BMW M2

- A six speed and one powerful letter. -

Be the bully. The BMW M2. The only one of the 2-series branch that does not fall under the Gran Divorce type. Short butt with ducktail, wide hips, all the power on the rear wheels that is provided by the iconic six-in-line. This time with two superchargers, which makes the Bavarian horses pedal extra hard. Sideways, that is.

Fortunately, after a rather 'steep learning curve' for BMW-M with the SMG gearboxes, the renewed M DCT came in the M2. The first in which we do not miss the manual gearshift! That in combination with the DSC system. A system that, as long as you do not make the steering angle too steep, guides you in making sideways excursions. Something that makes every garden-variety father look like Ken Block. If you dare.

The very lofty claim of 'best driving BMW ever made' is simply true. Yes, this drives even more fun than the 1M or E30 M3. Something we don't really see anymore in a time with Greta, Dyson three cylinders, resonance speakers for experience and other fakery. In the past, everything was better, except at BMW. There you drive a thoroughbred, but with Apple CarPlay and your GoPro app on the display, so that you can record those sub-8 minutes on the ring.

Ours? Yes. Extra nice. Equipped with almost all options. The important options (large multimedia screen, Apple Carplay and M-performance brakes) are simply present. She has been fully BMW dealer maintained and still has a year's BMW warranty (!). Rational also no more 'yes-but' with the wife, saves a lot of discussion and perhaps a short-term couch sleep.

A bientôt ?