The G87 M2 is here, and it's a car worthy of praise for several reasons, including a powerful 450HP and 550Nm of torque and an exclusively rear-wheel-drive powertrain. However, the most significant cause for celebration is the option of a good old-fashioned six-speed manual gearbox, which is especially significant considering this may be the last manual M car ever to be produced.
Ten to Fifteen years ago, a motoring publication making a song and dance of a manual gearbox in an M car would have been akin to the Michelin guide praising a restaurant for serving an after-dinner mint. These days, things are different. In the UK, aside from the new M2, the total number of M cars offered with anything other than an automatic gearbox is a grand total of zero.
In this video, John Marcar talks through the basics of the new car in support of a written article that can be found here:
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Written and presented by John Marcar
Filming and final edit by Luke Wilson
4 июл 2024
