The 2021 BMW M4 Is an Effortless Beast
The 2021 BMW M4 Is an Effortless Beast
The sixth-gen BMW M3 arrived, as is tradition, drenched in scorn. The main gripe: That schnoz. The kidney grilles went Dalí on the G82, drooping to cover the car’s entire snout. If history is any indicator, the indignation will persist. But then we’ll spot M4s all over, normalizing the design. In six or seven years we’ll forget the fuss entirely, just in time for a new M4. Rinse and repeat. (Proof: Remember the first M3 endowed with eight cylinders? Unthinkable! And then the M4 went turbocharged? Heresy!) The 2021 BMW M4 Is an Effortless Beast
Thankfully you can’t see that snout from inside the car. A forty minute interstate blast from hotel to the racetrack allowed us to soak in the M4’s massive charms. This is by some measure the most comfortable, serene, and isolated cruising experience among any of the cars we sat on Mid-Ohio’s pit lane, including the photo rig, a Toyota minivan. Whether isolation and serenity should have any place in an M car is a nebulous debate. BMW owners voted with their wallets long ago. Now the M3’s mission feels a lot closer to the M5’s mission but with less sheetmetal (and, of course, a grille that could swallow two poodles at once). The 2021 BMW M4 Is an Effortless Beast
That dedication to creature comforts is underscored by a vibrant new interior, which represents a quantum leap forward in design. The intricate carbon bucket seats are lined beautifully with contrasted stitching and covered in pillowy leather. When you drop into them, they seem to yell with affirmation, “YOU ARE A SPECIAL PERSONAL INJURY LAWYER”. And it’s not just the seats, but considered fabric choices, a more sophisticated dash display (the tachometer and speedo are analog, thankee BMW), and a sense of imagination draped across the interior surfaces. The 2021 BMW M4 Is an Effortless Beast
If the interior’s “wow” factor is considered, the M4 finally feels like a legitimate Porsche 911 killer. Much more special, in fact, when you compare this interior to the monotone interior in most 911 trims. And that comparison holds up on the race track as well. This is no doubt faster than a base Porsche 911 at Mid-O, and it'll keep a Carrera S in its crosshairs here. I’d put money on it.
That’s thanks to improved front-end grip that leaps out at you from the very first hard corner. Bill Auberlen, BMW racing driver of the highest caliber, explained that you should wind the car in for a late apex through Mid-Ohio’s turn two, a long and critical hairpin that leads on to the track’s longest straight. By the end of that straight the M4 could reach well into triple-digit speeds, so nailing turn two was imperative.
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