He also took the opportunity to spec his new car differently. His M3 Comp spec was one of the nicest M3 Competition\u2019s we\u2019ve seen. Now, his M3 xDrive is going to be one of the more uniquely spec\u2019d M3s on the road in the UK. Achilles shares our opinion that the M3 xDrive, oddly enough, is actually the better car of the two. So it will be interesting to see how he gets along with it over the course of ownership.<\/p>\n
We also spoke about the BMW M240i, a car that we all seem to like. Achilles has owned his fair share of M Performance cars, or \u201cM-Lites\u201d as they\u2019re often called in the UK, so he knows a good one when he sees it.<\/p>\n
Lastly, we had to talk about EVs. Achilles isn\u2019t the biggest fan of EVs, so it was fun to share our thoughts and break down the future of electric performance.<\/p>\n
It was a fun episode and it\u2019s always great to talk to Joe. Hopefully we can have him on in the future, so he can keep his title alive as our longest running guest. Check it out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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