2023 BMW 230i POV Driving Impressions! 

I love that BMW has an inexpensive sports coupe for the driving enthusiasts. I picked up my M2 a week ago and am beyond amazed how well these things handle! Even that 4-cylinder was no slotch on the roads.

Coming from a Miata to a 2022 M240i, I would say the +2022 BMW 2 Series has gone full Daily / GT like many other premium brands. M240i is an incredible machine, I love driving it, and while I can go around a corner faster than my Miata ever could, I cannot say the experience of driving the M240i is that of a traditional "sports car". Translating to this video: Sure, the 230i will out run and out handle any normal Miata, but the added weight, and longer wheel base of the +2022 version just shifts the 2 series that much more into the Daily / GT realm as compared to previous 2 series. However, the 230i is the closest thing that BMW has to offer to a true "sports car", and you can mod a 230i to perform similarly to the M240i while maintaining better weight, and weight distribution. But if I wanted more of a sports car feel, I'd go with the 2021 or older 2 series. Otherwise only cars like the Miata, GR86, base Supra, and 718 can give you that sports car experience.

I was just in a violent accident and my BMW 230i 2023 saved me. It’s a shame my dealer is trying to stick it to me for a new one. Trying to get into a CT5 350T twin turbo. Those Cadillac are insane..check them out their power band is incredible

Save money with the base at $40k! Absolutely perfect with thrilling performance without the M Sport Options.

I luv mine. Didn’t need the M which unrest drove. The power, turbo when it kicks in high omg it’s killer. The gas mileage is great and she drives like a BMW. Could not be happier with my car. So much fun. Three driving modes with three different set up, lane control which is spooky nice and what you expect from a sport car. Hit me up and let me know what questions you have …plus the heads up display sooo nice

such a good looking car!!

Very informative video

Beautiful car

6:25 peep the 340i accelerating 😊

i love the interior

Hope to see M340i touring the best car

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I like it! Not bad at all for no M sport. I would get it in red

The M-Sport is no longer available in the US for a 230i. You have to get an M240i now if you want that. The gloss black was also part of the M-Sport I think. No longer available.

How do you put the transmission in sport mode without a shift lever

Steering wheel looks different?

The Msport package is making the car worse unless you want to track the car or live in an area with no speed limits. I don't know about this market but in Europe the base wheels are 17in and look almost the same as these 18in in the video, but have cheaper tires that are less likely to get damaged and offer more comfort due to more rubber... They are also safer in the wet and in the dry you can slide easier at lower speeds to have some controllable fun during daily driving. Less fuel consumption and more acceleration too. Sadly the msport forces 18in wheels minimum here, and it also forces the sport suspension which lowers the ground clearence and makes the ride comfort even worse, for marginal benefits at very fast and steep cornering (which is not useful in public roads). The rest of the msport additions are just cosmetic or worthless (progressive steering is not useful at legal speeds, same with the msport brakes, if you really need those in a 230i, you should have your licence revoked). Personally i think the base car looks better and more elegant, especially in purple, the msport looks like an edgy teenager modded it. The only really useful msport addition on public roads, the limited slip differential, you can get as an isolated option for the 230i in most markets and is a must. So my advice for most people is ignore all the msport stuff except the LSD, if you can get it with the base 17 inch wheels, get them as they look really good, are cheaper, more comfortable and more eco friendly. Use the money on synthetic or real leather seats, atmosphering lighting, HK sound system, better lights, etc, things that are far more useful for the money. Thus you will get a really premium and elegant drivers cars at a good price.

Would the 230xdrive

"physical menu"? what's that supposed to mean? it's behind a touchscreen.

1:20 Wooh 😅

You speak so fast at specific points.... Certain groupings of words that you just fly through and make no sense.