I was a bit dumbfounded when I learned that BMW sold 60,000 units of the old M2. Ok, sure, in the big scheme of things, 60,000 sales over seven years isn't a ton of cars, but for M cars, it's a lot.

It’s been precisely a month since BMW took the wraps off the M2 CS. In the four weeks since, we’ve heard numerous complaints about its lack of a manual and a carbon fiber hood. It also skips the ...