BMW M2 CS Vs Jaguar F-Type - Road and Track Review with Tiff Needell

The BMW M2 has been one of the most popular cars to come from the BMW M division for a while now. Appealing to the masses and in its short life we have already seen a number of iterations. Starting with the original M2 that is often referred to as the OG M2, shortly followed by the LCI which seen a fresher looking dash and other minor tweaks. Then we had the M2 Competition which was arguably a huge step up in many areas with the introduction of the S55 engine, seats, M driver modes etc and now to finish off the series, the new BMW M2 CS.

The BMW M2 CS comes in at a £73,000 (just over £80,000 as tested) which is quite a leap up from the M2 Competition, so what do you get for the extra money, and what is it competing against? The M2 CS holds the same S55 engine producing the same amount of torque, but the power is up from 410hp to 450hp. The car comes as standard with a carbon fibre roof, bonnet as well as a lovely front splitter and rear diffuser. Oh and then there is the lighter weight forged alloys! Also, for the first time on an M2 from the factory, electronically adjustable dampers have been fitted allowing you to choose between comfort, sport and sport plus settings. With this in mind the logical comparison we thought was the Cayman GT4, however being able to soften the suspension could it also compete against something a little less track and a little more GT?

Yes we decided to put it up against the new Jaguar F-Type P450. With their latest design, and their decision to drop the V6 variant from the range, they introduced the new P450. Essentially it has the same 5.0l V8 Supercharged engine as the P575, just de-tuned to, you guessed it, 450hp. The car as tested was just over £80,000 so already some similarities between the two. Although this is where it ended. The P450 is an 8 speed auto vs the Manual of the CS (DCT is available), and the P450 we had was specced as AWD but it is available in a RWD variant.

We decided to put both cars to the test on the road and track, check out the video to see how Paul and Tiff got on.

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[KenyaCars]

Tiff sliding a BMW M2 CS, beautiful 😭😭😭 I much prefer the older F-Types looks and mean V8 sound, it was glorious.

[EA]

James May was right: Tiff CAN have a casual chat while holding a car sideways!

[almaris]

Instant pleasure to see Tiff drifting on the track. He's going to do it until he's 100 years old and after :)

[DanielSadjadian]

Love the sound of the F-Type, raw old school growl 🔥

[LawrenceAbramoff]

Like if you are here for Tiff. Love this man and the original Top Gear boys! Can't stand others on YouTube who are just concerned with "Insta flexing" they possess no skill unlike Tiff who's a genuine F1 driver and not a paid driver either

[tepes]

M2 CS is a really special model!
RWD + MT and you can have fun all day long! Who's better to prove it than Tiff? 😁👍

[markchip]

I'd love to see a drift-off between Tiff and Chris Harris!
Anyone else??

[mikeyhbev]

M2CS driven by Tiff is just poetry in motion! I was lucky enough to experience his driving at Thruxton in an E92M3! 😃💪

[vicokeglmmortal]

😂 “smile for the camera” while drifting. Looking good there boss!!

[Kelveron]

Two lovely cars. It's expensive, but the M2 CS is a proper weapon and you can get four people in it too. Let's hope the next M2 stays RWD.

[blairhenderson]

The shots of Tiff drifting that M2 round those corners 🤤🤤🤤🤤 great video as always guys 👍👍

[MrWachira]

Seeing Tiff with a manual transmission and a round steering wheel
Luvee it 😍

[dankruvand]

Great review. Where I live in the US, BMWs are fairly common. I drive an F30, there are four more BMWs on my block, and they are often seen around town. Jaguar, particularly the F-Type, is very rare, even though my local dealer sells both brands. I believe it's down to pricing and service costs. It really stands out as a beautiful exotic car here. I love the looks of the coupe.

Still have a love of Jaguar I suppose. Back in the day, I owned a '67 XKE for a year or so. Sold it when I had to move for common but sad story I suppose.

[dhananjayringe]

Wow the fpv drone camera work, paired with tiff's drifts. Pure class. Appreciate the efforts very much.

[JurisKankalis]

More of the same old Tiff. What a blessing. No irony whatsoever. Seriously!

[BurtSampson]

Great channel. Glad I found you guys. Always glad to see Tiff driving and talking.

[LD-bvpm]

As an M4 CS owner I can confirm the steering wheel is too damned thick.

[EDGEDAZZA]

The world is ok if Tiff is still drifting. More Tiff drifts please!

[ziggyfreud]

Great vid guys - BMW will love Tiff's track work with the M2CS - Best advertisement they could get and the car deserves it

[ale_]

God... Watching Tiff sliding that m2 around the track is so exciting. I couldn't breathe while Tiff was drifting like only he can do.