M240i review (with pro pics)

MachinesWithSouls · 04-04-2022, 09:38 AM

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I was always a fan of the 2 Series, and I recently drove and shot one for a review:

https://machineswithsouls.com/2022/0...-m240i-review/

In short, I loved the car, and it's one of BMW's best to date. It does look exactly like every other bmw inside, though that's not a bad thing necessarily. Enjoy if you have one, or go for it if you're thinking of one!

beamer-dreamer · 04-04-2022, 10:37 AM

excellent write up.. and great photos.. and since it looks a lot like my spec.. even better

jbazz · 04-04-2022, 10:40 AM

Great shots ! Also - the NJ crew is growing stronger! I think we should plan summer meet and ride

CarsAndGuitars · 04-04-2022, 10:41 AM

Nice photography!

PNW240 · 04-04-2022, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by MachinesWithSouls

I was always a fan of the 2 Series, and I recently drove and shot one for a review:

https://machineswithsouls.com/2022/0...-m240i-review/

In short, I loved the car, and it's one of BMW's best to date. It does look exactly like every other bmw inside, though that's not a bad thing necessarily. Enjoy if you have one, or go for it if you're thinking of one!

I would absolutely love to have one of these as a first car.. not sure it would've lasted long with my teenage self though!

Great article and pics as others have said!

Golddog · 04-04-2022, 11:15 AM

Great review and pics. Thanks for posting.

Jashue · 04-04-2022, 12:01 PM

Well done!

bmw16 · 04-04-2022, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Golddog

Great review and pics. Thanks for posting.

Hi
The car photographed is mine. Picked it up 3/26. I can see from your many posts that you are very eagerly awaiting your new ride. Be patient, the car is great. Since I have mine, I'd rather see photos of your puppies.

Golddog · 04-04-2022, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bmw16

Hi
The car photographed is mine. Picked it up 3/26. I can see from your many posts that you are very eagerly awaiting your new ride. Be patient, the car is great. Since I have mine, I'd rather see photos of your puppies.

I'm waiting for my car, he's waiting for dinner. (Bernese Mountain Dog puppy in the near future)

bmw16 · 04-04-2022, 05:59 PM

Thanks for sharing. He's magnificent!!

carsofmass · 04-05-2022, 10:04 AM

A CPL would take these pics to the next level!

TheBingoBalls · 04-05-2022, 10:05 AM

Forget about the styling - too subjective. Everything else, I agree for the most part but I disagree with the M240i being the best M Performance model. Personally, I would give that title to M340i. In many ways, it goes back to what we love BMW for - it just checks off most of the boxes. It's really the jack of all trades, master of none.

MachinesWithSouls · 04-05-2022, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by carsofmass

A CPL would take these pics to the next level!

I always shoot with a CPL, and normally do 2 exposures to combine in post.

R44Zach · 04-05-2022, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MachinesWithSouls

I was always a fan of the 2 Series, and I recently drove and shot one for a review:

https://machineswithsouls.com/2022/0...-m240i-review/

In short, I loved the car, and it's one of BMW's best to date. It does look exactly like every other bmw inside, though that's not a bad thing necessarily. Enjoy if you have one, or go for it if you're thinking of one!

Almost a week with mine now! Loving it. I'll have som info up soon of the development being carried out.

MachinesWithSouls · 04-05-2022, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

Forget about the styling - too subjective. Everything else, I agree for the most part but I disagree with the M240i being the best M Performance model. Personally, I would give that title to M340i. In many ways, it goes back to what we love BMW for - it just checks off most of the boxes. It's really the jack of all trades, master of none.

When I tried the 340, it felt a little soft for me - it's why I went with the M3. The 2 has more or an edge to it. But I love the 340, and such an improvement over the F30 335 I had.

TheBingoBalls · 04-05-2022, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MachinesWithSouls

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Originally Posted by TheBingoBalls

Forget about the styling - too subjective. Everything else, I agree for the most part but I disagree with the M240i being the best M Performance model. Personally, I would give that title to M340i. In many ways, it goes back to what we love BMW for - it just checks off most of the boxes. It's really the jack of all trades, master of none.

When I tried the 340, it felt a little soft for me - it's why I went with the M3. The 2 has more or an edge to it. But I love the 340, and such an improvement over the F30 335 I had.

I think all GXX chassis BMW's are significant improvements over the FXX chassis BMW's. If my F36 drove and felt like a G20 3er, it would be the ideal car for me - it's just that much better.

There's no mistaking the performance of the M240i. I think for me, it comes down to it being a coupé. In the BMW line up, the M240i is the coupé to get - you're not wrong there. But for me, overall M Performance model has to go to the M340i until I get some serious seat time behind a M440i Gran Coupé.

khoa@x-ph.com · 04-05-2022, 10:46 AM

Great review!!

Nikolai Roskov · 04-05-2022, 01:02 PM

Agreed

stefan4 · 04-05-2022, 02:35 PM

These do not photograph well imo, saw one in the dealer recently though and they look totally different, I really liked it.

MPR · 04-05-2022, 02:45 PM

Agree, looks way different in person. One of the nicest front ends ever, IMO.

///M TOWN · 04-05-2022, 02:51 PM

Nice Pix 💥

How refreshing

Nice and simple and to the point

Ilyam5 · 04-05-2022, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bmw16

Hi
The car photographed is mine. Picked it up 3/26. I can see from your many posts that you are very eagerly awaiting your new ride. Be patient, the car is great. Since I have mine, I'd rather see photos of your puppies.

Really nice car. Congratulations. Do you have a cooling pack with bigger brakes?

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