Do you really need a BMW M2? - M240i Review
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Join me on today's video where I review the 2024 BMW M240i. This car boasts a massive 374bhp and 500nm from its 3.0 litre inline 6 B58 engine! The x-drive system in this car makes it an absolute animal off the line, all for a much lower price than its big brother, the M2. We're heading out on a drive with the owner Paul, who's kindly lent us the car for the video, to give you guys a better idea of long term ownership with the car.
Previously had the m240i........now have the M2......it's a very noticeable step up in everything
😂😂 yeah thats bullshit
@@quaaludes7740have to agree. Having driven both, the M240i for UK roads is the better car.
On the road, an average driver in the M240i would out perform another average driver in an M2.
The M2 is too harsh for the UK roads and you have to be very careful in the wet. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve driven and owned some spikey rwd cars, but the M2 is faster and more powerful than BMW claim.
M240i is also better looking
Same
Picked mine up last week, upgraded from a 22 m135i and I can say this car is absolutely class
Do you have the updated version with flat bottom steering wheel?
B58 has great fuel economy. It all about how you drive it. Any car used inly in town with use a ton of fuel. On a long run high 40mpg was easy.
I have this car, just did 100 miles on the M40 at 70mph in eco with cruise control the whole way and 38mpg
0-60mph is more realistically 3.8-3.9 seconds in this model. And it does it consistently 🔥
great video, hope to see more reviews like this. 👍👍
Thank you mate! :)
Just traded in my 2018 M2 Competition, for the M240i G42 xdrive. I loved my M2, but I went for the G42 because of 4x4 and what a fantastic car, it is. The power is unbelievable, and I’m pretty sure that the figures from BMW are understated. I love the idrive 8 system, and the interior is awesome; I got the thundernight metallic livery, and I’ve never had so many compliments for a car that I’ve owned. It certainly turns heads, and looks much more impressive live than in pictures; I couldn’t have made a better choice🔥
Surprised at the mpg figure - mines is an F22 version which is drove fast and I can get 30mpg no problem - in fact my average over 30,000 miles is 29mpg
Thanks for the video mate 🙏
No problem, thank you!
Do you really need a M240i? Looking for your 230i review...
I had my M240i for over 4 mths now. It is not a fun car because it goes too fast to easy and it is so comfortable you can’t really feel the speed until you’ve glanced at the speedometer. On my previous car WRX although it is nowhere near in performance but at least I can feel the speed.
I don't get why the passenger hasn't put his foot down in it. He should have saved his money and brought a 220i .
I love mine, Brooklyn gray, BMW rocks!
If I didn't have to have one last convertible in the Z4 then this would be for me. Who knows going forward
The exterior looks better then the M2 but just today I was actually racing a 2023 m240i in my m140i and I kept up with it overtook it and it couldn't overtake me again.
I’ve seen the M140 drag race on Carwow. 1/4 mile in 13.8 seconds. The M240 is 12.2 seconds. I think the driver of the M240 was useless tbh.
@@Acanofbeer I don't understand the obsession with quarter mile times it doesn't really show you how the car performs in real life situations and that's a whole different cattle fish my friend.
@@Yhyujss in any situation the M140 is slower. Put them both on a track and you tell me how the M140 wins any lap?
@@Acanofbeer like I just told you I was racing one in real life situations not on the track and it couldn't pass me simple as that
@@Yhyujss because the driver of the M240 was useless. The M240 can brake in a much shorter time than the M140 so going into any bend the M240 can easily pass you. It’s a better car in every department and when u come up against one with a better driver behind its steering wheel you’ll get the chance to see a lot of its rear end 😊
Why Not the New facelifted model?
Because I couldn't get one 😂
What camera did you film this with?
GoPro Hero 10 :)
Which one feels faster this or the polo?👀
I’ll be honest, off the mark obviously the BMW with the x-drive, but when moving the polo feels quicker, think it’s just a case of better power to weight :)
1690kg is the same as a 540i. Makes no sense.
@@user-xu5vl5th9n crazy isn’t it
These have more Fruitier sound than M2 .
You’d think it would be the other way round!
No they dont
@@braveheart40kglasgow56 I Said fruitier not Louder.
M240i looks better than an M2 that's for sure.
If you say so
I got well over 40 mpg going on motorway and a303.
In my new m240i
Defo good on motorway driving. But around town it’s shocking
I can't make out any of the dialogue whilst you are driving, it's just road noise. Doesn't make sense since you've clearly got a mic in the first section walkaround.
@@raymonkee no one else has struggled 👍
@@PassionForPetrol I should have pumped the volume up to compensate, doh.
@@raymonkee clever lad 👍
Well, the M2 has a 50% manual rate. You can really say that about an M240i. The answer is obvious.
I have mine almost 3 months now, in total black and RW drive with carbon fiber body kit extra and I'm in love!! What a beast:)
I have the 2025 M2 on order and it was cheaper than a 240i because of the deal that was on so in every way, the M2 is the better option
Been lucky there!
In 2023 I ordered a Brooklyn Grey M240i xdrive with the M Performance Pack (larger staggered tires, larger front brakes, upgraded cooling) and, at the same time, a Brooklyn Grey M2. They both came into my AD at the same time. I chose the M240ix.
I own a B58 X3 and a G87. The B58 is a great motor when paired with adaptive suspension, XDrive and the M Performance diff. But the M2 is an absolute beast and so much fun.
The problem is weight. This car weighs within a piss of the M340, which I have. Love the B58 but having driven the M2 recently, the performance jump is significant. Roll on power isn’t close with the M2 pulling away immediately.
no manual is a dealbreaker
Stick the B58 in a wooden shed on 4 wheels and it would sell in droves.
It's all about the engine.
I’m getting 35mpg with stop start short journeys but when I first had it the mpg was in the 20’s. It takes a couple of thousand miles for the engine to settle down
My best friend also has a BG m240i
It’s faster, sounds better stock, has AWD, weighs less.
But every time he hops behind the wheel of my M2 he forgets his m240i exists.
M lites are fun great cars but there’s a reason why they are just M lites
I disagree with the fuel consumption.. it is better than my previous mk8 golf R..
Of course any ice car if your doing short stop start traffic journey's will have bad fuel eco. Then if you drive it like you stole it will be bad as well. Mixed driving for me and I get great consumption
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b58 is far better than s55
Lmao. Dumbest comment today.
@@layne4376I don’t know too much detail about the engines but I know the fact that b58 has a big following maybe proves that it’s superior to the s55.
@@layne4376 I had an n54, n55 s55, b58 and currently have an s58 m2. In fact, I still own an n54.
Out of all these, the s55 is the worst by far.
Expensive to maintain, nowhere near as reliable as b58(in fact, no more reliable than n54 with its reliability fixes which came out since its release), much more expensive to make power than b58. Extremely expensive and common crankhub issues which will eventually destroy your engine if not addressed.
s55 has all the negatives of the n54 and n55, without any real benefits. The only benefit of s55 over n54/n55 is being closed deck, but b58 is closed deck, too.
@@sbs-0055that’s great, but the m2 has the s58 which is superior to the b58 and s55 🤧
@@layne4376these guys be on here really talking without even doing a google search 😂