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"7.43 ... meh", consider my front wheel drive hatchback posted a 7.54 in factory stock trim when released in 2014. And the new 2020 version of that same car recently posted a 7.45 when released this year again in stock trim (yes they were both very focused vehicles & indeed both the quickest fwd production cars ever produced at the time) & obviously steered by a pro in ideal conditions as are ALL manufacturers referenced lap times (manufacturers aren't stupid) but it still reinforces how flawed the direction of some manufacturers is in continuing to build bigger & heavier performance cars & just throwing more & more power at them.

Sorry but the M2CS nor any other current BMW for that matter is what you'd call track focused. Yes my M2 is a lovely road car & the CS even more so, however something like an Alpine A110 or Lotus Exige is what I'd consider focused.

Having said that, it still makes for interesting viewing as the Nurburgring is certainly an accurate reference of a cars like for like overall performance capability (at least the manufacturers think so hence why they develop, test & reference their cars' times there).
How better do you accurately evaluate a cars overall performance ?