Motor Trend’s Senior Editor Jason Cammisa is the guy getting all the cool stuff these days and driving them hard on road and track in the name of consumer advice. The latest cool stuff he gets to play with is the new BMW M2, and if that wasn’t fun enough, he’s brought along a BMW M4 and racing driver Randy Pobst.

Our great envy toward Jason notwithstanding, this video does include some genuine consumer advice. Those who might be tempted to buy the BMW M2 can and will consider the M4 as well. So they can use the professional verdict delivered by guys who live and breath performance cars.

2016 BMW M2 highlights:

M design body kit with large air intakes, muscular flanks and M gills

19-inch aluminium M double-spoke design wheels

M-specific twin-tailpipe exhaust system

M steering wheel with Alcantara and blue stitching

M sorts seats and M gearshift lever

Three-litre six-cylinder in-line engine M TwinPower Turbo

272 kW/370 hp and 500 Nm (369 lb-ft)

Seven-speed M Double Clutch Transmission (M DCT)

0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.3 seconds

Top speed electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph)

Fuel consumption 7.9 litres per 100 km (35.8 mpg imp)

CO2 emissions of just 185 g/km