Enticingly exclusive and with the promise of tangibly improved dynamics, it should be the latest in a long line of successfully enhanced M cars, following on from the similarly conceived BMW M5 CS - the only car to achieve a five-star Autocar road test verdict last year.
But you can’t just bandy the ‘Leicthbau’ name around like nobody’s business. Even with just two carbon-shelled seats and ultra-light chassis components in place, this track plaything weighs some 240kg more than the last car to bear the badge - albeit while packing around 200bhp more power.
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