Following recent leaked details about the brand new BMW M235i from South Africa, the high-performance 2-series has been revealed alongside its 2-series siblings.
As it stands, just the 2014 BMW 220i, 2014 BMW 220d and the BMW M235i have been released but the 2014 BMW M235i is obviously the car that has captured our attention. Pinned as a successor to the potent BMW M135i coupe, the BMW M235i features a twin-scroll turbocharged 3.0-liter in-line six-cylinder petrol engine producing an impressive 321 hp. As a result, when fitted with the standard six-speed manual transmission, the 2014 BMW M235i can hit 100 km/h in a brisk 5 seconds. However, that time falls to 4.8 second when optioned with the eight-speed automatic gearbox.
The new BMW 2-series coupe range as a whole replaces the 1-series coupe and incorporates all-new styling to help make it fit better in-line with the styling of the new 3-series and 4-series. All 2014 BMW 2-series models released thus far are 4432 mm in length, 1774 mm wide and 1418 mm higher. That means the car is 72 mm longer than the outgoing BMW 1-series coupe, 24 mm wider and 7 mm lower.
Returning to the 2014 BMW M235i, it tips the scales at 1455 kg which is actually 105 kg heavier than the base BMW 220i. Nevertheless, the car still achieves an impressive 34.9 mpg in the U.K. and delivers a potent 332 lb-ft of torque at just 1300 rpm.
Convertible versions of the BMW 2-series are expected to arrive in the second half of 2014. As it stands, the 2014 BMW M235i is the most potent 2-series available and will cost you back 34,250 pounds in the U.K.
