Sorry, The BMW M4 Will Still Have Giant Nostrils

Days after the reveal of the new BMW 4-series, a leaked image shows that the M4 will have the same controversial face
G22 M4 from r/BMW

If you were clinging on to hope that the next BMW M4 won’t have kidney grilles quite as giant as those found on the new 4-series, we’re going to have to disappoint you. Recent spy shots already seemed to suggest the M4 was in for a pair of huge nostrils/teeth (depending on your description preference), and now, a leaked image on Reddit has shown the car without any camouflage.

With a beefier splitter and a frameless design for the kidneys, we’d argue the M4 carries off the controversial kidney thing more successfully than the standard 4-series, as an M4 render seen earlier this week suggested it might. But it’s still not what you’d call pretty, and guaranteed to prompt the furious mashing of keyboards from petrolheads worldwide.

Expected to officially debut later this year, the M4 should share the same two-tier engine arrangement to the X3 M, with a single-turbo, 471bhp ‘S58’ inline-six in the base car, and a twin-turbo version giving the M4 Competition 503bhp to play with.

We all know what's hiding behind here.
We all know what's hiding behind here.

Although the closely related M3 will be much easier on the eye, the M4 should be the handier of the two. The 4-series is a sharper starting point, with a stiffened bodyshell, a lower centre-of-gravity, wider tracks and increased negative camber at the front.

Like the M440i 4-series range-topper, the M4 is set to be all-wheel drive, although rumour has it, the system will be derived from the M5’s. This means it’ll have a rear-wheel drive mode, and be hooked up to an eight-speed automatic gearbox as opposed to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission as was the case with the last M4.

It’ll be the same deal with the M3, although both cars are set to get RWD ‘Pure’ derivatives fitted with manual gearboxes. Just keeping thinking about that, instead of scrolling back to the top of this page for another look at those kidneys.

Comments

Anonymous

Cool.

06/05/2020 - 15:28 |
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LamboV10

I’m not sure how, but they managed to make this one even uglier than the standard 4-series, in my opinion. For the 1st time in history, a non-M car looks better than an M car

06/05/2020 - 15:36 |
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Anonymous

Expected to officially debut later this year, the M4 should share the same two-tier engine arrangement to the X3 M, with a single-turbo, 471bhp ‘S58’ inline-six in the base car, and a twin-turbo version giving the M4 Competition 503bhp to play with.

Where did you find that the lower powered version was single turbo? I taught they where both Biturbo?

Sources: https://youtu.be/Xi0yM7XGCqA

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_B58

06/05/2020 - 16:05 |
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Matt Robinson
Matt Robinson

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

See here from the press release. ‘Twin power turbo’ is BMW marketing speak for a single twin-scroll turbo

06/06/2020 - 14:07 |
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Freddie Skeates

Still gopping to look at, but easily better than the fussy M440i

06/05/2020 - 18:32 |
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Robert Homann

🐽

06/05/2020 - 18:40 |
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PorscheBoi996

Good God, that looks so out of place from the rest of the car

06/05/2020 - 19:37 |
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Myrmeko (#CTSquad)

The nostrils look fine, but the lower grille looks out of place, imo.

I want a Z4 with the long nostrils so bad. It just works with the coupe roaster body.

06/05/2020 - 21:16 |
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B-To

I just wonder how many aftermarket brands are going to release a redesigned front end for the new 4 series

06/05/2020 - 22:03 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by B-To

Hopefully all of them so as many as possible get modified

06/06/2020 - 00:49 |
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slevo beavo

Looks like a Chinese knock off. Or a terrible aftermarket front bumper

06/06/2020 - 15:43 |
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Morris

Why BMW, just why? It would look so much better with the M8 face.

06/06/2020 - 16:56 |
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