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BMW 230i

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Performance

0-62mph/top speed

5.9 seconds/155mph

Running costs

42.8mpg (official)

£84 fill-up

“The 230i’s greater performance is a better match for the chassis, without ever feeling excessive”

THE M240i isn’t the only way to go quickly in a new BMW 2 Series Coupé. Sitting just below it in the range is the 230i, and while lacking the M-badged car’s six-cylinder punch, it still boasts some impressive performance figures.

Under the bonnet’s muscular ‘power dome’ (as seen

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