2025 BMW X4

Pros

• Acceleration of muscles.
• Accurate manipulation with a lot of settings and combos that can be changed.
• It’s easy to use and has more space in the trunk and back seats than some competitors.

Cons

• The road handling has a bad feel.
• Some driving choices need to be simplified.
• How the dividing grille was made.

What gives the M4 its power? There is only one amazing engine in the new BMW M4. From almost rest to redline, there is plenty of power, and the turbo lag isn’t too bad. Power gains are small, and other small improvements are made to our test car and other competitive models. Invoice found that the M4 Competition could reach 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and the quarter mile in 11.6 seconds at 122.7 mph. It looks a lot like the newest Chevrolet Corvette and Mercedes-AMG C 63 coupe.

The transmission in our test car was automatic. Because it shifts clearly and quickly when you need to downshift, it’s great for both traveling around town and going fast. The extra carbon-ceramic brakes, which are also on our test vehicle, don’t fade even when the car is driven hard. Our test car stopped from 60 mph in 106 feet, which is a lot less than the norm for cars in this class.

The base adaptive suspension does a good job of keeping the car in place when going around turns, but the stiffest setting was too much for everyday use. The most important problem is with the handling. It’s better than the M4 that came before it, but it has a different amount of accuracy and feedback.

How does the M4 make you feel? Comfort is a subjective term, just like any high-performance car. The M4 Competition’s ride is rougher than some of BMW’s other M Competition cars, but it is smoother and more balanced. The standard adaptive suspension works great in most cases, absorbing impacts without making the tiniest bit of noise. It’s easy to change the setting, but the stiffest setting is too much for public roads. A performance car has the least amount of noise and vibration. The M4 is more polished than whisper-quiet, even though its exhaust makes a lot of noise.

The front bucket seats of our test car could have been made of carbon fiber. These chairs are thin and light, and they only have a little padding. The bottom of the seat has a small bump that slides between the driver’s legs. BMW’s makers likely added it to improve side support during turns, or they may have just thought it looked nice. But it made our shorter drivers (those under 6 feet tall) mad. It would help if you kept using the stock M4 seats.

The temperature control system works pretty well overall, even though it gets a little too warm. Some settings are hard to use, like the fact that there isn’t a separate sync button to balance the dual-zone system’s two sizes.

How is the state of the inside? The M4 is hard to get in and out of because the doors are big, and the seats need to be higher. But once you’re inside, everything fits just right. There is a lot of space and legroom in the front chairs. The back seat is roomy for people, at least on short trips. The pedals and steering wheel are placed in a way that makes for quick driving. The front view of the car is good, but it’s hard to back up because of the blind spots on the rear roof pillars. This needs to be fixed with big lights and a rearview camera.

It’s easy to find and use every important setting. We like that BMW is going with real knobs and buttons instead of putting everything on the touchscreen, even if it does make the buttons look crowded.

What’s wrong with the tech? The M4 has the newest technology inside a BMW car. It has a touchscreen entertainment system and an instrument panel that is displayed all in one place. Purists might not like that the video game-inspired combo panel doesn’t have any classic circle gauges, but BMW is fully committed to a society that puts technology first. We’ve also noticed that the newest version of iDrive is hard to get used to; there are so many choices and icons that it can be hard to find what you’re looking for. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay can both be used on the M4, which means you can control devices from your phone. The voice controls also work well.

Parking sensors, blind-spot warnings, and adaptive cruise control are just a few of the basic and optional driver-aid systems available in the M4. It’s great how well BMW adjusts these features so they’re useful without being too sensitive.

What’s going on with storage? The M4 has a large amount of storage space. The trunk room is pretty big, and the doorway is tall and wide. You can make more room by folding down the back seats. There are big door pockets and a big center desk bin on the inside, which is even better. There are also small storage spaces for people in the back seats.

Need to put in a kid safety seat because you have young children? The big doors might make it hard to get a child in and out, but the back seat should have plenty of room. It’s easy to find the seat fixings and connect to them.

How much fuel does it use? The EPA says that the BMW M4 gets 19 mpg overall (16 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway). That’s near the bottom of a class that’s thirsty already. Despite this, we saw much better gas mileage during our tests, including an amazing 26.6 mpg on our 115-mile test route. That is much better than anything else we’ve seen in the race.

Is the M4 worth buying? This is a very strange place. The Mercedes-AMG C 63 S coupe and the Audi RS 5 are straight competitors of the BMW M4 Competition. The prices of these two automobiles are comparable to one another. However, our car had extras worth more than $25,000 to them. Even though a lot of money was spent on it, it didn’t have adaptive speed control or a better sound system. The value drops even more when performance cars like the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 and Chevrolet Corvette Stingray are taken into account.

BMW’s basic and powertrain warranties last for four years or 50,000 miles, which is the standard in the business. You do get some great benefits, like free roadside help for four years of unlimited miles and three years of service visits for 36,000 miles.

Let’s talk about the new hood on the M4. Even though everyone has their own opinion on how something looks, neither we nor anyone else we’ve asked thinks the huge double screen looks good. People who work at BMW told us that M4 buyers want a car that stands out from other models. Well, the car company did well in this area. We would pick a dark color for the M4 because it would look better with the hood if we bought it. The rest of the car looks like a smaller but still beautiful BMW M8. You can also choose from a wide range of great paint and interior color options.

That face wouldn’t bother us as much if the M4 were a little more fun to drive. Our favorite thing about this new engine is that the handling doesn’t work well with the engine. While it is very fast and has a lot of power, it doesn’t make you feel as good as cars like the Porsche Cayman GTS 4.0, Ford Mustang Mach 1, and Mercedes-AMG C 63 S coupe.

The M4 (basic) model is not only the cheapest option, but we also like driving a car of this level with a manual transmission, so we tell everyone to get it. If that sounds like you, it’s hard to beat the base model with a few extras, like the Executive package and seats that breathe. Still, the Competition is a better choice for daily driving and traveling because it has an automatic transmission, more power, and more options, such as the Driving Assistance Professional package.

Different types of the BMW M4

There are two body styles for the 2025 BMW M4: closed and open. There are three trim levels: Competition, M4 (basic), and Competition xDrive.