T
here’s just something about
cars,” said my friend Neal as
we approached my Austin
Yellow Metallic BMW M4 tester, being
scrutinized by two gentlemen. “You
come out, and there’s two strangers,
just ogling away.”
Neal’s right; that is the thing about
these cars, and as much as the very
few who buy them care to admit, the
attention from strangers that comes
with piloting something as retinasearing as this is all part of the fun.
Of course, that’s not to say that all
these brash design flares work; I know
as much as the other guy that a poorlymodded vehicle—whether it be a Corolla
or Veyron—can spoil everything.
Thing is, with this latest product from
Bee Em’s M Division, you needn’t worry
about that.
335i equipped with a M Performance
package from time to time.
As nice as the garden-variety 435i
looks, there’s little mistaking that car for
this one, this time around. This latest M4
is probably the most “M-ified” version
of the standard car on which it’s based
since ‘12s 1 M Coupé, or even the original
E30 M3.
The performa