Slipping behind the wheel of an E46 M3 tells you much of what ... blitzes the earlier car’s output and endows the F80 M3 with blistering get-up-and-go, 0-62mph taking just 4.3sec, or 4.1sec ...

That’s not to say the F80’s interior isn’t pleasant ... as the seat and you can sit low with the wheel close to your chest, so even though this M3 doesn’t have any direct racing pedigree ...