The BMW M2 Competition is the company’s latest performance coupe. To illustrate the dexterity and precision afforded by the new model BMW has challenged its new charge to claim records set by humans.

Enough power and control

For those who aren’t aware, the BMW M2 Competition is powered by the same 3,0-litre, turbocharged inline-six that is found in the BMW M3/4. In the smaller model max power is slightly reduced to 302 kW with 550 N.m of peak torque.

The new model will be launched in South Africa in a matter of weeks. If you are keen to buy one then you’ll be interested to note that it costs R972 029 for the M2 Competition. If you’d prefer to deal with two pedals instead of three then the M2 Competition with the dual-clutch transmission will cost R1 026 505.

Challenge 1

A few months ago the BMW M2 Competition was equipped with a laser and set out to burst the required minimum of 64 balloons to break the world record in this discipline. You can click here to watch the first challenge.

The first test for the BMW M2 Competition record stunt took place near Bedford in Great Britain.  “The driver’s an expert in his field, but he needs the car to respond precisely to every piece of feedback he’s giving it,” said Oisin Tymon, director.

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Challenge 2

More recently the same BMW M2 Competition was shipped to Cape Town for its second record-breaking attempt. The aim was to cut 87 rolled up straw mats with one blade in record time. In order to achieve this within 60 seconds the driver needed exceptional control while drifting the car through the set course.

Thanks to a specially-prepared precision blade on the left rear of the vehicle, the drift angle, distance to the object and speed had to be perfectly coordinated in order to cut the straw mats.