BMW is one of the world’s most popular automobiles producing company. BMW’s perfect ‘real world’ car might well be the 218d Coupe. You receive the typical BMW coupes compactness, lightness and quick responses of a good BMW coupe although prices start at less than £25k and economy is probably rated at 62.8mpg.
That is quite a span of talents. Seriously if you are thinking about buying a new car then you must be going for an ideal package that will be a good looking car and is fun to drive, keep hold of its value well, is so economical you’d drive it just for the fun of it and which give you a kick to own. Then according to my opinion, the 218d looks the real deal.
Under the bonnet of this vehicle is a 2.0-litre diesel engine that is a detuned version of the 190bhp unit found in the 220d. In this guise you obtain 150bhp and 320Nm of torque which is really not at all bad. By contrast, a Volkswagen Golf GTI creates 350Nm so you are not too far off that sort of overtaking muscle.
The 218d is faster off the line than you will hope for a diesel too, getting to 62mph in only 8.4 seconds and running onto a top speed of over 130mph which clearly means that you will not find yourself rowing the thing along with the outside lane of the M1. These powerful BMW two-liter diesels might be brawny but they are definitely not the most refined engines in the world and they are quite vocal when you really open the taps.
Where the elegant 1 Series Coupe was a purposeful but somehow gawky-looking thing, the 2 Series is literally an altogether more cohesive piece of penmanship. The dimensions of this series’ cars are also a little more generous, by adding 72mm to the overall length, 26mm to the overall width and slicing 15mm off the overall height. Longer, wider and lower tends to equal sleeker.
The glasshouse is truly a lot more gracefully integrated into the fuselage. Actually the chassis is a modified and rather shorter version of the 3 Series’ underpinnings and it shares its front wings, bonnet and doors with the three-door 1-series. The front end of 218d coupe features a broader kidney grille and more forceful air intakes. Moving back you will find swept up side skirts, some deeply-surfaced flanks and really tight overhangs.
Inside, it is much as you will expect, with improved build quality and with more substantial plastics used throughout. BMW’s much better iDrive system features and now involves a higher definition 6.5 inch flat screen. Simple access to the rear and legroom once you are back there is a fine deal better than the 1 Series Coupe and shoulder width has also been upgraded. The boot is a beneficial 390-litre.
There are not too many cars from the side of major manufacturers that are actually so singular in their blend of talents that they have no direct opponents, but the BMW 218d coupe is one.
Go on. Name any other diesel, rear-wheel drive coupe that challenges head on? Perhaps this car’s only real rival comes from an internecine threat, the stylish 220d. THE 218d coupe seems very tempting and significantly more powerful model having an outstanding combination of tactility, muscular engine, elegance and cost-effectiveness and that’s what makes this car so appealing.
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