The BMW M235i Gran Coupé is a LIE!!! *Review*
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This is the new BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe! It’s basically a 1 Series hatchback with a cool new, swooping roofline, but there’s a lot of reasons to love it! Get it in its range-topping M235i version and you’ll have a coupe with 306hp and a 0-60mph time of below 5 seconds! Sounds good, but is it practical, nimble and fun enough to really bring the fight to the Audi A3 Saloon and Mercedes CLA? Join Mat now and find out for yourself!
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And where is the Audi cap which we sent to you? ;)
Hahaha how has no one else seen this
@@thedigitalmelon7326 I know right?!
😂😂😂
Woahhhh Audi can I have a car lol
Audi you are the best car company in the world... Can you bring me an R8 ;)
7:40 Well I wasn’t expecting that.
Same 😳
Same! Fancy seeing you here Walshy 😂
Caught me off guard 😂
me neither...ahahaha
😂😂
Matt, you're just getting better and better. I thought it was not possible, since it was already very good. We need more presenters like you. Awesome review and awesome car. Thanks mate.
I can't get my head around how clumsy and ungainly this car looks from the side. It certainly doesn't look like a BMW nor a coupé!
Looks like the Elantra
agree
All of these 4 door "coupes" look awful in profile. Most look like a dog curling one out.
@@jamesharmer4253 yeah, they butchered all the good ones, BMW 6-series GC is discontinued and replaced with 8-series GC which is too muscle car looking, and VW Passat CC got turned into Arteon which is now a hatch like Skoda Rapid or new Skoda Octavia
it looks fat
"The Germans never lie!"
*VW starts sweating*
True 😂
ZoneKill26 and Bosch, Audi, Mercedes, BMW, and maybe Porsche, too. I don’t know.
@@mfv119 Audi and Porsche are VW though
@@mfv119 I always thought Bosch was from Scandinavia way. Not sure why.
HAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
7:37 she did say “currently not available” sooo we are waiting BMW
The upgrade will be made to the exhaust you put it in and BMW will put you in heaven
M A nah nah nah the bmw assist comes out off the boot
Nah the isofix flip up covers.
he tried
Imma weedtuber imma need some subs
Out of all the channels that I ever watch this hands down has the most marketing. And yet it's not annoying at all. Good job on that guys!
Had the 228i X-Drive model as a rental. Car handled well and acceleration was good. Nice driving position.
What wasn't so good was the poor low speed downshifts, combined with the auto engine stop & hard seats, driving in traffic was annoying and crashy feeling.
7:40 OMG I was not expecting for that 😂
I was literly watching next to my mother
@@CheaterMega :D you cracked me up :D
“This function is not currently available”
Will it be in the future??!
yews
I think I can wait for that🤭
man if they add that function as a standard feature for the next model year, the current model year buyers will be pissed
@@pininfarina575 with over the air updates they should be able to get it too 😂
Liked the video straight after that one line :)
It was great to see the comparisons to the trunk or speed cluster from other cars in the same class and great humor, you had really laughing out loud at some point. Just a bit more dirty jokes than usually, but they were nice. Great review!
Awesome car and great review as always, when will we see it in a drag race?
2:01 Get ready for more of the *"Not as good as Mercedes"* comments from Mat.
*How the tables have turned*
Marvello Perdana still faster than CLA 🙃
Did you even watch the video? He literally said „the interior is not as flamboyant as in a Mercedes but the quality is better and it has the best interior of all cars in that class“. Lmao man...
Indeed
@@barretres But looks so much worse... especially the Front.. 🤮
*how the turntables
The most korean/japanese looking bmw ever!
whats wrong with Korea 😭
@@verystrongseju nothing's wrong with korea it's just that the 2 series is losing it's trademark BMW look.
@@verystrongseju Korean Spotted.
Play perfect games i am Korean and you’ve gotta problem?
Sadly it doesn't look like the new Mazda 3 which is a beautiful car. As BMW fan I'm depressed with the actual design strategy of the brand.
