When BMW announced its track-ready variant of its M4, the BMW M4 GTS, we knew that it would exist a great track car. With manually-adjustable coilover suspension, carbon ceramic brakes, carbon fiber aerodynamics and a fancy water-injection organization, the M4 GTS is purpose built to swallow race tracks for lunch. And we've heard several reports of it being to practise exactly that and it feels like the all-time Chiliad auto in generations while doing it. Then it'south no slouch on its home-field.

Merely how is information technology on the open road? Well, Auto Express has gone through the tremendous problem to notice out.

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United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland roads are famous for being some of the most rough in the civilized globe. They're narrow, total of potholes and but of poor quality, according to many of the journalists there. So if a motorcar can handle those roads in reasonable condolement, information technology's going to be a swell car to bulldoze daily anywhere else. Which makes the UK the perfect place to test the M4 GTS.

Auto Express recently drove the M4 GTS on the track and loved it. But public roads are a very different animal. The road surface is much worse, as mentioned already, the speeds are much lower and it's a combination of stop-and-go driving and boring motorway cruising. And with the M4 GTS' harder interruption, lack of sound dull and much louder exhaust than the standard machine, it doesn't seem as if it will handle public roads all that well. Except it kind of does.

Co-ordinate to the folks at AE, the M4 GTS is actually more than equanimous on the road than the standard BMW M4. Its interruption, while firmer, is more solid and stable at loftier speed and there's so much more mechanical grip. So you don't have to exist afraid of the tail coming around and biting you if yous button information technology too difficult. Information technology'southward a more than conviction-inspiring machine to drive. It'due south also a lot faster, making it more than fun when you lot practice get the opportunity to open up information technology up. They even went equally far as to say that it'due south comfortable and like shooting fish in a barrel to live with everyday. That'due south genuinely shocking.

Or is it?

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BMW isn't the beginning automaker to develop a rails-focused variant of its sports motorcar, every bit Porsche has been doing it for ages now, with its 911 GT3 and GT3 RS. All of the Porsche "GT" cars have all been fine on public roads. Maybe they're a bit more than uncomfortable than the standard 911, but they're more than than capable of beingness used everyday or driving to the track, doing laps and then driving habitation. So it'south not all that surprising that the BMW M4 GTS is also capable of such things.

I recollect it's but surprising when you lot look at it, with its massive carbon fiber rear wing, orange roll muzzle in the back and big chin spoiler, every bit it looks similar something out of a GT3 race. So it doesn't seem similar the most friendly car in the world. However, it is friendly, more so than the standard M4 even. Plus, it only comes with BMW'southward 7-speed DCT gearbox, so it can exist left it automatic style while puttering effectually town.

Overall, the BMW M4 GTS is said to actually be decently comfy on the road, easier to drive than the standard car upon which it'southward based and incredibly on the runway equally well. If you were to describe the perfect car, how would information technology non exist the M4 GTS? Aye, it's incredibly expensive, but it seems to exist worth it, as there isn't actually anything it does incorrect. BMW only made 700 and they're already accounted for, but if you're i of those lucky 700, you're getting a car that demands to be driven everyday. Don't just shove it in a climate-controlled garage and look for it to appreciate. Screw that, go information technology out on the open road and drive the hell out of information technology. That'due south clearly what it was designed for.

[Source: Auto Limited]