Throttle House M240i xDrive Review

RotorOver · 03-15-2019, 07:48 PM

Pretty good review.

https://youtu.be/qOONH9H-09U

CP911 · 03-15-2019, 08:19 PM

These chaps are spot-on (except for thinking Long Beach Blue is the best BMW blue ever.. it's not by a long shot). Excellent review. Look at the friggin' smile on their faces! They literally can't stop. Says it all, doesn't it?

I will also add that I am quite surprised at how playful it looks in the corners, despite it being a xDrive model. You just can't go wrong with a 2-series in any flavor...although I'll always prefer mine with RWD and a 6-speed if given the choice.

Plynth2697 · 03-15-2019, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CP911

I will also add that I am quite surprised at how playful it looks in the corners, despite it being a xDrive model.

"Despite it being an xDrive," which seems to echo every other sentence from the reviewers. I'm an xDrive owner and will not be relegated to second class status, damn it!!

Joking aside, there are those of us--for their own reasons--do prefer the xDrive, not to devolve this into another RWD vs AWD thread...

Unicorn123 · 03-16-2019, 08:47 AM

Plynth et al,

Agreed, another thread on the merits of RWD v AWD is not needed. In my Unicorn world, a 6M RWD would be ideal, but I have a 8A AWD car for pragmatic reasons here in New England. The way I figure it (I learned this from my father) is it not what you drive, but how you drive that make the difference...

Plynth2697 · 03-16-2019, 11:00 AM

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The way I figure it (I learned this from my father) is it not what you drive, but how you drive that make the difference...

babaikram · 03-16-2019, 02:43 PM

Love the review too. I usually drive in Sport + mode without using the paddles. From this review I should be doing so for even more fun

Denk · 03-16-2019, 03:07 PM

If you like drifting and playing with the tail out, the x-drive isn't the way to go. But I found the x-drive to be awesome, the grip is amazing! I still got a kick in the ass, very rear drive biased on throttle and satisfying.

ArcticFormula · 03-16-2019, 09:58 PM

Another AWD fan here. Ordered my car in SoCal with the option, otherwise if not available, I would have bought a Golf R, or Mustang GT. I don’t want oversteer in my daily driver, four wheels spinning with the summer tires works for me.

BenDiem · 03-17-2019, 08:20 AM

^^^ this, esp for my DD in the Midwest...

Cheers/B

bmtespar · 03-17-2019, 10:43 AM

I had just posted the same review when I noticed op beat me to it. Mine is AWD which was not a must in my car search but I thought it couldn’t hurt at all driving it up the gravel road to our cabin in the mountains. It’s done great with no tires breaking traction even in tight turns. I do worry about that hard angled edge of the M bumper though. I’m terrified it is going to clip a large rock.

ifobd · 03-17-2019, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Denk

If you like drifting and playing with the tail out, the x-drive isn't the way to go. But I found the x-drive to be awesome, the grip is amazing! I still got a kick in the ass, very rear drive biased on throttle and satisfying.

Try VSC off mode to learn how much fun and how easy it is do get the xdrive to do huge real wheels drifts!

Gilles79 · 03-19-2019, 09:39 AM

I just noticed the smaller rear headrests (see at 10:22 in the video)- I would love those on my 2018 convertible. Mine are too big and can't be removed!

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CP911 Major 986 Rep 1,241 Posts Drives: '18 M240i 6-speed Coupe Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: NW Indiana iTrader: (0)	These chaps are spot-on (except for thinking Long Beach Blue is the best BMW blue ever.. it's not by a long shot). Excellent review. Look at the friggin' smile on their faces! They literally can't stop. Says it all, doesn't it? I will also add that I am quite surprised at how playful it looks in the corners, despite it being a xDrive model. You just can't go wrong with a 2-series in any flavor...although I'll always prefer mine with RWD and a 6-speed if given the choice. __________________ CP911
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Unicorn123 Second Lieutenant 187 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 2016 M235i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Hartford, CT iTrader: (0)	Plynth et al, Agreed, another thread on the merits of RWD v AWD is not needed. In my Unicorn world, a 6M RWD would be ideal, but I have a 8A AWD car for pragmatic reasons here in New England. The way I figure it (I learned this from my father) is it not what you drive, but how you drive that make the difference... __________________ Current Fleet, 16 F22 M235i xDrive, 15 Audi Q5 3.0 TDI (my Wife's), 07 E85 Z4M Roadster, 01 Toyota Tundra 2wd Long Bed Retired (a few of them...), 08 E60 550i 6M, 01 Audi S4, 70 Fiat 124, 88 E28 M5, 72 Datsun 510 2Dr, 73 TR6
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babaikram M6GCComp, Porsche Cayman S PDK, Peug 208 GT1 BPS 512 Rep 1,280 Posts Drives: . Join Date: May 2015 Location: England iTrader: (0)	Love the review too. I usually drive in Sport + mode without using the paddles. From this review I should be doing so for even more fun __________________ Acceleration is heavenly
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Denk Brigadier General 1006 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2021 X5M Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (2)	If you like drifting and playing with the tail out, the x-drive isn't the way to go. But I found the x-drive to be awesome, the grip is amazing! I still got a kick in the ass, very rear drive biased on throttle and satisfying.
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ArcticFormula Private 16 Rep 57 Posts Drives: 2019 - 240i X-Drive Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canyon Country, CA iTrader: (0)	Another AWD fan here. Ordered my car in SoCal with the option, otherwise if not available, I would have bought a Golf R, or Mustang GT. I don’t want oversteer in my daily driver, four wheels spinning with the summer tires works for me.
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BenDiem Private First Class 76 Rep 184 Posts Drives: '19 M240i xDrive Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: OH-10 iTrader: (0)	^^^ this, esp for my DD in the Midwest... Cheers/B __________________ Previous BMWs: '87 325is; '06 X3; '09 X3; '11 328i x-Drive; '12 R1200 RT; '13 128i; '13 X3 35i MSport Other/Current: '19 Porsche 991.2 TT; '21 Jeep Wrangler JL80A; ‘23 Lambo Huracan EVO RWD
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bmtespar Major 709 Rep 1,066 Posts Drives: 19 X3 30i, 18 230iX Vert Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta Ga iTrader: (0)	I had just posted the same review when I noticed op beat me to it. Mine is AWD which was not a must in my car search but I thought it couldn’t hurt at all driving it up the gravel road to our cabin in the mountains. It’s done great with no tires breaking traction even in tight turns. I do worry about that hard angled edge of the M bumper though. I’m terrified it is going to clip a large rock.
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Gilles79 Private First Class 87 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 2018 M240i cabrio, 2022 X5 40i Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0)	I just noticed the smaller rear headrests (see at 10:22 in the video)- I would love those on my 2018 convertible. Mine are too big and can't be removed!
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