Was honestly gonna buy a different car but took one of these for a test drive and was surprised at how violent it is for what it looks like. But if you get the right options it looks less like a grandmas car and more like something that should be fast.
awesome little car, my last one was a 2000 B5 Audi s4 and this thing is fun to drive
Voice Assistant scene was a surprise! 😲 and then the "thats what she said" 😲😲👀 Matt seems like he's going through stuff
I had a BMW M235i 2015 and the ruvoice commands still existed and wasd much more amazing Than post 2019 shitty monitor screen which made things unnecessarily more worse and complicated. For example the circular know to control.the menu was arbitrarily changed in terms of direction whereby spinning the control wheel left moved the GPS map to the right for example be just 3-6 years ago it was not that stupid. Furthermore fan made concepts of the 235 couple looked million times better than the real one
*Comment* *section* :
10% car related
91% *Matt* catching us off guard at 7:40
91%+10%=101%
LT P0S3R lmao
@@Quvr Percents don't add up like that.
P read the original comment
Ya I didn't expect him to do that
To be honest it doesn't really look that "coupé" I don't know
It doesn't. It looks like a generic compact car. Actually, if they come out with a 'normal' 4 door 1 Series sedan, it won't look that different (and maybe even uglier). But I don't think they would do that because it's pretty obvious that the SEDAN is this one. It doesn't need a 1 Series 4 door.
it's a grandma coupe. looks like a saloon to me
Coupe is actually 2 door beauty, not 4 door, this is stupid. Cls is not coupe, 6 series gc is not coupe, gle coupe is not coupe and etc
It's not. It's grand coupe
Cuz it’s FWD and the car is to short yet too high up
Love the cheeky remarks
"Thats what she said"
Great Video.
1:28 ... Jawdropping, after the sketch, i burst into laugh =))
matt: the application is free why wouldn't you download it
Also matt : it's only for the UK
Everyone outside UK : *insert disappointed cricket fan meme*
BMW’s kidney grills are now known as nose grills.
it always reminds me of a pig nose, but you get used to it pretty quick
Or now known as the Kia Forte grille.
@@Ivan-np3ls I would have said gorilla myself.
KIA grill
Holy shit I agree with all written in this topic, KIA and Nlse grill. Shit it looks so bad in the front. What's up with the positioning of those headlights!?
"CAN I GET A BLOWJOB?" LMFAO
Legendary moment
I have a 2016 mercedes amg c63s and im considering getting this next as a cheaper alternative and more of a daily it looks so beautiful and the inside too, and the performance seems a reasonable change without sacrificing much on speed ☺️
Nice looking Hyundai Elantra you got over there!
Hey dont insult the Elantra like that! 😂
More like a Kia Rio LMFAO. The grill looks just like Kias
Doesn’t even look nothing close to an Elantra
But okay
Vikram Sridhar no
When I look at it it reminds me of like a Hyundai or in general a car of japanese design
These are mainly targeted at Chinese markets.
Recent Hyundai and Japanese designs look miles better. This looks like an old Hyundai
Well for the longest time Hyundai has copied BMW designs so...
Same with the new 1 series unfortunately
T-DavE definitely
Mat: I actually now prefer the infotainment system you now get on the Mercedes CLA
BMW I-drive: Am I now a joke to you?
Mbux was better anyways
no the idrive is the best
Excellent as always with Mat, its a joy and spot on in most cases. However, 9.9 lt per 100 k is more than decent fuel economy considering the 300+ horsepower and 4 wheel drive (4.4 sec to 100!!).
My US version has averaged over 36 MPG so far over about 2000 miles. Not bad at all
interesting. my e90 335i gets 10km per liter so pretty much the same? 3L twin turbo I6
@@ckodezpohio5944 don't forget VZ is also AWD. Apart from that consumption is also relevant to hp and weight, my VZ over the weekend with 3 people on a trip of 500 km had an average of 8.2 lt/100 km, as the car is still new I didn't go over 150 km/hour on highways , mostly around 120/130 and country roads where speed is from 50 to 100 and half of those km with clima on. Nevertheless, I didn't get this car to save on fuel, and I believe the same stands for all who have this car or wish to have it, otherwise I would have bought instead a Yaris Hybrid to drive around town.
@@pkaps5799 yup! tbh that's still Allgood! we don't buy 35i to save on gas, even though mine save more than the n/a 3ltrs. and I can imagine ur economy is like that bc it's pushing a 2Litre out of its economy purpose. still fun none the less
7:40, thought you'd never ask Matt, sending you address now.
