Well, here's an item that proves that being small and nimble has its advantages.
According to tests by German sports car magazine Sport Auto, the BMW 1-Series M Coupe has beaten its big brother the M3 in lapping the Hockenheim.
Sport Auto got a lap time of 1:14.1 for the 1-Series M while the quickest time around the track for the M3 (E92 M3 ZCP DCT) came in 0.1 second slower - 1:14.2.
That's not much but still impressive.
On the Hockenheim, the 1-Series M clocked the 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) sprint in 4.7 seconds too.
Auto Sport also reported that the 1-Series M Coupe had a frisky tendency to spin its rear end out without the stability control engaged, but they see that as a good sign since most cars in its category would under-steer by design.
Here's the list of Sport Auto's track times for each model tested.
Porsche Cayman R PDK - 1:12.4
BMW E46 M3 CSL - 1:13.5
Porsche 987.5 Cayman S PDK - 1:13.9
Porsche 987.5 Cayman S MT - 1:14.0
BMW 1M Coupe - 1:14.1
BMW E92 M3 ZCP DCT - 1:14.2
Audi TT-RS Coupe - 1:14.3
BMW E92 M3 6MT (Cup+ Tires) - 1:14.3
Audi RS5 Coupe - 1:15.3
BMW Z4 35iS - 1:16.1
BMW 135i Coupe - 1:17.4
