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Cons in the Edmunds Review Are Plainly Wrong
I took delivery of my G87 M2 in June (one of the first customer orders delivered in my state) and it has been one of my favorite cars to own. Contrary to the Edmunds' list of cons, the back seats are big enough to comfortable accommodate kids in bulky car seats. Adults should be fine back there as long as it is for a short drive. Definitely very useful back seats, not like a 911 or Lexus LC or the new SL. I got mine in Zandvoort Blue and I am still getting positive attention on a daily basis. Styling is subjective but the G87 has a wide and muscular stance plus the unique blue color really stands out. The only con that I agree with Edmunds is the new interior that has removed most of the hard buttons, previous BMW interiors were more intuitive to use. My personal cons would be regarding the lack of a few options like ventilated seats and 360 camera. I also wish the comfort setting made suspension cushier. It is certainly liveable as a daily driver but it would be nice if I could dial in a softer ride. Pros would would be almost too many to list. The car fits you like a glove and handles like its on rails. Power is almost too much, flooring it for 2-3 seconds even in second gear gets you over any speed limit. The biggest pro has to be the 6MT, so hard to find a true sports car with a manual transmission in this day and age. Unlike hot hatches from Japanese manufacturers, it also still has the BMW level of refinement, hardly any wind noise and very little tire roar despite the very wide tire size.
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Great BMW M Car
I have had the honor of owning my G87 M2 for several months. Overall it is a great sports car that can be used by most for daily life all while having a ton of fun. Kids fit in the back just fine, medium to large adults not so much. I love the new interior even if it took a few weeks to get comfortable with the tech and lack of buttons. I agree with others that the ride can be a little too firm even in its softest settings. My biggest gripe is the lack of ventilated seats in a 70k car. The performance is amazing and I highly recommend the M2 if you are shopping for a “affordable” M car.
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- Base CoupeMSRP: $83,975143 mi away
- Base CoupeMSRP: $72,02530 mi away
- Base CoupeMSRP: $78,62530 mi away
Ultimate driving experience
Aside from exotics which I did not have chance to drive, one of the best sport cars on the market and still reasonable in terms value per dollar. Now, while pro reviewers are raving about availability of manual transmission and it is indeed a very good one, I'm more happy it has auto for the same price. It's just that I hate fake and IMHO manual with availability of today's auto is a 'fake'. Sure, it can be quite gratifying to feel you just pulled it off going through tight corner, clenching teeth, popping out eyes, dividing attention between one hand on stick shift, another steering, left foot on clutch, right on gas and figuring out meanwhile the best gear, however for all practical purposes it's meaningless. You can't outdo well tuned 8speed auto, not in agility, accuracy or just pure acceleration (on straight line auto is .2sec faster), not to mention just safety. And if you feel you can, you still have manual clatchless mode controlled by either stick or wheel paddles (in addition to 8 auto driving modes). So wake up, manual aficionados, maybe time to think what the heck do you need clutch for. If you just want to feel a thrill of danger, maybe stick to banji jumping or similar - cheaper, no risk and plenty of meaningless thrill. Ok. Done with that :-). The rest almost all is good and already mentioned in article. Not so good - well, BMW is driving machine company, it's not a software company. Software wise is not the worst I guess but not too good either. The oily fingers touchscreen is NOT a good replacement for regular buttons, not in the car. I don't care much about screen size (if I need to watch a movie,I go home and watch it on my 60in hd). It's fashionable these days and too bad BMW succumbed to fashion instead of keeping it's own line of what's most convenient for driver. Software logic is not very logical - I figured what I need most but it's hard to really understand the full logic of what is where and sicking fingers into screen at 80mil/hr trying to hit right spot even if you know where it is, it's plain dangerous. So infotainment is not what I like about this car (or any in BMW lineup, for the matter). But since we are family of two and so care not much about rear seats, I can't find anything else wrong with this machine.
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