Manual BMW M2 Competition - Should You Get the DCT Instead? (POV Drive Binaural Audio)

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@justincatalano2408 3 жыл бұрын

Best point i've heard made on daily driving a manual. The skill needs to be kept current. Driving a manual once a week for a couple hours on backroads vs every day in real world traffic....no comparison in terms of driving skill and finesse required. People have it backwards...should be manuals for daily driving; DCTs and autos for absolute acceleration and fast shifts on the track. Daily drive your manual cars!

@TedwardDrives 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! It’s like playing the guitar every day vs playing two or three times per month. The every day player will be better even if both are good enough to get the job done haha

@swishchee 2 жыл бұрын

One exception I'd make is if you're commuting in heavy stop and go traffic that's much slower than your car's idle speed. I've driven manual only while commuting in heavy traffic for 15 years. I didn't think it was so bad until I got a vehicle that doesn't need to do that. It is SO much better in stop and go traffic. Going back to manual in those conditions felt absolutely terrible, particularly if you just got an intense run done and your feet are sore. Using those sore /exhausted muscles having to feather the gas and clutch is definitely not fun, and I've had muscles spaz out from that. The technique feels as natural as ever. I never have problems switching. But I've quickly realized just how needlessly inconvenient it is to go at a snail's pace for an hour.

@revengeof1307 7 ай бұрын

@@swishcheeyou just have to be more patient in stop traffic

@kickbuttowskii 3 жыл бұрын

This isn't an m2 comp. This is the M3 This is the spiritual successor of e46

@Basih 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more.

@davidrubin2612 3 жыл бұрын

wrong

@quarthmeat1884 3 жыл бұрын

Nah fam I'm pretty sure that's an m2.

@theorangetriangle7316 3 жыл бұрын

well put, ive seen nothing but good things said about the M2

@blitzy3244 3 жыл бұрын

@@quarthmeat1884 his point being is that the M3s have grown so large they are practically the size of old 5 series now and lost their sporty appeal. not sure how this is so hard to understand for you dummies

@alexjacobson3043 3 жыл бұрын

"When you have a really communicative rack, it means you're getting sensory overload" :)

@robi4387 3 жыл бұрын

And who doesn't like a good rack, right!

@kylereyes7320 3 жыл бұрын

The U-Haul driver knew how to respect the drive 👍

@MarcosScheeren 3 жыл бұрын

1M and M2 to me, defeats the sense of the bigger ones, not to mention a Manual, such a throwback to the old 3 series.

@Kyzox2000 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, big cars are not meant to be fast

@ElliWoelfin 3 жыл бұрын

Big cars are great when fast.

@RossTheLoss 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kyzox2000 m4 is fine

@guenthersteiner8163 3 жыл бұрын

@@RossTheLoss M4 is hideous

@aaronfreeman3890 3 жыл бұрын

@@Kyzox2000 love my m4 to pieces but theres no denying the m2 is the true successor to the m3, not the m4. m4 is like half gt car, half racecar imo

@TheRecon4 3 жыл бұрын

Pressing the traction control button once gives you MDM, twice or long press is fully off. You can also make your own mode with MDM turned on for the M1 and M2 buttons on the steering wheel. You nailed it with the compromise of the M2, but how that’s part of the charm. It’s one of the best in its class when it comes to being sporty and livable every day.

@gregporch8451 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect timing, my sunset orange manual M2C is only a few weeks away from getting here !

@AA-dh8lm 3 жыл бұрын

Can you get me one too 😂

@sebazk8463 3 жыл бұрын

what a beauty

@vandecar15 3 жыл бұрын

Good on ya for getting the six-speed, sir!

@Lambullghini 3 жыл бұрын

Please upload a video on your channel when you get It :D That sounds like a really cool color

@Krypton0ne 3 жыл бұрын

I have owned a M2C since last year, just as this one, and I am in love. You will love it. It have made the pandemic a little better for me.

@kimchee411 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the comments on daily drivability and how BMW works that balance. This is not meant to be a dedicated sports car and shouldn't be evaluated as such. Too many reviewers focus only on how it can whip around a backroad but not what it's like to live with.

@nessuno5403 3 жыл бұрын

... and that rear seat is quite usable unless you're over 6ft

@amcheung10 3 жыл бұрын

Almost a year and a half with my 20 M2c manual and I love it more and more everyday. I have intakes, charge pipes, shifter bushing, a midpipe and bilstein pss10 coilovers on stock tune still and it's just a dream. Recently went to Buttonwillow Raceway with it and it really made me appreciate and realize how capable this car really is. It also is my daily driver and I just hit 21k miles on it.

