[Needsdecaf]

First of all, Car and Driver is too busy sucking Audi and GM's collective pahllus in their rags to really look at what's going on. While I agree that the more recent offerings from Audi are dynamically superior to non-M BMW's, I don't agree to the degree at which they wantonly heap praise on these cars. It's really nauseating. And I have no dog in the fight.

Having said that, I will also say that after driving a 535 for 30 months and also driving no less than 3 LCI 550's, the M cars are so far and above beyond the regular cars it's not even funny. The M5 doesn't even feel remotely related to the 550.

I have no doubt that the M3 / M4 will be a total knockout. The cooking 3/4 series isn't THAT dynamically underwhelming. It's just that that Car and Driver misses it's beloved E9X steering...which honestly, I always found to be too heavy.