New BMW M4 CS special edition confirmed for next year
The lightened BMW M4 CS special is due to return to showrooms next year. But the latest M4's larger body – and the addition of all-wheel drive – is set to make it nearly 200kg heavier than its predecessor.
The BMW M4 CS lightweight special-edition is poised to return next year, the company has confirmed – based on the facelifted version of the current-generation 'G82' model.
BMW M boss Frank van Meel confirmed to UK publication Autocar the new M4 CS – the sharper and slightly lighter version of BMW's mid-size performance coupe – would reach European showrooms "in the middle of 2024".
The executive did not provide any further details on the new model, which will sit between the regular BMW M4 Competition automatic, and sold-out, even-lighter M4 CSL in the line-up.
However a BMW insider with a strong track record for revealing insider information – known by their BimmerPost forum name 'ynguldyn' – says the new M4 CS will effectively be a two-door version of the M3 CS sedan unveiled earlier this year, with similar styling and performance.
It means the new M4 CS will be all-wheel drive for the first time – and despite some weight-saving changes, it is still estimated to weigh nearly 200kg more than the old M4 CS of 2018.
The all-wheel-drive 'xDrive' version of the M4 Competition weighs a claimed 1775kg kerb, the old M4 CS weighed 1580kg kerb, and the changes to the M3 CS only saved 20kg compared to its regular Competition xDrive sibling.
According to ynguldyn, production of the M4 CS is due to commence in July 2024, and it is expected to be based on the facelift of the standard M4 that is due to begin production in March 2024.
The facelift is set to see power in the regular M4 Competition xDrive rise to 391kW – up from 375kW/650Nm today – though it is expected the M4 CS will share the related sedan's 405kW/650Nm engine tune.
It is the same as the BMW M4 CSL unveiled last year for BMW M's 50th anniversary, but it is rear-wheel drive, and weighs 100kg less than a regular rear-drive M4 Competition thanks to more extensive weight-loss changes.
The BMW M3 CS claims a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 3.4 seconds, which the M4 CS is expected to match given the Competition xDrive versions of both models quote a 3.5-second dash. The M4 CSL claims 3.7 seconds as it is rear-wheel drive.
More details on the model-year 2025 BMW M4 CS are due closer to its launch next year.