M3/M4 [Official] BMW M3 & M4 Competition Package (F80/F82)

[Rainer271]

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[Betty Swollocks]

From November production, the original 19" 437M wheels will be available to spec even if you order the Competition Package. Good news for those that don't like the 20" 666M wheels that come with the CP.

 

[Porsche Guy]

From November production, the original 19" 437M wheels will be available to spec even if you order the Competition Package. Good news for those that don't like the 20" 666M wheels that come with the CP.

What if you want the 18"s?

 

[Betty Swollocks]

What if you want the 18"s?

No idea. In some countries, like the UK, the 18" aren't even available.

 

[Monster]

No idea. In some countries, like the UK, the 18" aren't even available.

Same in Australia

 

[m-power]

 

[domleo999]

Do all US cars have to have a reflector near the wheel arch?

 

[Centurion]

Do all US cars have to have a reflector near the wheel arch?

The yellow reflectors need to either be on the fenders or in the headlight.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Apparently the M4 CS, which will be launched at LCI time (I guess press release before the end of the year with deliveries from March 2017 onwards), will be the M4 Competition Package + a few cosmetic items from the GTS. It looks like those spy shots are the CS.

 

[Matski]

I think this review of the E46 M3 CS should resonate a lot with these rumours.

It'll be ancient history by the time you read this but I've just sat through the US Grand Prix. Not a great advert for the 'pinnacle of motorsport' in a country that already struggles to get excited about F1. Ferrari's victory was an empty one, but watching the onboard footage of Schuey flat to the boards through Indianapolis' banking, sitting at over 200mph and 18,000rpm for a full 20 seconds and then wiping off 130mph in just a few yards and peeling into Turn One is gobsmackingly, jaw-droppingly impressive.

What's that got to do with the new M3 CS? Well, just like the Ferraris at the Brickyard, the M3 has little meaningful competition; and like those screaming F1 missiles the BMW is no less impressive because of it. The CS is essentially an M3 that's borrowed a few tasty bits from its exotic, expensive and now out-of-production CSL sibling. Bigger brake discs, the quicker steering rack, revised springs and those gorgeous 19in forged alloys.

Okay, they're not quite as light as the genuine CSL rims but they still look great, and if the newfound composure and ride quality are anything to go by they're definitely a whole heap lighter than the ubiquitous 19-inchers that regular M3s roll on. As well as the mechanical changes, the CS also gains the CSL's M-Track mode function, heightening the stability control's tolerance of slip angles and wheelspin to such an extent that even the very best drivers are equally quick around a track with the electronic safety net still in place.

The price of these mechanical, cosmetic and electronic tweaks is just £2400 over the standard £41,115 M3. This package has been sold in the US and Europe for some time as the 'Competition Package', but BMW GB was concerned that the optional upgrade may upset CSL owners, who have already been hit in the wallet. Now that CSL residuals are firming up and with the launch of the E90 3-series, BMW GB decided its 911-chaser needed a shot in the arm.


There's nothing to touch the CS at the money. The Monaro VXR is cheaper and more powerful, but it's a blunt instrument compared to the scalpel-sharp BMW. Audi's powerful new RS4 should be up to the fight, but prices start at £50K. So the CS's closet rival is, in fact, the standard M3.

And the good news is that the CS has a sharpness and accuracy that the M3 never quite attains. You'll notice the new steering rack first, with its meatier weighting and more immediate response. Then you'll realise that the ride seems flatter, less disturbed by sharp lumps and bumps passing beneath the wheels. Up the pace and this firm but pliant set-up just gets better and the M3's trademark pogo-ing motion never materialises.

http://www.evo.co.uk/bmw/m3/6324/bmw-m3-cs

 

[Betty Swollocks]

I think the new CS isn't really comparable to E46 CS, @Matski. The equivalent to the E46 CS is the current F82 Competition Package. According to the article, the CS was even called "Competition Package" in the EU and U.S. The future CS is purely cosmetic according to the reliable source.

 

[Matski]

I think the new CS isn't really comparable to E46 CS, @Matski. The equivalent to the E46 CS is the current F82 Competition Package. According to the article, the CS was even called "Competition Package" in the EU and U.S. The future CS is purely cosmetic according to the reliable source.

Fair enough. I was looking at it the other way around, the old CS/Competition Pack was effectively derived from the model above (the CSL), in the current generation of competition pack, the only comparable item would be the wheels, nothing else 'trickled down'. The only cosmetic parts I can think of on the GTS aren't really just cosmetic, the bonnet is for cooling and the splitter and wing are for aero... if they're what trickles down, then it's something at least...

.. still not much different to fitting some M-performance parts to a comp pack though.

 

[Rainer271]

Source: BMW M

 

[Laurent T]

I like a lot those wheels !

 

[Rainer271]

^Me too.

 

[Frankie G]

I have to say, three years on and I still love the look of the F80. There's just something about those rear-wheel arches and that stance..

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[Mii]

BMW M3 CS with 460hp is on it's way in 2018. The article below mentioned similar to M4 CS, M3 CS will carry some of GTS elements. Only OLED taillights sounded suspicious, not sure if BMW will make sedan specific OLED taillights for such short run of F80 M3 CS.


3.0-liter biturbo 6-cylinder 460hp (343 kW)
0-62mph 3.9s
Light weight elements
Carbon fiber hood
Carbon fiber deck lid spoiler

Rear diffuser

New front splitter
New wheels and tires

Source: BMW M3 CS with 460 horsepower is in planning stages
Source: BMW M3 CS Coming In 2018 With 460 HP

 

[Frankie G]

BMW M3 CS with 460hp is on it's way in 2018. The article below mentioned similar to M4 CS, M3 CS will carry some of GTS elements. Only OLED taillights sounded suspicious, not sure if BMW will make sedan specific OLED taillights for such short run of F80 M3 CS.

• 3.0-liter biturbo 6-cylinder 460hp (343 kW)
• 0-62mph 3.9s
• Light weight elements
• Carbon fiber hood
• Carbon fiber deck lid spoiler
  
• Rear diffuser
  
• New front splitter
• New wheels and tires

This should be brilliant but unfortunately over-priced like it's cousin

 

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