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Originally Posted by Tag
Great info on the differences. I was curious on the difference in suspension setups between the two cars. I watched a bunch of reviews which seemed to hint at the M240i having a more compliant ride since it has a softer setup. I get what you're saying regarding the suspension being stiffer yet more comfortable on the M2. I've experienced this on other cars with sport suspensions as well. In comfort mode they felt softer but were too bouncy for my liking. In sport mode, even though it was more taught it wasn't bouncy and just settled down quicker which I prefer.
How would you compare the cars drivetrains? I've driven xDrive cars before and they never felt like RWD or even RWD biased. I've never driven an M xDrive though. But I'd like to know your thoughts on how the M240i xDrive, did it feel like a RWD car like the M2 does?
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Since the xDrive cars are rear wheel biased, the only time I really noticed a difference was off the line from a stop or in high speed corners the xDrive is some added insurance to snap you back into the line if the car gets sideways (it won’t let you get sideways). The amount of mechanical grip on the G87 is insane though with 285’s in the back it doesn’t slip at all, it just takes off plus 275 in front the car turns in on a dime.
The drivetrain on the M2 is definitely better, especially in the auto (I suspect the G87 has a more fine tuned software system) it feels exactly like the M3 / M4, which the M2 is basically a smaller wheel based M4 anyways since it literally shares all the same parts.
Actually, I just watched a video with the head of M engineering and he was explaining how they added suspension updates in the G87 that do exactly what I described with the car feeling much more planted than the G42, so it validates the ride I mentioned regarding a smoother ride. It’s hard to explain, one just needs to drive a G42 and then the G87, it’s like night and day. All the weight from road imperfections are contained in the dampers which is why it won’t bounce around like the G42 does.