Why the G87 BMW M2 is my Car of the Year - 2023 BMW M2 review

Did you know I nearly crashed the original BMW M2 in silly circumstances? Find out how… and also why the latest version of BMW's Porsche Cayman rival has seized my affections and proved itself to be one of the very best sports cars of recent years. This is a full walkaround, interior and driving review with some bad jokes.
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[@keithronson2624]

Car of the Year.... Car of the decade! BMW M Sport at their best. And passes the supermarket run test. Beats anything any other German car designer and manufacturer produces. Yes Porsche, not so special anymore, I mean you! Thank you BMW for the M2! 💪💪👍

[@DontPanicDear]

I think there’s a strong case for this being BMW of the decade. I think M5cs and M2cs would put in a good fight though. The M-Division are on a high of late 😮 As much as I like BMW, I’d be less effusive about them overall though. Their recent high points are tainted by unpopular/questionable decisions elsewhere. Porsche are on another level though. More special now, than they’ve ever been 😮 I don’t think this M2 would win unanimously as a drivers car, compared to a Cayman GTS 4.0. (And that car is on a 10yo platform) For two people, it’s also supremely practical 🤓

[@albertlira7443]

Happy new year Rodie! What a great car

[@tonyosullivan2382]

IV loved these M2's since they came out. Would love one👌 another brilliant review 🤙

[@eugenux]

I do like it.. can't afford such a car but I am glad it is still exists.

[@mikepowell2622]

You will forgive the looks, price and weight when you drive one! Don’t give up on life and buy an electric car before you own one of these. Great review Tim, keep up the good work.

[@Jaybrn]

Well said- love my G87 with 6 speed and exhaust!

[@jonfrank2566]

Nice review Tim - these are getting ever more impressively professional . Hope the views pick up in 2024....

[@V_Dubya]

What a smasher. The car is good too.. keep going Tim, we need more from the lay-by of justice

[@jamescampbell6531]

Great review, I have the exact same car for the same reasons as you mentioned. Except mine is a manual and I opted for the aluminum trim.

[@Lehpurdzzz]

You can fold the rear seats down you just need to find the lever. Took me a while when I test drove

[@PetrolheadTours]

We’ve got two coming in January so glad they’ve got your seal of approval 😁👍

[@DontPanicDear]

Verysideways 👍🏻

[@britishbiker]

Hi Tim, what child seats are you using in the back of the M2? Thanks

[@Liono_Monkey]

Loved your delivery, very refreshing! Well done.. hopefully my next car after several years of M235i ownership.

[@TimRodieDrivesStuff]

Thank you!

[@TheStig_1LE]

“It’s got more bongs than Snoop Dogg”😂😂😂

[@michaeleaton5053]

I'm outraged! You had to go and mention the GR Yaris, didn't you! I miss mine, even if it did try and kill me 3 times in a weekend. Anyway, good nonsense. I'm sure the M2 is a great car and I even toyed with the M240i, but I can't get over the boxy styling. I'd have a Cayman (again), because I don't have kids and I only have one friend. Curvaceous cars are the ones that people call beautiful and last the test of time. Mura versus Countach? No competition (in my eyes). See you in 2024! On KZbin that is, I'm not a stalker. 😀

[@SingaporeKen]

It is a fantastic car! Of course the back seats can be flipped 40/20/40 Of course you can turn off the bongs (as written in subtitles) I am not a mega fan of black alloys but on this car they look better than the bicolor (arguably)

[@jamesj97370]

Great video although I do believe in the rear seats do fold down

[@volodymyrshoniia2424]

Comp had no significant chassis tweaks outside of the software for steering, active differential, and traction/stability that could be updated to m2cs version on any m2. All it had was the front end bracing/reinforcement added from the m3/m4, the only difference in suspension feel would be from the additional weight, they also swapped the differential bushing to a rubber one with a poly sleeve since the original rubber one was prone to failure/cracking. Other than that it's just the engine, seats, and m mode buttons.

[@oleblack423]

Very good review

[@paulwardzynski3265]

Nice video. If I were to go for a jelly-mould shaped car I would go for the M240i X. But I guess the big draw for officianados would be the proper M badge on your test car.

[@DontPanicDear]

The big draw? That’ll be the chassis, engine, then manual option. Perhaps 🤔

[@paulwardzynski3265]

You're right, as a pure driving machine it is superb, I'm offering the safe, but sort of similar, alternative. @@DontPanicDear

[@timslarke2885]

I’ve has my black manual for 6 weeks now and it’s absolutely fabulous

[@gOtze1337]

This could become the German R34 of the 2020's, with a Wide Body fromt the Factory. I see lots of Potential in this Car, pretty sure we see more and more builts on Sema etc. in Future.

[@untruenorth]

Looks like it’s fixed a big dislike (of mine) of the previous M2 Comp, which was that it was wonderful at 8/10ths and above, but very much low-rent 2-series the rest of the time, especially the interior, which you have to look at all day long. Adaptive suspension also sounds potentially positive - last gen was a bit of a boneshaker. The price hike is a bit of a shocker though - had my M2 Comp (it was a roughly £50k car) on a £420pm lease - not sure what financial engineering went into that, but it’ll be long gone these days I imagine. And black wheels. Nein.

[@DontPanicDear]

In short, I want one 😮 M240i is not 1yo yet though 🙄 I don’t even mind the way it looks 😊 I remember finding out about the brakes / reversing thing. I was in my own Renault five though in an emptyTesco’s car park, so my embarrassment was not shared 😂 + you really look like you enjoyed that. I’m glad you got to finish the year on a high note 👊🏻

[@BruBrusmayhem]

My dealership just received my 2024 M2. I just couldnt pass on this unicorn. This will age like fine wine and in 15 years, looking back at it in my garage, I

[@user-th9is9dg9x]

Good video positive comments love the jacket 😂

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

😀

[@aye3678]

Previous Gen definitely looks better. Exterior wise, anyway.

[@a2ashraf]

2024 m2, you can fold the rear seats down.

[@curtbrown554]

I think the black wheels look awesome.

[@phillipnoetzel7637]

From a guy wearing that outfit you have no basis to criticize the looks of any aspect of the car. And you are a typical British bloke anyway, so of course complaining always comes naturally to one of your ilk. Where we agree is that this car is fucking brilliant. 🤙🤙 P.S. just taking a piss out of ya mate 😺😉

[@antikytheramechanism7909]

Tim, are you going to start a petition to remove the irritating bong sounds from cars, I am sure nobody likes things like that but I know "they" want to start incrementally down the path to shutting down the car that goes higher than the speed limit.

[@Krasshirsch]

Catastrophically ugly car ...