Starts at $48,300
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What's New for 2025?
The M235 Gran Coupe (note that BMW now omits the "i" after 235) technically gets a redesign for 2025, but it's a subtle one from the outside — we're still reminded of older Toyota Corollas when we look at it. The interior has undergone a revolution, however, highlighted by a new widescreen infotainment module housing two 10-inch displays for instrumentation and infotainment. Under the hood, the turbocharged four-cylinder engine carries over with broadly similar output numbers (312 horsepower this year vs. 302 hp last year), but note that the previous eight-speed automatic transmission has been swapped out for a dual-clutch seven-speed unit.
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2025 BMW M235 Gran Coupe
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MotorDonkey's proprietary vehicle data identifies every significant version of each model so that you can compare and decide. There's only one standalone version of the 2025 BMW M235 Gran Coupe, and here it is, along with our expert analysis and recommendations.
The all-wheel-drive M235 xDrive cranks up the power and cracks the 5.0-second 0-60 barrier, putting it in some pretty elite company, yet fuel economy should remain impressive, in typical BMW fashion. But at nearly $50k to start, it's also rather expensive for a subcompact sedan that's not exactly beautiful. We salute the M235's capabilities, but we can't imagine spending that kind of coin on a car that looks like this.
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