The M gem

BMW M2 Competition DCT R R959 000 / R1 143 755 (as tested)

ANDREW LEOPOLD

The last M2 had a drift mode. As does this one, except it’s not advertised as a mode. You’ll find it by toggling the DSC off, then… You know how the rest unfolds. Now the gloves are off and the little bits of life preservation removed from the electronics, which up until now have stoically soaked up a lot of the aggression without dulling it to the banality of being a M240i. Yep, we’re talking about a different kind of fast here, like napalm in a salt shaker. While all its other friends are clambering to be the first to hit 300kW (Audi RS3, Mercedes A 45 AMG, Porsche 718 GTS), the M2 Competition throws a haymaker with 302kW. Then, in waning M Division recipe, sends that alone to the…

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Top Gear South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2019

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