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Originally Posted by SCOTT26
Drop two cylinders of the Autoexpress article.
BMW want the fastest four cylinder car in its segment. They also want the M2 to be the most progressive and dynamic car in its segment as well as the lightest performance car. They want a car that has a soul, unlike the Mercedes-Benz AMG A45/CLA 45 which are soulless to drive.
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I completely agree that the CLA45 has no soul, I got to drive one for a day and was not impressed by its powertrain. It's very impressive that they managed to squeeze so much power out of 2.0 liters but there is too much turbo lag, the top end feels flat, the motor only revs to about 6,200 so the gears are short, the shift paddles are still laggy in typical Mercedes fashion, etc. The ride quality was very good but the steering and handling weren't very exciting at all. I really hope we see an M2 and I really hope it looks just like those red renders on the front page.