Living with the BMW M2 CS - It took me a week to get it ! 

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Great video mate, brilliant car! loved my time in the M2 CS :-) Let's get this legend to 10k on Instagram!!!!!

It pains me because my first priority is a family hatch, and then a Porsche (Gt4 or Spyder) for something sporty. The M2 doesn't get a look in but really wish it did as this (and the comp) are truly special.

Totally agree with your preferred spec on manual and M brakes. After one month of ownership The improvements to me come in both the precision feedback today steering and the confidence inspiring ride which allows turn in at higher speeds. The setup without the adaptive suspension would often allow the back to skip around corners.

Thank you for a very thorough and honest appraisal of this fabulous car. I’m certainly having an M2C after watching your great report ! Thanks again. 🙏🏻

I used to have the standard m2 lci DCT, the best car I’ve ever had. I miss it everyday! This though, wow. Another level!

Ok changed my mind, it got better looking the more you drived! I agree about the Manual, there is just so much joy to be had in being the driver and not the rider which is what I feel like in every automatic I have ever had no matter how fabulous.

A cockpit with buttons and knows. Who would have thought it! MPG similar to an E30 320i SE back in my day. I loved that motor.

Great video and review as usual. I previously owned an original 2017 M2 with DCT that was also modified a little. 410bhp, coilovers and 763M wheels with Cup 2's. I sold that and was offered allocation of a M2 CS but I just could not justify the price of the M2 CS. I ended up buying a 981 GT4 with Clubsport pack for similar money to the M2 CS and I don't regret it all.

Nice vid ! Love my m2 comp !

Great review Pete, I really like the M2 CS, probably my favourite car they make right now. However, for the price I think I'd have a manual Competition. Money no issues, CS for sure 😉

I've never seen a youtuber who gets given cars on this level. Your always in something which is pretty cool getting to always switch it up.

Beautiful car Pete, loved the interior 👍👍

Good evening all. I love the BMW M2, I've been out in a clients M2 CS & it was absolutely phenomenal, same colour as in your video, but his was a manual. It's a BMW I would if I was wanting a BMW.

Stunning to look at and a great review as always Peter!!! Hat's off buddy!!!

I would love you to do an in depth video of this car in the summer, maybe another road trip to Wales would be fantastic, great content as always.

Carbon Ceramics are a very bad idea on track unless you have very very deep pockets. For those that know the big steel brake option is the only smart choice for road and track.

Great vid you are just getting better all the time the description of steering wheel was brill.

Great honest review as always, if I was given it I’d be extremely happy, but if I had to use my own money.... it just isn’t worth the ‘big’ extra over the M2 comp.

Probably one of if not the best drivers car you can buy right now! Great video 👍

Great review Ped 👍

It really is a very cool BMW. After this lovely design spec, they've gone to hell with the Bugs Bunny teeth grill etc. Great review! Thumbs up!

Hi, the plan? Buy the M2 Comp. Buy a set of Ohlins dampers, stage1, or 2 engine tune, & even new front seats also if u like. Still cheaper than the xtra £25,000 for the CS, yet it'd most likely handle betta, & be faster also, for a lot less ! That'd be my plan anyway. 😁

Good review, new subscriber here! Love the CS it’s a fantastic looking car. Even as a track car I’m not sure I’d opt for carbon ceramics as although they last a long time they are hugely expensive to replace, steel brakes with some more track focussed pads, braided lines etc more than adequate.

Dream car right there Ped, absolutely love it, and think it is the best M car on sale. I doubt it will ever be in my price range, so I'll have to keep driving my lowly M140i for now, but wow, really enjoyed the video and I could almost put myself in the driving seat with your excellent presenting.

Enjoyed this and your comments echo my feelings about my M4C. On balance would always take DCT over manual. It's dim witted at slow speeds but awesome when pressing on. Never seen above 25mpg in mine! Winter isn't fun and can be really nervy and you need delicate feet. My cure has been to buy a Cooper S (manual) - fun in winter and over 40mpg. They are infectious though and it's easy to see after a week why you would want one.

