BMW M2 review: The most exciting M in years?
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- The BMW M2 is one of the most exciting cars of 2016 and the most hotly anticipated M car in years. But has the wait been worth it and does it live up to its 1M Coupe predecessor? Ben Griffin investigates.
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The bmw M1 coupe has a "straight six" where the M2 has a 3 liter turbo "Inline six!" Is it just me, or does this guy sound as if he doesn't know inline and straight 6 is the same thing.
What a great car. Would buy one over an S3 / RS3 anyday..!!!
+Joshua L rs3 is awful so that's no suprise
+Joshua L Completely different cars! M2 is great in it's own way, and so is RS3. I'd think you would find for your daily grind, the RS3 would be much better car to be in, while the M2 is a much better car for the ultimate driving experience (cheesy)
den525 the reason why RS3 is awful IS the driving experience, everything else is very nice. i'm sure it's a great car for people who want a car that drives completely normal (as in no real fun on roads, just chill) car, and still wants alot of power just cus they can,
+Fearzzy balance of a car with front engine, rear drive and 50:50 weight distribution, doesn't mean it has to be a grind as a daily driver.
Joshua L it's a good daily, but it's not a fun one. like every reviewer who tried the car got disappointed with the car and it's 4 wheel drive.
That's real carbon fiber. Instead of the typical glossy CF, this is open pore CF. They put REAL carbon fiber and people complain about it being cheap plastic. Cracks me up.
I to thought the interior was false carbon fibre. I didnt know its matt carbon
Just picked mine up today!!!!
Only the British would think a Jag has a better engine than a BMW. Hahahahahaahahahahah.
I said it has a better engine note, as in, it sound better. The Jag's 3.0-litre supercharged engine really impressed me, my Britishness is irrelevant.
and the music is terrible.
Changing my S3 for an M2 this week...... any report on the toys in the car?
When i look at a review i look first of the person whos reviewing this guy its cool i like it ! subscribed
Is it me or the BMW M2 sounds better than the M3/M4?
+Cars Life u are right! I currently own an A45 AMG as u can see in my videos but this car is growing on me man
+SeniorLeb It's not you. Drove them back to back. M2 sounds better.
SeniorLeb m3/m4 has 2 turbos while this one has 1 twinscrollturbo. guess this is what kills the sound on stock m4 compared to stock m2
JaggeR
Guys I made my choice and bought the M4! Check my videos and sub thx... Once I drove both the M2 and M4! The M4 in person sounds so much more deep and louder...
this should have been the real "M3" the new one is just so big, heavy, and its own little brother the M2 is faster / just as fast in most driving applications. hope they take their learnings in the M2 and put them into the next gen M4/M3
+justin bouche Next gen will have the carbon core chassis, so you can probably expect at least 70kg less even if it has the water injection, so current GTS weight for the sedan. Which is pretty good.
Kaisuke971 i really hope so
Exactly. When I saw this... I saw what the M3 should have been.
i have the same love my M2 super car !! in LOVE (370hp) (manually :) from 2018
I agree with almost everything reviewer said (apart from the jaguar comment), there's alot to love about the car, but there are undoubtedly a few flaws as well. Interior is definitely what lets the car down.
It's a shame, really, considering you spend so much time inside a car. Just a touch more excitement seems fair, the M2 is hardly cheap.
fuck i want this car. Id trade my gti mk7 for this
How do you find the GTI? I've been thinking of getting one instead of this or the R, seems like great value for what you get?
DamedFilms I had a golf R before I got my m2, the golf was such an amazing car and I wish I could own both.. I chose the m2 over an m4 it's truly a car to fall in love with
you'd be stupid if you wouldn't...
The material is good but why can't you guys turn off the annoying music when he starts talking and when displaying the exhaust notes?
+CaideN We can make that happen in future.
Why is efficiency and refinement a bad thing? Its a luxury brand not an american brand that only cares about putting the most HP possible on the biggest V8 you can find
yeah you went with a manual transmission good going
Just a tip: to reach greatness you need better audio: love you videos best of luck!
Rory is doing his best to break all of our microphones so we should have some new and improved ones soon, meaning better audio quality :)
The audio isn't too great on this vid but nice review all the same.
+Jon Francis Cheers Jon. Audio comment noted!
+License To QuilO8l
Nice review
Where is Rory?
+Olu Amure He's a busy man but he will still be doing car reviews. And, of course, you will see him on Top Gear and Extra Gear.
best m2 review so far
Kind of you to say :)
Best M2 car review to fall asleep to...I’ve seen more energy from a tortoise.
textured plastic? isnt that carbon fiber?
+Michael Leung Yes, it's real carbon fiber. Called "dry CF". M3 and M4 have "wet CF", which is a glossier look... But dry CF is not inexpensive to make...
gummiesrule88 the glossy look comes from a clear coat which is missing on the dry cf. still a shame how everyone keeps saying its cheap plastic / leather
also called open-pore CF...
