Good cars, although like the LCR, they are starting to show their age quite a bit now. Looking tired and dated in comparison to the new monster
Quite a lot of them about also.
Standard LCR vs M3, not a chance in hell, not in the same league at all.
Remapped car vs M3, not all that much in it to be fair, only starts pulling away 120/130+. Upto 100 very very similar, i would say practically side by side.
338 or 343bhp depending on what figures you read is not all that much nowadays. The new brand of 2.0t Vag hatches are getting close to that with simple mods and will no doubt be quicker on the move,
But then likewise again, compare the new 2.0t cars to the new M3 and you are back at square 1 again.
A good friend of mine has the CSL version, and that's pretty nippy, have been out with him a couple of times, love the 8500rpm changes
Good cars, probably 1 of the very best a few years ago, things move on though