CNET Shootout: BMW M2 vs. Alfa Romeo 4C Spider

zenmaster · 09-11-2016, 10:40 AM

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gmzanatta · 09-12-2016, 06:57 AM

Why not the coupe???

While I love my M2, the Alfa is pure sex though!

Ex-MINI · 09-12-2016, 10:59 AM

This comparison makes no sense to me. They are completely different cars, and in Canada at least, they don't compete on price....Alfa starts around $20K CDN more than M2.

This is my M2, next to my buddies 4C...

dmboone25 · 09-12-2016, 11:04 AM

The 4C is hot - I really wanted to test drive one when I was in the market for a new car, but it wasn't possible due to a very controlled supply of cars.

Also seems a bit strange in terms of comparisons to me, but there's a lot of eye candy in this video.

elons335i · 09-12-2016, 12:20 PM

That's an odd comparison. Not that it matters but I suspect better value retention for Alfa due to limited production unit numbers.

Next up Toyota Camry vs Ford F-350

Supremekev · 09-12-2016, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by elons335i

That's an odd comparison.

Next up Toyota Camry vs Ford F-350

Lmao

zenmaster · 09-12-2016, 12:27 PM

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That's an odd comparison.

Next up Toyota Camry vs Ford F-350

Well they are both track-ready cars, have DCT, and have about the same price and performance.

raysspl · 09-12-2016, 12:33 PM

Ugh, what again

ZilberGrau ZHP · 09-12-2016, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ex-MINI

This comparison makes no sense to me. They are completely different cars, and in Canada at least, they don't compete on price....Alfa starts around $20K CDN more than M2.

This is my M2, next to my buddies 4C...

Beautiful cars- the license plates have to go LOL In Texas they get pretty redneck about that in country- but in the cities it dont matter. But license plates look like shit on most cars.

Ex-MINI · 09-12-2016, 12:47 PM

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Beautiful cars- the license plates have to go LOL In Texas they get pretty redneck about that in country- but in the cities it dont matter. But license plates look like shit on most cars.

Thanks!

Trust me, if the cops here didn't enforce the front plate laws as much as they do, I wouldn't have them on my car either...totally agree they detract from the looks of pretty much any car

Makman · 09-12-2016, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ZilberGrau ZHP

Beautiful cars- the license plates have to go LOL In Texas they get pretty redneck about that in country- but in the cities it dont matter. But license plates look like shit on most cars.

Thanks!

Trust me, if the cops here didn't enforce the front plate laws as much as they do, I wouldn't have them on my car either...totally agree they detract from the looks of pretty much any car

You must have front license plat, sure, but why place it on the side? its looks awful, especially on the alfa...

thnks for sharing..

rich8102 · 09-12-2016, 01:05 PM

So what would be a good comparison to the M2??

Ex-MINI · 09-12-2016, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Makman

You must have front license plat, sure, but why place it on the side? its looks awful, especially on the alfa...

thnks for sharing..

Personally I like the offset plates, if I'm forced to put one one and don't want to drill my bumper.

On the M2, because of the size of the local plates, it overhands the bumper and makes it look like the car has buck teeth.

This is what I see....and I can't un-see it

Ex-MINI · 09-12-2016, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rich8102

So what would be a good comparison to the M2??

Sorry for the off-topic question, but how on earth did you manage to get negative reps?

Makman · 09-12-2016, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ex-MINI

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Originally Posted by Makman

You must have front license plat, sure, but why place it on the side? its looks awful, especially on the alfa...

thnks for sharing..

Personally I like the offset plates, if I'm forced to put one one and don't want to drill my bumper.

On the M2, because of the size of the local plates, it overhands the bumper and makes it look like the car has buck teeth.

This is what I see....

I agree, never drill the bumper. Dont get why we dont have any other "OEM" options...
And how strict are the police with the plates there? I will just put a small magnetplate or a sticker with my licence nr

Makman · 09-12-2016, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by rich8102

So what would be a good comparison to the M2??

Sorry for the off-topic question, but how on earth did you manage to get negative reps?

I think he drives an audi thats why

Ex-MINI · 09-12-2016, 01:31 PM

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I agree, never drill the bumper. Dont get why we dont have any other "OEM" options...
And how strict are the police with the plates there? I will just put a small magnetplate or a sticker with my licence nr

In Toronto, in my experience at least, they are quite strict about it. I posted about this in the "what did you do to your M2 today" thread, but I got stopped on my way home from the dealership after picking up my car. Got a warning for the not having a plate...officer specifically told me that the warning has been registered in their system, and next time it would not be a warning

BTW, I also understand now that some Toronto police cars are equipped with auto scanning cameras that look for known license plates/numbers, which will notify the patrolling officer without them having to manually input the plate number

Ex-MINI · 09-12-2016, 01:31 PM

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I think he drives an audi thats why

04S · 09-12-2016, 01:45 PM

I agree the plates look terrible, but, I think it is all about size and placement. With a euro style plate on the M2 it looks ok. Perhaps the US should follow the euro style plates (like we can) and there would be less of an issue. The Alfa on the other hand ...

Alex_bm · 09-12-2016, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ex-MINI

This comparison makes no sense to me. They are completely different cars, and in Canada at least, they don't compete on price....Alfa starts around $20K CDN more than M2.

This is my M2, next to my buddies 4C...

Starting price in Canada for 4c is 70.5k.
M2 starts at 63k. Thats 7.5k gap. Not that big actually.
These cars are for different purposes.

ashburyn54 · 09-12-2016, 01:58 PM

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I actually think this is a great comparo. Price, track focus, smaller size. One of those cars is just "daily-able" and one Isn't. I love them both.

Daily would be the M2 and if I had to have one track car it would still be the M2. Down the road the track support for any M car is insane. For an Alfa? Not so much.

Ex-MINI · 09-12-2016, 02:07 PM

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Starting price in Canada for 4c is 70.5k.
M2 starts at 63k. Thats 7.5k gap. Not that big actually.
These cars are for different purposes.

You're right....I could have sworn when I looked last, the 4C was retailing for closer to high $70's...maybe it was after I'd priced them out with as much comparable equipment. Or maybe Alzheimer's finally setting in

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