BMW Makes the M2 Even Nastier With a New M Performance Track Kit

Real aerodynamic and suspension upgrades straight from the factory promise a serious performance boost.

There’s no question the 2026 BMW M2 is an especially fun, track-capable production car. While we have quibbles with the manual shifter’s feel and the front-end design, this car instantly brings smiles to our faces every time we drive it. It also continues to prove why it earned the MotorTrend Performance Vehicle of the Year Award for 2024. But BMW decided now is the time to make it the ultimate track machine with a new M Performance Track Kit, which adds true race car parts to the mix.

Let’s begin with the good news. Despite a refresh of the car in 2025, those changes to the M2 were not enough to force the M Performance team to limit this kit to only the 2025-and-up G87-generation M2s. If you own a 2023 model, you’ll also be able to install these parts once they are available at your local BMW dealer—tentatively scheduled for Q3 of this year.

The bad news is that the kit will only work with the G87, as the G42 is allegedly too different. But we’ll bet some enterprising tuners will find a way to fit the kit onto the 2 Series coupe as well as the M240i models. It might take some extra parts and a dig into the BMW catalog for some hardware, but it will almost certainly happen.

Functional Track Art

For those who won’t need to wait for those developments, you will be rewarded with real performance-improving parts for the aerodynamics, stock oil cooler, and suspension.

The aero parts aren’t just for looks. The swan-neck rear wing follows the same design and manual adjustability as the M4 GT4 and GT3 race cars you see competing in the IMSA WeatherTech and SRO GT America series. The adjustability comes in two forms but begins with setting the wing into Race mode. This moves the airfoil rearward by nearly 2 inches and increases its effectiveness by moving it farther from the coupe’s roof, which would somewhat spoil the airflow for the wing. Once in that mode, you can change the angle of attack to a more aggressive position for additional rear downforce.

If you’re curious about the decision to go with swan-neck uprights, the short (and incomplete) story is that moving the wing mounts to the upper side of the airfoil also improves the wing’s effectiveness. It allows the air to pass under the wing with a cleaner path, thereby reducing the air’s speed drop—a hugely important part of generating downforce, at least in theory. Finally, as an added bonus, the wing features an integrated high-mount stop light that illuminates when you hit the brakes and allows you to stay legal for areas that require a fully visible third brake light.

Adjustable Front Splitter

The other and equally interesting aerodynamic piece is the fully adjustable front splitter. This is important because just adding more rear downforce will upset a car’s aero balance and could make the front wheels too light at speed. The adjustment of the splitter moves it forward for Race mode to provide additional downforce by creating more surface area to push against; both modes work with the M2’s stock front diffuser. You’ll know it’s in the proper position as the M tricolor graphic appears and says “for track use only” when in Race mode. For additional protection of the splitter, there are little skidplates that will contact the ground before the all-carbon-fiber aero device does.

Further, the front splitter’s ends feature integrated canards while an additional pair is mounted to the front bumper just above them. Those upper canards can be removed when you’re not on the track, but the ones integrated into the splitter will remain. The final important part of the aerodynamics package is the addition of a scoop that drives air into the upstream engine-oil cooler, providing better cooling performance while driving on the street and on the track.

Finally, the non-aerodynamic bit for the M2 as part of the Track Pack is a set of adjustable suspension dampers. Now, unlike most adjustable dampers you find on street cars, the M Performance quartet features four-way adjustable damping. This is a direct, true race component (and it’s road-legal, as BMW puts it) that allows for fast- and slow-speed rebound and compression adjustments.

High-Speed, Low-Speed Damping?

The speed we’re talking about isn’t directly tied to vehicle road speed but rather the velocity of the damper piston as it moves. “Fast,” in this case, refers to the movements you’ll likely encounter when on track and hit a set of FIA curbs (or possibly a pothole in street use). “Slow,” on the other hand, refers to the more natural movements of the car during acceleration, braking, and turning. Along with the damper tuning, you can drop the height of your M2 just a breath over 0.75 inch (20 mm, if you speak metric), and you can adjust the front camber for additional grip at the track.

The only thing BMW doesn’t mention is how this fully adjustable suspension will work with the Adaptive M system included with the M2 as standard. Either this gets deactivated via coding when the four-way adjustable dampers are added (which you’d also need to do for standard manual aftermarket dampers), or perhaps, as KW Suspensions does, it will come with a cancellation kit. This is essentially a fooling device that uses electronic coils and resistors to re-create the M Adaptive feedback and plugs directly into the stock socket. Either way, the upgrade kit’s damping is almost certainly adjusted manually via knobs on the dampers. The other solution (and one that would make this system unique) would be to make this suspension kit work with the M Adaptive tech and include coding to control the four-way damping from the cockpit. If BMW has done that, then this will be an even more impressive package and make adjustments easier for the driver to execute. We reached out to BMW for more information and will update you when we get an answer.

Coming Soon

As mentioned earlier, the M Performance M2 Track Kit will be available by Q3 of this year, but BMW hasn’t announced pricing. Cost aside, the amount of real performance that owners should get out of this kit will be notable and only make the G87 M2 that much more of a track weapon.