moonstone
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Review embargo is finished today. Expect we'll see the reviews this evening. would be good to post some links in here for them when they land.
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G80 M3 and G82 M4 reviews have dropped.
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I reckon they are going to be pretty positive !
moonstone
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Car Magazine
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Still a bit spiky on the limit. Criticisms of the ZF slush box compared to Porsche PDK and comparison between the M4 and 911 given the new price point.
“The BMW M4 Competition manages to be both an accomplished all-rounder and a flawed, yet brilliantly exciting sports coupe all at the same time. It’s everyday on-road manners and luxuriously appointed cabin are almost beyond reproach. Yet start to press on the and the wave of seemingly limitless power and torque, combined with a veracious appetite for on-the-limit brinkmanship makes it a heart-stopping streetfighter of a sports coupe. And while it may not have the dynamic finesse of the 911 that its now priced so closely with, there’s more than enough reason to drop £80k on one of Munich’s most radical and controversial M cars yet”
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Still a bit spiky on the limit. Criticisms of the ZF slush box compared to Porsche PDK and comparison between the M4 and 911 given the new price point.
BMW M4 Competition review - and video verdict
The verdict is in: CAR magazine UK's new 2021 BMW M4 review, tested in Competition spec
www.carmagazine.co.uk
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Sunday Times Driving
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Not much comparison between the new and old cars. Some hesitation over it being a daily. Otherwise overwhelmingly positive.
www.driving.co.uk
“Both of these cars are just tremendous machines. If you can get past the divisive looks – or maybe even begin to like them – everything you’d want in a fast saloon or coupe is here. Power, noise, balance, control, grip… and did I mention power? There’s the practicality over a sports car, too.
It would be overstating it to say I’d want one of these as a daily driver – they’re just a little hardcore for that purpose, in my opinion, which explains why BMW sells twice as many of the less practical M4 than the M3 – but boy, do I want one as a weekend plaything.
And this could be the time to snap one up, before the tide of electrification reaches these exalted models’ sandy shore, and the scythe comes down on BMW’s beautiful in-line six. You might be buying a piece of history”
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Not much comparison between the new and old cars. Some hesitation over it being a daily. Otherwise overwhelmingly positive.
BMW M3 and M4 Competition 2021 review
The new sixth generation BMW M3 and M4 have a lot to live up to — has Munich delivered the magic again? Will Dron reviews the new BMW G80 saloon and coupe models on UK roads, and looks at performance, ride, handling and practicality.
www.driving.co.uk
“Both of these cars are just tremendous machines. If you can get past the divisive looks – or maybe even begin to like them – everything you’d want in a fast saloon or coupe is here. Power, noise, balance, control, grip… and did I mention power? There’s the practicality over a sports car, too.
It would be overstating it to say I’d want one of these as a daily driver – they’re just a little hardcore for that purpose, in my opinion, which explains why BMW sells twice as many of the less practical M4 than the M3 – but boy, do I want one as a weekend plaything.
And this could be the time to snap one up, before the tide of electrification reaches these exalted models’ sandy shore, and the scythe comes down on BMW’s beautiful in-line six. You might be buying a piece of history”
moonstone
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Whatcar
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Another review that mentions that it seems to be easier to live with in terms of ride comfort over the old car but otherwise it seems pretty much the same as the F series comparisons to its launch rivals.
www.whatcar.com
🟢 High Quality Interior
🟢 Comfortable Ride
🔴 Mercedes-AMG C63 S sounds better
🔴 Needs to be driven hard to really engage
🔴 Fairly Pricey
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Another review that mentions that it seems to be easier to live with in terms of ride comfort over the old car but otherwise it seems pretty much the same as the F series comparisons to its launch rivals.
BMW M3 Review 2024, Price & Specs
Read the definitive BMW M3 2024 review from the expert What Car? team. Check specs, prices, performance and compare with similar cars.
“A brilliant performance saloon that’s far more capable (if not necessarily more fun) than its main rival, the V8-powered Mercedes C63 AMG”
🟢 Staggering Pace & Grip🟢 High Quality Interior
🟢 Comfortable Ride
🔴 Mercedes-AMG C63 S sounds better
🔴 Needs to be driven hard to really engage
🔴 Fairly Pricey
moonstone
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Pistonheads
Some criticism of the ZF box and the weight and size of the thing but they say it’s a far superior car than the F80 both off and on the limit. Easier to live with and confident to deal with. They even question why an XDrive version is necessary with the amount of grip on offer.
www.pistonheads.com
“Considered as a mini M5, the M3 is an unreserved triumph - to the extent that it makes you question the need for the larger car. It's immensely fast, brilliant to drive, a joy to travel in (often two separate things) and brimmed with the sort of intangible swagger that only good M cars seem to possess. True, £84k as tested looks mad for an M3, but for the experience offered in return it feels a price worth paying. It's a superb sports saloon for 2021, even allowing for reservations around weight and powertrain. On first experience it appears to tread a nice ground between the thuggish attitude of a C63 and a Giulia's eager athleticism, as well - which is exactly where an M3 should be. Perhaps it's not quite the car we expected, but the rear-drive G80 absolutely delivers.”
Some criticism of the ZF box and the weight and size of the thing but they say it’s a far superior car than the F80 both off and on the limit. Easier to live with and confident to deal with. They even question why an XDrive version is necessary with the amount of grip on offer.
2021 BMW M3 Competition (G80) | PH Review
Enough with the styling already; here's how it drives
www.pistonheads.com
“Considered as a mini M5, the M3 is an unreserved triumph - to the extent that it makes you question the need for the larger car. It's immensely fast, brilliant to drive, a joy to travel in (often two separate things) and brimmed with the sort of intangible swagger that only good M cars seem to possess. True, £84k as tested looks mad for an M3, but for the experience offered in return it feels a price worth paying. It's a superb sports saloon for 2021, even allowing for reservations around weight and powertrain. On first experience it appears to tread a nice ground between the thuggish attitude of a C63 and a Giulia's eager athleticism, as well - which is exactly where an M3 should be. Perhaps it's not quite the car we expected, but the rear-drive G80 absolutely delivers.”
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moonstone
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So far everyone raving about it but everyone lamenting the loss of the DCT box. Have to say the same was true in my RS5. It was a bit more disconnected with the ZF box and Audi's calibration of it was especially bad, resulting in quite a bit of delay at times on kick down.
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I'll be honest. I want one. Or an Alfa...
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I'd like an M4 with those seats in that Dakar'ish Yellow colour. Some Carbon here and there, an Akra, and a remap = weapon. I'd wait for the X-Drive though, as that's best of both worlds. But £75k, I can think of quite a few other cars I would spend that amount on before it go to these!!
So - It will be a few years or so for me though, when the arse has fallen out of them !
So - It will be a few years or so for me though, when the arse has fallen out of them !
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Much prefer the M3. Something about the rear quarter of the M4 doesn't look right to me......can't put my finger on what though