EVO did a test of all the M cars in a comparison against one another.

The E30 won. As a matter of fact NONE of the new M cars were in teh top 5. The only reason the new M3 was 5th was b/c they said "its new and we give it a pass".

Frog has a point, the new "M" stands for "MASS". They are heavier and more complex then ever. BMW has sold some of its soul to sell MORE cars. They expect to sell over 100,000 M3s this go round.

DOesn't make it a bad car at all. However its not as involved as the older cars. Period.