Autocar Heroes: BMW E30 M3 vs M3 CSL vs M2 Competition - what's the best M Car ever?

That naturally aspirated 6 in the CSL does it for me. Love the sound and having that as you pull out of the bends with perhaps a little more softness than we have now makes it my winner although it'd be a pain to have no air conditioning in the recent heat! But I think the purity makes that sacrifice worthwhile if you want ultimate driving machine. As a daily though maybe the regular E46 M3 is a better choice. I enjoyed listening to the 6s in my dad's BMW 535, 320, 328, less so the 330 which boomed, and the 525. Just begging him to overtake something to listen to the 6 cylinder. It was even better when he picked a Porsche boxster 3.2. And now a AMG slk 55 provides even more sound but it's over too quick. So too much performance means I can only listen to it for 2 seconds at once on the road as by then from 40 you're over 60! The M2 does a good effort for a turbo but still sounds muted but is it a bit too stiff as well. That'll be very firm in town