525HP Track-Ready BMW M4 - One Take 

Matt Farah the kinda guy that would speak his mind no matter what, that owner took the criticism very well, too! Great episode!

This guy is a cool owner. Very laid back and makes for a much better video.

I can't help but wonder if the commenters suggesting other cars that would be more "manageable," "faster," or more cost effective, have really considered what this car is. This is a track car, people. The owner clearly stated this vehicle's intended purpose was to serve as his track car. Hence the track oriented suspension/tire/chassis setup. The owner likely has more than one vehicle, and clearly was a really level headed guy. He agreed with Matt's criticism of the car. He poked fun at himself multiple times about spinning at the track, and Miatas passing him frequently. The guy built an awesome track toy, and he came off as a really down to earth car enthusiast. I say kudos to you, Tommy.

First time I've actually seen Matt a little scared xD Please do more BMWs, still waiting for that E46 M3 :)

I've seen this guy at Laguna multiple times, have a lot of great shots of him coming out of the corkscrew. Great driver with a clean M4

There really is a golden ratio of power to weight nowadays with road cars. (notice I said ROAD cars) Really, anything more than 250 bhp per tonne is unusable on any road (except maybe the interstate, right before your licence is revoked). More so on the tight and twisty mountain roads we like to rip up. For comparison, this M4 has around 320-330 bhp per tonne, and it's obviously way too much. Even for Matt, who I imagine is way more experienced than 85% of us watching.

"It's so fast" I normally expect that from Matt when he drives an 800hp+ car haha.

Haha I like the idea of a car that could actually make YOU scared.

The thing I always appreciate about Matt is that he is honest and knows how to communicate what he is feeling through the car.

Matt (and anyone else involved)I want to tell you how much I appreciate your podcast and RU-vid channel. They are the only ways to feed my addiction to cool cars and knowledge of them.

I think this is the best One take so far. Love how transparent Matt is when driving it. Guys that mod need to understand you can over mod a car. If he wants a track car, it's not about power it's all about balance. If the owner is spinning all the time the car isn't tuned correctly for his skill. Even a skilled driver may simply have better throttle input but the power still doesn't get utilized. Sometimes I wonder why people go for such power figures, unless you're drag racing the car it's almost redundant - especially for a car that already comes with so much power. Lastly, he needs to get a real chassis tuner to set his car up because a twitchy car is a car with poor set up. With $10,000 suspension, it's nice to brag about it, but there are only so many chassis/suspension guys that know how to even work with the adjustability of Motons and he needs to actually hire someone next time he's at Laguna. Hats off to him though for building a hardcore M4, hope he dials it out.

I'm happy someone finally said it. The new M4 does not sound good no matter what exhaust is mounted. The E9X M3 had a V8 symphony!

Those $9,000 BBS FI wheels tho

I like Tommy's Maui Jims. I have an old titanium pair they don't make anymore - "Paradise 506". Broke them after 9 years and bought a used set on ebay for $77. Love em!

The lights look absolutely amazing.

Damn this is sick

No matter what exhaust you put on an M4, it will NEVER sound as good as the E92 M3...

Awesome. Not for me, but cool that somebody did this who loves cars, loves driving, and actually uses it.

I can't believe Matt has never been in an accident while filming one of these! It just looks so insane from my point of view just watching behind the monitor, it looks like he's just flying around corners and I'm thinking "what if a coyote or dog or something ran out in front of them!?" I mean He's just having a casual conversation as he's driving warp speed around curves through the canyon. But I suppose Matt is an awesome driver with plenty of experience and obviously knows what he's doing. I pray he stays safe and keeps making the awesome videos!

Funny to see this older video regarding the f80/82. Competition package fixed all these issues, as well as the revised factory tuning from bmw, and a midpipe is a must for these cars.

Dang that is one bad ass M4. I agree the power delivery is crazy is these things, almost unusable (unless drag racing). I've only driven stock M4/M3's, I can't imagine the power on this guy.

A lot of people like clarkson and half the guys at evo magazine hated the gts I wonder if this guy made a better one himself?

"Miatas still pass me" was the best part of the video for me haha

this Was nice to have someone not constantly look at the dash and worry about if Matt was going to break something in their car. don't get me wrong. I understand if thats the case. but having this guy just chilled made that much of a better watch. Cheers

Damnit Matt...Stop making me like M4's

seen dyno graphs of these cars putting down 425 to the wheels on a dynojet, stock... gotta love it.

Driving my dream car! Thanks for the inspiration and giving me a slight idea of what it is like to drive this beautiful beast of a car.

Great Review thanks Matt. I really like the M4 so thumbs up from me on this one 👍. Also think the owner was super cool, very laid back and a great guy 👍

Yesterday's one take: not enough power. Today's too much power! Haha! It must be a trip to do your job.

There really should be a test that people have to pass to be licensed to drive these very powerful cars. Just look at how many people drive their Ferraris or Lambos out of the dealership and crash right away. I'm glad I had 7 years of track experience in my 325is before getting my e46 M3 years ago. Learn the basics first, then add the power.

Super chill owner and sick car! Really liked this one take

Looking like brutal acceleration. Thanks for posting Matt!

it sounds like a gts build . 1 of the prettiest cars in the world ... good job dude nice build.. Matt get video

One of the few BMW's that I find amazing. Seems like a great build. Sounds pretty good from my point of view!