@defyyourlogic487 7 күн бұрын

Too bad you have to hear farts every second you drive it. Terrible.

@petarkos9973 3 жыл бұрын

2:07 idk why but instantly i thought of the moment when my dad used to take me to the local empty parking lot to teach me how to drive.

@szpecunio 3 жыл бұрын

Cool. How old were you then?

@pedafromdagutter1782 3 жыл бұрын

@@szpecunio i’m not him but my dad taught me stick when i was 15 inna parking lot i’m 17 now

@petarkos9973 3 жыл бұрын

@@szpecunio i was 14 when i first drove a car, now i'm 18.

@szpecunio 3 жыл бұрын

@@petarkos9973 I first learned to drive stick at the age of 13 but you can only get your drivers license when youre 18 yo where I live. Now Im 16 and Im so jealous of all the US states where 16 is the minimum age for one :(

@danielf5433 3 жыл бұрын

Can totally relate! Remember it like it was yesterday. First day in a new school, 5th class, 11 years old. Dad picked me up and at a empty parking lot he told me to switch seats. Could barely look over the steering wheel and stalled three times in a row. The rush I felt shifting from 1st to 2nd gear without any throttle... Thought I was a F1 driver😂😂😂 good times.

@Roy_xp 3 жыл бұрын

Best notification ever, a tedward video, and it is on one of my favourite cars!

@sugna123 3 жыл бұрын

Been looking forward to you doing a video of this car! Certainly did not disappoint, keep up the awesome content!

@danieleregoli812 3 жыл бұрын

Beauuuuutiful video - as always! ...love your drives on those wide, empty, perfect US roads!! I am sooo envious mate!

@TheMystro1971 3 жыл бұрын

I tested both manual and DCT M2C. After driving manual in ALL my 911's over the last 30 years, I decided the DCT was the way to go for my M2 Comp purchase. Love it. Absolutely lightning fast shifts and the DCT will not be around much longer so it was a no brainer for me. I club raced 911's and am a excellent manual driver but I couldnt come close to the speed of the DCT.

@veaseyrb 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I'm watching this before I take delivery of my M2C (6MT) tomorrow at the Performance Center...as if I couldn't be any more excited!

@andrewvaillant6365 3 жыл бұрын

Everytime I see a cool car pass by in the 495 area, I ask myself "maybe that was Tedward" haha

@veaseyrb 2 жыл бұрын

I've had this car for a year now, and daily drive it. Just hit 10k miles last month. Took it to the track (Carolina Motorsports Park) for the first time last week completely stock, minus a DOT4 brake fluid flush a few days prior. This car is a riot! You mention the brakes a lot in this review, and for good reason...they are incredible, and held up all day through five 20-minute sessions. Power delivery is excellent. You do feel the weight of the car, but it's such a great all-around package that it doesn't matter. And at the end of the day, I had a comfortable 2.5 hour drive back home. The M2C isn't necessarily perfect at anything, but it is great at a lot of things-- and that's what makes it a fantastic car.

@Tai74411 3 жыл бұрын

Let's goo a Tedward video😀!

@legacy7585 3 жыл бұрын

It’s nice waking up to this thanks broski 💯😁

@MrNoppe100 3 жыл бұрын

Tedward video completes the day!😃

@SM-1010 3 жыл бұрын

This doesn't have to be the fastest, it is fast enough. I am a Mercedes fan and I fell in love. What a fun little car.

@BrakRulesAll 3 жыл бұрын

This is the *exact* spec I have on the boat right now - other than the blue stitching, mine will be orange. Everything else including the CF bits at the rear are identical. Thanks for the preview.

@SsTR-th2wv 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yes I was waiting for someone to do a good manual POV review

@yeah700 3 жыл бұрын

My dream car with my favorite reviewer.

@declanfrahm7851 3 жыл бұрын

Havnt been on youtube in 2 weeks and mans been out here making heaps of vids, time to spend an hour watching it all

@saucyp123 3 жыл бұрын

My friend has one of these with a manual as well! It was a special moment when he first tossed me the keys. Crazy how approachable it is given the performance

@thestunyz9566 3 жыл бұрын

This car is on my dream list. Thanks for letting me experience it :)

@visekual6248 3 жыл бұрын

Quick response, if you only care about speed, DCT, if you care about experience, fun and want to have a greater connection to the car, manual.

