11-16-2016, 02:54 PM | #1 |
Administrator
40836
Rep 21,240
Posts |
BMW M2 / M240i Named 2017 10Best Cars by Car and Driver
BIMMERPOST NEWS BMW M2 / M240i Named 2017 10Best Cars by Car and Driver Car and Driver has just announced their 2017 10Best Cars list and the M2/M240i has made the list! Full writeup @ http://www.caranddriver.com/features...t-cars-feature "This year, 10Best again proved that there are some nice cars to choose from if you’ve budgeted $40,000 to $50,000, but few are as entertaining as BMW’s top 2-series models, with their combination of humble size; pouncing, liquid thrust from the optional six pots; and piano-*wire tension to the controls. You can see why we picked the M235i last year, but the world keeps turning. The 2-series lineup gets new monikers: The 230i replaces the 228i as the base four-cylinder; the M235i becomes the M240i; and now there’s the juiced M2, basically an M240i with flares, chairs, tires, brakes, and a suspension tune, plus another 30 horsepower (though it can only match the M240i’s torque with a time-limited overboost function)." "The M240i has a sporting suspension, but it won’t liberate any loose dentistry. The rigid M2 will, this extremist shaking our fillings over the rougher sections as the steering sniffed feverishly for apexes. The M2 prefers corners to straights the same way a German shepherd prefers pork chops to applesauce, but that’s part of its hyperactive charm. Cars like the M2 form the radioactive core of BMW’s performance credibility, and the M240i backs off just enough to please drivers who find it a little too hot at the center." "Thus, in our little Goldilocks scenario, in which all the chairs were tried, the adoration inevitably fell back on the BMW. Not the 3-series, which has grown too large and too mainstream to any *longer earn our passion, but the smaller 2-series, which is just under a foot shorter than an A4 and reminds us of E30s and E46s and the Way Things Used to Be. BMW is at heart a small-vehicle company, a course set in 1959 when Herbert Quandt saved the ailing maker of princely handmade bolides and diverted its resources into the 1961 1500, instantly creating the market for compact sports sedans." Read the rest at http://www.caranddriver.com/features...t-cars-feature |
Appreciate
8
BFLY78.50 Gato Grande72.00 ando2000.50 AlexCirci496.50 1M Tex240.00 Bosozoku693.50 TailgatingBMW11.50 amw896582.50 |
11-16-2016, 04:48 PM | #3 |
First Lieutenant
211
Rep 389
Posts |
I still would rather have the 240i...it just makes more sense comparing performance and value between the two
__________________
X5 40d M F15 - July 2018 - Space Grey
Mini JCW F56 - June 2018 - Rebel Green Previous: 340i M F31 2016-18, 2015-16 435i M F32, 2013-15 330d M F30, 2011-13 Mercedes C250, 2008-11 320i E92 |
Appreciate
1
termigni1081.00 |
11-16-2016, 04:54 PM | #4 | |
Captain
625
Rep 796
Posts |
Quote:
It's just harder to get an M2. If all your looking at it value for money. The M2 wipes the floor with the 240i |
|
Appreciate
6
|
11-16-2016, 04:55 PM | #5 |
Lieutenant
336
Rep 522
Posts |
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-16-2016, 05:16 PM | #6 |
Lieutenant
341
Rep 561
Posts |
The 2-series lineup is BMW's concession to enthusiasts of the E36 and E46, IMO.
Nice results in the list for the American V8 cars. |
Appreciate
3
|
11-16-2016, 05:16 PM | #7 |
Brigadier General
1913
Rep 4,128
Posts
Drives: M235i & G30 540i
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Boynton Beach
|
True I agree with you. But as the previous poster said the resale value is very far apart.
__________________
Lack of money is not the problem. It is merely a symptom of what's going on inside of you! - T Harv Eker
Follow me on Insta https://www.instagram.com/bmwm_life_/ https://www.instagram.com/autogiftua/ https://www.instagram.com/phoenixbmwlife/ |
Appreciate
1
dL.78.50 |
11-16-2016, 05:20 PM | #8 |
Major
583
Rep 1,117
Posts
Drives: 2015 BMW M235i
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: ontario
|
2 series for the win! In Canada, the price is mad skewed, new m2s are going for mid 70s. A decked m240 can be had for like 10k less.
Both are great, but let's get real, you can get a gt350 here for the 70 range. |
Appreciate
1
ashburyn54624.50 |
11-16-2016, 05:40 PM | #9 |
enthusiasm > practicality
4021
Rep 2,247
Posts
Drives: 987 CS | G35x
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Chester County, PA
|
Two in the pink, one in the stink shocker...
