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First review of BMW M235i Racing
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com There are some tl;dr highlights in the 2nd post. REVIEW: http://www.europeancarweb.com/firstl...g_first_drive/ Definitely go read the article for the photos and video, but here's the text: Quote:
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Some interesting bits:
Spirit and purpose They built this car for grassroots racing enthusiasts. Quote:
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Ugh. Even in a race car, it seems they can't get it quite right. Quote:
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The bodywork is an "overlay" job. Quote:
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That iDrive screen is going away. Quote:
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Nice find!
All in all, seems like it is a very capable car. I can't wait to see one in the flesh.
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02-07-2014, 05:07 PM | #4 |
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Good find! Makes me wonder if some of this tweaking will get to the m2!
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That's the idea, according to rumors posted here on Bimmerpost. BMW M is hoping to "learn some lessons" from the M235i Racing.
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Ohhh myyyyy that straight cut gear whine tho
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I stopped reading as soon as I saw it had an automatic gearbox.
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02-08-2014, 08:29 PM | #13 |
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Awesome.
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The music was mixed way too loud in the video. Kinda annoying.
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02-08-2014, 10:58 PM | #18 |
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What wheels are they using? Looks like apex ec-7.
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02-08-2014, 11:29 PM | #21 |
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O man does that thing look mean. Side note, why do car videos always need to play unnecessary techno music in the background. I watch the video to see and here the car, not listen to music.
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Reading responses it appears some here think this is a street car. This is not a street car and is not road legal. It is built for a class of racing where other auto makers are also building accessible, easy to drive race cars for the "gentleman racer". Astin Martin has a similar product.
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