@TheDarkhorse228 3 жыл бұрын

Hot take

@mathieuburns6570 3 жыл бұрын

For me the DCT allows it to be a great let daily driver. I live in Sydney Australia and the traffic is shocking. I agree manual is more engaging but for me the DCT gives me a fair bit of fun and involvement but makes it easier for the day to day

@michaelschwab9563 3 жыл бұрын

THIS ☝🏻

@marcozuniga1186 3 жыл бұрын

Dude last week I was searching so much about manual m2cs and I searched up your channel if you might’ve reviewed it and I only saw the old m2 one which I had seen already wow this is crazy

@armo562 3 жыл бұрын

Its always funny watching a video when the same car is sitting in my driveway lol. I love my M2C with DCT. Sunset orange metallic. Gonna go for a drive!

@xenonuchiha6621 3 жыл бұрын

Love the content!

@devlimbani 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, seems like you don't read the comments anymore but still, and I've said this before many times and will continue to do so, THANK YOU for getting me out if the "mess" I was in. THANK YOU

@TedwardDrives 3 жыл бұрын

I read every comment lol. Video went live while I was driving a new gt500. I’m really glad the videos help you through crummy times. They help me too and so do these comments

@devlimbani 3 жыл бұрын

@@TedwardDrives Thanks a lot man, keep these therapies going👍👍👍

@pascutia 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice surprise!! I love this car too!

@neptunefly36 3 жыл бұрын

M2 manual for the vid? Man this vid is gonna be great. 💪👍

@realosher1484 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@Tonyk24 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh I've been waiting for this review

@nap.9050 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO!! I LOVE ALL OF THEM

@TedwardDrives 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@maddihudson8982 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet drive, man.

@MS-mr4zm Жыл бұрын

This is one of my top candidates for a 3rd car that would serve as a DD, I have a truck that I use as a DD now & a crazy modded C5Z vette - I want something w/ decent mpg, reliable, different, manual- this fits the bill.

@timothybracken1728 2 жыл бұрын

I love how it still has the manual e brake and not an electronic one

@kevinmorelikekevout3639 3 жыл бұрын

M2 one of my favorite cars they’re so nice

@dylanw890 3 жыл бұрын

Wow you have exceptional timing because I got a notification just as I was looking into the new G42 2 series that is coming out 😂

@ilts959 3 жыл бұрын

@@nessuno5403 Damn, is it confirmed it'll only have the auto? Been eyeing the G42 M240i as my next car and was holding out hope for a manual.

@nessuno5403 3 жыл бұрын

@@ilts959 hey, sorry, I deleted my message! The G42 is coming and it will be on a rear wheel drive chassis (therefore not like the F40). I made a mistake in saying it will only be built in Germany... I meant, G22 is likely going to be built in Mexico. The G87 (M2) will have a detuned S58 and it should come with a manual like the G82 does or otherwise a ZF (no more DCT). Don't know about the G22 with the B58, but if you look at Z4 and Supra, they are ZF automatics only now. Good luck!

@tobynice5836 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching these like I’m about to go out and buy one and then go outside and jump in my £2000 mx5

@Wrpancamo02 2 жыл бұрын

My brother can’t shift too well in my 335. He’s not used to such a assisted clutch or gentle shifter lol. Definitely took some getting used to

@bradenlohmar3903 3 жыл бұрын

this car looks like a blast... and yea i love manuals and bmws and will only buy bmws with three pedals but they never have a clean 1nd-2nd shift..they prefer a fast 3-4 shift i guess cause theyre meant for an autobahn. Either way great vid man love your content

@frozenpete788 3 жыл бұрын

A good 1-2 shift is one you wait a little bit. You learn to be patient but when it happens it's even better. For sure it's nos lightning fast, but when you match the full power on both gears, and perfect rev match shifting, man it's so good 👍

@HexaSquirrel 3 жыл бұрын

Happy birthday, Tom!

@TedwardDrives 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You!!!

@ma-scalia8629 3 жыл бұрын

I daily an e30 325ix and I got the chance to drive a non M modern bimmer, idk how different the shifting feels but it just feels so artificial compared to the older cars. So even though I’m usually a die hard manual driver, I might be swayed to get the dct

@Persson-M 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see a video of you trying the Porsche 718 Cayman GTS 4.0!

@hadytarabay 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to ask you if you consider replacing your M3 with this in the future.... and I got the answer automatically at the end.... Glad I didn’t skip it😅

@leemiks 3 жыл бұрын

happy birthday teward!

@TedwardDrives 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike!

