WHAT WE SAID THEN

28 JANUARY 1998

“It will cover distances at a prodigious rate and even the most hardened drivers can’t fail to be impressed by its astonishing brakes, performance and grip. But despite all its technical brilliance and the audacity of BMW in building such an outrageous machine, we can’t see many people falling in love with this car in the way that it’s so easy to do with an Elise or Boxster. This is just a shade disappointing from a car with so much to boast about.”