welcome back everybody mark with exotic car play place thanks for coming back
today here we have beautiful m4 competition and specifically comparing
it to the likes of its younger brother if you will or more sporting brother the
m4 GTS which is the high-strung lightweight that people like to use for
the racetrack the question really comes is as the competition like this or even
a standard m4 is it worth buying a GTS when these cars are available the GTS
really essentially has almost double the price of a standard m4 and at least 50
to 60% more than the competition version all decked out with all the carbon fiber
and such on this car so let's talk about some of the comparisons there let's talk
about some of the specifications and make that direct comparison so how about
we start with the engine well the GTS actually has a slightly more boosted
engine so there's more boost pressure which results in more horsepower to the
tune of about 493 horsepower versus the competitions 444 and the standard m4 is
of about 425 horsepower you're up about 40 some-odd horsepower from the
competition okay so that's a minor amount not a ton you might start feeling
that in the seat of your pants then what else does the GTS have up its sleeve
well it actually has many features that result in lightening the car for example
the GTS has gone and done away with the whole back seat arrangement whereas this
one has back seats and guess what you can take your friends along under your
family that in itself is always worth something the GTS has a roll cage this
does not that's fair it's going to be track oriented this is slightly less so
that being said the competition does very well on its own on a race track
thank you very much
the other things that you're dealing with are you've got a carbon-fiber hood
carbon fiber oversized wing on the back that's fully adjustable that is also
unique to the GTS but what's consistent is the bulk of the dashboard and the
controls in the layout are consistent you've actually lost some of the
electrics actually in the GTS where you have the full control of full electrical
systems here and all the options you also have a carbon-fiber roof like you
do in the GTS so another thing that's actually similar between an m4
competition and a GTS for a vast difference in Coyne another similarity
are the wheels these upgraded 20-inch busy spoke wheels that come on the GTS
also come on the competition m4 which we have right here so that's a write-off
so really essentially what are you getting GTS you've got an adjustable
suspension this is pretty much a standard suspension although that being
said you have some active suspension work going on here you so let's talk
about some of the things that you know are special here versus the GTS so we're
gonna pop the hood and - so we're gonna go here check - under the hood of this
m4 competition and we popped the hood now this as you can tell is a standard
hood on these cars the difference is with the GTS it has a full carbon fiber
hood which is great however you pay for the rest of the
engine is almost the same there's a difference here though the biggest thing
that they did with the GTS is they provided a little additional boost
pressure which created more power but essentially in creating that extra boost
they needed to supplement that with some extra protective measures this car does
not have that the GTS on the other hand does and it actually utilizes a water
injection system now it comes in at a high pressure because this is direct
injected it runs the fuel runs at a higher pressure and therefore to
overcome that you needed a higher water pressure and it comes out as a mist
essentially but that really goes a long ways to keep the end
from blowing apart outside of the engine that's really all you have so let's
close that up this car of course you've got the active suspension
you've got the upgraded suspension from the standard m4 already and you upgraded
differential in this as well the electronic differential in this car as
well
so this has some of the extra goodies in it the difference again is the GTS has
that fully adjustable race suspension the problem is you pretty much have to get
the car off the ground and do some tweaking it's not something where you
hit a button and it sets itself up you have to actually get in there with
wrenches and the special tool kit and actually do it yourself so for those
race tech guys that really love that kind of stuff
that's super this car does not have that so ultimately the question is this car
with all the standard equipment with a few little extras the wheels the
differential the upgraded dampers and roll bars and such is this car actually
worth fifty sixty thousand dollars in less than a GTS and I guess that
question really boils down to what does that really mean to you are you going
racing
we're using the car for the street for most people the track is overkill is the
GTS worth it only only if you have full intentions on taking a standard street
car stripping it out converting it to a race car and then driving it off to the
track only then would it be worth your time otherwise all that extra money
saved between the cost of even you dare you say a standard m4 and the price of a
GTS you could go get yourself another em car you could get an m4 and maybe an m2
for Sunday's for those days you just want to rip around you can actually have
two awesome M cars for the price of the 1 GTS so for the most part does it make
sense to buy a GTS over an m4 I say no my good friends I would say this is a
phenomenal specification the m4 competition is as good as it gets
without breaking the bank yeah it's got a few nice little tricks over the
standard m4 but the cost differential to the GTS is just not there it doesn't
make sense to me this is your best bang for your buck and I just I don't know if
you guys feel the same let me know what you think at the end of the day guys I
know everybody's got their own take on this discussion but before we finish up
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comment I'd like to hear what your guys's opinion is on this whole thing is
the difference worth it what do you think's the best value the
GTS the competition or a standard m4 what's the best value in your mind as
well I just want to lay a little shot down here guys the great folks at
Edmonton BMW I want you to give them a look if you guys are in the Alberta area
these are the people - absolutely deal with if you're buying a BMW these fine
folks were the ones that kindly lent me this m4 competition spend some time with
this sort of a long-term review of sorts and I just want to thank them I can't
thank them enough is make sure you check out their channel
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great guys thanks again everybody mark here signing out with exotic car play
plays see you soon bye bye