ul widht auto stretch with maximum height - html

Question

I have an html structure roughly like this:
<ul class="groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level1">
BMW
<ul class="level1 groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level2"> i3 </li>
<li class="level2"> i5 </li>
<li class="level2"> i7 </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="level1">
Mercedez Benz
<ul class="level1 groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level2"> a-class </li>
<li class="level2"> e-class </li>
<li class="level2"> c-class </li>
<li class="level2"> s-class </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
my current css:
ul.groupmenu-drop{
display: block;
text-align: left;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
position: absolute;
background: #fff;
top: 100%;
z-index: 99;
list-style: none none;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
li{
list-style: none
padding: 8px 15px;
min-width: 230px;
position: relative;
margin: 0px auto;
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.groupmenu-drop > li {
width: 100%;
}
I want to make the first ul to have maximum height so when the level1 li and its child overlapping the ul height it will make the ul stretch its width and the level1 li will fill it, here's what i want it to look like:

Answer 1

Something like this:
.groupmenu-drop {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
align-items: flex-end;
}
.level1 {
flex-basis: 50%;
}
.groupmenu-drop .groupmenu-drop {
display: block;
}
<ul class="groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level1">
BMW
<ul class="level1 groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level2"> i3 </li>
<li class="level2"> i5 </li>
<li class="level2"> i7 </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="level1">
Mercedez Benz
<ul class="level1 groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level2"> a-class </li>
<li class="level2"> e-class </li>
<li class="level2"> c-class </li>
<li class="level2"> s-class </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="level1">
Mercedez Benz
<ul class="level1 groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level2"> a-class </li>
<li class="level2"> e-class </li>
<li class="level2"> c-class </li>
<li class="level2"> s-class </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Answer 2

Try this, Using flex-flow: column wrap; will display li as columns, will and wrap if necessary or there is space available vertically.
.groupmenu-drop:not(.level1) {
max-height: 200px;
display: -webkit-flex;
display: flex;
-webkit-flex-flow: column wrap;
flex-flow: column wrap;
}
<ul class="groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level1">
BMW
<ul class="level1 groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level2"> i3 </li>
<li class="level2"> i5 </li>
<li class="level2"> i7 </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="level1">
Mercedez Benz
<ul class="level1 groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level2"> a-class </li>
<li class="level2"> e-class </li>
<li class="level2"> c-class </li>
<li class="level2"> s-class </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="level1">
Audi
<ul class="level1 groupmenu-drop">
<li class="level2"> a-class </li>
<li class="level2"> e-class </li>
<li class="level2"> c-class </li>
<li class="level2"> s-class </li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>