A couple of weeks ago I test drove a 2018 BMW M240i xDrive and surprisingly liked it.
The good:
- xDrive is very grippy with only a hint of understeer.
- The drive modes are pretty cool. When going from Comfort to Sport and Sport+ you can definitely feel things tightening up and getting crazy under the hood and the exhaust sound is pretty good.
- The interior is pretty nice.
- The aesthetics and shape are growing on me, with the rear-end being the only "meh" area. The smaller wheels and wells are pretty cool. I do like the stock wheels.
- It's quick with barely any turbo-lag. Plenty of usable daily driver power and because of the xDrive is only a tenth of a second "slower" than the M2. I imagine that you could beat a M2 off the line due to the extra grip.
- The price!
The bad:
- Even compared to the Z and the Audi TT it feels really small. This is mostly due to the proportion of the body compared to the cockpit. On the flip side the visibility is excellent.
- This is one of the few cars I do not like in black. I would be going for the gray.
So this car is definitely in the running especially since being $20K cheaper than the Audi TT RS. IF the Supra has the option for a similar engine in the M240i then Toyota will have something fun since it will have to be lighter.
