BMW M135i F40
The M Performance hatch the M2 fans pretend they hate.
36 reviewers · 48 videos · 12 hours watched
Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and daily drivability, but split on handling and fun to drive.
across 36 reviewers
"you can throw the car around corners, it's beautifully dynamic, it's really a lot of fun for me"
Ausfahrt.tv · ▶ 39:24"what you get is push understeer"
Chasing Cars · ▶ 19:06"so the question is which one is more fun to drive it's the BMW"
CarGurus UK · ▶ 10:48"I got to be honest with you all this car is a real disappointment... there is no smile here at all."
JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 17:30"for 36,000 quid it's a massive man car for the money"
Auto Express · ▶ 5:02"if I had spent over 700,000 red or an m135i and the person next to me in a 1-1 eight had a nicer looking car I'd be pretty pissed"
Cars.co.za · ▶ 3:47Performance
4.0/536 of 36 reviewersstrong consensus“it just lurches you down the road in a straight line with no fuss whatsoever”
positive · Autotrader · ▶ 2:04“it does feel really strong especially once you're at pace”
positive · Chasing Cars · ▶ 16:43“0 to 100 in this 225 kilowatt monster or 2-liter monster, let's put it like that, is 4.8 seconds, guys. It's such a nippy little vehicle, it really feels fast.”
positive · Justin On Cars · ▶ 8:22Handling
4.0/536 of 36 reviewerssplit“you can throw the car around corners, it's beautifully dynamic, it's really a lot of fun for me”
positive · Ausfahrt.tv · ▶ 39:24“the front end feels much much more planted... it's just so planted in a corner”
positive · Driven+ · ▶ 7:21“what you get is push understeer”
critical · Chasing Cars · ▶ 19:06Fun to drive
3.5/536 of 36 reviewerssplit“so the question is which one is more fun to drive it's the BMW”
positive · CarGurus UK · ▶ 10:48“I got to be honest with you all this car is a real disappointment... there is no smile here at all.”
critical · JayEmm on Cars · ▶ 17:30“this slight change you think it's only a few slight little changes but it just feels like it's made it into a bit more of a a fun car to drive”
positive · SytnerTV · ▶ 7:05Daily drivability
4.0/536 of 36 reviewersstrong consensus“the BMW is a more sophisticated more comfortable machine it's probably the one I'd want to live with on a daily basis”
positive · carsales · ▶ 10:12“it's more capable more practical and more usable”
positive · Autotrader · ▶ 15:13“it's much more practical... I actually have room I can actually move my legs”
positive · Driven+ · ▶ 3:33Value
3.5/536 of 36 reviewerssplit“for 36,000 quid it's a massive man car for the money”
positive · Auto Express · ▶ 5:02“This one is listed at Motor Land right now for 21,000 pounds. That is such unbelievable value for money.”
positive · Cars With JB · ▶ 22:28“the bmw starts at 37 700 pounds surprisingly undercutting the 39 295 pound vw by more than 1500 quid”
positive · CarGurus UK · ▶ 3:32Hear it in the reviewer’s words
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