Trims and Options We’d Choose
The 2-series presents us with the agony of choice. Each model is good in its own right. The 230i is the lower-key, more well-rounded sibling. It’s well executed, swift enough to keep most drivers happy, and, at a starting price of $34,145, less costly. The M240i is the hot rod of the family, always ready for action with eye-popping acceleration just a push of the throttle away, but it starts at $45,445. Pay your money and take your choice. A sweet-shifting manual transmission is a no-cost option in both trim levels, and all-wheel drive can replace rear-wheel drive for $2000 in either model. Making the 230i into a convertible adds $5000 to the sticker, and it costs an extra $4600 to do the same for the M240i. We’d go big with the M240i coupe, which comes standard with: