E46 m3 - good for throwing around a good B road?

[torqueofthedevil]

I've had my e46 330d for 6 years and whilst I've always loved the car I have been looking to change for a while. I've been driving a mk1 mx5 for a a few weeks and just love how much I can chuck it around corners and roundabouts on my daily drive across some great B roads.

Gone back to my 330d now and god it feels heavy! Can only take a fraction of the speed into corners and much later on the power coming out! Just feels like a real barge!

Does the e46 m3 much lighter and good for throwing it about. Obviously they are set up with more of a race focus but will it still feel more like the 330d than the light mx5?

[torqueofthedevil]

Going to try one next weekend

[torqueofthedevil]

Done 100k in an e46 330d so a good test drive next weekend should tell me all I need to know.

Re z4m - would love one. Had a look at a 3.0 yesterday for the missus but the z4m is too expensive really and can't swap both cars so gonna get myself the m3 if I'm impressed.