[bradleyland]

All the hand wringing over the M240i's performance compared to the M2 is hilarious. Put the M240i around Hockenheim Short and let us know the time. You'll be hitting 2:15, if you're lucky.

Look at the history of the M-car and you can see that it has never been a drag racer. The US market E30 took nearly 7 seconds to do 0-60, yet it is universally praised as a fantastic drivers car. Why? Because focusing on acceleration only is a very narrow view of automobile performance.

The M235i/M240i are great cars. I'm not knocking them. I also agree that for a lot of people, the M240i makes a lot more sense than the M2. If you're never going to a track, or don't have access to good twisty roads, there's not much point in an M2 over the M240i. But that doesn't change the fact that the M2 has much better roadholding and handling.