The BMW M2 & M2 Competition Thread

FiestaST said:
Not *everything* in life is about outright straight line speed. Other factors do come at play also.
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indeed, there is something to be said about power delivery and in gear acceleration.
 
bboy said:
Not at all , I mean ugly.. as in that doesn't even look right. My car suffers from the same thing
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Suffers? Wow, I like your choice of words... I think you suffer more than the car :)
The car probably feels fine - they don't have self-image problems as far as I know... But yes, I too have to agree it looks, uhm, ugly - the BMW I mean. I just feel there must be a better word for it, and no, it ain't "aggressive".
 
dlk001 said:
What's the price difference between M2 and M4?
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In the States, the M2 starts at $53k and last I checked the M4 Coupe starts at $63k.

Here in SA the M4 Coupe starts at R1m. I haven't seen a local price yet for the M2, but the M235i starts at R570k and I would expect a decent jump from that to the M2.

Since seeing BMW's head up display in action, I've always wanted that tech really badly. It's not available in the 2 Series, so that would be a compelling reason to favour the 4 Series for me if I could afford either.
 
Bryn said:
In the States, the M2 starts at $53k and last I checked the M4 Coupe starts at $63k.

Here in SA the M4 Coupe starts at R1m. I haven't seen a local price yet for the M2, but the M235i starts at R570k and I would expect a decent jump from that to the M2.

Since seeing BMW's head up display in action, I've always wanted that tech really badly. It's not available in the 2 Series, so that would be a compelling reason to favour the 4 Series for me if I could afford either.
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Head-Up display is awesome especially the BMW system which is crystal clear with additional items.

The M4 Coupe typically spec with optional M-DCT, Adaptive Suspension, 19" Mags, Carbon Fiber trim and Harman Kardon. That brings the price to R1.2 million. Many costumers add Adaptive LED Lights, Keyless Entry/Start, Head-Up Display which brings price to R1.25 milion.

The M2 does not have expensive options apart from M-DCT gearbox, Harman Kardon and Sunroof. The pricing should be around R800k. That is R400k less than typical M4 Coupe.
 
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dlk001 said:
Head-Up display is awesome especially the BMW system which is crystal clear with additional items.

The M4 Coupe typically spec with optional M-DCT, Adaptive Suspension, 19" Mags, Carbon Fiber trim and Harman Kardon. That brings the price to R1.2 million. Many costumers add Adaptive LED Lights, Keyless Entry/Start, Head-Up Display which brings price to R1.25 milion.

The M2 does not have expensive options apart from M-DCT gearbox, Harman Kardon and Sunroof. The pricing should be around R800k. That is R400k less than typical M4 Coupe.
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I dunno. The 2 Series has a lot of expensive options - I think the M2 will run higher than that for most people. BMW will make sure it can't get within R200k of an M4 at any configuration, but that's still a difference that isn't all that big to someone who can afford a pimped out M2.

Even if the gap is fairly big, I'd personally take a 435i over an M2.

FiestaST said:
^ Well said. As a fair comparison RRP of MY 2016 AMG A45 (280kw) is R683k
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Side question - have you committed to only owning Fiesta ST's?
 
Spoke to a BMW dealer today - only expecting to receive the first units in April / May. The car photographed above is for a motoring journalist. Expected list price of R750, but expect an R850 to R900 final figure with extras added.
 
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