Take a small-ish two-seater, push the wheels to the edge of the chassis, throw on a rag-top, and then put in a loud angry turbo flat-six and you have a formula that would plaster a stupidly wide grin ...

The combination of a front-mounted six-cylinder engine and rear-wheel drive is not only entirely well suited to traditional driving pleasure but also the virtues that BMW has long been famous for.

Depending on one’s view, the disappearance of all things analog from our material culture is either a consequence of the sheer appeal of the innovations that displace them or, for those of a more ...