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No more so than other larger (compared to a 2-series) cars. The Mustang isn't too big and heavy for a manual. The Camaro and the Challenger aren't, either. The M3 and M4 are big, but the E39 M5 wasn't too big for a manual, so neither are the current M3 and M4.

However, all of the above cars can be less floaty than a stock 435 (based on my experience with a 328i X-drive with base suspension and a 340i X-drive with Adaptive Suspension) depending on the suspension options fitted to them, even the ones that are larger than a 435. Even that statement could be wrong depending on the 435 you drove. The X-Drive-equipped F30/32's were quite floaty without the adaptive suspension, and only a bit less so with it. I didn't consistently drive an F30 with the static M Suspension, so I can't speak to it.

Overall it took me a few weeks to get used to the size of my M3 vs my M2C, but once I did I don't feel the size at all anymore. And that was never the case with my F30's or my SO's G30.