BMW M2 — Milan

The M2 is BMW's most focused rear-wheel-drive coupé — compact, direct, and built around a chassis that rewards drivers who actually want to steer. The 2024 model sits in our Milan fleet as a deliberate alternative to the louder, wider supercars that dominate rental catalogues. It is smaller, sharper, and surprisingly practical for a performance car that genuinely entertains on a tight road. Where the M2 excels is on routes that punish anything oversized. The SP583 along the western shore of Lake Como — narrow tunnels, blind lakeside corners, village centres where two cars barely pass — is exactly the kind of road this coupé was drawn for. You sit low, the wheelbase is short enough to thread through Torno and Nesso without constant mirror-checking, and the naturally aspirated feel of the inline-six (despite forced induction) keeps the throttle response honest through second and third gear. It is not a car that needs a runway to feel fast. From Milan, collection can be arranged at your hotel, at Malpensa or Linate, or at a convenient point outside the Area C congestion zone — avoiding camera fines and the logistical friction of city-centre pickup. For clients heading north toward Bellagio or continuing east through Franciacorta, the M2 covers motorway stretches comfortably enough, though it never pretends to be a grand tourer. That is the point: it trades long-haul refinement for mechanical honesty. Rates begin at €450 per day. One variant is available — the 2024 M2 coupé, rear-drive, two-door, four seats in theory though the rear bench is best reserved for luggage. If you are weighing it against a convertible Ferrari or a Porsche 911, the decision is straightforward: the M2 costs less, draws less attention, and on a demanding road gives back more than most drivers expect.