Let’s face it, the majority of the people who will buy cars like the Porsche 718 Cayman S or the BMW M2 are never going to put it on the race track and challenge other sports car with it. They buy them mainly because they are trendy and cool. Still, knowing that your car can outpace its direct rival on the race track earns you a lot of bragging rights and that’s very soothing to one’s vanity.

And that is why it matters which of these two, Porsche 718 Cayman S or BMW M2, is the superior sports coupe on the circuit:

The Porsche 718 Cayman S is, of course, something of a benchmark in this segment and has the most perfect specs for a sports coupe with the engine in the middle and one of the best chassis humanity has ever produced. But you cannot underestimate the finesse BMW engineers have managed to build into the M2’s drivetrain. This bad boy is hailed as the spiritual successor to the E30 M3 which, as we know, is a giant slayer. All that said, we reckon in the real world people choose between these two depending on what badge they like best and which one appeals to them more in terms of looks and image.