You'll Never Believe All the Stuff That Fits In Our 2025 BMW M2
The 2025 BMW M2 impresses with practicality, offering 13.8 cubic feet of trunk space and a rear seat suitable for adults. It comfortably fits luggage, sports gear, and a dog, making it a versatile sports car that retains driving enjoyment while accommodating passengers and cargo.
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To be honest, perhaps I shouldn't have been surprised. If there's been one constant over the past six months or so with our BMW M2 it is the car's seriously impressive practicality, with a deep trunk able to swallow loads of bags and a back seat that even adults can tolerate—a serious rarity among two-door coupes. Junk in the Trunk
Our M2's 13.8 cubic feet of trunk space might not sound like a lot in a world where most folks are driving around in compact SUVs with more than double that amount of space, but compared to other coupes on the market, the M2's (and 2 Series Coupe's) trunk is massive, with a wide opening and low floor. The M2's closest rival among four seat coupes when it comes to trunk space would be the Ford Mustang at 13.5 cubic feet. Larger cars like the BMW M4 and Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 offer 15.5 and 9.8 cubic feet of trunk space, respectively.
What this means, practically speaking, is that there's little our BMW M2 can't handle. Take that airport trip for instance; with the center section of the 45/10/45 rear seat pass-through flipped down, I slid my hockey sticks through the gap (BMW, like other Euro automakers, offers this pass-through for skis), loaded in my massive hockey bag next and then my carry-on suitcase and a stuffed backpack, and finished with what felt like room to spare. My wife and I have even managed to fit a massive rolling suitcase and two carry-on-sized rollaboards when we had a wedding to attend. No Tetrising—or stress—necessary.
For the track rats among us, we suspect the M2 will happily swallow a set of spare wheels and tires plus tools for a weekend at the races. Riding Four Up
It's not only 'stuff' that fits in the M2 but also people. Ignoring the BMW's supremely comfortable and spacious front seats (thank goodness we skipped the crotch-busting sport buckets), the M2's back seat is smartly packaged and actually proves tolerable for many adults, which is far from common among two-doors. At 6 feet tall, I admittedly don't leave a ton of room for others behind me—with the driver's seat in my driving position, I have to straddle the front seat with my knees splayed to fit—but shorter passengers have reported being perfectly fine for jaunts across town.
With the front passenger seat adjusted to a comfortable position for myself, however, I could spend a couple hours in the right rear seat; the foot well is generous, there are subtle carve outs in the front seat backs for my legs, and I have just a hair of headroom before my head brushes the headliner. Down the middle is a plastic cubby that we're struggling to find much of a use for (loose phones or a wallet, perhaps; we'd prefer if they were cupholders), but we just as often flip the center section trunk pass-through down to use as an armrest.
My dog, a 60-pound mutt named Rosie, is also at ease in the rear seat—which is a surprise considering the only thing she loves more than 'walk' is sticking her face out a car window. I don't make it a point to put Rosie in the M2, because old-school pop-out rear windows in coupes seem to have died with the E46 3 Series, but she fits just fine. With a small towel to fill the cubby, a seat cover down, and the front seat motored forward, it's easy for her to hop up onto the rear floor and then into the bench, where she's got enough space to spread out in front of the rear HVAC vents or to sit up and look outside or up front for errant French fries.
Although we at MotorTrend collectively love the purity of two-door sports cars, there's really something to be said for cars like the M2 that retain that extreme level of driver enjoyment while still allowing you to bring your loved ones and their things along for the ride—and our M2 does that in spades. More on Our Long-Term 2025 BMW M2: Are We Going to Regret Our PVOTY Choice?
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