Autoblog drives the 2014 BMW M235i, the first M Performance vehicle to be offered in the US. … It is strange that the paddle-shift-equipped sport transmission, which in other markets is an option above the six-speed automatic and the regular eight-speed transmission, isn't more sporty when left to handle gearchanges. 2014 BMW M235i … That will be an option (the cars we drove weren't equipped with it). We were told …. The proportions on this car are still odd. …

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2014 BMW M235i First Drive – Autoblog