The exclusion of a naturally aspirated engine had upset many BMW die-hards, but rest assured. The new engine also weighs nearly the same as the 435i's straight-six, and that had one less turbo. BMW went to extreme lengths to make the M4 as light as possible - carbon fibre and aluminum is the new bread and butter. Keep in mind that this new six-pot not only makes the new M4 faster than the old M3, but it also weighs around 170 pounds less. It's counter-intuitive - two less cylinders and we're netting 38 percent more torque than the E92's V-8 engine.
In all, 0-100km/h in 4.1 seconds and a top speed of 250km/h. 4000rpm delivers a hefty punch, and it manages to keep pulling until the 7600rpm red-line. You'd be surprised though, because this brand new 3.0L twin-turbo straight six produces a whopping 425 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque. One of the largest complaints of the M4 is the down-sizing of the engine and the addition of two turbos. This week, we are here to welcome the newest BMW family member to get beefed up by ///M Division, the 2015 BMW M4 Coupe. But we're not here to talk about the M3 Sedan, that review will come later. They have the same 0-60mph and 0-100km/h times and the weight difference between the two is almost nil, even with the M3 having two more doors! The M4 sits a few millimeters closer to the ground and has a lower center of gravity - changes that aren't drastic enough that we really notice. However what can be argued as the most important model in the ///M lineup, the M3, is back and has bifurcated into the M4 Coupe and the M3 Sedan.Įach have identical engines, transmissions, and suspensions. We've got SUVs with an M badge and even a pseudo-M vehicle, the M235i. You'd start to think that BMW's ///M Division has started to lose its magic, sticking the tri-coloured badge on anything that moves.
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