500HP Manual Family Car! 2025 BMW M3 Review

[@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.

[@MAG-Crew]

@@RealAvus Wow u dont know what u talking about. When designing the R32 Skyline GT-R, Nissan applied to Porsche to purchase a 959 as a development study. Porsche, which reportedly lost money on every 959 built, declined. (959 wass made to race in Group B rally) Group b was abolished after many several serious accidents because it was very dangerous. And so Porsche ended the production and testing of the 959 model. But an enterprising Nissan executive pulled a fast one, and that is how we have this car. With fewer than 300 production models built in the initial run in 1987 and 1988, every Porsche 959 is special. The 959 was not just a technological tour de force for Porsche, but the company's best guess at what the future would hold. With all-wheel-drive and sequential twin-turbocharged flat-six power, it is the grandfather of every modern 911 Turbo, and still spry enough to keep up to its progeny on a backroad. But coming up for sale at this year's Amelia Auctions is a 959 of such unusual pedigree that it inspired not one lineage of performance juggernauts, but two: both the aforementioned 911 Turbo, and the car known as Godzilla. In its day, the Porsche 959 was one of the most expensive cars in the world, around $225,000, depending on exchange rates. Adjusted for inflation, that's a little over $600,000. It's easy to see why Nissan looked to the Porsche 959 for inspiration. Basically everyone did. When the 959 arrived in 1987, it redefined the state of the art with its 450-hp race-proven twin-turbo flat-six, adjustable hydraulic suspension, and variable all-wheel drive system. It was born out of Porsche's neglect for the 911 in favor of its new, front-engine cars throughout the Seventies. When Porsche realized that its future was in the 911, it decided to create the most radical iteration yet as a way of playing catchup, and as an entrant for the much-loved Group B racing formula. The original Quattro used a manually locking center differential that distributed torque evenly between the axles. As the front wheels are constantly driven, this contributes to a lot of grip, especially on loose surfaces, but also an understeer-dominant handling balance. Varying the amount of torque going to the front axle alters the handling balance. In the 959, a multi-plate clutch between the gearbox and front differential controlled how much torque went to the front axle. In the 959, a computer interpreted engine and wheel-speed data to calculate the weight distribution at each axle. With the all-wheel drive system in its "Dry" mode, torque would shift as much as 80 percent rearwards in hard acceleration, matching the effects of weight transfer; at constant speeds, torque distribution would settle around 60-percent rear, 40-percent front, matching the static weight distribution of the car. Nissan thought it could do better. From a hardware perspective, Nissan's-deep breath-Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All terrains and Electronic Torque Split, or ATTESA ET-S, is similar to the 959's all-wheel drive system. After the gearbox, there's a multi-plate clutch that distributes torque to the front axle via a driveshaft and an open differential. Also like the 959, the system uses engine and wheel-speed data, but it also relied on data from the ABS system and three G-sensors, two longitudinal and one lateral. It's the operating principle where the systems differ. ATTESA ET-S sends all of the torque to the rear axle until the rear wheels start to lose grip. When the ATTESA ET-S controller sees a variance in front and rear wheel speeds, hydraulic pressure applied to the multi-plate clutch diverts torque towards the front axle. Under high lateral loads, the system reduces torque at the front, and under heavy braking, torque shifts forward to effectively increase the amount of engine braking at the front axle, thus decreasing the chance of wheel lockup.😉Salute

[@vTango888]

@@MAG-Crew bro literally copy-pasted a Road and Track article 😭

[@RealAvus]

@@MAG-Crew all these cut and paste only means Nissan Skyline GT-R was inspired by Porsche 959. Thanks for the info that i already knew.

[@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

[@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.

[@Jay-zx1sg]

@@drjk7565 ct4 weighs within 20lbs or so of the M3, so negligible difference there.. But you're correct

[@benjaminmatlock3232]

This seems like the true evolution of the E36 M3-4-5. Cool color, nice wheels, and a great I-6 screaming. If I was in the market, this would be the way I would go.

[@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)

[@saul_bloom]

It is hideous and everyone at BMW with a hand in its design should be fired.

[@jsh139]

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

[@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

[@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

[@super8mate]

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

[@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

[@royvisser90]

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

[@Sickwitit18]

"There's only one car left and its in the worst spec, which journalists should we give it to?" "Straight Pipes, they'll probably unironically love the spec."

