500HP Manual Family Car! 2025 BMW M3 Review

BMW M3 review by The Straight Pipes. The Dakar Yellow M3 is putting down 473 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque from a 3l twin turbo inline 6 cylinder. At $102,750 CAD, would you take it over the Cadillac CT4-v or CT5-V?
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[@CobraCinci]

I COMPLETELY agree with you guys on car timing around 2020. So many great cars with just enough tech (drives modes, dampers, exhaust, carplay/AA) but no OTA and crazy screens

[@RealAvus]

every fast car nowadays are basically Nissan GTR with different body sytles. AWD, turbo charged, DCT (or auto), computer controlled handling/driving dynamics. Nissan basically have this formula decades ahead of anyone but too stupid to expand it to sedan, wagon, suv, convertible, SUV coupe, sedan coupe...

[@brandon2755]

Honestly I've been thinking that lately, myself. Cars hit peak design in my opinion around 2020-2022. I just liked how the exterior design looked but since they pointed it out in this video, the level of tech was also at its best being right before it tipped over to fully having rolling software bombs in the current models.

[@jsh139]

Ahhhh, this brings me back! I had an E36 M3 in Dakar Yellow. Miss that car.

[@andrelima5124]

Silver wheels, manual gearbox, rear wheel drive, no stupid carbon bucket seats...that's a instant classic ! Still don't like the grill, it's absolutrly dog shite, but It's what it is !

[@dre32pitt]

Get a ct4-v blackwing instead.. what it lacks in power compared to BUCKY it makes up for in timeless looks that will age like Ernie Hudson (go look him up.. dude is 80 and looks 48)

[@v12-s65]

How much of beauty it would have been, if it had a 340i front

[@danksoft3220]

Stupid carbon seats? 😅

[@andrelima5124]

@@v12-s65 EXACTLY

[@v12-s65]

@@andrelima5124 I would have sold my mercedes and buy that. Just when I look at the B3 alpina, I imagine those kidneys with more aggressive lower intakes... hell that would have been a car

[@JanLemkes]

I'm just here for the spec. A nice color, silver wheels, no privacy glass, no carbon everything: that's all unthinkable in Europe these days. Unfortunately.

[@oRicardoHetfield]

I never liked black wheels after i had one... but all this chrome and all the decarbon is starting to be so classy and good looking!

[@v12-s65]

Hah my amg is no privacy glass, no carbon and silver wheels 😎 But unfortunately black on black 😀

[@alangil40]

I never liked black wheels, but these particular silver wheels are not doing it for me for some reason.

[@fernandovazquezcueto9606]

In the US for some reason sedans never come from the factory with privacy glass in the rear windows, but SUVs and trucks do. I think it’s because of some weird law

[@JanLemkes]

@@fernandovazquezcueto9606 interesting! I like that law

[@cliftonburroughs859]

Watching you two becoming two “old guys”, lamenting technology, heartens me.

[@TheStraightPipes]

We’ll be replaced by holograms eventually

[@DownshiftPass]

Ya kno... this FEELS like the only true M3. The Comp is nice and all, but THIS. 6-speed, RWD, normal seats, appropriately priced! It's what M cars used to REALLY be about.

[@Briggsian]

The AWD M3 and M4 just feel like GT-Rs to me at this point, though they're WAY cheaper (somehow).

[@Jay-zx1sg]

Except the steering and manual in this is dead, the electronics kill everything, it weighs more than a whale, and it looks... Not great. Try a ct4/5v bw

[@drjk7565]

@@Jay-zx1sg A CT4-V Blackwing weighs more than an M3 manual, however people are willing to forgive it because of its more restrained design, and its dynamics i.e. great steering and tremec manual. I've heard that a short-shift kit and monoball front-arm bushings mostly fix those two main issues, but it does raise the question of whether its right for the aftermarket to do BMW's "homework" when rivals get it right from the factory.

[@somerandomfella]

Cat eye drls, manual, no carbon seats with centre insert. Not bad.. 👌

[@from2100]

Trash eye drls, manual, no carbon seats w centre inserts. It's ight

[@G82Watts]

I'm starting to like the new DRLs more and more. Looks like fangs

[@axe2grind244]

All ruined by an idiotic license plate.

