This Italian Company Is Fixing the BMW M2’s Looks With a 1970s-Inspired Makeover

The BMW M2 has a funny problem: it’s one of those cars you really want to drive, but maybe not one you’d want to stare at in your driveway. Riverti Automobili seems to have noticed the same thing. This small Italian restomod company is turning the modern M2 into something that looks far more at home in a BMW history book, with styling inspired by the legendary 3.0 CSL from the 1970s.

Riverti has teased the project through several social media posts, and a heavily disguised prototype recently showed up at the Tutto Bene Hillclimb in Italy.

Even with the camouflage, there’s not much left of the original M2 visually. The company has developed an entirely new set of body panels for the car, giving it a much more retro shape.

The front gets four round headlights, small kidney grilles, and new air intakes, while a bespoke hood and tightly spoked BBS-style wheels add to the old-school BMW vibe.

Along the sides are large air intakes behind the doors and custom side skirts. The rear looks even more dramatic, with flared fenders, distinctive taillights, and a large fixed spoiler.

Riverti hasn’t said whether it has made any changes underneath. The standard M2 uses a 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six with 473 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque.

Since this is a restomod that will likely cost a lot more than a regular M2, some extra power wouldn’t be surprising. Riverti could potentially push it closer to the 523 hp of the M2 CS.

The company hasn’t shown the interior yet, so we also don’t know how much of the retro treatment will continue inside. For now, the exterior is doing most of the talking.