Autocar’s top man Steve Sutcliffe takes the current and all the previous generations of BMW M3 – except the E36 of course – to the Brands Hatch circuit for a long drive. He is speculating on the 2014 BMW M3, and wants to know what makes a good M3. Should the next one be as alive and communicative as the original E30, or should it be more of a hot rod, like the V8-powered E92? Or, maybe it should be something in between, like the E46 CSL?

Enjoy the ride…