BMW M4 Competition Proves Itself As The Ultimate Daily Coupe

The BMW M4 Competition blends track-honed pace with everyday manners in a way few cars manage. Over six months of real-world use by CarWow’s Jamie Edkins, the 3.0-litre twin-turbo straight-six, now tuned to 530 hp, has been both a willing commuter companion and a storming weekend toy, ripping from rest to 62 mph in just 3.5 seconds yet shrugging off rush-hour stop-start without protest.

Recent updates bring crisper LED lighting front and rear, plus a tidier cabin, but it is the mechanical polish that really shines. Adaptive dampers soften pothole edges around town, steering weight remains natural, and motorway miles slip by with muted wind noise even on broad 19- and 20-inch wheels. The carbon-backed bucket seats look uncompromising but cradle driver and passenger alike for hours, while their low mounting point delivers a perfectly judged helm-to-pedal relationship.

Practicality does not fall by the wayside. A 440-litre boot swallows luggage, camera gear or a weekly shop with little fuss, and the rear bench will take adults on shorter hops. Outward visibility is sound despite those swollen rear haunches, and the latest iDrive keeps navigation, media and driver-assistance settings a fingertip away.

The M4’s more purposeful chassis does have a thirst for premium tyres, especially if you lean on the ample torque exiting second-gear bends, and real-world fuel economy rarely strays above the low-twenties mpg. Yet these are expected trade-offs for a rear-drive coupé whose stability control can be trimmed in ten steps, from gentle snow-mode intervention to near-open-diff flamboyance.

Live with the BMW M4 and it reveals layers of character beyond its headline sprint times. It is refined enough for long journeys, practical enough for everyday chores and still potent enough to make a Sunday blast genuinely rewarding. Unless you must have estate-car load space, the M4 stands as one of the most complete high-performance daily drivers money can buy—capable of effortless cruising one minute and apex-clipping precision the next, all without shaking loose a single filling.