1m has the 335i engine alsoFranzino wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 9:39 amSo in your opinion the 1M is also not a real M-car...because it does not have a S engine?D4dawg wrote: ↑Thu May 25, 2017 2:54 am Lost a bit here
Best car in turbo era?
The m2 runs the m135i, m235i engine
A 3.5 turbo engine, and an aging one at that.
Which ofcourse leads me to the Mpa
m performance automobile, the m135i m235i of which these are a few of
The same said engine is sat in your engine bay
Now, to become a valid member if the M Power line up, the car must have an S engine and the car is built by M for the track and usable on road by definition
Therefore your M2 by default isn't a real M
Hence the Cs is coming out and with it's own S engine
So therefore best new M car would be the M3/4
Believe me; I drove with all the recent BMW M-models and the M2 is one of the best and most fun BMW's that they now have in the line-up. Real M-car or not..? In my opinion the M2 is a very exiting car that is an awesome daily car and very much a true M-car. For me it is some what the modern (tubocharged) interpretation of the E46 M3.
By the way; a "normal" M-car is NOT build for the track! You can indeed use them on the track; but a BMW M is initially designed as a fun and exiting street car (with still some comfort and useability). For example; a standard Z4M is not great on track...the brakes are crap...you can make it great on track but a BMW M is not designed as mainly a track car.
The F M3/M4 was a car that I did not like...I did not like the sound, the power delivery of the engine, the steering feel, the big size, etc. I'm actually glad that the "normal" M2 does not have the same engine as the F M3/M4.... S engine or not; it will always be a turbo charged engine and no way it is going to be as iconic or remembered as a S54-engine.
So technically again no
Badged as the same as M2
And M power cars by the CEO of M devision himself
States M power car are track built cars that are designed for road use
Other m performance badges cars are tweaked road cars
Stating factually
Look at all other m engines
Not starting a fight
Merely pointing facts