Another enjoyable Video Review. One of my favourite BMW Coupes. New Model coming soon

Pete you need this car later in the year with a manual box, Iam no BMW Fan boy for sure but they make make cracking small sports car and I anket 1M as they just look awesome and these M2 are really growing on me 👍 Keep the good work up best car channel on RU-vid 🤗

Always looking forward to any of your videos. Keep it up. Greetings from South Africa

Great review as always Squire.

Great vid Pete and yes that BMW needed the right tires !! Nice looking except for that upper screen. Thanks BMW for hooking Sir Ped up 👍🏻👏🏻🇨🇦

Wow. The price took our breath away. Such an impressive car though. Even with the carbon fibre under the bonnet, that’s a neat touch

I’ll have those seats for my M140i please! The stance of M2 CS is one of the best IMO. Would love to get 500 miles under my belt in one of them. Great video. Thanks.

If I was 30 to 35 years younger, I'd have loved the M2 CS. Looks really nice and I bet it goes like a dream? However. As I near the big six, zero, it's too hard core for me now :-((... Though the auto DTC 'box is tempting :-))... But that £83k price tag has just lost me back into a new M550i ;-))... And I'm not normally keen on light blue cars, but this M2 with those black wheels looks stunning. Great video though Mr. G :-))...

The cheesy school boy grin when you get in the car :D BMW - have deliberately priced the CS to force "classic status", whereas the 1M was made a classic by the public. I think you basically summed up what they should have done, made a modern day CSL. Carbon Brakes for the road if not tracking it, steels for the track. If you're gonna nurse it the Carbons will probably last the life of the car JWW did a vid on his GT3 which summed it up pretty well.

I have no particular interest in German high-end cars but that is one beautiful machine. The white bodywork offset by black roof and trim suits it perfectly. Even the more basic models like the M Sport with the entry level engine would make the owner feel they had hit the jackpot.

Wondering, do cars need to look angry, mean, aggressive? What designs are universally admired by most people, Aston V8 Vantage, some of the older Ferraris and early Lambos, E Type, Citroen DS, going back earlier Delage made some beautiful cars. These have all stood the test of time, the M2 will look out of date in 2 years time. Aggressive looks, you can keep them. All IMO obvs. Best D.

since the M2CS has improved/upgraded cooling ... but no one is elaborating past the usual roof/variable suspension and carbon bits I was disappointed to not learn anything new or "above and beyond" the numerous reviews already out.

Hi Pete. My Porsche 991.2 GTS PDK on 115mile journey mostly motorway. Mixture of 50/ 60mph through roadworks and 70mph nearly all motorway driving. Achieved 40.8mph ! Couldn’t believe it

I have a 2023 BMW M2 on order. I expect to get the car late June and or early July. I can't wait for her to arrive. Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🥶

What a car..... And no Joe Achillies! I went round the TT course in one ;-) Fab car indeed.

Great content as usual.

What a car, just thinking that price is a but much!! Great video

Hi Pete I’m with you on this one mate Well apart from I would have an auto box I could never go back to manual. I couldn’t justify spending 25 grand on the CS I think it’s ridiculous An M2 Competition would do virtually the same job if ya not flying around a race track Great content mate 👍👍👍👍

its nice to see the more ad libbed video over several drives.....had the same feeling as you re not being particularly engaged with the M2 but you have made me much more interested....let BMW know they should give you more because it gets them more potential customers....😉

sorry but i don't agree on the brakes. i would NEVER go back to the regular ones. had the ceramics on my m4 and missed them ever since i sold that car. Glad to have em back on the CS now. I never track my cars but even on a backroad, you will feel the difference. with the ceramics, the breaking is as much fun for me as accelerating. also, they dont wear out remotely as much so i can brake as much and as hard as I want and dont need to feel bad about it

Someone in the BMW steering wheel team decided to wrapped a regular M2C wheel with Alcantara? It does look like the steering wheel has a Halford's off the shelf steering wheel protective wrap of some kind, spoils a great simple cabin. Early M2's are becoming affordable in the US, very tempting.

Peter fantastic car looks absolutely stunning inside and out also I enjoyed the video mate 👍

Amazing to spend a week with this kind of car! Cup 2s though in the height of winter 🤣! You did well to hand it back in one piece!

