Everyone who drove the BMW M2 during our 10Best Cars competition became hostage to this little coupe’s many charms: the ease with which one could exploit its tremendous capabilities on public roads, its reserved yet racy appearance, and its fairly reasonable as-tested price of $54,495. The M2, with its balance of performance and practicality, knocked out the $100,585 Mercedes-AMG C63 S coupe during that evaluation. But what if the M2 had cost just as much"
Unfortunately for anyone trying to buy an M2, that’s not totally far-fetched. BMW dealers across the country are marking up M2 coupes, including lightly used examples, from a couple percent over MSRP to double the $52,695 base price. One dealer in the Los Angeles area, Century West BMW, advertises “UNOBTAINIUM!” in case anyone questions its $105,435 asking price (this car includes several BMW M Performance parts, like carbon fiber exterior trim, but even if you bought every factory accessory, the total wouldn’t be more than $12,000). A manual M2 on their lot is listed at $86,675. Browsing more listings on Autotrader and Cars.com?many of them on the West Coast?we found plenty of M2s listed in the $60,000 range, including those from private sellers. That’s M4 money.
All in, a fully loaded 2017 M2 is $60,601. That’s with the dual-clutch transmission ($2900); $2500 M Driver’s package (top speed raised to 168 mph, plus a day of track schooling); $1400 Executive package (b...