BMW took the covers off the X2 M35i back in September last year so it is not necessarily a new car but it only recently touched down in South Africa and we were one of the first to get acquainted with it.
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Look there was nothing wrong with the ‘old’ M2 but this M2 Competition is the real baby Bavarian brawler. We like to think of it as a M2 with more M goodness.
This is an unstoppable force of feel-good motoring and I can see why it has such an enormous fan club following.
The M5 Competition just takes things up a notch and is quite possibly the most ballistic creation from the BMW M crew ever.
While short of the C63 Coupe’s brutality, the ‘mid-way’ C43 Coupe gets a huge part of the looks and performance for less money.
Although the new M5 is quicker, this is one astonishing Bavarian beast.
The launch control is easy to engage and thanks to the 4MATIC+ system, you pretty much get a facelift every time you execute one.
This turbocharged engine packs more than enough punch for a car that weighs just under 1.5 tons.
It’s a pure sports car whose dreamy beauty is matched by its German brawn.
It is probably the most capable car AMG has ever made.