In April of this year, we got behind the wheel of the 2023 BMW M2 and found it to be a smaller and more agile version of the M4. However, the new M2 is also more powerful and heavier than its predecessor. Despite these changes, the hot hatch is incredibly fast. And what better way to demonstrate this than with a video of the car driving on an unrestricted section of the German highway?

The team at AutoTopNL recently had the opportunity to test the M2 (codenamed G87). They specialize in pushing various production and modified cars to their limits on the Autobahn to determine their top speeds. In the case of the 2023 M2, the car tested was completely stock, equipped with a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six engine that produces 456 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque. To put these numbers in perspective, that’s 48 more horsepower than the previous M2 Competition and 8 more horsepower than the most powerful M2 CS.