@kimemaru7650 3 жыл бұрын

Ayyyy Tedward reviewing my ride

@AdelJeffreyJeffreysAuto 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tedward fan here!! Your pov inspired me to do my own and im new to it. Which setting should i use on my hero8 black? I couldnt even get the crisp footage like yours even though i did the setting you recomended 1440p @60fps ,Hypersmooth ON, Shutter Auto. What wrong i did here?

@johnpearson492 3 жыл бұрын

I've wondered how this car compared between my e39 M5 and e36 M3. It appears to be sized closer to the E36 but the weight, power and sound are definitely closer to the e39. Probably good fun. In the end of the day, the e36 is the more satisfying and fun car to drive, the power of the M5 made it a bit boring as it got to ultra legal speeds way too quickly.

@noctxrnyl8240 3 жыл бұрын

I hav a 6mt m2c and the clunky shifts are due to rev match, they try to rev match up shifts so turn off traction and bam, great feeling transmission

@pascutia 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it seems like the 1-2 shift is annoying on modern BMWs. Hard to get it smooth. Also, my family's manual F30 328i revs relatively high at 80 mph. Still gets 35 mpg at that speed. And, because the revs are high, it just takes off at that speed.

@julioprado7676 3 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful thing

@casual62 3 жыл бұрын

What a beauty

@MatthewGaither 3 жыл бұрын

I miss my manual daily also, Tedward! That being said, I think my next manual car will be just a fun/sports car and I'll keep something comfortable and automatic for my commute. I'm not as young as I used to be! 😁

@rembo183 3 жыл бұрын

MX-5 Miata manual as a fun car. Automatic Mustang GT as daily? Or vice versa?

@2Z608 3 жыл бұрын

When he said E39 down, I felt that. lol

@youthinasia114 3 жыл бұрын

I own this car in the same color as well and I can honestly say the shifter feels “rubbery” so I threw a short shifter Reducing the throw 40% and the H gate feels perfect. If you want to squeeze out performance and tenth of seconds DONOT get a manual car. If you want to have fun in a already stiff car and have a flex, then go manual.

@koolkev75 3 жыл бұрын

You. Can’t go wrong either way 💥💥💥💥💥

@MehmetArslan-cc3zo 3 жыл бұрын

You should def drive that GL63 Amg in the front of the yard

@ND-yp3sk 3 жыл бұрын

That was a dicey moment at 13:13. Shifting, probably looking for traffic and headed towards the curb.

@TedwardDrives 3 жыл бұрын

Not dicey at all and Nowhere near the curb. Just tracking out toward the fog line like you would. Shifting should not impact the direction you’re pointing 😂

@nouraalkhlidy8583 3 жыл бұрын

Please make video manual vs dct rolling race I never saw it before

@tonymcflattie2450 3 жыл бұрын

I like to hit that 1 - 2 so hard though! Never got on with the manual in the m2 and m235i

@lvkas595 3 жыл бұрын

Missing the M stiching on the shiftknob but its a really nice Car

@voremed 3 жыл бұрын

13:12 made my day

@JOHNNYGIX Жыл бұрын

I’ve owned 2 GTR’s (R35) and a 2018 M2. Although the GTR is heavier, it cornered WAY better than the M2 and layed super flat in hard corners. Was scary when pushing it because it was hard to know the limit of the tires. The M2 (manual) I found was geared a bit too low, not a great highway car. But, really fun to drive in the city

@adr3510 7 ай бұрын

So for Europe it’s perfect 👍🏼

@NEMotoGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Haha goes to touch batt terminal “WHOOP” 😂...definitely would consider this in a M/T for a fun weekend toy.

@BrianJohnson-kh7mg 3 жыл бұрын

Is the clutch delay valve for inexperienced manual drivers? Does it make shifting easier? If so why does it make it jerky?

@carolyngaulin8297 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing I been using my stepbrother s Subaru Outback trying to start paying off my student loans but still have more to learn I work at Pfizer I going to University of Lowell Going for my degree for chemical engineering it's been taking most of all my time ! I enjoy your channel very much !

