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BMW M2 – mpg and running costs

Expect mpg in the mid-teens in mixed use, and set aside budget for those M4-sized front and rear tyres

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  • Still has that hot-rod feel
  • Also feels heavy and remote alongside its rivals

We found the original G87 M2 painless and enjoyable to live with after running one on our Fast Fleet for five months. By using cherry-picked components from elsewhere in the M range its mechanicals are well-proven, although that’s not to say it’ll be cheap to run. 

We managed an average of 25.4mpg during our time with the M2, which is only slightly better than what we achieved in our bigger, heavier, V8-engined M5 CS and Jaguar F-Pace SVR long-term test cars, for example. Perhaps that’s a mark of the M2’s energetic character, and how it encouraged us to enjoy its performance each time the moment allowed. 

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One thing we did notice in our time with a manual version of the new car, is how high it revs at cruising speed. In sixth at 70 has you at almost 2600rpm. Not much more has you at almost 3000rpm, so you really notice the drone (and the MPG loss) if the engine happens to still be in Sport Plus.

Given that it shares its 19-inch front and 20-inch rear tyre sizes with the M4, tyre bills won’t be small either. A pair of rear Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S’s will set you back over £600, and if you’re driving the M2 as intended, don’t be surprised if you wear through them earlier than expected.

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