IS SIMPLY A MATTEROFCHOOSINGTHE OPTIMAL SPEC’
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