[@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

[@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

[@OwenCasarella]

Those silver wheels are phenomenal

[@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)

[@CT.ALEXX_]

I love the silver wheels. Frozen white with those silver wheels, bucket seats, and carbon package is my dream spec.

[@cooperrice1747]

Bring back angel eyes!

[@ARCNA442]

I don't know how brands invent an iconic and instantly recognizable design feature that everyone loves and then just get rid of it. Do they not understand the very basics of branding and marketing?

[@Lovesalads06]

​@@ARCNA442it's actually nice though.

[@wafflesnfalafel1]

I just watched your vid on the new M5, (also in yellow,) and gotta say while the M5 is a technical tour de force, it's not the one I desire... Thanks for another awesome vid guys, I appreciate it.

[@dervthebeast5130]

Silver is a nice touch, I powdered coated mines wiess gold metallic, my spec is Isle of Man Green. Looks 🔥

[@choyayahyah]

I rented the M2 manual on Turo and it is rubbery but like you said, it makes it so easy to drive in stop and go traffic. I have gt3 manual and that car is an amazing manual gearbox but a real pain in traffic

[@Static-MT]

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

[@maximeparent3004]

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

[@hockeymann88]

Rear and rear 3/4 view is just fine, good actually. I guess in darker colors the grills are less jarring. As a car enthusiast, Im glad its being made.

[@Ty420]

Yellow and silver is amazing look for this car

[@PhonesOnaDailyBasis]

Manual is a pure love❤ Great episode

[@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.

[@Mikedread876]

I remember in my E46 days, everyone swapped for black badges. So to see everyone saying silver is where its at is just funny to see

[@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 🙏🏾

[@MisterSkizzels]

Im going to keep driving my IS F that ive owned for 16 years :)

[@joetacchino4470]

I really wish you guys could drive one of these with 1. The CS steering coded in and 2. The active sound turned off. Way, way better.

[@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🙂

[@joetacchino4470]

You’re gonna love it. It’s such a complete car.

[@wearethehaunted3831]

@@davidzvezda it is an excellent car. Kept it mod free. Looking to keep the M3 for long term and Mod it.

[@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

[@JustCynical]

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

[@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

[@mbizozo6271]

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

[@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. 🤷‍♀️

[@rdham64]

Those rims, perfect for the M3.

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[@nell9956]

Been a fan of Dakar yellow since the e36 this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@edgarpaz5219]

Only car where the front plate makes it look better

[@jwardTLS]

I don't like Dakar, never have, but everything else is great. I've got 15k miles on my 2023 IoMG and I daily drive it with some silver VS-5RS wheels that look amazing (like this Dakar spec I agree silver wheels are the answer), I have the manual trans and normal seats, it's a great car. Even in winter with snow tires it's capable enough. I did install a Rogue short shift kit and it really helps the shifting feel. Clutch grab point cannot really be fixed without an aftermarket clutch unfortunately. It's an amazing daily though. People overstate the front-end. i've owned some of the most classically beautiful BMWs including an E39 M5, an E30, E46 M3s, and while I will always love the aesthetic of those vehicles, I do not think the new car looks bad by any means. I ordered mine without the Wifi and I do not have it connected to the BMW App/cloud in any way.

[@318isGood]

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

[@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 😂

[@stepdadgary7449]

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

[@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

[@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

[@TheLadiesman0815]

This spec reminds me of the old school BMWs. Simple is good!

[@DhruvDrives]

Love my manual G80. It is awesome

[@djbrissette]

I wish they made the new M cars with a manual and the xDrive system from the Competition ones, where you can switch between RWD and AWD. It would be the best of both worlds!

[@genderlessyoutubefanperson]

Buying a manual M3 S58 is like buying...ohhh FFS go there and buy M3 with the ZF godness.

[@Ndw1995]

The manual RWDs are the superior G8X platform

[@coreyegan6751]

Pre-2012 was the sweet spot!

[@brenthenley5265]

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

[@gbitsbitsg5447]

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

[@ryanreyes9456]

That grill is GROOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSS

[@Jack.Strait]

BMW needs to bring back Frank Stevenson for their styling department

[@jsh139]

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

[@TheStraightPipes]

Ah

[@dabro1569]

13:43 😎My kids appreciate a loud exhaust tone coming from my cars. I’ve raised them right 💪🏿🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸🔥🇺🇸✊🏿

[@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.

