Niel upgraded from a Mini Cooper S to a bmw M2. She bought this car before the M2 cs had been unveiled. Ironically her license plate makes people want to race all the time! The M3 and M4 were also ...
It’s all but official at this point. Some more spy photos coming in from China seem to show a BMW M2 prototype out testing with a 7-speed DCT gearbox. How do we know? By the unmistakable gear shift ...
We drove the manual-equipped M2 a few months ago and everyone but Rory loved it. We called it the best Bimmer in the stable right now, and after driving this DCT M2, I’ll stick with our assessment.
The first BMW to make use of the DCT transmission was the E90/E92 BMW M3. Its snarling 4.0-liter V8 engine was perfectly complimented by the seven-speed Getrag "M-DCT" box. Many were sorely ...
BMW's M2 has received tons of praise, with the beefed-up 2er even risking to steal some of the M4's shine. Still, BMW Motorsport engineers ensured the performance gap between the two is large enough ...
Dual-clutch gearboxes. Not yet common parlance for the average buyer, but a frequent topic of debate among enthusiasts. The rift: rowing your own cogs versus having a computer do it for you. There's a ...
As much as we love the standard six-speed manual (standard) and the feel and fun factor of driving a traditional manual, the seven-speed would have to be the ideal choice. This is a completely ...
Niel upgraded from a Mini Cooper S to a BMW M2, purchasing it before the M2 CS had been unveiled. The choice between an M3, M4, or the M2 was a tough one, but the M2's appeal proved irresistible. Her ...
Despite providing assurance as recent as last year’s M Fest at Kyalami that it will keep the manual gearbox for as long as possible, BMW has officially confirmed that the current generation M2 will be ...
You may be a confirmed stick and clutch-pedal guy. You may think dual-clutch transmissions, which add paddles and subtract a pedal, take the skill, the challenge, the fun out of driving, and have no ...
It would be reasonable to say that the first M235i xDrive was not the most memorable of M Performance BMWs. The 2.0-litre turbo four was a bit flat, the drive wasn’t all that fun, and it looked a bit ...
The baseline and all subsequent testing were performed on the same day, utilizing the same tank of 91-octane fuel. All horsepower and torque numbers are quoted at the wheels. It is also important to ...