BMW M2

Here are the vehicles that could be affected by proposed tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese goods that Donald Trump pledged to institute when he assumes office.

For 2024, Porsche takes the top spot for premium brands as well as the overall crown, with Mini taking the honors among mass-market brands.

This year’s study is based on responses from 99,144 buyers and lessees of new model-year 2024 vehicles, and respondents were surveyed 90 days after acquiring their vehicles.

BMW’s cheapest and perhaps best M car, the M2, gets a little less cheap but slightly more powerful for the 2025 model year.

While the Gran Coupe still offers three different interior trims with ambient lighting, that’s one fewer choice than buyers had in 2023. And the high-performance M2 coupe will be available in two new colors later in the year.

A 2023 redesign brought a larger, heavier, and more powerful BMW M2, but thankfully it didn’t take away from its core appeal.

The 2023 BMW M2 isn’t a perfect sports car — is anything? — but it’s damn close. If BMW can figure out how to give it a better exhaust note and make the steering more communicative, it’d be even closer. Just don’t stare directly at it.

The list of new cars with manual transmissions skews mostly to affordable models and those that are more enthusiast-oriented, but there’s still a decent range of choices.

The 2023 BMW 2 Series received a major redesign for 2022, so the German luxury automaker is making only minor changes to the compact coupe for 2023.

The 2023 M2 gets a more powerful engine, track-oriented technology, a performance-optimized exterior and interior tweaks, and an optional eight-speed automatic transmission.