BMW’s own website leaks all-wheel drive 2027 BMW M2 xDrive – Jalopnik

For many people, the BMW M2 is the purest M car you can buy today, with its small footprint, six-speed manual transmission and rear-wheel drive. Well, for 2027 it gets something more die-hard enthusiasts will hate: xDrive all-wheel drive.

However, enthusiasts can breathe a sigh of relief, because from the looks of it, the 2027 M2 xDrive will be sold alongside the already existing rear-wheel drive M2, as is the case with the M3 and M4. It is not a replacement for the rear-wheel drive M2, according to Coachso you can put down your pitchforks. Until now, the M2 (and the 1M sold before it) came exclusively with RWD setups. News of the M2 xDrive broke when BMW seemingly accidentally posted its entire 2027 lineup on its US website earlier this week, as reported by Engine1.

Like its M3 and M4 siblings, the all-wheel drive M2 will only be available with an eight-speed automatic transmission. If you want to row with your own equipment you’ll have to stick with RWD, but I’m sure that won’t be a problem for you. Even though it is an AWD system, Coach expect it to come with quite aggressive rear bias calibration with selectable drive modes, and that will include a setting that allows full rear-wheel drive, as on other AWD M cars.

Not much else is known about the M2 xDrive, but it is believed that it will retain the same S58 twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six engine currently found in the M2, although it may get a bit of a power boost to the M2 CS levels: 523 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque. Currently, the M2 CS can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds. Car and driverso expect xDrive to shave a few tenths off that. The extra power should help counter the fact that the AWD system is expected to bring the M2’s curb weight to around 3,970 pounds. Coach say.

The leak on BMW’s US website showed much more than just the upcoming M2 xDrive. Those who caught it in time (I didn’t) got a glimpse of the new 3 Series with an M350 xDrive listed, according Engine1. Presumably it will replace today’s M340i xDrive. On the electric 3 Series side, there are two fully electric models, the i3 40 xDrive and i3 50 xDrive, which will be very closely related to the iX3 electric crossover that goes on sale in North America this summer. That crossover comes in three flavors: 40 sDrive, 40 xDrive and 50 xDrive. Likewise, an iX4 appears as the coupe-crossover answer to the iX3, and it comes in 40 xDrive and 50 xDrive trims.

There was also a brief look at the trim levels for the next-generation X5, which should debut in the coming months. A bit strange is that the rear wheel drive 40 sDrive still exists, and I would like to know what the recording speed of that car is. We also get a look at the electric iX5 60 xDrive. Finally, there was a blurred photo of a 7 Series, as the facelifted model has not yet been revealed. The only model shown was the 740 xDrive, according to Motor1, but it’s highly unlikely the V8-powered 760 won’t return for the 2027 model year. There’s no mention of the electric i7, but I don’t think that’s going anywhere either.

Of course, there are a few absentees from the list. Mainstays like the X4 and 8 series were always going to die before 2026 was over, so they’re nowhere to be found on this leaked list. Still, there’s a lot to look forward to from BMW in 2027.