2021 BMW M4 Base - 6-Speed Manual RWD POV Driving (Binaural Audio) 

How would you spec your M4? Is the Manual more important than outright speed to you?

I love that bmw keeps the stick alive in their new cars. Wish they’d give it in the competition but it’s better than nothing.

Any 6 speed manual RWD car with 450+ HP is a blast

Props to BMW for keeping the manual in 2022.

i respect BMW for continuing to offer the 6 speed but i have to say i would go for the X drive competition. just unlocks the true performance of this car

That heads up display is such a good feature beautiful 👏

Love the manual, cannot get used to the front.

Would love a new manual M4/M3! They seem like fun daily’s to beat on.

It's a tough decision. As you said, I like having the transmission that the car was designed to have. I'm also pretty set on keeping one manual in the two car fleet. It would be a factor.

Man it blows my mind every time I remember that the Competition is a torque converter option only

It's been a couple of years but the new tail lights for the M4 are insane, absolutely beautiful!

I'd hate to add another comment to the pile of complaints regarding the front end, but, wow, it really stands out against the white paint. The front of the G80 looks exactly how the F80 sounds... gruff and garish. Luckily. it seems that the S58 sounds better than the S55, but BMW had to figure out some other way to hurt our senses.

Came here after watching the 87' M6 and this is why I love 80's cars and my hate on modern car.

Love manual 🔥

Think I’m going to buy a 2021 manual m4 today and first order of business getting it tuned

Looks like a tough traction day out there with a sand/salt/water combo. Hopefully it would not be lighting up the tires on every acceleration pull on some clean, dry roads!

Great review. The closest to E46 modern M car is the M2 with manual. I recently reviewed one on my channel. Lightweight, nimble, responsive and communicates back to the driver.

It’s nice to hear the six cylinder.

I love my G80 Manual

ALRIGHT ILL SAY IT. I love how this looks, especially in white.

Love seeing you rip fast cars around familiar roads

Thanks for the review as usual Tedward ! Thing is (no news there), those new cars are being developped to be at optimal performance with an automatic trans (torque converter / dct / etc. ). It's great because manuals still exists and I do love my manuals, but somehow they feel and show that they are not being developped quite as much, which is obvious because it's time and money consuming for the manufacturer. And it's not as easy today slapping a good old manual in because of all the software that's involved (porsche gt product aside, I presume). The new shifter feels a bit too rubbery for my liking, but at least for every day you are not feeling everything coming from the old zf s5 trans. The sweet spot was the e39 to me. I had the opportunity to drive the F30 and G20 back to back and I felt lost I have to say. I understand the position they are defending (attracting new customer and so on). I really felt the evolution from one generation to another till the f30, but the g20, couldn't feel home (and the quality perception felt down to me). Anyway enough talking from me ^^

I used to be a manual type of guy, but now realize that dual clutch is the way to go, its faster but the fun factor is still there, plus the versatility. The dual clutch in my Audi S3 is flawless, favorite transmission of all time. Oh ..and I don't miss stomping in and out of the clutch in traffic GRRRRR

I LOVE the front end. Can't wait until my 2023 arrives!

That manual knob looks like it hasnt changed in over 10 years

It's ok if you say that BMW still hasn't really got their groove back. They are one of the manufacturers that is no longer focusing primarily on the driver experience. Clutch feel, steering feel, these things are missing and are critical for a performance car .

Bro you’re the whole time in comfort 😂🫠

Love that piano sounding like fasten seat belt warning. The Germans thought one step ahead.

love this video TEdward, u sound so knowledgeable and u drive really good compared to other reviewers!

Looks so beautiful in white.

50% of Massachusetts's backroads look like the surface of the moon...Nice M4 review though!

Welcome Back tedward. I love the B58 I-6. It sounds like a Toyota than a BMW.

A dark blue one showed up at my local gas station. In a dark color, the grill looks better

This gear hand looks so cool

Looks like you kept everything in efficient and comfort mode?

Thoroughly enjoyable. Thumbs up.

the grille does look nice on the 2 door coupes...especially in green I saw a green M4 few days ago and that looked phenomenal

I drove the G80 & G80 last summer, both were Comp with ZF, not sure if xDrive. I felt they drove better than an F82 and sounded far better. Although the G80 happened to have 1 tire 10 psi high and felt off but the G82 felt great and confidence inspiring on track.