🤣🤣🤣
That thing doesnt look like a BMW.
my sentiments, too. from the side I'd venture it's a Japanese or Korean design ...
It is absolutely hideous... look at those proportions! even worse than the 1st gen cla
Totally, they killed the 1 Series and 2 Series sedan, now the problem is, if they touch the 2 door 2-Series :(
It’s for people which cant buy a real bmw
BMW is not BMW anymore. I mean look at the E60, E46 or E39. And now look at the cars they call "BMW".
Im not sure who needs sacking first, the person who drew the design or the person who picked it to build.
The person who gave the idea of calling it a coupe.
Bought this car last month and I love it . Didn’t know a lot of people hate it tho Lol
Hey - enjoy your purchase...;o)
12:40 i swear being someone that speaks german made me die laughing on his ''german speaking english'' accent
Kaapoo das war einfach perfekt 😂
SAAARAN simply perfect...
Me too!! 😆
Me too
War schon gut
This grill is starting to look like Kia's tiger nose
Because new BMWs have connected kidney grills, and the vertical lines are gone. Kia's tiger nose grill looks better now.
You guys do know that KIAs grill was "inspired by" BMWs. So in other words, copied. The thing Asians do best.
@@betterbeavailable well, latest BMW models lost their signature side creases and look way too Japanese or Korean now, should I say BMW is copying others? Get over it.
@@waynewynnx7976 It doesn't bother me at all. It's you who need to get over with BMWs new design language.
@@betterbeavailable BMW's new designs some have nice and some hideous front/rear fascia but really bland side profile, especially the 3series that looks like some Lexus from 2010 and this 2series GC that looks so generic, much less interesting compared to the new Asian designs imo.
I’ll admit the rear can look odd from some angles. But I took a 220d M Sport home for a night and was amazed how much better it was to drive than my F22 M240i and F20 120d. Hopefully they’ll tidy up the back a little for the facelift.
7:40
Now I know why Mat used to like bmw idrive system so much
Remember when BMW used to make cool looking cars?
Looks like the 0-60 was downhill too!
Back in 2013 when all the cars were sexy
Well the M8 Gran Coupe is the most beautiful car ever!
i8 looks great, but if it had the V8 in M5 competition (mid engine layout) and delete the rear seats and use them as storage instead, it will be a one hell of a car. 😍
Yes. It was downhill
They still make beautiful cars, it's 2 series, it must be uglier to not to compete with higher class models.
BMW’s 1 and 2 series look way too cartoonish 🤦♂️
the kidney grills are hideous
BimmerTom if only that was the problem
@@toms_garage that is by far not the biggest problems. Its the proportions that make these new compact bmws so ugly, unappealing and looking like they crashed into a wall before delivery
@@toms_garage more like ballsack to me
When the new M3 comes out and looks like this...I'm buying a Audi
did u make the video in portugal ? love it
10:35 I wonder why BMW decided to use the 1 series(which is based on a Mini) as the basis for the 2 series Gran Coupe, when they could have just added two doors to the regular 2 series coupe and stretch the wheelbase for more interior space. It would definitely increase the fun factor of this car, with more power, rear wheel drive and an optional six speed manual transmission.
That would be very close car to the 3 series. They don't want to decrease sales of their best seller car.
Justifies MINI's overall production. In the end, the BMW's that are based off the MINIs are what's really keeping the MINI brand viable. And now, the new MINIs will be based off of what really were intended to BMWs now. Like the latest X1, that came out before the next Countryman.
@@fp5495 the mini brand is more than viable without bmw using a few of their chassis 😂
BMW is my favourite car brand, but what they've been doing to their design department lately is questionable. That thing is absolutely hideous.
Mynt im in the same boat
Agreed
Mynt I couldn’t agree more
I totally agree with you. I find its design overly complicated, and the grille is way too obnoxious.
In my opinion the e series had the best body styles like e9x e46 e6x e39 e82. I thought the f series was ok but just didn't have as good looks and weren't quite as subtle but then the g series...
This carwow vid had weirdly more dirty jokes then usually
Is there a problem lala
@POISON chill bro
Harsshil Lala its awesome lol
Thats because he is married now
POISON Dirty jokes has nothing to do with islam and we humans aren’t beasts either to talk the whole time about sex and/or dirty jokes. It’s was just annoying in this video because it was unnecessarily too much.
