Reviewers strongly agree on its performance and handling, but split on value.
Performancestrong consensus
“what this car does have is masses and masses of mid-range punch” ▶ 4:37 JayEmm on Cars “honestly that feels every bit as quick as ats-v” ▶ 9:23 Zygrene Handlingstrong consensus
“this car to me feels a little bit more tidy and tucks in better in the corners” ▶ 11:39 Zygrene “the car is more controllable than I certainly remember it being” ▶ 3:33 JayEmm on Cars Fun to driveconsensus
“I kind of think this is the more driver focused car” ▶ 15:19 Zygrene “I can make rapid progress with it but I think the real difference between this and something like a proper sports car... is the fact that I know this thing will go around corners very quickly” ▶ 5:06 JayEmm on Cars Daily drivabilitystrong consensus
“this car feels less compliant than the ats-v” ▶ 10:16 Zygrene “one thing that's a pleasant surprise is the fact that the ride does seem a lot better again than I remember” ▶ 3:53 JayEmm on Cars Valuesplit
“the M4 has become so large and expensive that it no longer feels like the performance bargain it once was” ▶ 8:02 JayEmm on Cars “I do think BMW still has a ESP beat hands down in terms of like interior quality” ▶ 14:35 Zygrene Where reviewers split · Value1 say · liveable“I do think BMW still has a ESP beat hands down in terms of like interior quality”Zygrene ▶ 1 say · critical“the M4 has become so large and expensive that it no longer feels like the performance bargain it once was”JayEmm on Cars ▶ 
