RE: New 550hp BMW M4 CS promises 'iconic M feeling'
Discussion
Twinair said:
Aside from the comments about the looks (I liked my M4, Sau Paulo Yellow over Yas Marina Blue interior) for me the elephant in the room is the price per value.
I bought my M4 X Drive in March 2022, a year later - I struggled to get £60K for it. I would have, tried to buy an M3 CS - but in the end I bought a much safer bet financially and went for a - GT4.
If you want an M4 - get a very lightly used year old one, (it’s difficult to use them ‘hard’ on public roads - they do prison speed pace - pretty much everywhere, laughably so tbh) so a lightly used one is what you can get.
It would literally be half the price of this CS.
For me - even for me - who changes every 12 months, it would be hard to justify this kind of loss every year. Sure the dealers will tell you the CS ‘will hold its value better’ - but that’s not true, I was offered a CS M3 ‘just after I got the GT4’ for mid £90’s K.
I mean, if you want an M4 CS - go for it, but it does not make a great value proposition per M4 lightly used… imho…
TBF though the CS is usually much better. Whether it's worth £30k extra is down to the individual.I bought my M4 X Drive in March 2022, a year later - I struggled to get £60K for it. I would have, tried to buy an M3 CS - but in the end I bought a much safer bet financially and went for a - GT4.
If you want an M4 - get a very lightly used year old one, (it’s difficult to use them ‘hard’ on public roads - they do prison speed pace - pretty much everywhere, laughably so tbh) so a lightly used one is what you can get.
It would literally be half the price of this CS.
For me - even for me - who changes every 12 months, it would be hard to justify this kind of loss every year. Sure the dealers will tell you the CS ‘will hold its value better’ - but that’s not true, I was offered a CS M3 ‘just after I got the GT4’ for mid £90’s K.
I mean, if you want an M4 CS - go for it, but it does not make a great value proposition per M4 lightly used… imho…
I owned the previous gen M3cs, one of my favourite ever cars.
TX.
I didn't realise there was such a general hatred for the M4 looks... to me it's fine, apart from the grill obviously (which is easily fixed with aftermarket options anyway)
In fact, I'm probably mental anyway, as I'd go M4 > M3 Touring > M3
I'm just not a fan of saloons really, apart from the Giulia Quadrifoglio.
In fact, I'm probably mental anyway, as I'd go M4 > M3 Touring > M3
I'm just not a fan of saloons really, apart from the Giulia Quadrifoglio.This car was ugly, is ugly and probably remains to be ugly until the braindead designers are finally being fired.
And by the way nobody needs or wants a car with climate control functions in a menu. I have the M3 E92 which has a knob to turn. Whats wrong with that? Every idiot can handle that instead of cursing at f**king touchscreens.
And by the way nobody needs or wants a car with climate control functions in a menu. I have the M3 E92 which has a knob to turn. Whats wrong with that? Every idiot can handle that instead of cursing at f**king touchscreens.
Twinair said:
If you want an M4 - get a very lightly used year old one, (it’s difficult to use them ‘hard’ on public roads - they do prison speed pace - pretty much everywhere, laughably so tbh) so a lightly used one is what you can get.
I often think this about my standard F82 M4 as well, and obviously that isn't even quick in comparison to this. I feel myself occasionally holding back a bit in it, because you look down and you've passed the legal 70mph with just a twist of your toe for example. That being said, I still really...really want a G82 M4 xDrive though for sure.
cerb4.5lee said:
I often think this about my standard F82 M4 as well, and obviously that isn't even quick in comparison to this. I feel myself occasionally holding back a bit in it, because you look down and you've passed the legal 70mph with just a twist of your toe for example.
That being said, I still really...really want a G82 M4 xDrive though for sure.
You'd probably miss the edge of the rwd m4 though, one of the things I loved about my F80 m3 was that feeling that it could let go IF you over did it, added a bit of zest to a drive (even though you had lots of grip to spare). That being said, I still really...really want a G82 M4 xDrive though for sure.
When you tipped it into a corner you could really feel the grip build up instantly down the side of the car I really liked that feeling.
R33FAL said:
Anyone buying this over a 991.2 GT3 needs to have their head examined.
As a weekend car/2nd/3rd car I'd agree and although I did run a 911 as a daily over 50k and 3 years, the M car is a practical daily car with room for 4 and decent boot for shopping, luggage, golf clubs etc...I was always compromised with the 911 but never with any of my M3s.If you want a single car with practically and lots of sporty performance the M4 makes a good case, but the competition version would be the choice I guess.
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