VISUALLY, THE NEW M2 CS GIVES OFF ALL THE RIGHT signals. It tells you what it is before it’s even turned a wheel: a muscled-up front-engined coupe that’s dripping with attitude; pinched at the waist,

The M division’s modern approach to conjuring mid-life interest in its products could easily rouse the cynic in you. Now that we’ve had CS and in some cases even CSL versions of just about all the rea

List price £91,865 Best price £83,500 MPG 27.2 CO2 234g/km For Scorching performance; sharp and entertaining handling; practical boot; comfy cruiser; snappy gearbox Against Engine doesn’t sound all th

Contrasting traditions go head to head in the form of two brilliant sports coupes: BMW’s latest M2 CS and Porsche’s nicely matured Cayman GTS

FINAL RECKONING

WHY WE RAN IT To find out if this version is good enough to be the performance X3 I thought I’d like this. But I really, really liked it. And I’m not the only one. The BMW X3 M50 was by far and away t