@stevelubbe7235 2 жыл бұрын

Tell us more about yourself. Where did you go to highschool, what do you plan to wear each day for the next year, what did you get for Christmas…

@bbbt8090 3 жыл бұрын

If this was my second car and I tracked it then I would want the manual but I prefer the dct for traffic

@juliensuter7777 3 жыл бұрын

Manual 💪🏻

@vinz3160 3 жыл бұрын

The MDM Mode you asked for should be activated by pressing the traction off Button once. It could be named DTC though

@nessuno5403 3 жыл бұрын

It is MDM

@bryancraddock94 3 жыл бұрын

"It's a nice box, just a little rubbery"

@Eapp1480 3 жыл бұрын

Ayeooooo 😅

@jpadicecoffee9812 2 жыл бұрын

still coming back to this video. Is this the replacement for the E46 m3; do we know by now if has the subframe issue and any other issues unique to it?

@yes8032 3 жыл бұрын

Best new bmw coupe imo

@chokobodoe992 3 жыл бұрын

do you prefer the non comp or this one? thx for the video !

@grayantihero6059 3 жыл бұрын

I think I saw you pass by me in my e92 on pleasant st in h20 like 15 mins ago lol

@TedwardDrives 3 жыл бұрын

Haha that was me

@ahkeen 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man this sold quick

@DougMacRay 2 жыл бұрын

Bear with me but what does the evaluator mean by “Auto rev matching in the down shift?” I hear that terminology from time-to-time with manual transmission vehicles and some ultra-premium sports cars but I don’t understand what is means, why is it advantageous to have and is it something the driver does as he shifts, or does the car have this feature built into its technology? Thanks for your time and cheers from Boston

@danieleregoli812 3 жыл бұрын

Agree with you - as a Cayman driver I fully agree that Porsche 'does not allow' the Cayman to be as fast as the 911....they only allow it to be "easier", which suits me just fine tbh....

@lampali 3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! A MANUAL!!!!! Please, buy these new!!

@Rudolphe_ 3 жыл бұрын

Autobahn USA ftw.

@oniondude6991 3 жыл бұрын

I love those wheels

@nessuno5403 3 жыл бұрын

Hell to keep clean! There is a Jet Black option (for a titanium finish), same design but better finish instead of chrome.

@DJDUNLOP1 4 ай бұрын

I was hoping for some comparison with the older M2, have you got any comments on the differences between the two? Thanks 👍

@grantmarks7429 3 жыл бұрын

Loving your videos man. One thing I would recommend you do when you do these car reviews is something like a general scoring or something similar to Doug Demuro’s DougScore so the viewer can get an objective number/rating. We watch for your personality so it would really increase my attention while watching to wonder what your scoring will be at the end. Keep up the great work!

@TedwardDrives 3 жыл бұрын

Scoring is too subjective and relative. Cars can stand on their own and provide an experience without having to stack up against another vehicle. If I drove 3 Mclaren’s in a week followed by a sonata it doesn’t seem fair to score the Hyundai 😂. If I’ve done my job right you can assign your own value and score to the driving experience

@grantmarks7429 3 жыл бұрын

@@TedwardDrives Right, but that’s the point. You’re reviewing cars with your personality. As far as I know you aren’t a professional car reviewer, we watch for your personality and input. That’s why I think that maybe scoring cars in separate categories would be the move. I know it would keep me more interested, and your videos would then generate more attention because they would be scored comparisons of cars in their own class. All from your perspective, of course. Just an idea

@nessuno5403 3 жыл бұрын

@@TedwardDrives agreed, no need for a scoring system

@alecmosley9248 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think you’ll get ahold of a first generation NSX sometime?

@gregglasscock7470 2 жыл бұрын

You were driving by my old place in Warrenton?

@rembo183 3 жыл бұрын

What about a 2021 manual Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0 instead of this as daily? Have you driven or tested one yet?

@bfielder9097 3 жыл бұрын

Idk, I've always heard there's always so much more at Lover's Lane.

@Slowcarfastbeans 2 жыл бұрын

This car definitely ate the chocolate cake .

@freemaysin5088 3 жыл бұрын

drives a working BMW, see's a broken down BMW. Ahhh...... full circle.

@SephisJolly 3 жыл бұрын

Yo I saw my city of Lowell 11:08 👌🏼😂

@cschillo89 2 жыл бұрын

At 3:36 you say „clutch delay valves make for clunky shifts“ what does that mean? I’m not native English speaking but want to know that because i have problems with smooth up shifts from time to time in my bmw m3 or Mercedes A200

@moh3701 2 жыл бұрын

Please test drive the Audi A3/S3 saloon manual

@Djevan41598 3 жыл бұрын

It reminds me of the E46 M3

@wh00t14 9 ай бұрын

Is it possible to change the transmission to a better one ? One as good as the civic type r ? I don't know much about mechanic to know if it's possible or if even if a better transmission kit exists for this car.