[@azmainabrar697]

dakar yellow 2 in person is gorgeous

[@Black217]

Re: Rev Matching, I can say that the Nissan 370Z being the first rev matching vehicle is still somehow incredible for being 15 years old at this point. It would easily pass the test lol and that is shocking.

[@SPQRTempus]

I really don't notice the grill any more, in my opinion on the M3 Touring it is better balanced by the wagon body. And with regards to manual vs auto, yes the S58 character is better suited to the ZF auto but had BMW sold the M3 Touring with AWD and manual they would have built my perfect car.

[@IceColdSplash]

Gimme those silver wheels with tanzanite blue

[@FreshlySnipes]

I LOVE mine.

[@hyperkidb58]

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

[@joetacchino4470]

E36, not S30.

[@tjk_9000]

need the touring in NA for this to be the true family ripper

[@TheStrokke1]

Can you keep a running list of your favorite cars. I would like to see your overall ranking as you drive a new car

[@ManuelFresh100]

Its nice seeing silver wheels on a BMW for a change

[@beefsupreme5132]

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

[@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

[@macaobilly]

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

[@AYO_KO]

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

[@mattblock6616]

CT4V Blackwing

[@aliali-ce3yf]

that is a gorgeous yellow

[@ntmblko9176]

I'd buy this this week if i had money

[@Theonlywone]

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

[@KerterBerger]

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

[@joetacchino4470]

Because it is old school. It debuted on the E36 M3 in the 90’s.

[@KerterBerger]

@@joetacchino4470 YOU CALLING ME OLD!?

[@wkkirvida]

I wonder if BUK 2TH is available for the plate

[@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.

[@joetacchino4470]

I use my iDrive controller with iD8 all the time. Yes, does not work with car play well, but it does still work. But I use it for a lot of other stuff.

[@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 ❤

[@ildrichaseron]

Jakub sounds like he's getting a cold here. Winter is coming 🤧

[@darkside91]

4:00: That front license plate is an unfortunate situation. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Grimesitty]

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

[@joetacchino4470]

Where do you think Hyundai got it from? Hint, Albert Biermann founded Hyundai’s N group….his previous job was at M for like 30 years.

[@Grimesitty]

@@joetacchino4470 I know that, I own a 23 Kona N

[@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

[@joetacchino4470]

The iDrive controller makes it a lot easier.

[@terryjross]

@16:00 “get off my lawn tech”

[@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.

[@trapt29]

Beautiful car

[@jacksonueland]

This thing is sick

[@ajaurgemma5341]

I have a manual M2. The manual definitely isn’t the best, but once you get used to the way the engine and transmission work together it’s honestly not so bad. There’s just a little bit of a learning curve. Give me the manual over an auto every day!

[@porscherain]

Why would anyone put up with an $80k “not so bad” experience

[@Kevin-o5v]

When someone says "honestly not so bad", it is bad enough for that person to be pretty darn disappointed. I am curious why you would by the version of a car that is disappointing? Was the automatic more disappointing? Is it the lack of manual cars in general and this was the best of the rest?

[@Copacetic_23]

Perfect spec👌🏾

[@EddieRicks-i8v]

Not many manual left 🥲

[@kevintran963]

I'm going to be honest, I test drove both G80 manual and the xdrive comp. The G80 manual to me felt like a BMW afterthought for me. I really wanted t like the manual, but I ended up special ordering the xdrive comp. I waited for around two months....then I saw a CT5V Blackwing pop up near me and decided to schedule a test drive. I cancelled that G80 order the next day and took that CT5V Blackwing home. No disrespect to the new G80s. They're great cars with amazing after market support. The xdrive was fast and launched like an absolute monster. But at the end of the day, It was just holding onto the steering wheel and pressing the gas pedal. Despite the awesome interior and best bucket seats in the industry, the driving experience just felt boring to me.

[@TheStraightPipes]

5V is the best. Question is did you get that one in manual

[@kevintran963]

@@TheStraightPipes Yessir

[@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

[@saul_bloom]

A front end only a mother could love. Nonstarter, and I don't care how great the car drives.

[@kbordenave]

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

[@tiagorossotto572]

Car of my dreams

[@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.

[@chucknorris1920]

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

[@joetacchino4470]

They are all worse.