Evolve Automotive Pumps The BMW M2 To 401 HP, Christens It The GTS

There are already reports that #BMW could roll out a beefed-up version of the M2 Coupe, but until it actually does, customers wanting more will have to turn to tuners.

UK-based Evolve Automotive's take on the M2 bears the 'GTS' moniker, though it has nothing to do with the same-name M4.

Instead, it sports a new body kit with lots of carbon fiber pieces, such as the front splitter, rear diffuser, hood, roof and adjustable rear wing. Evolve Automotive claim to have dropped a few kilograms from the weight of the car that now sits closer to the road than the stock model thanks to a modified suspension and wears a set of aftermarket rims.

The tuner has massaged the turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six to produce a healthy 401 HP and 450 lb-ft (610 Nm) of torque by tweaking the ECU, air intake and exhaust. That's a healthy increase over the stock car's 365 HP and, actually, pretty much what we expect BMW's own M2 CS to put out when it gets launched.