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The Grand Prix of Hungary had a BMW-shaped sideshow on Saturday: the global unveiling of the BMW M2 with xDrive, revealed as the prize car for the 2026 BMW M Award — the annual trophy BMW M has handed to MotoGP’s fastest qualifier since 2003. The car was presented at Balaton Park Circuit by Carlos […]

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Article Summary BMW M Ignite — a new pre-chamber ignition system with VTG turbos and a higher compression ratio — arrives in European M3 and M4 production in July 2026, M2 in August. BMW confirmed to BMWBLOG that US-market G8x cars currently in production will not receive M Ignite, with no timeline offered. The US-only

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Article Summary The M2 xDrive starts at $73,600 — $4,225 more than the RWD — and is the faster car at 3.6s 0-60, but adds 185 lbs and drops the manual gearbox entirely. The RWD M2 at $69,375 is the only way to get a six-speed manual, and remains the lighter, cheaper, and more driver-focused

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