Great video as usual Ted! Would love if you would also review a xdrive m3/m4 and give us your impressions on the differences. Thanks.

How’s the rev hang? Seemed pretty bad when pushing it

some amazing shots in this video. great job!

It seems like a front plate would actually help make it look less bugs bunny-esque

I feel like this is the last true sports sedan coming out of Germany. Not looking forward to the new 4-cylinder C class and I doubt BMW will keep relying purely on ice for the next 3-4 series. Great video Ted.

Think you could do another e36 video? I am wanting to get one and I really enjoyed your last video on it. which I think is the only one?

Good job, thanks for sharing it, greetings from Just Driving 4K!!

Ecoconciousness is a buzz for suppressing fun in so many things, yet does little to environment

I would love to see you drive the CT4-V Blackwing and compare it to this. I feel like the manual transmission is probably better and the chassis might be more sorted.

I feel like going and grabbing this car this week!

I tried X Delete in my FBO E60 535xi (also a manual), it wasn't a safe experience, I switched back to AWD and didn't bother again, AWD is the way to go in cars with power.

I feel like with modern manual cars you HAVE to tune out the rev hang to really get the most out of them. All these modern emissions laws have made many modern manual cars have atrocious rev hang. I'd LOVE to see how this M4 drives when that is tuned out!

Another amazing video

Awesome vid man! 🔥

So happy about the stick but this thing seems like a barge on wheels

I love my DsG in my Old S4. Used to be my traffic daily . Now it's my once in a while car and I would have preferred a manual , miss it a lot

I have the same zhp weighted shifter...it's awesome

I love the look on this car so much

I’ll take the E46 thanks

Great video! I love the balanced approach you took with reviewing this car. Personally, I like this significantly more than the F80 generation. The S58 sounds better, and it seems like it makes its power higher up in the rev-band than the S55. Sure, it’s tail happy, but the F80 was stupidly tail happy. Could barely put its power down unless conditions were perfect. From what I saw here, it put its power down pretty well. Seemingly more sophisticated TC system than in the F80. Also, the interior build quality has improved over the F80. I don’t get the point of the M4, as it’s gotten too big to be a tossable coupe. The M3 makes a lot more sense. Can’t wait for the M2, and I genuinely think the worst thing about the G80/G82 is the looks. Sure, the steering still needs improvement but from what I’m hearing otherwise it’s much improved over the F80.

the only important thing is that its a manual. thats all that matters

I have owned my e92 m3 dct for 6 years now. I had a manual f80 m3 sedan for a year and sold it. I regret selling it, but I feel like the f80 could be sold, the e92 I can never let go of. If I could go back, I would've bought my e92 as a manual and my f80 as a dct. The g80 series I like, but I'm afraid it won't live up to my e92. For g80 money, I'd rather buy a 911 variant as the most logical progression for myself.

I really like this video, TEdward; you sound extremely knowledgeable and, in comparison to other reviewers, you drive exceptionally well!

Good bmw is still giving us a proper drivers car

A lot of car manufacturers are quickly moving away from coupe's especially ones with a stick. I'm glad bmw is still sticking to it until it's final breaths.

Next thing you should drive now is the automatic with/without comp pack for a good comparison.

This car drives great but I still can stand that grill, & seeing it in person hasn’t change my opinion either, just terrible. Still hate the driving feel like in the F80, where BMW still hasn’t figured out how to make the driving feel transfer over from the road to the driver like in the old hydronic steering feel. They make a stiffer steering wheel the “feedback” in corners and turns, but no road feel.

Reminds me of the RC-F

I saw this thing on the highway two days ago and my initial thoughts from the rear were "Oh that's not bad." and then I looked back in my rear view mirror when I passed it and I started laughing.

