G87 M2: Motortrend Car Of The Year Finalist

Bumpinjeep · 11-15-2023, 11:57 AM

Featured on BIMMERPOST.com

One of the finalists for Car Of The Year, G87 M2.

Some highlights:
"The M2 is the best sports car BMW makes."
"As a driver's car, it's superlative. The cornering grip is phenomenal, and while it has enough power to blow off its rear tires, the linearity and fine control available via the throttle mean you can walk the edge of adhesion without fear. Rotate the M2 exactly as much or as little as you like; the car is putty in your hands."

Hope it wins COTY!

https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023...2-coty-review/

c1pher · 11-15-2023, 11:59 AM

I guess everyone is getting over "the looks". Mine looks awesome.

IND-Distribution · 11-15-2023, 12:03 PM

One of the best drivers cars we ever had. Its an IND keeper.

MMMGuy60 · 11-15-2023, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c1pher

I guess everyone is getting over "the looks". Mine looks awesome.

"The look" is mostly previous model owner or troll/haters. Can the car look better? ofc it can, any car can. The way it is , it still a nice looking car. I have gotten nothing but compliments when I fill up gas.

KevinC · 11-15-2023, 12:20 PM

The Chevy Vega, literally one of the worst cars in history, was once MT COTY. And a lot of other turds too over the years.

This isn't an "honor" that anyone should get too excited about. As long as it's YOUR Car of the Year, that's all that matters.

Basketcase · 11-15-2023, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinC

The Chevy Vega, literally one of the worst cars in history, was once MT COTY. And a lot of other turds too over the years.

This isn't an "honor" that anyone should get too excited about. As long as it's YOUR Car of the Year, that's all that matters.

I see your point, and agree to the last line.

HOWEVER... when the F87 M2 CS won car of the year, it was plastered everywhere and I still see it in some of the CS owners signatures below their posts... so it matters to some as credibility.

And if it was big news to the F87 crowd, can't downplay the achievement for the G87 crowd

Tag · 11-15-2023, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinC

The Chevy Vega, literally one of the worst cars in history, was once MT COTY. And a lot of other turds too over the years.

This isn't an "honor" that anyone should get too excited about. As long as it's YOUR Car of the Year, that's all that matters.

Just wait until Chris Harris' review comes out this Sunday.

yuzu · 11-15-2023, 12:49 PM

Listing fuel economy as a con is so stupid lol, immediately makes me take the whole thing less seriously

M2-Bob · 11-15-2023, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tag

Just wait until Chris Harris' review comes out this Sunday.

That's all that really matters....

Ravenseal · 11-15-2023, 01:34 PM

Thrilled with my M2 so far. 6MT, M HAS, BMS Intake, and AA Single Mid pipe will finish livening it up. Definitely a keeper.

Basketcase · 11-15-2023, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yuzu

Listing fuel economy as a con is so stupid lol, immediately makes me take the whole thing less seriously

They look at everything to do with the car as a whole.

Road performance, track performance, cost and everyday livability all come into play. That's partly why the 1/2 a million dollar cars don't always score as high as they should. It isn't just performance based. And gas mileage effects the everyday livability for most people.

OldButSmooth · 11-15-2023, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MMMGuy60

"The look" is mostly previous model owner or troll/haters. Can the car look better? ofc it can, any car can. The way it is , it still a nice looking car. I have gotten nothing but compliments when I fill up gas.

Last Sunday morning whilst my car was parked outside of a South Coast cafe (100kms south of Sydney), I noticed a young couple stop and study my M2...I was sitting nearby having coffee when the young man approached and asked if I owned the car, I replied yes, he said `It is beautiful', I replied `What in a Picasso sought of a way'. I must say that looks are subjective, but actually really like the M2 design...it's a keeper.
OBS

yuzu · 11-15-2023, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basketcase

They look at everything to do with the car as a whole.

Road performance, track performance, cost and everyday livability all come into play. That's partly why the 1/2 a million dollar cars don't always score as high as they should. It isn't just performance based. And gas mileage effects the everyday livability for most people.

Why isn't poor track performance listed as a con for the Prius then?

ronin13013 · 11-15-2023, 05:54 PM

LOL!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by yuzu

Why isn't poor track performance listed as a con for the Prius then?

Kevin_The_Clean1 · 11-16-2023, 01:32 AM

Hope it wins too despite what the haters say.

M2siast · 11-16-2023, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yuzu

Why isn't poor track performance listed as a con for the Prius then?

I’ll bite: because a Prius (or its owner) will not go to the track. So that’s irrelevant.
The M2 is a road car, a family sedan. So fuel economy and practicality matter. To some people, even more so than its track capabilities, as it is more of a road car than it is a track car.

M Division · 11-16-2023, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by c1pher

I guess everyone is getting over "the looks". Mine looks awesome.

Mine turns a lot heads and gets a lot of thumbs up.

Could.be the loud exhaust though

Aramis1919 · 11-16-2023, 06:50 AM

I quite like the 'blocky looks ' of the M2.

GOLFFRR · 11-16-2023, 07:26 AM

no surprise, I finally got to drive one a few weeks ago and its awesome!

ASAP · 11-16-2023, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinC

The Chevy Vega, literally one of the worst cars in history, was once MT COTY. And a lot of other turds too over the years.

This isn't an "honor" that anyone should get too excited about. As long as it's YOUR Car of the Year, that's all that matters.

I WILL absolutely put money on it that the winner will be the hyundai... hyundai and genesis have won the last few years as their advertising budget with MT is huge.

FrozenGT · 11-16-2023, 07:31 AM

I guess I’ll be going ahead and buying one when the LCI competition comes out.

AdnanH35 · 11-16-2023, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yuzu

Listing fuel economy as a con is so stupid lol, immediately makes me take the whole thing less seriously

I put on 6k miles on my new g87 in 1.5 months of ownership (idiotic I know). Its pretty damn annoying filling up every two days…… I knew what I was getting into so I can’t complain, but for the average driver fuel consumption matters. I fueled up 20 times within that period 😂

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