Overview
- BMW’s U.S. online shop briefly posted and removed a 2027 M2 xDrive listing, offering the first official sign an all‑wheel‑drive variant is coming.
- Reporting indicates the AWD version will be sold alongside the current rear‑drive M2, with the xDrive model automatic‑only while the RWD car retains a manual option.
- The M2 xDrive is expected to use the existing 3.0‑liter twin‑turbo inline‑six, with sources split between a carryover output and a possible increase to about 530 hp.
- Coverage points to a rear‑biased xDrive setup with configurable modes, including a setting that can send all power to the rear wheels.
- Production is reported to begin around mid‑2026 at BMW’s San Luis Potosí plant with a likely global launch in the second half of 2026, and BMW has not commented.