There aren’t many in South Africa, but that hasn’t stopped a local tuner from releasing a plug-and-play package for the BMW M2.
Indeed, with just 63 units set aside for the local market in 2016 (all of which were sold before the launch in April), demand is far exceeding supply, as demonstrated by the ridiculous asking prices for the few that have made it onto the second-hand market thus far.
Still, RGMotorsport, a Randburg-based tuner, has released a video of an M2 on a dyno after the fitment of a plug-in software module.
Although the footage doesn’t reveal much at all, the firm says the 3,0-litre straight-six turbo motor’s peak power has increased from 272 kW to 286 kW, while maximum torque has jumped from 465 N.m (plus 35 N.m on overboost) to a whopping 570 N.m.
The vehicle in question is also using an octane booster. No word on any acceleration improvements over the standard 4,3-second dash to 100 km/h (in auto guise) or indeed the price of the plug-in module.
For something a little more extreme, check out this 397 kW M4-engined M2 from Dähler and this 470 kW monster M2 from Manhart.
Watch the short clip below…
BMW M2 CHIP TUNING FROM RGM from RGMotorsport on Vimeo.