Best episode so far! Well done mat 😂
When Mat flashed the "concept" drawing and the real thing I cackled
12:40 as a german the german accent he immitated had me dying lol
Project Yasuo ja war gut
@@bernardelli1986 ja oder, war lustig
7:40 WOW, wasn’t expecting that😂👍
You are the most hilarious auto reviewer I've ever watched. 😂
This mas recorded in Portugal ahaha I know pretty well that motorway. Cheers mat!
thats one beutiful hyundai i30 fastback!
weekend Personally think the Hyndaui looks better lol
Tbh i find the i30 way better looking
Exactly, only hideous...
I30n looks far better. The rear of this is all weird and high while the front is just straight up fugly. Actually the side isn't great either. This car just looks shit
S G somehow reminds me of a suv coupe but BMW says SPORT COUPE
My favorite brand letting me down.
In BMW realm, this is grotesque.
Say thanks to the environment regulations
9.9 l/100km doesn't seem much eco friendly to me tbh...
@@cyberdemon6517 I doubt FWD is more environmentally friendly than RWD is...
@@codemy666 ikr
fwd worst wheel drive
@@codemy666 well the car is lighter and loses less energy due to friction etc so yes, technically, it is more environmentally friendly (or should be)
The 0-60 mph which you have done in 4.4 seconds is made in a not so favorable weather, Matt...I'm going to wait for that drag list tittle ''CLA vs A3 vs M2''. Can't wait to see there
11:24 love that "dance" :D :D
7:40 totally wasn't expecting that
7:41 as if Matt of all people said that 😂😂😂
Ben Haworth ikr!!
wtf!?
IKR!
"Story of my Life" 😂😂😂
I like it, currently have a Ford Mustang GT 2017, looking for sporty Gran Coupes/ Saloon, in September, I’ll have to keep an eye out for this
Hilarious video especially talking to bmw assist keep it up LOL
07:40 That escalated quickly. That really escalated fast
7:36 You really caught me off guard there 😂
Looking forward to see new corvette c8 2020 full review and drag race please 😍
Like the new editing style 👍
Matt
With all your innuendos, I suppose you’ll be sticking something else up the exhaust 😂👍🏻
4:50 the road is going downhill, no wonder 0-60 was so great
For a moment at 12:40 i thought that it was another person saying the quote. Turns out Mat is just legendary at changing accents. Damnnn.
haha. thanks for the vid. I'd like to see a vid of all 3 compared in the same vid. MK8 R, 2022 S3, 2022 M235i, and the benz. So all 4 compared
12:40😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂naaaa im deadd😂😂😂
7:40 I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT, MATT U LEGEND!!
I'm german. I'm angry now. Very angry.
No joke damn he did this so well .. exactly the same germans sounds like when they're really, really bad in speaking english. Embarrassing.. always asked myself just hoooow
I can't stop laughing at the German accent. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Very accurate
12:41 not sure why I’m laughing so hard😂
ze germahns, ze has departments to zthink of z’eze things, ja
Cause he sounded exactly like a ur stereo typical German accent ahah.
I'm laughing at reading every comment
Well done! Video was made in Portugal ;)
Love it! Best ultimate driving BMW yet!!!
8:49 “That’s what she said!” 😉
12:41 I want a whole review with Mat talking like that :D
Mat your heard the guy, make it happen!
Hi mat, it be great if you could continue the Liters per 100km
Welcome to Portugal Matt! ;)
Matt: that’s what she said
CZcams: demonetized
I love watching your videos Mat you always make my day better. Keep doing an awesome job. 👍🏻
Do a drag race including a Maserati Ghibli or à Levante these are incredible !
Hey Matt that’s an great thing ur doing I would like to know can we buy cars from india like importing
It looks like a Kia!? 🤔 🤷♂️
right
Yes it does 😁
Which is weird because Kia's usually look like German cars....
This is like the ultimate nod to Kia’s design team, although it doesn’t say much for bmw.
It's been designed by Kia
The front grill looks like a Kia's tiger grill
My guy that's because campanies are all coping each other now. They put of ideas. Lazy mother fckers 😂😂
Ex design chief from bmw now works for kia. That's why kia is starting to look like bmw.