Happy Monday everyone 😜 Definitely one of my favourite cars this one 😎

She’s certainly a looker Pete 👌. Interesting and honest review, thanks for sharing 👍

18:16 - BMW cast iron brakes are similar. At least in the F80 M3, any motorway excursions in the cold result in the front brakes being so cold they basically do not work on first depress. It was mildly terrifying the first time it happened.

Carbon ceramic breaks... Hmmm.. Maybe you need to get some for Ruby Roadster and get Mr Achilles to pay for them.. 😆 That BMW looks awesome. One thing I’ve noticed about the cars you get, a respectful observation if I may. I’ve noticed that when you truly love a car, it shows in your presentation and the way you speak. It’s coming from the heart, definitely. Keep up the good work, I think the Tesla Y may have a rival now.....

Hi Pete. Great that you are able to review cars in this lockdown period. One thing you missed was whether the poddles will fit in the boot! Nice looking car but would have liked to see some review of the interior instrumentation. Did I see analogue dials (speed and revs) on the main dashboard? Surely a car of this price would have upgraded to digital?

Great car love ❤️ it . 👏👏👏

Nice one Ped, a great review of a super car not sure about the price though.

i really enjoyed that video. great review, great scenery, i know its £25k more but you have to remember in 15 years time it could still be worth £80k

Brilliant video as usual! Hate to say it but a most CS versions won't do a lot of miles so its a bit of a trinket. Quick tip on the DCT, if you turn it down to 1 it locks out first gear for icy conditions on Cup 2 tyres, not that it helps much.

Brilliant car, and so good to see some Wales again. 😊

Beautiful machine. Well done for keeping it off the grass 🙏😉

The S55 is pretty reasonable on fuel. Certainly better than A45 or rs3

Evening pal. Lovely roads albeit hair raising at times lol. It’s a nice car indeed, seems to hold the Beemer trait of ‘the ultimate driving machine’ for the marque very well indeed.

‘arry showed you a clean pair of heels up the PP hillclimb in the Roma 😂

Beautiful looking machine. Wouldn't want to own but would love to have one for a couple of weeks.

Well that’s a revue to remember! I watched Joe’s review of the blue CS and I compared it to how special it must feel in a similar way to how my new 1986 325i Sport felt...it was a delight but quite focussed. The CS is clearly special...it is a better car than the Competition but worth £25,000 more?....if money is not a concern then ŷes, it is. I would have to have the automatic because the manual gets my foot after a time (old DVT injury) but delete those brakes and tyres and go for a set of P4S perhaps. These days I’m not a huge fan of BMW but I would buy that car, it would be a Second car but it would take me back to my old 325i and I would recreate my trip up to and through the Artic Circle via Sweden and returning through Finland but then divert across to Northern Europe and back through Denmark, Holland, Germany and Belgium...back then I had just one tape cassette with me that I learnt by heart...10 tracks by Nat King Cole! If my numbers come up, it’s a CS plus an AMG GTR, a Porsche Turbo S, a Yaris GR for the Mendips and P400e Range Rover Sport for the daily. For town, that new Renault 5 is a car to watch for...so where did I put those winning Numbers??? Peter...good work again...save up for an M2 Competition to replace Ruby and to enjoy alongside that new “Y” job!! Stay safe! Richard 😃😃😃😎😎😎

My M2 CS has an MSO/MCO (a legal document: the Car's "Birth Certificate") generated by BMW at time of assembly that states it has a 405 HP engine.

Hi Sir Pete! So I agree the bmw looks aggressive and like a little beast! Very cool 😎. But for that price point I could buy a used 3 or 4th gen viper and I’d rather do that lol! Wow oh wow those snowy Mountain View’s were amazing what a bit of road to be able to drive! Great living with video Sir Pete!

Like you would love one for some of the reasons you mentioned (Says the man who "dailyed" an E46 CSL for 18 months but installed a flip screen sat nav in it ! )Like you I would not have the ceramic brakes but for me I would have the DCT. And somehow retrofit the wireless charger. And have gold wheels on the exclusive blue colour. But because I am not in a position to finance the £78k I am going to be happy with my recently arrived ex-demo Competition. Especially as , overtime, with the right OEM modifications I hope to have as good a car. One downside of my choice ? As @Joe Achilles said in his road test the CS in the spec I would want (actually the car he drove on the test) is probably a better road car because of the adaptive ride modes.

