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BMW Blog takes the M4 Coupe to the rolling hills of America and checks on its road manners. Here is an excerpt of the review:
While the I wasn’t able to take advantage of a ZF-derived six speed manual gearbox, I wasn’t entirely disappointed by that fact. The DCT gearbox is an excellent choice and, likely, will be the lion’s share of how M3/4’s are specced by even the enthusiast contingent. The 7-speed double clutch ‘box makes easy work of adapting to the desire of the driver depending upon if you want to dial up or down the volume on the M car’s performance.
On the point of technology, the M4 feels like a modern M car that allows for technology to aid in the process of driver enjoyment rather than deter from it. I certainly would prefer something more informative from the steering system though the stability control, transmission and adaptable suspension work in a harmony that wasn’t as balanced in previous M cars. A bi-product of this same harmony is an ease by which the the driver can access the potential of the M4 at it’s limits. Even with M Dynamic Mode activated, the M4 requires gross neglect by the driver before it would find itself at an untenable angle.
It’s again this same harmony that leads me to the idea that the M3/4 combination is the best available on the market at this moment and will undoubtedly meet the challenge of its forthcoming Audi and Mercedes-Benz rivals head-on.