Orange Potato and now bmw copy the copy that’s realy poor
0:06 I didn't know there is a saloon/sedan S3!
When will you test Polestar 2? Its a small 4-door notchback with lot of fun :)
The grill looks like KIA.
Edit: The side looks like KIA.
And the rear looks like an optima. Wow this is a disaster lol.
MY thoughts exactly. You remove BMW badge and replace it with KIA badge and VOILA! It's a kia.
I think Kia looks like BMW and not the opposite
Edit: its an undercover Kia Stinger
As a BMW fan, I'm super disappointed 😭😭😭
Ultra Saiyan Judy Hopps me too dude me too
@@onthefly7265 IKR? I'm on the floor crying about it! 😭😭😭
Ultra Saiyan Judy Hopps just wait for the new 4series it’s crazy ugly
@@onthefly7265 I can imagine! When I saw the 4 series concept, I threw up 😭😭😭
I'm also disappointed😖, I thought the 2 Gran Coupe would be a compact version of the 4 Gran Coupe with the practicability of a hatchback version. Now this car is useless for me.
1/2 series are effectively a BMW X2 only one that has been slightly lowered and is sitting on smaller wheels so it looks more like a small hatchback. That's why proportions are so awkward, got that tall SUV suspension forcing the front end to be incredibly bulky.
Test drove this car and fell in love with it. Blew everyones expectations out the water.
Lol what a joke
@@mattmasi303 expected from "BeamerView" xD
Is it only in the USA
@@mattmasi303starting to wonder if ppl commenting have even driven a car before
The rear end sits too high up. Kind of like 3 series GT
Exactly! Don't really like either...
it's really bad
Ultimate driving machine wouldn’t be FWD 🤔😤
It's bmw's xdrive 4wd system, hence the 4.4 to 60...but agreed, it should be rear drive!
kane Langston #750 I will re-phrase it then, an ultimate driving machine should have a north/south facing engine 🤷🏼♂️
In snow or gravel it´s not bad at all. Ban electronic handbrakes thou!
7:40 wasnt expecting that 😂😂😂😂
11:58 such dramatic scene 😂😂😂😂😂
Is everything ok at home, Matt? You need someone to talk to? Do we need to find you a lovely young lady?
or fine gentlemen?
@@romips9839 no sir, no. Matt doesn't strike us as the type. I could be wrong, but I highly doubt it.
Me: *watching CZcams*
*MOM ENTERS ROOM*
Matt: 7:41
I misread Matt as "Me" ROFL
Man you are so dead😂
😝😝😝😝 your dead
Matt can you make comparison vid about M235 with CLA45s and A3.
Please do a review on Amg A35
Your reviews are very informative and entertaining
BMW really wants me to look for a different favorite brand.
I couldn't agree more, they have been pushing us away for years.
Yeah now bmw doesn'd to too good with the design
Mercedes messed up the e series
And audi does verry good with theyr new design and cars
That's only my opinion
@Blob well everyone deserves a opinion bruh
The only bmw's that i like are the m2 m4 and z4 🤷♂️
for me, quite opposite. I respect the heck out of BMW, since they still care to make manual,rear-wheel cars that can hold up both track day and daily use, keep the electronic driving assistant at minimum on the high performance models, like M2, m3, m4. Audi and Benz don't make cars like those since long time ago. If you want a car that more than 4 cylinder, rear wheel drive, manual cars under $100k, BMW is the only brand you can choose. I mean, ONLY
@@karlxu782 BMW is slowly moving more towards their cars all having xDrive or the new 1 series with front wheel drive and imo the design is getting worse
9:10 "Pedras" ... 9:13 "Agua de Sao Martinho" ... You have been in Portugal :D
Please do a Volkswagen GTI vs BMW 228I F22
Or even better add more 4 cylinder 2.0L engine cars to the race like the WRX or the Honda accord ect. I would love to see that
11:50 Finally sorted your laces out 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😆 (only taken 3 years!)
Love the channel 😊💙
Where is the link to see Matt's premade best configuration of this car?
Volvo needs to get back into this segment..
Their mid 2000s attempt with an S40 was very impressive... Too bad there wasn't much of a demand at that time.. But with smaller city cars, either CUV or compact sedans now being more desirable, this segment is growing again.