01-13-2016, 05:58 PM | #133 |
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I think it looks great... I like the colors/reflections off the Mineral Grey.
If I didn't already have my 1M the M2 would be next.
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01-13-2016, 10:56 PM | #134 |
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I still don't like the looks of the front bumper at all. And I can't forgive BMW for piping in fake engine sounds into all of their performance cars these days. I'm hoping the exhaust sounds better than the Burp and Fart sounds of the M3/M4.
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01-14-2016, 11:31 AM | #136 |
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Ditto on the fake sound. Has no place in a car of this caliber.
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02-16-2016, 03:07 AM | #138 | |
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M2 Australian Launch Review (by M235i owner)
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02-16-2016, 12:44 PM | #139 |
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Great write-up, thanks! EVO mag in the UK are driving/reviewing it this week.
From the pictures it looks like a baby M4 and doesn't do anything for me - especially the wheels which to my eye are bland. I love the 1M / CSL wheels. And personally, any car with a "smokey-burnout-mode" simply isn't cool ;O) |
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"The Bad Slightly — just slightly — disconnected driving feel" The 1M of course also got a bad review once. Hopefully Chris Harris and others have time to do decent comparative reviews. |
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02-17-2016, 03:00 AM | #144 | |
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There was the YouTube comparo from Car and Driver where two knuckleheads compared the 1M to the M3 and declared the E9x was destined to be a classic. And then there was some other yokel who pretty much admitted that the point of the car was lost on him and panned it. I didn't waste the neuron to remember his name but his review is probably linked in the forum stickies. Both reviews aren't worth wasting your time on unless you've got some extended seat time...on the toilet...after a Chipotle. |
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02-17-2016, 09:11 AM | #145 |
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If any of you guys are ready to jump ship to the M2, I will happily take your 1M off your hands
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02-17-2016, 10:32 AM | #146 | |
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Here's C&D's first drive review http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/...t-drive-review. They didn't like the lack of steering feel and I find it interesting that the press cars have manual seats that aren't offered in the production model. Hmmmmm.
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That is how I feel about the M2. It is a great, hot car. I love it but the dumpy 1M feels more real to me. There is no iDrive and screen to distract. The brakes are plain black not painted blue with a sticker on them and the sound is 100% real. So I consider anyone that drives an M2 closer to my likes than someone that choses M4 and I think they picked a great car but I don't feel a desire to dump my 1M for one. That's how I feel. Last edited by nachob; 02-18-2016 at 10:00 AM.. |
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02-17-2016, 05:37 PM | #149 |
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Didn't see Bimmerfile's review mentioned yet.
http://www.bimmerfile.com/2016/02/16...e-2016-bmw-m2/ The author, Gabriel Bridger, makes some pretty good comparisons between the M2 and his 1M: "The result is a car that feels slightly less on edge and (dare I say it) pissed off like the 1M. The M2 has a character that is just slightly more laid back and welcoming. In my time on some of the best roads in North America I found it both easier to drive fast and to live. Where the 1M was classic punk rock, the M2 is a new, smarter and more accessible form that is destined to find a wider audience. It?s punk rock that Starbucks can get behind." Good review of its character!
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I particularly like this part of the jalopnik review.
Is the M2 the perfect M? It is hands down better than the M4, which has turned into more of a grand tourer than a sports car. But it falls a bit shy of the now-mythical 1M. That car was a far more focused machine that rewarded the best drivers who had the guts to extract the most from it. The M2 is very fast and very good, but it’s also a bit more mainstream. The M2 has a much broader target audience, and hence it is a little watered down. That being said I think a much wider range of drivers will get way more enjoyment out of the M2 than the 1M. It’s easier to drive harder without the downside of scaring the bejesus out of you at random intervals. Sort of sums up what I like about my 1M |
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I was #1 on the list since last year for the M4GTS and I got a call a few days ago from my sales rep saying I can get it for sticker and only 300 will be made. I talked with my wife and she said I would have to sell my 1M..."you can't have 2 toys". I called back and said I would have to pass. I guess it will go to my son when I die.
After reading some of the M2 reviews it just makes you smile. I was so lucky to get one back in November of 2011. Now maybe if they make a M2GTS with a manny...
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A strategy that works is not to keep all of the toys at home. She sees the 1M every day, its my roadcar. Then there's my trackcar she's never even seen that, she knows I have it but....out of sight out of mind Then there's the other car thats been rebuilt so many times she rarely sees it I'm running out of hiding places... |
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