FastFleet
INEMONTHSAGO,DURINGMYFIRST
weekendwithourM2Competition,I
returnedtoitinacarparktofinda1-series
MCouperightbesideit.Itprobablywasn’ttheowner’s
intention,butmygutreactionwasthattheM2was
beingone-upped;thatthenewcomerwouldalways
existintheshadowofitsveneratedpredecessor.
ButasthemonthsandmileswiththeM2passed,I
begantoquestionwhetherIshouldhavefeltthisway
atall.NotonlybecausetheCompetitionwasproving
tobeadamnfineM-caritself,butalsobecause,well,
coulditbethatthe1Mbenefitsfrombeingviewed
throughtherose-tintedspectaclesofpassingtime?
To findout,thismonththeM2’solderrelativecame
tovisitforaweek-longside-by-sidecomparison.
N
We know the Comp is a great M-car, but is it better than the illustrious 1M?
BMWM2Competition
’Coulditbethatthe1M
benefitsfrombeing
viewedthroughthe
rose-tintedspectacles?’