Yet Another great video, keep it up! Here is my opinion, no one asked for it, but here it is, my opinion which is entirely mine. I really really like the G20 3 series, in-fact I would even go as far as to say that I adore it (even though i first hated it, but it grew on me), i don’t have that much of an issue with the pig nose (G80?) M3, I’m just not a fan of the “pig nose” M3 front end. Yes i have seen it in person and I still don’t like it particularly much, I prefer the regular G20 front end to the “pig nose”, I don’t actually hate it but I don’t like it. The G22? 4 series and G82? M4 on the other hand, I really don’t like how they look, I find them hideous from every single angle, it says a lot about the 4 series/M4 when my favorite exterior part of them is the one I like the least on the 3 series the M3/M4 “pig nose”. The funny thing is I really didn’t like the F32/F82 (older 4 series), probably mostly due to me being annoyed that the 3 series Coupé wasn’t a 3 series anymore, i really didn’t care that much about them and then I drove one in to the shop and I ended up quite liking it, that will probably never happen with the G22/G82. I quite like BMW, grew up around Volvos but I also have had a soft spot for BMWs, love the e46 which goes perfect with the P24 S60 (i have one of those), Volvo has pretty much done everything they can to alienate their entire enthusiast side lately (pathetic 180Km/h limiter, No leather, awful Google infotainment, they killed the M66, boring EVs with disappointing range and fraudulent range claims). The C40 which I consider to be a direct insult to enthusiasts like myself was the straw that broke this camels back, it is quite literally every single thing wrong with Volvo in one car, I’m DONE! Volvo has pissed someone who grew up with relatives working at Volvo Torslanda, some who was pretty much born a Volvo enthusiast, off to the point where I’m done, I don’t care about the new stuff because there is nothing to care about, anything newer than 2019 / early 2020 and I’m getting a BMW instead. In fact i liked working on BMWs so much (that brief period before everything fell apart at home and I completely burned out), that my next car might be a F11 5 series or G31 if I wait or i might get another P2 Volvo (I have a unhealthy obsession with those). Time will tell.

Could probably get a tune and it'll put out more power than the competition no? The manual is a must

such a beautiful car, definitely something i will work hard to try to achieve in the future

Love that it’s a manual, hate how big the car is

Can you please drive a 2007-08 g35 or even a g37! Sure a lot of us would enjoy!

can confirm traction control is there for a reason lol, mashing the throttle in a 2016 m2 immediately throws the back out

“In MA you are required to use front plates” Not if you gangsta! 😎

It sounds good...

would like to own it someday

Something tells me you were on summer tires at the time of this filming

Did you even put it in sport?

This car really is more suited to an automatic like you said. Wonder how older Gen cars are with manuals since I saw some good second hand ones for a good price.

I feel like this is BMW not even trying. We know they can build better looking cars.

It’s a tough one. It’s a great car but I just can’t like it’s looks. It does look better than the M3 imo. I just wish the m240i came with a manual. Would make the question of what is your favorite new BMW easy to answer.

Exactly what I wanted to see today, lol.

manual transmissions fit well sports cars but the coupe format is a compromise for practicality, anyway I think I would still choose the manual gb for more fun

The only reason I’d ever consider M over an AMG is because of the 6 speed

its just the grille man 😂

Looks like it has some rev hang during upshifts

If the car wasn't more of an isolation chamber than previous generations of the car I could probably overlook the grille. But it's not happening

Somewhere a 2002 looks on with pride.

a real drivers car

Still can’t get over the buckteeth personally. Does sound much better than the S55 from the inside for sure, though, even if a lot of it is piped in. I think given that manuals nowadays are purely about fun and involvement and not outright straight line performance, perhaps a manual would be better suited to the M340/440i models since they’re not trying to be the utmost in speed and handling capability.

I hate that manufacturers have removed the option of manual transmissions. Having only recently just started driving I'll have fewer and fewer options as I grow up. Cars like the Audi RS4 or BMW M5 that I'd love to one day own, forced to have Autos.

I've seen a M440d, european version, which does have the feature where it hands over the seatbelt. So maybe broken already :)

I think the dramatically increased performance of the M-Lite models is an attempt to satisfy the luxury buyer who still wants to have all the performance so that they can make the full M cars properly rude. I bet the H-series is absolutely mental.

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Great video. And also first

Yes glad we can row the gears but m4 just got too big, too heavy.

Do you think that sport sedans will disappear in the future in favour of SUVs?

X6M competition will arrive one day?😇😇

Been years. The cluster is still hideous

Also, the engine bay looks jank and generic as hell compared to the time and effort BMW usually puts into the bays of the M Cars. The square tube bracing looks particularly cheesy. What happened to the gorgeous carbon one in the F80/82?