2025 BMW 2 Series First Look

This little coupe gets an updated tech suite.

Ronan Glon | 

Nov 6, 2024 | 3 min read

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For 2025, BMW's smallest coupe gains several updates inside to keep the tech and aesthetic fresh. Here's what you need to know about the updated 2025 BMW 2 Series.

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2025 BMW 2 Series Design and Interior

At first glance, there's little that differentiates the 2025 2 Series from the 2024 model. Buyers have a wider palette of colors to choose from, including one called Zandvoort Blue, which was previously available only on the M2. There are also new 19-inch wheel designs on offer.

Bigger changes are inside: BMW notably updated its Curved Display — which fuses a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 14.9-inch touchscreen — to run the iDrive 8.5 infotainment system.

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Enhanced ambient lighting and a redesigned steering wheel round out the new interior design.

The list of options grows as well. Buyers can now order the 2 Series with open-pore wood interior trim. The M Sport Professional package, which extends the black exterior trim to the grille surrounds, adds a black rear spoiler, and trades the shiny headlight inlays for black ones, remains available for the 230i. You can't get the latter two features on the 2025 M240i.

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New 2 Series Performance and Specifications

BMW still offers two models called the 230i and the M240i. The 230i uses a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque, while the M240i employs a turbocharged 3.0-liter straight-six rated at 382 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque.

These figures are unchanged from 2024. Rear-wheel drive (RWD) and an eight-speed automatic transmission come standard, and all-wheel drive (AWD) is optional. A manual transmission is not available for either model.

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2025 2 Series Pricing and On-Sale Date

The 2025 BMW 2 Series hit showrooms in August 2024. The 230i starts at about $40,000 with RWD and $42,000 with xDrive AWD. The M240i carries a base price of about $51,000 with RWD; AWD bumps that figure to $53,000.

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What About the M2?

The M2, positioned at the top of the range, also receives updates for 2025. The biggest news is that BMW increased the output of the twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter straight-six to 473 horsepower, up from 453 in the outgoing model.

Torque stays the same, at 406 lb-ft, when the engine is linked to the standard six-speed manual transmission. When paired with the available eight-speed automatic, the inline-six puts out 443 lb-ft of torque.

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The M2 is now offered in a wider selection of colors, including Sao Paulo Yellow and Vegas Red Metallic. Black exhaust outlets come standard, and the exterior emblems are now black with a silver border. Inside, the M2 gets the same infotainment and interior updates as the standard 2 Series.

The 2025 M2 went on sale in August 2024. It carries a base price of about $66,000.

All vehicle pricing includes MSRP plus destination charges (set at the time of publication), and will be rounded to the nearest thousand.

Ronan Glon

Ronan Glon is an American journalist and automotive historian based in France. He enjoys working on old cars and spending time outdoors seeking out his next project car.