BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe In-Depth Review - Better than the Mercedes CLA?

[@blowfish3]

By far the most thorough, balanced, and informative review of this car.

[@Neazzy]

Just wanted to say thank you! What a wonderful review!! Thank you so much for your time putting this together 🙏🏼

[@rivervalegroup]

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[@williammatthews5347]

We just changed to the Msport 218 from the Mercedes CLA coupe with the CLA we struggled to get two suitcases in it and the BMW holds three same sized suit cases with ease, we can now see all around as the CLA had very restricted view to the drivers side and similar to the passenger side, the rear view as well is greatly improved along with the very comfortable seating, really good review, keep it going.

[@rivervalegroup]

Thank you for watching, William. Glad you found the review helpful 👍

[@barrydoherty636]

Great review, well done.

[@rivervalegroup]

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[@alleviate9546]

Beautiful car, definitely this over its competitors entry point A Class Saloon.

[@paulolelewe2330]

Currently they probably should have 5 series. I am not sure unfortunately they should have some end to it ever since the developement. New Zealand probably safe for you to drive they should make it to last longer.

[@Oli420X]

Fantastic in-depth review.

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[@RedDiesel2004]

We old a 218i coupe m sport and there are extremely hard to get when we want to buy the car we were lucky not to wait for far two long for and bmw had one in there holding depo. The car is loading and has all the options except a sun roof and the car is amazijgb

[@drkbarry]

Great review and very helpful. One question, does the 218 m come with a reversing camera as standard?

[@rivervalegroup]

Hi Dave, this feature is part of the Park Assist package which doesn't come as standard with the 218i M, but it is available with the 220i Sport & M Sport trims. If you'd like to explore your options with a vehicle expert, feel free to get in touch 👍 www.osv.ltd.uk/hello-youtube/

[@hound903]

Very good in-depth review. 👍

[@rivervalegroup]

Thanks for watching! Interested in getting a 2 Series Gran Coupe?

[@hound903]

@@rivervalegroup ordered a 218i in April, still waiting for the delivery (with the chip shortage and wiring harnesses from Ukraine...)

[@vulcancontinental]

An excellent and thorough review, exactly the information I required

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[@elliottryan13]

Is the M235i xdrive gran coupe any good?

[@pwl6862]

fyi - the 8 speed automatic transmission is an Aisin unit, not a ZF.

[@rivervalegroup]

Thank you for pointing this out 👍

[@travelsphereuk-7090]

Wicked review 👌 🛎

[@rivervalegroup]

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[@ashbaggie4066]

Does this car have a hill hold/auto break function? If not how did you get in without it?

[@rivervalegroup]

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[@scottevans2540]

The M235i GC does

[@rajjy1976]

Uploaded 1 min ago, no views, one dislike?? Wtffff 🤪 Hey, surely this’ll be a good car for someone coming from an E46 and didn’t wanna go to the new massive F30 or G20’s??? They’re huuuuuge!! You know what else is huge...? 😏

[@alexhornillo]

Its good info, but i would like you to Not read of the monitor while you are driving. Your eyes is 90% on the screen and 10 on the road 😄

[@srspower]

Why do people keep comparing this to the CLA? The A class saloon would be a lot more equivalent in price and spec.

[@bikeman123]

That's probably because the 2 series gran coupe can be bought with a more powerful 235 engine which is more comparable to the CLA than the A series. But you're right the 218 entry model is better compared to the A Class 180 or 200.

[@daYoko]

I thought Warwick Davis was commentating for a second :D

[@rivervalegroup]

🤔😂

[@kini5000]

Those British roads are certainly narrow!

[@GordonHeaney]

To be honest, these are wide for British roads, normally cars have to drive up on two wheels

[@spyridon8765]

Nice review thank you! I will take the CLA though!

[@rivervalegroup]

Fair enough!

[@edinbardak1176]

Cla have a lot more issues than BMW's

[@bikeman123]

And it would dost you a lot more

[@maxpan3616]

If bmw makes this car 10cm longer. That would be perfect.

[@bikeman123]

Then it would be a 3 series

[@yes8032]

Not a bad car but I’d prefer it if it was a 3 box sedan

[@rabola55]

The meaning of life = 42

[@bobojo8591]

I do not understand why some cars are just given a few minutes e.g. 6 minute reviews or 15 minutes etc, whereas others are given a whole hour or more as is the case in the review of the 2 series. There have been a number of cars l would have hoped to see more of for some reason they all seem to be from Toyota and they have not gotten any full length videos. l am aware that you do full length videos and more condensed ones but some just have the condensed videos and no full length ones. It would be great if you could be consistent in your treatment of car companies and the video lengths. l hope there are good reasons for this inconsistency but as an uninformed viewer it is bafflying. l would hope that the channel gives as much coverage to potential buyers or car enthusiasts as possible and let them judge for themselves, rather than apparently shepherding them towards certain brands by the amount of coverage they get. Maybe some cars are much easier to get for reviews or your market prefers certain cars but as someone who is interested in all things motoring l would hope your platform would be used to cover all cars equally.

[@rivervalegroup]

Hi there, thank you for the feedback. It's certainly not our intention to shepherd potential buyers towards particular brands. The reason why we upload short and long reviews is to give viewers the option to watch different lengths of content. Some viewers prefer shorter summaries of a vehicle, while others love our hour-long in-depth reviews. We strive to meet the needs of all viewers.

[@bobojo8591]

@@rivervalegroup Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. l cannot find the long versions of the following vehicles, l would be grateful if you could post them or send me the relevant links: - Mazda Miata - Mazda 3 - Toyota Highlander, - Lexus LS There are very short videos of these but no full length ones, so if you could help with that l would be ever so gratefuil.

[@samjohnson2801]

Showing way to many Mercedes in this video

[@rivervalegroup]

Thanks for the feedback Sam. Are you interested in getting a 2 Series Gran Coupe?

[@samjohnson2801]

@@rivervalegroup just got one!

[@demorganize]

There’s something weird with the sound. Strange distortion

[@rivervalegroup]

Hi there, sorry to hear that. Which part of the video are you referring to?

[@therealunclevanya]

@@rivervalegroup it's road noise being picked up an amplified by the microphone

[@Lemingtona-x5g]

wow long review. cars have not changed much in 20 years other than having infotainment systems

[@kenkentakotako]

リアライトがカッコ悪いな。リアからサイドの部分とか最悪。それだけで買わない。

[@Giorg189]

Current lineup of BMW are hideously looking, better wait 5 years for new designs.

[@mike28k36]

i guess you havent checked future designes. Even worst than now

[@Giorg189]

@@mike28k36 Peugeot had these "huge mouth" grills during late 00s, people hated them and they changed back to normal grills.

[@yes8032]

@@Giorg189 their grill is big again like on the new 208

[@Giorg189]

@@yes8032 Some manufacturers can implement big grill better than others, see Audi. BMW grills are so flamboyant, they scream "newly rich" or "soccer player".

[@smwatson1512]

The ugliest car BMW have ever made. Hideous!