The BMW M140i is going for much the same reason: the back end is on edge and on anything but a dry road I just don't trust it not to bite.
Having driven one flat out for many laps on a Track experience day, I can say that a BMW M140i is a very very capable car.
Everyone who drove one found them not to be intimidating and no one spun one, unlike the M3 and M4's that really were "too powerful" for most average Joes.