C&D was enamored with the 235i last year. The 240i dials it up to 9 with the fantastic B58 and the M2 dials it up to 11 because well, it's the quintessential M.
__________________
FSI 3.8L Stg II|6MT|SOUL|IPD+GT3 TB|Numeric Racing|KW|Tarett|Rennline|Raceseng|APEX|Recaro|7.3 lb/hp
VQ35HR|5AT|Stillen|FI|UpRev tune 8k rpm|TransGo|Hotchkis|Whiteline|H&R|Z1|Corbeau|R1 Concepts|10 lb/hp Left lane campers, GTFO! |
Appreciate
0
|
11-16-2016, 06:24 PM | #11 | |
Moderator
29378
Rep 13,098
Posts |
Quote:
__________________
///M is art ↔ Artemis
|
|
Appreciate
4
|
11-16-2016, 07:28 PM | #12 |
European Editor
10539
Rep 22,992
Posts |
I know which one I want... an M2!!! I have Artemis to thank for letting me "test" his M2 in the Alps.
Dack
__________________
|
11-16-2016, 07:33 PM | #13 | ||
Banned
7906
Rep 11,785
Posts |
Quote:
Quote:
@Chris330... the 240 can be a better value on the initial purchase.. However it is not a better value when it comes time to sell.. Any M Car easily has a better value at resale than the underlying models. What's an E30 325 worth vs an E30 M3 today? Do the same for E36.. E46 .. on up the line .. |
||
Appreciate
3
|
11-16-2016, 07:40 PM | #14 |
Major
913
Rep 1,427
Posts |
|
Appreciate
0
|
11-16-2016, 07:41 PM | #15 |
King of the World
281
Rep 301
Posts |
|
Appreciate
3
|
11-16-2016, 08:00 PM | #17 |
Second Lieutenant
271
Rep 208
Posts |
chassis chassis chassis.
these cars dyno stock with over 400lbs ft. they are so much more fun to drive in the corners in the lower rpms. they are squirty, and pivot with the best. The diff is incredible and the tech the car has is perfect for the package. For a 50K car, cant beat the chassis. |
Appreciate
1
SoCalRob281.00 |
11-16-2016, 08:31 PM | #18 |
Major
1570
Rep 1,298
Posts |
|
Appreciate
2
SoCalRob281.00 bubsterino171.00 |
11-16-2016, 08:39 PM | #19 |
Brigadier General
2253
Rep 3,622
Posts |
This 10 best is uninteresting to me. My dealer offered me an M2 allocation since my dad ordered an individual M4 at the same time. But I chose the 340i because I needed a bigger car. While I wanted an M2 it didn't make sense as a DD. And a Anything else on this list near the price of the 340i/M2 is even worse of a choice as a DD for me
__________________
BMW CCA Member #516012
2016 340i, Estoril Blue, Manual Transmission, MPE, MPBBK, HRE FF04 Instagram: @brandons340i |
Appreciate
1
lawgone63.50 |
11-16-2016, 08:52 PM | #20 |
Brigadier General
1577
Rep 3,888
Posts |
Couldn't be happier with my switch from a 3-series daily to an M2 daily. Still have backseats and big trunk, but much more fun to drive.
|
Appreciate
2
SoCalRob281.00 AndrewC198910931.00 |
11-16-2016, 08:53 PM | #21 | |
Banned
7906
Rep 11,785
Posts |
Quote:
Chevy Bolt Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Corvette Ford Mustang Gt350/R Honda Accord Mazda Miata Mx-5 Mazda 3 Porsche 718 Boxster/Cayman VW Golf/GTI if none of the above are your cup of tea.... Quick.. check.. does it say this in your mirrors? Person in mirror appears older than actual age.. Last edited by M3 Adjuster; 11-16-2016 at 09:00 PM.. |
|
11-16-2016, 09:33 PM | #22 |
Major General
654
Rep 8,801
Posts |
M2 m240-
Wow chassis similar - engine different. Oh 3 series where art thou.
__________________
FrankiE90 AKA:.[The TANK] *CLICK THE SIG
E90s (been gone but not forgotten) • KW clubsports • • • • • • • • • • 18" BBS GT4 // Build E30 (pending) + E46 M3 Wagon ESTORIL Blue |
Appreciate
0
|
Post Reply |
Bookmarks |
|
|