This BMW M2 tuned by AC Schnitzer wants to be your next bobby on the beat

Dear G87 M2 owners: here’s what your car would look like if it decided to seek employment with the rozzers. Except this one hasn’t been built by Scotland Yard, it’s actually the work of German tuning house AC Schnitzer. Wait, what?

Yep, to prep it for chasin’ down baddies, the M2 gains a silver, blue and yellow livery with a full suite of ‘Polizei’ stickers and all the blues and twos you’d ever need to strike fear into the hearts of yer local pickpockets.

Other elements you may appreciate include gold 20in forged ‘AC4’ twin spokes, and a rowdy six-part aero package that brings new splitters, wings and canards to the fold. The grille’s seen a slight redesign too, while a slanted (and carbon) rear wing works with the new Gurney flaps to hunker constable M down with more force.

Adjustable RS suspension also means it sits 35mm lower to the ground, while the twin-turbo straight-six - which has a funky new cover with red accents - has been upped to 552bhp/497lb ft. That familiar Bimmer burble should sound even throatier through the new carbon tailpipes too.

The cabin sees a much more docile revamp, limited to an aluminium-ised footrest, keyholder, iDrive controller and pedals. Most notably, the shifter paddles are much larger than on the standard car, while a ‘Halt Polizei’ signpost is thrown in to use at your discretion.

But why has AC Schnitzer gone and made this thing? Well, in support of the ‘TUNE IT! SAFE!’ campaign run by the German transport ministry and police departments, which aims to highlight the possibilities of tuning your car while continuing to comply with road legal regulations.

A 552bhp M2 isn’t a bad way to send out a message, we’d say.