BMW's M235i has earned the highest marks ever bestowed upon the German automaker's lineup from Consumer Reports, while also besting the Porsche 911 and Chevrolet Corvette in road tests whose results were recently released online.
Bloomberg reports the coupe earned a 98 out of 100 in its road test, falling one point short of the all-time leaders, the Tesla Model S and Lexus LS460L. The 911 and Corvette, packing more firepower with less comfort than the M235i, earned 95 and 92 out of 100 in their respective road tests.
Deputy editor Jon Linkov proclaimed the M235i a "dual-purpose car" that anyone "could drive to work every day of the week" without leaving the driver in pain, followed by a weekend at the track taking on the likes of the 911 and Corvette. He added that this particular BMW "has almost a direct lineage" to BMWs of the past that lived up to the marketing of "Ultimate Driving Machine."
Neither of the trio were recommended by the publication, however, as the BMW and the Corvette were too new for reliability reports, while the 911 has below average reliability according to those surveyed.
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