2014 BMW M235i: Around The Block

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2014 BMW M235i Specifications

Base price $44,025 (with destination)
Price as tested $50,675
Engine 3.0L I-6 turbo
Power 320 hp
Torque 330 lb-ft
Transmission 8-speed automatic
Drive Rear-wheel
Fuel economy 22/32 mpg (city/highway)
Marc Hamady
No. A real M car should at least come with a V8
John Engelman
NO!....and it's fugly!
hans wee
435 is not "cheaper".   if you spec a 435 with dynamic handling package,  m sport brakes,  m-sport package to make it the same as a base m235i has standard,  the price is $7500 more.  and you still have a 20hp deficit (which you can make up for with the mppk add on package which is... another $1500).
so potentially $9000 more for a barely larger car,  that weighs more.   no thanks.  m235i is actually quite a good value.
The M235 is an awesome drive.  I suspect that most of you negative posters have not driven one. All those suspension, steering and braking goodies can be added to the 228 by opting for the "Track Pack", a $1,600 option available with the 228 Msport or 228 Sport, or $2,200 if you are adding it to the base car. 
Ivan Stanojkovski
This one's mine from a video game.
Ivan Stanojkovski
Nah I like the 135i more.
Francis Jeigger Asarez
Chinese imitation version
Brian Belmont Ckd
Hot car love it
Derrick Mankaruse
Brian Boland
Pedro Peñafiel
You can answer that for yourself.
Derry Prakash
drift ad for this m235i awesome
Lukáš Gruny
Zach Folken
Absolutely is a M
Mattso Samsonite
Its a sum of parts car caught in //M purgatory like ZHP and M635CSi
Robert May
Craig Stishenko
No coolant temp boggles my mind. This car seems like it has M badging for sales purposes only.
Robert May
First off, there will most likely be an "M2". The M3/M4 running gear fits in the 2 series. There's no oil temperature gauge and no coolant temperature gauge. You'll find both of those in a real M car. The M235i also doesn't have the markings around the rev counter to tell you when you can redline it after the engine has been warmed up. A limited slip differential is a $2500 option. Why? This car is along the lines of Audi with its "S-Line"....vamped up regular models positioned lower than true S cars (and to a bigger extent RS cars, even though we don't get RS's here in America.) And lastly, the M235i wasn't developed by the M division.
Lee Klein
Seems so.
Lee Klein
Why not?
Robert May
No, it's not a real M car.
James Brooks
It gets my vote to the point of wanting one
Joshua Pinkston
Pete Fischer
Ross Mazin
id say it is
Cabrera Luis
There was an M535i in 1979 so the number on the rear doesn't matter. The addition of the turbos and the slushbox does.

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