The BMW M2 & M2 Competition Thread

BMW M2 review

WHAT'S THE VERDICT?

“No other small sporting coupe is as practical, and in many ways the M2 now asks very serious questions of the M4 itself”

Overall this is an improved vehicle. Quieter, roomier, more generously equipped and less wearying as a GT than the old M2. That’s a crowd-pleasing move from BMW, but the die-hards in the mosh pit don’t want an M4-lite. They want an M2. Now it’s bigger and more grown up just about everywhere, what the M2 lacks is a personality all its own, which the uncomplicated, uncompromising old M2 had in spadefuls.

If we were a current M2 owner, we'd be feeling pretty smug that our car looks prettier than the new M2, has a more intuitive (if less plush) dashboard, sounds fruiter, and goes with more poise, more purpose, more sense of being a barely contained ball of fury straining to escape from a working-class hero chassis. Perhaps that was where the era ended after all.

That said, if you’re looking purely at new car options, the M2 really is in a class of one. No other small sporting coupe is as practical, and in many ways the M2 now asks very serious questions of the M4 itself. There, we just saved you £18,000.

www.topgear.com

BMW M2 Review 2023 | Top Gear

The M2’s matured into a rounded, grown-up complete sports coupe, but some of the first car’s impish charm has been lost
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Not the best reviews. Manual is kak, car is too big, back seats smaller now.

Mixed reviews for a car wherein previous gen was universally adored.
 
BMW M2 (2023) International Launch Review

Summary

Enjoyment – isn’t that exactly what BMW M cars are for? During the new M2’s launch in the States, the CEO of BMW’s M Division, Frank van Meel showed us a graph with a product timeline that went all the way to 2030. Then he proclaimed that BMW would keep producing great ICE cars all the way to 2030.

What’s more, I absolutely loved the experience of driving a modern high-powered car equipped with a manual ‘box. It seems an anachronism; manual sportscars are definitely dying out, that’s for sure.

When it arrives in South Africa in May, the new BMW M2 will come with the 8-speed automatic ZF transmission, but if you want a manual version, you will be able to place a special order with BMW SA.

The automatic is a brilliant ‘box – I can totally understand if you’d prefer it, especially if you intend to use this BMW as your “daily”, but just know this: A manual M2 is a pretty wonderful thing.

www.cars.co.za

New BMW M2: A delightful throwback, especially in 6-speed manual guise

Now in its 2nd iteration, the BMW M2 is closer in spirit to BMW’s most iconic coupes than the M4. Ciro De Siena drives a manual M2 in Arizona.
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