![]() This M5 CS is the fastest, most powerful car they’ve ever produced in 100 years of history. The M3 might be the icon, but fast BMW sedans started with the M5. Doesn’t sound as good as a regular M5 Competition. Looks the business.ĭon’t get one: Expensive. Get one: The fastest BMW ever made, and one of the coolest. First Place: The BMW M5 CS Yellow eyes are just one of the many special things about this car. But the M5 CS does something the other two cars here do not. If the M3 CS were available, it might have won this comparison. It’s not as sleek-looking as the other BMWs here, but if I haven’t won you over yet, then it isn’t going to happen. Choosing the Comp model will rectify this issue…quickly. It’s not a bad looking car, but a bit off when parked next to the others.īecause it has a manual, this M3 might not be as fast (A DCT in the M2, an automatic in the M5), but it’s by no means slow. It’s also the cheapest by a significant margin, never a bad thing. The G80’s interior is on par with the M5, a car costing twice as much, and makes the M2 look downright spartan inside. This being a “regular” M3, it’s not outfitted with special parts like the others might be, but that just highlights the fact that you don’t really need those things. You know how I feel about my car by now, so let’s focus what works and what doesn’t vs the other cars here. The most practical one of the group.ĭon’t get one: Looks a bit like the village idiot parked next to the CS pair. The best inline-6 engine BMW has ever made. Second Place: The G80 M3 You’ve seen my car enough to know how I feel about the looks by now. M cars have speedos that go to 200, but the M2 gets one for 180. In a German tradition, deleting things makes the price go up. Inside, it’s very much an F car, which means functional but a bit cheap. ![]() Get a regular M2 Comp, and use the rest for track sessions or an E46 M3. This is a true parts-bin car, and while it’s the best M2 ever made to date, I’m not sure its $30,000 better. The problem is what you pay for those looks. And painted in Misano Blue, it’s certainly better-looking than the G80. The steering is a little better than in the F80 with more feedback, and a smaller wheelbase and less weight ensures quicker turn-in responses. The seats have never been fully comfortable, with the driver canted a bit toward the center of the car, and the A-pillar tends to get in the way on a track.Ī track is where you’ll want to take this car though, because it’s the best-equipped one here to tackle switchbacks. I’m familiar with the regular M2 equipped with M Performance parts, and while this isn’t the same as that, it’s awfully close. Inside, it’s got M3 seats, an M3 Alcantara steering wheel and other M Performance-like goodies. The weave is also unique from other M cars. The M2 CS gets a unique carbon fiber roof that no other M2 gets. I find it funny that most every M2 owner pines for the sound of the original N55-powered M2 Coupe, and it sounds rough here. The S55 is an excellent motor, but next to the S58, it’s starting to show its age. Speaking of things carried over, here the S55 gets 444 horses, up 39 from the Competition and again matching the previous generation M3 and M4. You can tell, but do you really want to mention anything? Gold wheels, a carbon fiber roof that you can’t get on any other M2, carbon fiber body bits and Adaptive Dampers from the F80 M3 turn the M2 into that juiced guy at the gym. ![]() Love those Gold Wheels A little IND love. I’ve shot more M2s than any other BMW, so clearly they’ve been doing something right. Even if the parts are good, it’s still a parts-bin car. A greatest hits of M2 and F80 M3.ĭon’t get one: A lot of money for a car based on a $35k coupe. You think the M2 Competition is too tame and you hate armrests. Get one: Old-school M feel and nimble handling. While the F80 M3 CS would have been nice, we’ve already established where that car sits in the hierarchy of M Power, so we’ll focus on cars that are a bit more modern. But does the extra money and speed get you actual prestige? I take the latest pair of an M2 CS and M5 CS, and compare it to my shift-for-yourself G80 M3. ![]() The name means something to the BMW faithful, and BMW recently revived the badge to place on the top trim of its modern M fleet. ![]()
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