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powerful thanthat originally intendedfor it. There’s strongM2


familiarity in the lusty, lag-freeflexibility frommodest revs, but


the way the biturbo straight-six pulls harder, withanaddictive


muffledyowl, allthe way to the 7500rpm redline is a new thrill


that chimespowerfully withthe M division’s reinvigoratedMO.


Ona fast, wriggling downhillstretch,the meatily weighted


steeringstilldoesn’t buzzwithroad-surfacechatter, but it is


now atleast quick and accurateenoughtomakethe BMWfeel


properlyalert and reactive. Teamedwiththe other modsand


subject to the influenceof the M Differential, the innate balance


and smoothadjustabilitypreviously subsumedunder layersof


subtlewoollinessfinallysee the light ofday and gift the M2


Competitionanincisivechassis thatcan glory inthe engine’s


estimable grunt. Sure, the suspensionisrestlessoversmall


bumps attownspeeds, thereare grains ofnotchinessinthe


gearchange, and the brakescould staystronger for longer. But,


in this case, I’ll acceptthe firm ridefor the way it knits together


withterrific body control. And I’ll takethe manualsix-speed


gearbox over the optional DCT and paddles allday long because,


finally, at the entry level of the M-car stack, genuine, honest-to-


Below andright:even in yellow, the 911 Carrera T appears almost unassuming


among the cars gathered here, but its quality on the road helps it make its mark

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