So my "± 07:43" guesstimate of December 2019 for the M2 CS was 0.01 seconds off.
Interested to also know the Nürburgring Nordschleife laptime of the original M2 (M-DCT) and the M2 Competition (M-DCT) when
equiped with the same wheelset (763M lightweight wheels featuring Michelin Pilot Sport Cup2 tires) instead of the heavier 437M or 788M wheels featuring Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.
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Originally Posted by Artemis
So far BMW M has not disclosed yet the official Nürburgring Nordschleife M2 CS lap time.
Some considerations: - FWIW: back in January 2016 a German source stated that already in 2015 BMW was testing an M2 pre-production car with the S55 engine (instead of the N55 engine) and that it lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife "more than 8 seconds faster than the M4" (see here); remember that the Sport Auto M4 lap time was 07:52 (see list here);
- M2 Competition lap time:
- reference is usually made to the 07:52.36 lap time by Sport Auto (Horst von Saurma) in October 2018 (M-DCT M2 Competition - no manual) (see list here + full lap video here);
- Sport Auto pinned the following comment under its video: "Hi guys, just one more information: The official lap time of BMW M testdriver Jörg Weidinger in the M2 Competition was 7.50 min";
- during the closed room M2 CS preview event in Brussels (Sep 17), a BMW guy mentioned "about 10 seconds faster than the M2 Competition";
- on the M2 CS release day (Nov 6), a Belgian YouTuber posted an M2 CS walkaround video (see here); he mentions (02:35-02:40) that the M2 CS laps the Nürburgring "8 seconds faster than the M2 Competition".
As 07:42 is the lap time of the first generation Porsche Cayman GT4 (981) (manual, of course - no PDK) clocked By Sport Auto (Christian Gebhardt) in 2015, I hope that the M2 CS manages to perform that lap time. I think that it's gonna be a close call (± 07:43). |