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After my colleague drove the BMW M235i, he insisted that the two-door coupe stands faithful to the M Performance mantra. The BMW M2 is a little bit different than that, though, and I can say it just from looking at it. In essence, the BMW M2 is the spiritual successor of the BMW 2002 Turbo and its proportions remind me of the E30 M3.
The first M2 ever is the biggest crowd-pleaser BMW has in store for the Geneva Motor Show and boy does it promise to be a proper M-rated machine. The manual model tips the scales at 3,461 pounds (1,570 kilograms), which is 44 pounds (20 kilograms) less than the M4 with the right transmission. That’s not a significant advantage, but then again, the all-new BMW M2 is the right-sized M car of the lot.
I won’t bore you with the turbo inline-6 and its horsepower or its torque. Specifications such as these can be found below, in a too-long press release. On the styling front, the short rear deck combined with the swollen rear wheel arches are the things that do it for me. In a nutshell, this is an M235i on steroids, an unapologetic German sports coupe.
Regarding missteps, the cheap-looking door pulls and the too familiar dashboard design can be mentioned, but they’re not deal-breakers. Oh, and I nearly forgot to mention this about the M2, but there’s a drift mode integrated into the Dynamic Stability Control system. It’s known as the M Dynamic Mode (MDM) and BMW says that it “allows keen drivers to execute moderate, controlled drifts on the track.” Can anyone define “moderate” from behind the steering wheel of such a car? I know I can’t.
On an ending note, it saddens me that there will be no BMW M2 Convertible as confirmed by chief engineer Frank Isenberg, but look on the bright side of life - the BMW M235i Convertible is the next best thing.
I won’t bore you with the turbo inline-6 and its horsepower or its torque. Specifications such as these can be found below, in a too-long press release. On the styling front, the short rear deck combined with the swollen rear wheel arches are the things that do it for me. In a nutshell, this is an M235i on steroids, an unapologetic German sports coupe.
Regarding missteps, the cheap-looking door pulls and the too familiar dashboard design can be mentioned, but they’re not deal-breakers. Oh, and I nearly forgot to mention this about the M2, but there’s a drift mode integrated into the Dynamic Stability Control system. It’s known as the M Dynamic Mode (MDM) and BMW says that it “allows keen drivers to execute moderate, controlled drifts on the track.” Can anyone define “moderate” from behind the steering wheel of such a car? I know I can’t.
On an ending note, it saddens me that there will be no BMW M2 Convertible as confirmed by chief engineer Frank Isenberg, but look on the bright side of life - the BMW M235i Convertible is the next best thing.
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