[VMRWheels]

Nice, like to see more 228 specific reviews

[marcva]

Originally Posted by Alpine F31

Me too.

+1 I'll spend my time and money on Chris Harris.

[Ghetto2315]

The guy's name is Matt Farrah. He is also part of the DRIVE network that his buddy Chris Harris anchors. Unfortunately, this lackluster video is not one of Matt's best reviews. The stats are wrong and his claims of this "M228i" being close to the M4 is erroneous. Oh well.

[sonicgrounds]

Originally Posted by Double Bubble

I strongly believe he is too chubby to do the track time,
making the test invalid.
I like his review, but his look is way douche-baggy for me which makes me think twice about the comments he makes.

If you can so casually judge a man by his weight to the point of not listening to what he is saying, then you kinda come across douche-baggy yourself? : he's no Chris Harris and I think he smokes the ganja a lot, and not very organized, but as someone else mentioned, he gets the character of a car right most of the time.

[StealYourFace]

At any rate, the 228i m sport (why not m228i?) is the best 38k a car enthusiast can spend on a brand new car currently. It even manages to sound good in that video! Unfortunately they choose not to make a 4 door. I'd have one with a stick without a doubt in a four door. Like a modern day us e36 m/3/4.

[StealYourFace]

Meant to mention, Would love to see Joey Hand whip a stick shift 228i around laguna seca like the video we saw from the launch of the F30 a few years back. Besides being a pro, he is really enthusiastic and an asset to bmw and our community.

[chaswyck1]

That was my favorite part as he's reading the spec sheet driving with one hand at 100 mph. Priceless! But he did seem genuinely impressed and surprised by the car and that was right after driving an M4!

Originally Posted by uberspeed

He really does seem disorganized. I would've thought he'd make a short intro with how it's equipped instead of fishing for and reading it half-assed as he drove

[mfourn20]

Originally Posted by debdoub

I can't say it better :0)

Exactly. His one take videos are meant to be informal. I like it.

[Vector Pilot]

He gave a straight forward review, not as sophisticated as most, but informative. As for 228i M-Sport, excellent value for the price and worth a closer look.

[DarkstarZero]

Awww no! He turned off DSC!

The biggest flaw with all of the latest M-Sport variable suspension BMWs is that when you turn off DSC, the car reverts to comfort suspension settings. So you can put it in Sport+ then hold down the DSC off button, DSC turns off but suspension is put back into comfort mode. Then you put the car back into Sport+ and DSC is turned back on. You can't have both; DSC off and Sport suspension - that's reserved for the Infallible, Holy M cars... bunch of crap.

Anyway, the cornering performance would have felt better for him if he left it in Sport+ and DSC in dynamic mode. Still, accurate first impression.

[FunRevn]

Originally Posted by DarkstarZero

Awww no! He turned off DSC!

The biggest flaw with all of the latest M-Sport variable suspension BMWs is that when you turn off DSC, the car reverts to comfort suspension settings. So you can put it in Sport+ then hold down the DSC off button, DSC turns off but suspension is put back into comfort mode. Then you put the car back into Sport+ and DSC is turned back on. You can't have both; DSC off and Sport suspension - that's reserved for the Infallible, Holy M cars... bunch of crap.

Anyway, the cornering performance would have felt better for him if he left it in Sport+ and DSC in dynamic mode. Still, accurate first impression.

This used to be true. I recently drove a 2015 M235 at the dealer and sure enough it no longer shows comfort mode once you turn DSC off, it stays in sport. It could've just been a glitch in the system where it showed that it was in comfort mode but was actually still in sport and they finally fixed it. Or they just changed it to show sport mode to shut us up. I didn't feel a difference quite honestly. However throttle response is Still not as aggressive when you take DSC off.

[Schm]

Let's get a 128i Msport in sedan!! Down with fwd!

[snodgrass23]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure mine stays in sport when I turn off DSC. It's just a little confusing because the next time you press the mode button, it starts at comfort which makes it seem like that's where it currently is. Instead, I think with the DSC off you're basically in a custom mode, so it just defaults to comfort in the select screen.

[Fraggy]

I was originally going to get one of these, but the thing that got me was the size. We like to take road trips, and was concerned that for my wife and my Canon and luggage, and we needed a slightly bigger car. So I ended up with a 428. but this is the kind of video that can make you second-guess your choice.

[admranger]

I really didn't have a problem with him or the few, minor errors.

He told me a lot of useful info while driving really fast around a track. A track I'm very familiar with. He is not a bad driver considering he's making a video the whole time. That's a lot of information to process, for those that haven't done it...

Car sounded nice and seemed to be plenty quick.

LOL at the Scion with the sticky tires. That chassis with a legit motor would be a lot of fun.

[MG 228i]

Active Sound!

[crqflier]

Originally Posted by Fraggy

I was originally going to get one of these, but the thing that got me was the size. We like to take road trips, and was concerned that for my wife and my Canon and luggage, and we needed a slightly bigger car. So I ended up with a 428. but this is the kind of video that can make you second-guess your choice.

Long time. You finally bail on your SG e90 for the 428?

[DarkstarZero]

Originally Posted by FunRevn

This used to be true. I recently drove a 2015 M235 at the dealer and sure enough it no longer shows comfort mode once you turn DSC off, it stays in sport. It could've just been a glitch in the system where it showed that it was in comfort mode but was actually still in sport and they finally fixed it. Or they just changed it to show sport mode to shut us up. I didn't feel a difference quite honestly. However throttle response is Still not as aggressive when you take DSC off.

If this is true, I need to get a software update on my 328 M-sport! It was obvious on the track, the suspension goes soft when DSC is turned off. This is on a 2014. I was very vocal on my complaints to BMW. Driving in Sport+ with dynamic traction control caused the brakes on the rear inside wheel to become over worked, destroying the pad after one day on the track.

Clearly the M-Sport cars didn't go through M devision testing.

[Fugly M3]

Originally Posted by uberspeed

228i with the M-sport package, he refers to it in a funny way at the beginning, it's not a M228. At the end he says it's the M-sport package when looking at the sticker, no other details unfortunately, I was wondering if it had the Track Pack. Thanks for sharing, every time I see a 228i video it makes me want to trade out of my 328i that much more dangit...

Originally Posted by DCastaneda

Pretty sure he did say it had the track package.

Originally Posted by DCastaneda

I think he calls it the dynamic handling package and says the msrp on the car is 38k with just that and M-Sport package. It's in the last several seconds of the video.

Note he said $1000 for DHP...probably a 2014 car with the DHP (steering and suspension) and no track pack...so no big brakes or PSS tires

[tccox]

And at 1.08 he states it's a manual transmission

[CaliBlu2]

Originally Posted by Year's_End

I love his opinions regardless of the trivial mishaps he stumbles upon.

The last thing I can give a shit about is him mispronouncing some marketing nomenclature or getting a number slightly off. He's very blunt with what matters when it comes to driving a car or relating it to the marketplace.

+1. Exactly

[timsev]

Originally Posted by Year's_End

I love his opinions regardless of the trivial mishaps he stumbles upon.

The last thing I can give a shit about is him mispronouncing some marketing nomenclature or getting a number slightly off. He's very blunt with what matters when it comes to driving a car or relating it to the marketplace.

Some of his previous videos that he's made about driving and car detailing really bothered me because he was giving out really bad information and sometimes just made up nonsense. It shows me that he doesn't take the time to research and verify his information before putting it out to the masses, which is why the mistakes in this video don't surprise me.