[Video] What kind of drift machine is the BMW M2 Competition?

The Smoking Tire said that they want to love the BMW M2 Competition so badly. And there are a lot of reasons to love it; it has a lot going for it. It’s the right size; about the same size as the ideally shaped E46 M3. It’s got a hot, twin-scroll turbocharged engine from the M3, making a touch over 400 horsepower. It has monstrous brakes that, at 15.7” in diameter, are bigger than the wheels on the E28 M5. And it has a slick manual gearbox that, in a world where those are dying off like the last speakers of a dead language, should be commended purely for existing at all. In fact, it’s much better than that: BMW’s manual is still one of the best in the business. But what kind of a drift machine is it? Can it really be frustrating when compared to the Toyota Supra, or maybe because, at 3,500 lbs, 400 horsepower doesn’t feel overwhelming since it is fighting the weight?