2022 BMW M240i vs 2018 BMW M2 // Will The Real M Car Please Stand Up

68 grand for it as a spec, you want some of that stuff, we got the 230 next year, too much money, I think overall, so, it's a lot, especially when it looks like that from the back, it's a little butt, but ya It's not there, yes, your bite, it's a butt. It's a horrible ass, yeah it's a pretty abrupt stop, why are the hail lights where they are? It looks like they just left. People are lying down, people have compared them to Sid from Ice Age, who is 100 what he looks like, but the purple one called Midnight Thunder Metallic is okay, yeah, it's very nice and it's very nice. watching BMW not only dodge but also BMW have fun with it. colors, what are you dodging?, no dodging, oh, like still anticipation, I like the only other company that has fun with colors, now I feel like an idiot anyway, I actually

real

ly like the purple in this, It's

real

ly cool, it's a really really fun color and who just bought one? purple bmw alex kirsten from the throttle of the car he bought bought an old purple e46 van that broke down immediately within 24 hours on the side of the road hopefully this won't turn alex off but yeah it just has to be a 4 series that doesn't be ugly and the beauty of the two series and we discovered it the first time we drove the m2, yes, is that you can fit an adult in the back.

Oh, can we try, completely negating the need for a four-series? Now, let's try it right now. let's try it right now, okay, I'm going to go after this, you're going to go after that and then we'll switch, okay, okay, I actually have no idea what happened, what's going to happen here, okay, okay , so our hair brushed it. our hair brushed it like this okay here I go uh-oh 100 okay 100 okay yeah I'm not okay ready change oh no I don't have knee room I have head room in I'm in I'm a strong six foot i' No, oh no, okay, get into that one, oh dear, oh dear, why did they do that?

Then they ruined it. Because they did that? This is no longer, it is no longer a usable adult rear seat, no and that. It's a shame I was so upset Yes, that was the first thing I wanted to know about this car. He's lazy. What about the interior? Should we review it? Yes, okay, okay, say hello to the modern BMW. Yes, yes, it is what it is. exactly the same as uh well well and they all are, but that was a necessary jump for the two series because it was starting to feel agent, yes, but I mean, shouldn't the two series be worse?

It's a little worse. there are some, yes, okay, scratched plastics and there are trimmed leathers, oh no, the same steering wheel is the eight m8, it's a very, very nice interior here, perfectly adequate for the price, we have these cool ones, you know, all three m tr colors here. I really like this and it flashes when the doors open which is really nice, we even have a similar design on the inside of the door here oh it's really nice and it has the new infotainment which is getting better and better. They update it but it's still not as intuitive as the one on my m2 yes, yes, and I'm not saying this because I would like you to under

stand

it, because that's what I like, but now you can get a group of indicators that is not like that. gauge cluster yes you can save this is like something digital that upgrades yes singular option at least in Canada and now you can get a normal analog gauge cluster for both series yes like mostly analog but something digital increases , yeah, that's cool, I think so.

It seems to me that there is no counterclockwise rev counter, no I think that's probably the way to go because I'm not a big fan of that gauge cluster, yeah otherwise it's pretty spacious. I just can't hide my disappointment about the back seats, that was, that was what I had, you know, because someone who buys this car might be upgrading from a Toyota 86 brz, you know, where they had two seats in the back, yeah , they do not want to. Go for the four door and this was the answer, yeah, and now it's basically the same as an 86, you're pretty much like that and it just seems like it looks dumb, I'm not mad, I'm disappointed. you just went to BMW because it was a big win for both series and it's gone, yeah, and then you got all four series on the grid.

I don't know which is the perfect BMW to get. I think that's what they are. What they're trying to do is they're leaning too much towards luxury, this is a luxury car now, which was fine, like three and four getting away from the performance, it was kind of fine, but leave the two in peace, yes, alone, but leave it to them. it sort of did and it was just the way this car looks cool, it's a lot like you know the previous gen 2 series was cramped, had skinny tires, didn't look luxurious enough, now it has presence, now you could see this outside. from a nightclub and it looks like a BMW, yeah, but it was just the two of them, leave the two of them, leave it alone or at least give us one now or something, yeah, yeah, we need just one man, well, at least one with something like that .

It's a solid and fast four-wheel drive coupe that can last all year, but maybe it's too much money, not the hashtag, not my two series, okay, we don't need to do a complete overhaul of the interior of the m2 because it is for the record that it is a

2018

, so it was renewed, so it has the same gauges as the m2 comp, which is really good, and it has infotainment that I find a little more intuitive than this one, but for the rest is just old gen stuff but by the way if you're going to get an ogm2 get the

2018

because it's an lci which

stand

s for life cycle boost there you go why don't we know it's stupid.

Okay, I'm going to drive your life cycle impulses. It sounded dirty. Okay, okay, on Thomas' m2, now this is more car, well, it's less car if you think about the weight, but it's more car in terms of pedigree and badge, it's more

will

ing to throw the rear end, that It is safe because it only drives the rear wheels. I know the difference is that I have a bigger smile in this car and it's something unquantifiable and it really is being able to call a car better for it, but I mean the fixed suspension on this one is even more comfortable for me.

Bottom line is this is a proper m2, the

m240i

is a really solid

m240i

and now I'm excited for the incoming m2. I'll only be able to sit in the front seats, that's how it is, but this is a great car, okay, I may be having more fun than I thought I was going to give credit, to whom is credit due, this car is heavy , the BMW has made it not feel as heavy as it is, it weighs as much as a v8 mustang, maybe even a v8 mustang convertible. and I don't feel that way right now when braking into a corner, I think the price you pay for that, as I'm sure James mentioned, is that the suspension is much stiffer even in comfort mode and I think the anti -The roll bars are very, very stiff and this is not a m car.

I don't expect it to be able to do m things, but since it's x-drive, it's basically me doing a drift, you know, I'm constantly fighting everyone. -wheel drive systems is trying to straighten it but smoke comes out from behind. It's a fun little car. I just think it would be better. That's it. Believe me. It's good. It would be better if it were cheaper and lighter. It's very good Objectively it's very good No, it's not as attractive as a m2 for the same money, obviously, but I mean, if you want the new technology and you want all-wheel drive, this is the way to do it, make sure you only photograph. from the front and let's not forget in North America this is just the middle trim there is an incoming m2 and despite my concerns with this car there are a couple in BMW's mission to keep the 2 Series a driver's car , they have achieved it.

Aside from rear seat room and a third pedal, it doesn't leave you wanting for anything, and as long as the m2 still has a manual option, the m240i can take its rightful place as the less crazy, easier-to-drive vehicle, I agree for the most part. the new 2 Series is a high performance off-roader, yes maybe it's too close to what a 4 Series should be and if this is now the lightest and smallest rear-drive BMW we can get to this side of the ocean, that's a little sad. but at least bmw has once again shown us its chassis tuning prowess and assuming the new m2 doesn't have its own goofy face, it could be a worthy successor to the original until then, excuse me while I take my socks off on these two series, thank you. for looking at you