So the M35i xDrive is tough, starts spontaneously, sounds outside via the flap exhaust, but is annoying with its excessive harshness. It literally hops over bad roads and passes on shocks to the steering, which is quite callous by BMW standards. But the Torsen lock helps to put the power on the road. And there’s a lot of it: the turbo four-cylinder produces 300 hp from its two liters, plus 400 Nm from 2000 rpm (50 Nm less than its predecessor). Standard sprint: 5.4 seconds, top speed: 250 km/h. Shifting is done via a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, which sometimes seems surprisingly helpless.
That’s the hardness! – BMW X2/iX2: Much more character – a bit too much?
