I would love a M235i its one of my favourite BMW`s at the moment, regards the Zed I do sometimes wonder if they had offered it with a diesel I think that would have helped massively with sales and they would then want to invest in a new model(even though I do believe a sporty type car should be a petrol).
Only the 235 has an m in its name as it has a little m DNA. The other 2 have no m input what so ever although they are both still very good and stupid fast.