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That's a great way to wreck it.
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It only took me a 10 minute test drive to see how much more engaging to drive it was, tight and planted and especially how it felt and rotated in the corners compared to my modded 435i. I didn't even care about acceleration, even though the M2 still felt faster, I just wanted to know HOW IT MAKES ME FEEL when I drive it.
If somebody was underwhelmed, they either had ridiculous expectations or this just isn't the car for them. Simple as that! P.S. I do think test driving the car in Sport Plus is a must, otherwise you may feel like the car is a bit laggy and not very responsive since Efficient and even Sport do change throttle mapping considerably for obvious reasons.
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I won't read through all the posts, because everyone has their own unique experiences. I will just say I agree agree with those at the beginning of the thread, that you have to spend more time with the car.
I had a similar experience when I first test drove a M2, coming from a slightly modified M235i. It didn't wow me, when driving it with the dealer sitting next to me. It wasn't until I drove one on the track, during the PCD that I really felt the difference, and loved it. |
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Yeah it's like lugging a Ferrari on the streets at 35mph and wondering what a sports car is for. Yake it on the track or a nice highway strip to enjoy the sheeeet out of it.
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Test driving my 2018 told me one important thing: the stiff ride is generally tolerable to me on the crappy local roads (in northern NJ). That had been a concern of mine just reading about the M2. With dealer in the car on heavily trafficked roads there was no way I was going to learn how fun the it might be on open winding roads, let alone what it could do at a track. But I wasn't worried about that. And the car turned out as fun as I imagined in those situations once I got to them.
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I’m 6’3 and actually prefer the higher seats. I don’t even lower them to the floor- in fact, I’m probably closer to the top height than I am to the bottom. I find that I end up in a really bad ergonomic position sitting low, with my knees pulled up closer to my chest rather than having my upper leg parallel to the floor. Because it’s a 6MT, moving back further doesn’t really work as you can’t get the clutch in easily.
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06-29-2020, 01:39 PM | #58 | |
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This gives better visibility and car control. The seating position isn't perfect in the M2C but I can adjust it for control and long term comfort at the same time.
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late to the game, and not sure if the OP has actually bought one, but I will add to the theme of a couple of 15 minute test drives don't allow you to really understand the car and the smiles per mile it offers
I was coming from an m240i (and a 2016 cayman S before that) and I test drove the M2C twice, one DCT and one 6mt. both times I walked away "meh" but I bought it anyways because I didn't really see any other options for a manual car out there even my drive home from the dealership in my new car was "meh" and i was kinda like "well another dumb move" . Well as time has gone on, I have come to love this car, even more so after break in. I am not a track guy, but spirited drives around town make me realize how much fun this car is. The m treatment shows itself in so many ways, turn in, handling, sound (yes it does sound good from INSIDE the car), engine character and response. like my cayman S this is a car that just leaves you wanting more, it's the right size with incredible power and handling I too was underwhelmed after the test drives, when I drove home in m240i, thinking "the m2c is too similar to make it worth the move" but it totally was worth the move, it feeds my passion for cars in a way the m240i never did, it truly is a driver's car and I am very glad I got one! |
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can't remember how exactly I got to this thread, but I'm definitely curious what exactly people are expecting and where the gap is between expectations and reality.
please forgive me being a layman, but are you expecting to spin the tires out in second and third gear? Have no idea if previous M cars are capable. My 2020 M2C is a manual - only time I've ever gotten wheel spin was 1st gear, and not on purpose. Jamming on the gas in second or third gear even at high RPMs doesn't do it. My understanding is that this is something cars like a Viper / Corvette can do. Not that I want to do this, but is this something people are longing for?! Is it not feeling the pinned back in your seat during a hard pull? Because on that one, that happens to me anytime I want on a spirited drive. High 2nd or 3rd gear, and this thing pulls like crazy. I really had a good opportunity to push this car at my second track day with it, and I'm just curious what exactly they are expecting the car to do that it can't...?!? |
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i've heard so much about the manual gearshift experience, but I'm mostly curious about how the lower horsepower of say a 300 hp 718 T, GTS 4.0 @ 394 hp, or 718 GT4 @ 414 hp, will feel against the M2C. And then of course the comparison to a 991 carrera @ 379 hp. I know it's about more than just horsepower, but I just need to feel the difference in low end torque vs blah blah blah |
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On the track is where the m2 really shines and gives that wow factor!! I went from a FBO N54 135 to an LCI after having ridden in one on the track right after having driven my 135 on the same track. The diff was like night and day!
Was my aha M is for real moment. The M-differential more than makes up for the electric steering IMO
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And yes, it's not like that was a rolling burnout or anything, but this car is...pretty fast. |
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interesting. honestly - I still have a healthy fear of this beast and generally don't push on public roads. may have to test again in a safe place :-) |
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Yeah, i was probably being a little irresponsible for public roads, but nobody was around and it was just a quick pull to hear the car before going back down to the speed limit. I am indeed in a manual transmission car. I believe i was in MDM mode, definitely in sport plus. I think that part of the road is concrete, so that may be why i was hearing the tires when they're normally pretty quiet.
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