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Originally Posted by THEOS
Weird that they are calling it an "M car". Wouldn't really qualify it as a true M car like the M2 / M3 / etc.
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Well, that's a distinction that's made more by fora-dwellers like us than the general auto-buying public or even the automotive press. The fact that the M240 literally has an M in its name is really all that they probably meant. And that fact is, of course, undeniable.
One bone that I'd pick is their assertion of the "M240i undercutting the M2 by $8245." In fact the real-world difference is typically going to be at least $3000 more than that, as M2 buyers are paying full MSRP (if they're lucky) while M240 buyers can expect at least a few thousand off MSRP.
In any case, it sounds like the M240 is a strong candidate for C&D's 10 Best list, following the M235's achievement the last two years. It'll be interesting to see if they include the M2 on that list in a joint M240/M2 entry, or even a combined award for the entire 2-series 230/M240/M2. It's always kind of puzzled me that the 228i was omitted from the C&D 10, as it's not a fundamentally different car than the M235i (just less engine and less standard equipment).