That's still my favorite generation of BMW M3.
To be fair to Mazda though, there are some things that have to be considered when comparing these numbers. That was a fairly exotic engine design in it's day, more expensive to make and far more expensive to fix than the upcoming Mazda engine is likely to be. Also, the S54B32 engine has become very notorious for being unreliable over the years. The VANOS valve timing system in particular empties out owner's pockets pretty consistently when it inevitably fails.
The fact that mainstream cars today are approaching the performance numbers of these enthusiast engines from a couple of decades ago while offering far superior reliability and serviceability is progress. Maybe not the most exciting kind of progress, but worth acknowledging still.