *The Drive* that the M2 Competition will demand a steeper price, justified by its myriad improvements. The outgoing M2 cost $52,500, while the M2 Competition will start at $58,900, and with BMW's $995 destination fee, it will come to $59,895. It will arrive in showrooms in August.

![message-editor%2F1532961806570-p90298683\_lowres\_the-new-bmw-m2-compe.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1532961806570-p90298683_lowres_the-new-bmw-m2-compe.jpg>)
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## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)