BMW S1000 RR and M1000 RR M2 Editions revealed alongside South Africa-only M2 Coupé RR
BMW Motorrad’s M1000 RR and S1000 RR get exclusive M2 Edition liveries, joined by a matching car that plays second fiddle.
BMW is taking its badge engineering to a new level, with BMW’s latest South Africa-only tie-up blending the Bavarian brand’s two and four-wheeled portfolios.
At the centre of this sits the BMW M1000 RR M2 Edition, flanked by a similarly dressed BMW S1000 RR. Both are familiar names if you’ve spent any time around fast bikes, but here they’ve been given a visual nudge to line up with their four-wheeled cousin, the BMW M2 Coupé RR Edition.
Let’s start with the bikes, the S1000 RR M2 Edition takes what is already South Africa’s best-selling sportsbike and adds an extra layer of attitude, with Black Storm Metallic paint, red accents and a tinted screen. It also gains an M-branded seat, while the wheels carry subtle red detailing. Beyond that, there are no changes over the existing S1000 RR, meaning there is no mechanical overhaul.
Step up to the M1000 RR M2 Edition and things get a bit more serious. This is BMW Motorrad’s homologation special, the one built with racing in mind. For the M2 Edition, it gets the same black and red theme throughout, but it lands a little harder thanks to the glinting carbon fibre fairings, wheels, tank cover and winglets. Red ‘RR’ insignia across the bike completes the look, and as with the S1000 RR M2 Edition, mechanically it remains the same as the base model.
Both bikes do get a little lift, courtesy of the BMW aftermarket catalogue and an Akrapovič exhaust system, to tweak the exhaust note and no doubt save a couple of kilograms over and above the base bikes.
The car, meanwhile, plays a supporting role, well, on this website it does anyway! The M2 Coupé RR Edition sticks with its 353 kW (473bhp) straight-six and familiar underpinnings, but adopts the same black and red visual language. Lowered M Performance suspension, staggered wheels, added aero, and a bespoke Akrapovič system bring it into line with the bikes. Inside, it mirrors the theme with red stitching and detailing throughout.
Only a handful of these machines will make it into customers’ hands, and only in South Africa. The S1000 RR M2 Edition comes in at R406,950 (around £18,500), while the M1000 RR M2 Edition costs R882,100 (around £39,430). Pricing for the M2 Coupé RR Edition is TBC, but with a base model M2 coming in at R1,577,000 (around £70,300), it ain't going to be what you’d call cheap.
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