AC Schnitzer has turned the BMW M2 up to 11

German tuner AC Schnitzer has revealed – or should that be unleashed – its take on the BMW M2. A car that – says ACS – is “lighter, faster, sportier”. Here we go.

Or rather, here we don’t. One of the headline upgrades has yet to be fully detailed, that of the power hike, ACS explaining work continues and is currently still “on the test bench”. Though, the standard car already kicks out 454bhp, enough to focus one’s mind.

So, we instead turn our focus onto what we can see, including a suite of new body parts honed for better aerodynamics of course. There’s a new front splitter able to add 60kg of front downforce, new arches, many winglets, new side skirts, and a two-piece rear spoiler.

Said spoiler – apparently awaiting homologation – adds a further 55kg of downforce on the rear axle, and this total can be improved by the addition of a Gurney. The optional trailing edge for the racing wing adds 25kg extra, for a total of 80kg of downforce. Naturally, there’s a new rear diffuser too.

Want more numbers? New 20/21in lightweight forged wheels are between 25-35 per cent lighter than regular alloys. The ACS coilovers can lower the car by 25-35mm at the front and 20-30mm at the back.

One element that hasn’t been quantified in numerical value is the noise, ACS merely saying a new exhaust system “will provide a distinctive, sonorous sound”. Naturally there’s more modification in the cabin, a mix of leather, Alcantara and aluminium.

“If you want to optimise your BMW M2,” says ACS, “you will soon have a whole arsenal of tested AC Schnitzer options at your disposal.” We’ll see what arsenal ACS has planned for that straight-six in due course…