Engineering Explained: What Happened To The BMW M2

CodeSlinger · 08-25-2023, 09:33 AM

Pretty solid video, very fair and positive take on the engine, price, transmission and looks.

He minged quite a bit on the weight which was undermined for me by the fact that he got the weight wrong on the F87 and was quoting a larger difference between the F87 and G87 than there actually is (500lbs vs 350lbs). He corrects this in the comments but not in the actual video.

Additionally he makes the common error in thinking that the previous gen M2 was actually lighter than the pervious gen M4, when they were in fact the same.

ourlee · 08-25-2023, 10:12 AM

Love this guy. I’m new to bmw so I give zero Fs about how this car is positioned vs the f87. And that feels good man.

Squidget · 08-26-2023, 01:38 PM

I love EE. But while he seems to miss the older M2, I don't.

The G87 is just as tossable as the F87, but without the sketchy back end.

I find it weird when people think "handles badly" is a positive and want that to continue. I do not find it endearing.

baron95 · 08-26-2023, 02:06 PM

Discussion going on in the reviews thread....

https://g87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...postcount=1386

08-25-2023, 09:33 AM	#1
CodeSlinger Lieutenant 1452 Rep 492 Posts Drives: '23 M2 & '17 Macan GTS Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: Boston, Ma iTrader: (0)	Engineering Explained: What Happened To The BMW M2 Pretty solid video, very fair and positive take on the engine, price, transmission and looks. He minged quite a bit on the weight which was undermined for me by the fact that he got the weight wrong on the F87 and was quoting a larger difference between the F87 and G87 than there actually is (500lbs vs 350lbs). He corrects this in the comments but not in the actual video. Additionally he makes the common error in thinking that the previous gen M2 was actually lighter than the pervious gen M4, when they were in fact the same. __________________ My Car Journey: '07 Mazda 3 -> '16 Mustang Ecoboost -> '16 Mustang GT (MT) -> '18 Kia Stinger GT2 -> '17 Jag XE 35t + '09 Audi TT VR6 (MT) -> '17 Macan GTS + '23 M2 (MT)
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ourlee Captain 917 Rep 861 Posts Drives: on the M2 2025 hunt Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Middletown DE iTrader: (0)	Love this guy. I’m new to bmw so I give zero Fs about how this car is positioned vs the f87. And that feels good man.
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Squidget Lieutenant Colonel 3529 Rep 1,546 Posts Drives: 2023 G87, 2011 E90 335i Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	I love EE. But while he seems to miss the older M2, I don't. The G87 is just as tossable as the F87, but without the sketchy back end. I find it weird when people think "handles badly" is a positive and want that to continue. I do not find it endearing.
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baron95 Captain 1704 Rep 871 Posts Drives: BMW G87 M2 Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	Discussion going on in the reviews thread.... https://g87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...postcount=1386 __________________ G87 M2 BSM On Order
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