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I owned an E90 M3 and have driven M2 and the latter is certainly more torquey. At the wheels the HP between the two is fairly close but torque is a good 100 ft-lbs difference. They do drive differently with the M3 coming alive 5k-8.4k RPMs and the M2 alive between 3k-6k RPMs but torque is available down low. From a 60 mph roll they'll be neck and neck. From a dig the M2 might have a small edge depending on traction of each. The M2 feels subjectively faster.
I'll be moving on from my M235i in 2018 and I'm constantly struggling between which experience I want but mostly I lean toward E9x M3 again. I like the size and interior more on the M3 but I don't like that it is aging and has an engine that is terribly expensive to replace if you are one of the unlucky ones with rod bearing or main bearing failure. However, they ain't ever gonna make a motor like the S65 again. At least not one that I could afford.
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