[@Heyitscristian]

Meow

[@_Fnnx_]

Those are shark gill eyes

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[@WayneShaw-r6j]

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[@pete6705]

I thought I’d eventually get used to the grille, but I never did. In black it doesn’t look bad because you can’t notice it so much. I’ve also seen aftermarket grilles put on that look much better.

[@Ryan-rp1es]

Still hate the grill, but hard to touch the performance per dollar with anything else. I’m thinking about getting one in dravit(I’ve sworn off black cars years ago)

[@Static-MT]

Thank God for the silver wheel comeback! Yes! Almost fixes the face on that thing.

[@TheMILVSCR]

I'm a fan of black wheels and blacked out exhaust tips... but this look is amazing from top to bottom. Beautiful performance as well. Great job BMW!

[@potatochobit]

how old are you? kid, M3 is supposed to be the affordable sport model not the family van.

[@super8mate]

I am loving the love for the silver wheels in the comments. Yes! Not black or gray. Refreshing.

[@cooperrice1747]

Bring back angel eyes!

[@kaankaya7]

Perfect spec, i specced this same exact car last week on bmw website, seeing the thumbnail was surprising lol

[@TheStraightPipes]

Did you buy it

[@OwenCasarella]

Those silver wheels are phenomenal

[@Ty420]

Yellow and silver is amazing look for this car

[@maximeparent3004]

Okay now this is a sick car. You guys are making me dreaming lately.

[@royvisser90]

People need some color in their lives. Im so happy some people have these exotic colors

[@TheNORegretShow]

Jacob was not missing another German car review, sick or not 😂.

[@jonlosito2004]

Same with Doug DeMuro 😂😂

[@TheStraightPipes]

I’m just happy to be alive

[@TheNORegretShow]

@@TheStraightPipes 🙏🏾

[@Wyde_Boi]

Wow i am planning on ordering one of these and this is the exact spec i've been planning for years. Dakar yellow 6MT with silver wheels

[@TheStraightPipes]

Did you order it?

[@Wyde_Boi]

​​​@@TheStraightPipes Not yet, but early next year I am going to, in this exact spec but with the carbon bucket seats and alcantara wheel. Just weird this popped up in my feed because it's a really weird spec for most people lol

[@G82Watts]

Signal yellow is the best yellow imo but this is dope too. The new LCI headlights are pretty cool. I think a frozen black one with a red drl module would look INSANE.

[@dre32pitt]

Dakar > Signal

[@KoksuMPower]

Speed Yellow is the best :D

[@rdham64]

Those rims, perfect for the M3.

[@acerusea5156]

I liked the older angel eye setup headlights more when the G80 first came out, the LCI lights probably need time to grow on me

[@MaverickPhantom]

Ouuu.... if those lights grew on you, you'd be lit lol (just messing with you)

[@IceColdSplash]

Gimme those silver wheels with tanzanite blue

[@mbizozo6271]

What a lovely, fun colour. Hope buyers in South Africa do the most!

[@aliali-ce3yf]

that is a gorgeous yellow

[@PhonesOnaDailyBasis]

Manual is a pure love❤ Great episode

[@DhruvDrives]

Love my manual G80. It is awesome

[@EduardoM.L.]

this but with the m340i front end would be peak BMW

[@hyperkidb58]

I like this Dakar yellow M3 it looks like the classic E30 before

[@justcynical6590]

looks like a super grounded and just classic m3. love the look! i might trade my 2024 (automatic) m2 and get this.

[@Eternalmotors]

The front grille still hasn't grown on me... Great car but has a face only a mother could love :(

[@user-fn2zq6yd4t]

Look at all your comments, you legit hate on every car, just stick to your bicycles 😂

[@DeeJayAdverb]

I think when I'm done with my C63s i maaaay get into one of these :) I do miss my V8 m3 and F82 M4

[@omidnamin9004]

All Bmw had to do, was leave the regular 3 series front end and put a more aggressive m style bumper on it. But nope, in true bmw fashion, priority #1 is MUST BE UGLY!!!!

[@KerterBerger]

that yellow looks decent. reminds me of an old school yellow. pale and pastel enough where it doesnt look disgusting

[@jacksonueland]

This thing is sick

[@beefsupreme5132]

"Voiding your warranty, it's not whatever" Indeed.