You were driving to where i live! Wish i had seen this on the road!

Best car you've ever tested, brilliant video again

I personally feel the CS makes the better daily driver if you can afford the cost, specifically because of the adaptive suspension. As you stated, the issue is that BMW sent you the optioned out car that makes it worse for daily driving. The carbon ceramics, and the optional cup 2's are awful for a daily, and I honestly don't feel the DCT is any better for daily driving. It's not as smooth as automatic is, so why not just save the money and get the stick which will be more interesting long term anyways.

Hi Pete hope you managed to shut the bonnet on the NS ok for you drove off.

Very impressive bit of kit but I would rather have the M2 Comp & save £25k

I agree with you Pete that the car looks fantastic inside and out but even at 75K it is alot of money. Love the exhaust note and by the way don't listen to Joe about anything until he has bought you new brakes 🤣

Agree with you. Many thanks. Full disclosure, I’m completely biased because I have an M2 competition with a manual gearbox and it’s a beautiful driving instrument! Looking forward to more reviews. Next job - follow you on Instagram.

Wow! Think that sums it up 😀

Good video pp, nice looking car, not a BMW lover, so I'll not comment. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Totally with you on the price - I’d rather have a manual comp and stick some ap racing brakes and some ohlins on it instead (and save myself at least 15k!)

I think if someone gave me the keys and said it’s yours to keep I would probably swop it for a Porsche. But a great review and I see why it’s on your shopping list👍🧽🏁😷

I'd still have a decent spec Cayman 4L GTS manual and save £10k please! One of the last non-turbo models around and easily enough real world performance for British roads.....

Nearly at 100k subscribers ! I remember when it was 800 when I joined !!

You didn't close the bonnet properly the first time, I had to go back and check if this was a factory panel gap 😂. Good review 👍

What a car, out of my budget unfortunately. But this video is really making me regret not getting an M2 competition a few months ago when I had a good deal worked out on one.

You're nuts to drive on Cup 2 tires in that weather!

Could not agree with you more all the CS models are just run out specs as the new M2/3/4 models will be quicker, a real CS needs to lose 100kg and maybe pick up an extra 30-40 bhp.. then its special. But these as you say are just road cars dialled into their tyres more.

Hi ,great video I think the M2 CS is going to be made in limited numbers so it will probably hold its value better than the M2 Competition....Food for thought .

My 2017 M240i has Bluetooth Apply CarPlay and does not require a wire. It's hard to believe this 2020 does not have this feature.

Love this car 👌🏻

Fantastic video and could agree more aesthetic on the front end is epic. On the brakes and not covered as a benefit outwith the braking capability I would suggest the weight saving and more the saving in unsprung mass will most certainly improve the driving dynamics and if you were in the fortunate position of having this track monster as your daily would be more forging as a result in our pot holed roads here in the UK. Keep up the great content and reviews, this stuff is defo car porn for the oetrolheads..👍

It is a Gorgeous car Peter...I really do like it! Could it be better then a Mini 🙀

The only BMW I could consider.

I own an M2 Competition and as much as the M2 CS is that good, I think the M2 Competition offers far better value for money of the two.

Great video as always Pete👍 correct me if I’m wrong we’re you off to Aberystwyth ?

Often feel BMW have lost their way with some odd looking or dull cars but these look great, how a BMW should be 👍

Hi Ped. really enjoyed your review. Shame though couldn't of let you have it in the summer! Lovely looking car but it has a very silly price. I would also ditch the carbon brakes and paddle shift box. Most important question for everyday use: could you get a bike in the boot? :-)

just followed on Instagram. But you're already past the 10k!

Hi Ped Have You Seen Remove Before Race ( Raz ) M2 CS That He Collected Yesterday. I Like His Spec - Misano Blue With Gold Wheels

Looks fantastic, but as you say .. 25k? Its surely a track toy for those lucky enough to afford. Personally I feel the cabin needs a refresh to catch up with latest design philosophy.

Another cigarette charger under glove box which I find useful

its alot of money more than a m2 comp but its not the car to be comparing against as the engine is completely different as its taken from the m3/m4 rather than the upgraded b58 that's in the m240i.