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Proportion that expresses FR with the whole body

RecentBMWSome readers may feel that it has changed. A huge kidney grille for unique styling. Large crossovers that add weight to the car. The shift to pure EV is also progressing rapidly.

The iX will have all of that. It’s a BMW, but it’s not the one we know. There are super saloons such as the M3 Competition and the M5 CS, but they are not within the affordable price range. But it seems okay not to give up yet.

The G42 2 Series Coupe has arrived to meet expectations. The proportions with a long bonnet express the rear wheel drive of the longitudinal engine with the whole body. It has a clean design and a hollowed out kidney grill that is not too big.

Let’s take a quick look back at the recent trend of compact BMWs. It was in 2019 that the 1 Series hatchback, which had been front engine rear drive (FR) until then, was switched to front engine front drive (FF).

A year later, the 2 Series Grand Coupe appeared in FF. In addition, the 2 Series Active Tourer was also introduced in FF.

At that timeFerrariorAston MartinIt was also thought that he would simply throw away his beloved FR. It wasn’t surprising if the FR 2 Series Coupe disappeared.

But BMW didn’t make a mistake. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to ride the small 2 Series, which is a little modest, not the full-scale M2, but it seems that it ended in a melancholy.

Four-wheel drive with 8-speed AT on 373ps straight-six turbo

BMW’s M division will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022. To celebrate it, M2 is coming up at the end of the year. In the meantime, the M240i x drive will entertain us like an eve. UK prices start at £ 45,795.

In the 2 Series Coupe, unlike the other 2 Series, the same CLAR platform as the 4 Series was chosen as the basis. The hardware configuration is also more purely finished.

The engine room is large, and an in-line 6-cylinder turbo engine that delivers 373ps can be installed vertically. Of course, a more compact 4-cylinder engine is also available. In the case of M240i x drive, four-wheel drive is standard, and the transmission is only 8-speed automatic.

At AUTOCAR, we have already completed the test drive. I felt that my ability as a junior grand tourer was enhanced while maintaining the qualities of a driver’s car that is fun to drive. The impression is pretty good.

For the raw M240i x drive coupe, to the 19-inch wheels,PirelliP-zero tires are wound. The M-adaptive suspension is an option for 500 pounds (regarding 80,000 yen), and the standard is a 2-mode M-sport suspension.

For British specifications, an electronically controlled M-Sport differential and M-Sport front seats are standard equipment. Purple called Thunder Ride Metallic is BMW’s favorite color.

Image Compared with 2 series coupe 718 Cayman, AMG CLA 45S that kept FR 90 photos in total