[@318isGood]

Dakar Yellow II was offered on the E36 M3 and the main difference was that the second gen paint has clear coat

[@Grimesitty]

I love how similar the whole m1 m2 modes are to the N custom modes in Hyundais N series

[@stepdadgary7449]

Shadowline delete gets you body color mirrors and spoiler with silver exhaust tips.

[@gbitsbitsg5447]

When you guys have the horsepower numbers my mind was like "ok so really like 800" lol...underrated much!!!?

[@chrispyy606060606]

The “exterior colour contents removal” option is $0 and gives you the body coloured spoiler, side mirrors and silver tailpipes.

[@TheStraightPipes]

That’s the one you want

[@brenthenley5265]

Nice spec I hate black wheels so this is great. All wheel drive would be nice for a Canadian car.

[@terryjross]

@16:00 “get off my lawn tech”

[@kr00zn]

I love the "7 7" style daytime running lights and love the yellow color. I must also lodge the obligatory complaint about the hideous beaver teeth grille.

[@MaverickPhantom]

Look a '30's BMW... it will look like a..... not gonna say

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

I still think blue,orange, or frozen black are the best colors for these bmws.. and a carbon csl,vorstiener, or adro grille is a must. But this is definitely a fresh spec u dont see often. I wouldnt get one without the carbon buckets. They make the car feel that much more special when driving imo. They are seats u would expect in a 300k supercar and here bmw has them in a m3/m4 absolutely nuts.

[@michaelkrautz935]

As someone who had a g82 with carbon buckets, they look great. But they suck in every other way

[@PEACEOUTXX1]

@@michaelkrautz935 I've had both and they honestly feel the same comfort level once ur in them. Getting in and out is a but more difficult but no big deal. My dad had a porsche with bucket seats before and absolutely hated them and expected to hate mine (he's 6"5 and 220) but he said they were actually really good. I guess it's all preference in the end.

[@michaelkrautz935]

@@PEACEOUTXX1 100%. I went from a bucket m4 to a comfort seat m3 and never looked back. The main thing I hated was the carbon piece inbetween your legs. If my car was a weekend only car I could’ve dealt with buckets, but I drive mine 50+ miles a day

[@Arinis.ltd.]

The best spec for an M3 that i've seen... Just swap the front with the regular 3 series and it will be a beaut

[@declankelly1066]

Insane spec

[@wearethehaunted3831]

Just received my allocation for my M3!! Own a 2023 m340i. Love it ! M3 will be a long term keeper for me.

[@TheStraightPipes]

Congrats!

[@davidzvezda]

So m340 is not enough🙂

[@wowitsseamus1]

Those wheels🤤

[@jsh139]

Dakar Yellow II has been used since 1996. The 2 was clear-coated while the 1 was not.

[@TheStraightPipes]

Ah

[@Jack.Strait]

BMW needs to bring back Frank Stevenson for their styling department

[@mattblock6616]

CT4V Blackwing

[@Theonlywone]

Great review, guys! Are you planing on testing out the BMW X5 50e ?

[@oversteer_9339]

This car is like the kid who listened to all the great advice from his grandfather, the E46

[@Lucas-ck1po]

The car is friggin perfect but putting everything in touch screen menus would make me think twice lol

[@chucknorris1920]

I hope the aftermarket makes a nicer front end for this platform.

[@mattmanley7118]

That grille design it’s still here huh?? Like a bad Ex. 😅😅😅 The F Generation M3 and M4 less performance be damned. ❤The small kidney grille was perfection On a good note the color is ❤

[@jasimaquil9030]

Love the new wheels

[@chairmanbrando]

My buddy in high school had an 1986 300ZX that had a clutchless start and thus offered remote start... I guess that's just too advanced for 2025. 🤷‍♀️

[@michalklucz6907]

16:22 you are not using rotary dial anymore because it was made for not touch sensitive screens. In my BMW i3 I have the old gen infotainment (screen far away from driver, rotary dial) and CarPlay added in midgen refresh and you clearly see the difference. The control is great if you have to operate within BMW menus, and terrible as soon you switch to new apps, because they were designed for different kind of UI.

[@owenlee4585]

what an amazing m5.

[@macaobilly]

In my 2024 G81, you can turn off the awareness sensors so no worry about the infrared raiders

[@FreshlySnipes]

I LOVE mine.

