When it comes to high performance sedans, the BMW M3 is hard to beat both in terms of performance and stature.
The previous-generation BMW M3 sedan struggled to find the fanfare of its coupe equivalent, but with the 3 Series now reserved exclusively for four-door sedans, will the M3 nameplate stand the test of time or will the M4 take the mantle as the emerging icon?
Before the launch of the new 2014 BMW M3 and M4, codenamed F80, the ideal scenario was to buy a BMW M3 Coupe if you wanted a two-door high-performance car, or a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG sedan if you needed the extra practicality.
Though both manufacturers challenged the sedan and coupe segment, the proportions of the M3 sedan never really tested the aggressive lines of its AMG rival, and vice versa for the coupe. In many respects, this is due to BMW introducing the M3 coupe long before the sedan and Mercedes taking the opposite approach for the C63 AMG.
Regardless of the past, the status quo is set to change with the arrival of the new M3 sedan.
BMW’s designers were clearly given the task of bringing more emotion to the new M3, as it’s now far more sophisticated than a beefed-up 3 Series. With a hyper-aggressive design for both ends, the new M somehow blends the four-door shape into a sporty-looking silhouette that doesn’t scream compromise.
Compared with its M4 sibling, the two additional doors add only 23kg (thanks in large to the sedan also sharing the carbon roof) while the M3 sedan measures 7mm wider and 41mm taller. The height difference is actually not all that obvious and, side by side, the two cars are very similar.
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