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2023 BMW M2 Wears Its Colorful Camouflage Well

We hit Austria's Salzburgring in BMW's upcoming M2 coupe.

Steven Ewing
Steven Ewing spent his childhood reading car magazines, making his career as an automotive journalist an absolute dream job. After getting his foot in the door at Automobile while he was still a teenager, Ewing found homes on the mastheads at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog and Motor1.com before joining the CNET team in 2018. He has also served on the World Car Awards jury. Ewing grew up ingrained in the car culture of Detroit -- the Motor City -- before eventually moving to Los Angeles. In his free time, Ewing loves to cook, binge trash TV and play the drums.
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This is a prototype of the new BMW M2.

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The wild camouflage is a special wrap for BMW M's 50th anniversary. 

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The M2's interior will have optional carbon bucket seats and a curved display.

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A six-speed manual transmission will be standard.

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You can also get the new M2 with an eight-speed automatic gearbox.

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The curved display will run BMW's iDrive 8 infotainment tech.

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The new M2 is powered by BMW's 3.0-liter twin-turbo I6 engine.

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Official performance specs aren't yet available, but expect at least 450 horsepower. 

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The new M2 will go on sale in April 2023.

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