[@trapt29]

Beautiful car

[@ntmblko9176]

I'd buy this this week if i had money

[@shaunlunney7551]

With a face only a mother could love

[@uGotGot1618]

You that spec is badass

[@DoctorChange106]

THANKS

[@gwaddles]

I’d love that car in Black or Dark Blue or Dark Red. The yellow with chrome is off putting? Maybe it just needs tint.

[@motormusique]

This grille on the M3/M4 always fit the overall design scheme to me. Is it pretty? Not exactly but it’s not ugly like the 440i beaver grille. The licence plate placement is unfortunate tho

[@zyrexreotan9463]

I want this car so bad

[@Thefloorsspeakyiddish]

The manual RWDs are the superior G8X platform

[@gabethebaeb_5881]

$76.00?! HEADED TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALERSHIP RN!!! 🔥

[@2of2DCH]

That's a great yellow, but Speed Yellow on the new M5 is even better.

[@TheStraightPipes]

We will find out soon

[@kbordenave]

Looks good in yellow but the front license plate is messing up everything!

[@TommyLGarage]

Well said about the motor being better suited for an automatic - all new BMWs are. I went from a manual f80 to an automatic f90 and I would never go back.

[@christianboyd4635]

You guys should just say every car you test should have the extreme contact 02 😂

[@VWGTI123]

Silver Wheels make any Car sooo much better.

[@AYO_KO]

The car actually is an LCI… same G80 gen but the full LCI vs the half LCI in 2023

[@RandyOrtonsfather]

I think if they put 2 more body colored spilts like they have in the middle it would break it up and probably make it more aggressive.

[@seaeyeare]

They will cant make the car feel like it used to be in the E36-E46 era. naturally asperated was just a different beast -- cant wait to get my Tee btw! :D

[@philips6182]

I’ve gotten used to this new g series grille but I still don’t think it’s great looking. Love the Dakar yellow color

[@wkkirvida]

I wonder if BUK 2TH is available for the plate

[@awdgsx415]

I don' think I've ever seen any G80 M3's with front license plates 😆

[@Chunkiemerk]

Vegeta voice: i wanna I wanna be a super sayien, but I wanna have this car!

[@ezioahmet4192]

Never driven an M3, but it's a car I'd love to own one day. Is the manual shifter like the Mustang's MT-82 D4? I own a '24 GT, so I know how that feels

[@TheStraightPipes]

I actually prefer the mt82 feel over this lol

[@ezioahmet4192]

@@TheStraightPipes Well, that answers that question 😂from my nearly year of ownership of the Mustang, I don't mind the MT82 and never had 3rd gear lockout. But that makes me want to just get the Competition xDrive more than the manual M3

[@DeltaEchoX2]

This is probably the ONE to buy but the UK doesn't get the none-comp :(

[@autorare5639]

silver wheels amazing

[@danmayberry1185]

A giant front license plate, and it would be perfect.

[@upshifter5316]

I’ve been wondering the same Yuri! I don’t think those infrared lights shining at you, in addition to all the blue light from all the screens, can be good for you. And there ain’t no way anyone has studied this for real.

[@nqobilemahlaba2230]

I wonder how much the clutch will cost to replace once the car is out of warranty

[@fatimarodrigues5939]

The 2025 BMW M3 Competition XDrive has 523 HP & 479 Lb ft from 3.0 Twin Turbo Inline 6 cylinder with 8-Speed Automatic

[@KuyaArbee]

im glad ya'll have the more everyday reasonable seats! and the exterior color and wheels are awesome

[@Braselton21]

I can't believe BMW Fanboys allowed them to keep that grille... Be like Mercedes Fanboys with the new C63 4 Cylinder and Refuse to $upport such nonsense.

[@corysekine-pettite1783]

Looks great in that yellow!

[@xtnuser5338]

I don't understand why they won't allow remote start on a manual. The car knows whether you're in neutral or not. The car knows whether the parking brake is set or not. If these two conditions are met, let the damn thing be remote started for crying out loud.

[@papermind4010]

I couldn’t bring myself to own this car if I needed a front license plate

[@doggedlydetermined7022]

G80 is my realistic dream car

[@CG-yh6js]

You guys wanna do a tire comparison video with my GRC on Michelin and on Continentals?