BMW M2 or BMW M240i? Comparison - Sports Cars
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BMW M2 or BMW M240i? Comparison - Sports Cars
BMW M2 Performance and BMW M240i, one more extreme than the other, but will it necessarily be better? Let's see the data
It's a war between sisters: the BMW M2 Performance and BMW M240i have the same engine, both are rear-wheel drive and built to be exploitable, yet fast and rewarding to drive. One is more muscular and more powerful than the other, but costs € 15.000 more.
Let's take a look at the data of these fantastic coupes together and see the differences under a magnifying glass.
In short
BMW M2 Performance
| engine | 6 cylinders in a row, turbo |
| bias | 2994 см |
| Potenza | 340 CV |
| couple | 500 Nm |
| price | 53.500 euro |
BMW M240i
| engine | 6 cylinders in a row, turbo |
| bias | 2994 см |
| Potenza | 411 CV |
| couple | 550 Nm |
| price | 67.100 euro |
dimensions
The BMW 2 Series, the tailor-made version of the 1 Series Coupe, is the starting point for both the M and M240i, but the dimensions vary slightly. The BMW M240i measures 445 cm long, 177 cm wide and 141 cm high.
On the other hand, the sibling BMW M2 Performance is significantly wider (185 cm), only 1 cm longer (446 cm) and is just as high or low due to the additional muscles.
Weight matters: the BMW M240i scores points. 1563 kg dry, While BMW M2 stop balancing arrow a 1625 kg but it also has a lot of power.
Trunk instead are identical for both: 390 liters.
Potenza
We get to the bottom of the applicants: engine... It's about the same 3,0-liter 6-cylinder turbobut with different characteristics. BMW M240i provides 340 CV power at 5500 rpm. 500 Nm of torque at 1520 rpm.
La BMW M2, instead he boasts 411 CV at 5230 rpm 550 Nm 2350 ipm
The M240i therefore has 1.000 rpm lower maximum torque than the M2, in favor of recovery and daily enjoyment, but it also has 50 Nm less and above all 70 hp. less, even if at higher rpm.
However, the weight-to-power ratio of the two is not very far: each M2 power HP is brought to 3,95 kg while the M240i has a ratio 4,59 kg per CV.
performance
Stopwatch in hand, both cars are very fast. The maximum speed is self-limited as for 250 km / h, but this is a shot from 0 to 100 km / h to impress.
BMW M2 removed from 0 to 100 km / h in 4,2 seconds, during the beating BMW M240i by 4 tenths (4,6 seconds).
