BMW M235i gets 98/100 points in Consumer Reports Test

BMW has achieved its highest score from Consumer Reports with the BMW M235i beating the Porsche 911 and Chevrolet Corvette with 98 out of a possible 100 points. The highest rated car by Consumer Reports is the Tesla Model S with 99 points.

The M235i has a “classic BMW mold” and offers “tenacious cornering” on the track, while embracing the company’s recent focus on comfort and luxury, the Yonkers, New York-based magazine said.

“This really is a totally dual-purpose car,” Jon Linkov, Consumer Reports deputy cars editor, said in an interview. “This is a car you could drive to work every day of the week without it killing you. And then you could go take it to the track on the weekend.”

“It seems like it has almost a direct lineage,” to BMWs, Linkov said. “This is just an inspiring, sporty car, plain and simple.”

Consumer Reports evaluates cars on how well they drive, their interior-finish quality, safety and reliability.

Here are the highest scores:

Tesla Model S (base, 85 kWh) 99
BMW M235i 98
Mercedes-Benz S550 (AWD) 96
Porsche 911 Carrera S 95
Mercedes-Benz E250 BlueTec 93
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 3LT 92
Audi A8 L 91
Chevrolet Impala 2LTZ 90
Audi A6 (3.0T) 90
Infiniti Q70 (M37) 90
Audi A7 3.0 TDI 90