Heck Hack, I can get you the same excitement at even lower speeds, at a fifth the cost. I’m talking about a nice NA Miata on a good suspension and a few other choice upgrades. You get to rev the snot out of it on each and every trip including your driveway... because you have to or get run over.
Very nicely put, and I subscribe to that feeling.
My Z4 is not an M, but many of the virtues you extol are present and correct. And it’s 300+ lbs lighter. I bought it for a song, and it’s probably worth even less now.