Like the review but dont agree about the interior comment. When he said thst the interior should be better quality for £40k, 40k for an m car is very very cheap and if they made the interior better quality the price would be 20k more and so if you want thst then buy an m5
Terrific review. Love your honesty. Most other reviews sound like paid advertisement for BMW. :)
Having amazing driving feel through the steering wheel lIS important. To me. In any car. Which is why I've never truly liked driving/owning JP cars. There's usually a disconnected feel to the road. They're reliable. Can handle reasonably well. But they usually lack the "hand to steering wheel to road connection". That the M2 you say has and most 911's. And the M2's engine was tuned for the street (everywhere else that has no Autobahn or easy access to a race track w/ "track days" for average drivers).
Would I buy a M2? Maybe. One thing that bugs me is the "roundness" of the taillights when I first saw the M2 in photos and TH-cam videos. Maybe it was the camera angles. In this video the taillights look less "round" ("cute", feminine). It's growing on me. :)
Appreciate the feedback, I always try to be as honest as possible and avoid the hype surrounding the cars I drive as best I can. It's a tough balance to strike because being too positive makes people think you are on the manufacturer's payroll and being too critical makes you look biased. If I say I like a car, it's because I did. Nothing to do with any loyalty to a manufacturer. Although I have always had a soft spot for TVR...
License To Quill I get where you're coming from as a journalist. Hope you can keep this way. Keep the reviews coming! :)
Maybe do the 2016-2917 911 Carrera S, 718 Cayman S (or wait for the 718 Cayman GTS or Spyder), Ferrari 488? Or the upcoming 911 GT3 refresh (2017 model)...
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Absolutely stunning car to look at, and the drive/handling is quite clearly excellent, but the BMW engineers blew it with the interior and the synthesised exhaust sound. The RS3 is nowhere near as attractive, and the drive isn't quite as good, but the performance, interior, and sensational exhaust note puts the M2 in the shade.
would you have this or the m4 for a fun daily?
+Elliot James M2 for more, M4 more comfy/more economical
+Elliot James I actually find the M2 to a lot more fun to drive than the M4. Drove my cousins one and I was so baffled. It's staggering to find that it's more fun than the M135i at home. Getting my M2 next month. Ofcourse like what Fearzzy said. You'd get the M4 for just extra space, comfort and tbh, the M4 has more presence. But IMO, it's the feel that matters most
would you have this in a manual or double clutch?
+Elliot James manual more fun and involving, double cluth is slightly faster and it looks cooler, but i'd go for the manual
Manual, definitely. The auto makes the M2 faster, as Fearzzy points out, but the manual suits the car better.
0-100 in the m2 is the same as a base Porsche 718 boxster 2.0
anybody else notice the fml in the license plate
+Shane Neher Yeah we were wondering how long before someone would notice it ;)
Haha tiring to drive. There's just no pleasing people
MassiveGlove It doesn’t look like it takes much to tire this guy out. This delicate flower needs to drive something more his speed, perhaps a bicycle?
why so much hate towards the m4?
+Elliot James it doesn't have what made M cars great, it's not a great drivers car. It's more of a luxury car with a powerful engine at this point
Turbos are great for making power and everyone knows that. Also a fact, turbos suck, break, leak or get unbalanced. In the future we'll hear about cars like this with turbo issues and the crazy cost to fix them. You can read consumer reports about the issues with 4 cylinder cars having this issues now. Look it up! Buyer beware!!!
I've heard concerns over this already, the sheer level of power going through relatively small engines is likely to catch up on owners. Unfortunately car reviewers are unable to borrow cars for long enough to see such issues arise, and even if we did, the model may have been replaced or updated and so the point is less relevant. If a lengthy servicing plan is available and not too expensive, it's probably worth taking it.
+License To Quill very well stated, agreed.
Stone Walled actually bmw's newer twinscoll turbos r pretty robust. and as always for bmw's if u treat it like shit it's gonna break pretty quick.
718 Cayman >
m1 straight 6 m2 inline 6 LOLOL same shit
Cool car, boring review.
Hopefully you enjoy the next review.
love the front but over all car is kind of boring.
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That doesn't come close to the focus RS
+aminur rahman why u always need a comparison between cars ... Could you appreciate a car without lookin others ?
+Julien Jones you're the one who was comparing it
+aminur rahman i mean they are
+Julius S same, and its got drift mode 😎
+Julius S oh man, that is fking Beast. Looks way better than the M2 😮
#bringbackrory
He's still here! And you can watch more of him on the 29th of May on Extra Gear ;)
Manual had novelty factor but auto is superior on every way. What you are doing 3500 rpm at 80mph in the manual on longer journeys you'll wish you had the auto.
ChipZilla69 You mean 70mph ;)
Ashtanga
The fake carbon fiber is terrible. Why bother?
+Fluterra It's real carbon fiber. It's called "dry" CF. Look it up.
+gummiesrule88 I did look it up and found this, on Road & Track:
You get what BMW calls an "open-pore" carbon-fiber dash trim that feels and looks like cheap plastic molded in the shape of carbon fiber.
dumb ass! do your HW! these are real carbon w/o the glassy surface...
I see you have nothing to add to this Chi! haha
The Bmw M4 its great and better , the M2 its just the hype of something new.... M4 all the day
+bimmeracing M4 is a bad drivers car, if you're buying it for the looks and quality go ahead, but if you want a drivers car M2 is the way to go.