I'm not a bimmer guy, but my understanding is that the "modes" adjust throttle mapping, so in my mind, the fact that eco mode is easier to modulate is because it's a more linear throttle response (eg. 10% pedal is 10% tb opening) whereas sport mode is more aggressive (eg. 10% pedal is 40% tb opening). I'm a Subaru guy so I've tuned my throttle to react in a linear fashion as well, where the factory had it tuned to react similarly to the latter scenario; I miss having a physical throttle cable.

That plate, DOTA boiii

Am I the only one who noticed the DOTA numberplate? Whats your MMR Tom? lol

Amazing episode! As always! I haven't seen you Matt so intimidated by any car , that was fun!

Awesome car! I got the pleasure of seeing the m4 gts at a grand opening and it was beautiful!

The linear power delivery, throttle response and sound of the V-8 E92 will always make it better. M4's on track are a spin waiting to happen.

Kind of cool that Matt is honest in his reviews. You can tell he doesn't like the car much and would favor the e92 even though it is slower.

Now I really wanna see that M4 with even more power!

Yesterday's Porsche too slow. Today's Bimmer too fast. Goldilocks next?

This seems like a really well sorted M4. Kudos to the owner and Matt for a great vid. Not my cup of tea, would rather get an Alfa Giulia 2.9TT, or E46 if I were to go BMW, but wow this looks fast as hell. Well done.

Jesus christ this thing looks menacing AND beautiful! Probs need a better throttle tune tho

The only things I'd do differently, if this were my M4, would be a Vorsteiner GTRS4 widebody kit and a low-mount Voltex GT wing. Other than that, i wouldn't change a thing. It seems like a very well thought out build, so kudos to the owner.

I saw this video before getting my M4 .Mine now has a BM3 Stg2 tune as well. Its truly squirley fast -in a good way. 305 rears and 275 fronts tames this beast nicely. Now that I've put some seat time in one, I believe that the reviews for both F8x M's would've been even better had they come with more rubber. 275's /285 section rears are just not enough.

Matt seems happy here with this guy in the passenger seat compared to the porsche gts video LOL

I dont usually comment on videos but when i saw this i felt like that i have to. M4 is using Dual Vanos and Valvetronic system which basically gives you the infinite combination of valve timing and lift, also charge pressure control calculations in DME (aka engine control unit) are very sophisticated so you can feel the minimal amount of fast fluctuation in engine torque. (basically BMW using all the technology in fuel and air control to provide a steady and flat torque output) based on your explanation this car suffers from DME tune 100%

I love the sounds of the new m3 and m4!

"Cars are to fast now" yes that's why I think the M2 and the Cayman are the best sports cars for public roads. Manufacturers should shoot for 3000 lbs or less weight, around 300-350 HP and focus on handling and agility. There is a motorcycle term that applies - flickable. Hell, I have to hold back driving my GTI around :)

If it doesn't scare the shit out of you, then you've got the wrong car. This M4 is fucking nuts. Amazing

You cracked me up when you said the car was stressing you out hahaha..Never thought I'd see a car get the best of you like that lol

This one rattled you, eh Matt? Looks like a wild machine. I was surprised at how rowdy it is, despite all of the mods to arguably make it not so. Very cool M4.

This is the first BMW I'd consider wanting. First. Great job on the new M4 BMW. You finally got it right.

When you try to stealthily get rid of a hairball while on camera 11:50

This exhaust is actually not horrible. One of the better M3/4 Ive heard that isnt sounding like fart can and rock rattles

That moment when having no lag doesn't make things better :P About that thing, that is more manageable closer to red line than it is at 3k rpm; I think that it might be a characteristic of BMW's inline sixes and how they deliver the torque. I have a much older BMW sixer with a lot less torque and I've noticed that it is much harder to keep it together when powersliding on snow or ice between 2.5k - 4k rpms than it is when doing it above 4.5k rpm. If I want to initiate a slide just by using the throttle, it's noticeably easier to do it from 2.5k than it is at 4.5k. At 4.5k it just grips and launches forward. Maybe is just an illusion and all engines behave the same way. I'm not that experienced with sliding other cars in the snow.

very nice m4 and love the colour and as usual great one take matt cheer's from canada ontario.

Damn you Californian's not having to have a front license plate looks so great.

No ridicules exhaust crackling - wonderfull....

This thing sounds like a full race car. On the edge and ready to spin. It's funny that the purpose is to grip and drive better as a car. But when you max mods it's almost the opposite unless your driving is flawless with inputs. I've driven a full track car a few times and like he said it's constant spinning on what on normal cars would be easy turns and driving.

what a gorgeous car

I really liked this video and enjoyed Tommy a lot too!

Damn Farrah, has me cracking up in this vid

Ugh this m4 makes my dream of owning one that much more visceral. And after wrecking my e90 335i yesterday my dream is that much farther away. :'(

Very cool mods, but can"t help but think "how much money did he put in that car". It's probably around Porsche GT3 money... Is this better than a GT3?

thought this was a m4 gts at first. great build!

ok so I have question, how does this Modified BMW M4 differ from the Dinan BMW M4 that you drove a few episodes ago? You say that this M4 is a little too much, but the Dinan M4 has around the same power and same modifications. Do you think Dinan did a better job at tuning the car?

So I was just wondering why you went with the Stage 2 tune you have, rather than a Dinan tune, which would preserve your warranty? Great car btw, I have just moved from my BMW 135 M Sport w/Dinan Stage 2 to Jaguar F type V8S. The supercharger instant power/torque delivery is quite different to the 6 cylinder turbo torque hit.

Damn, Moton. Homie got money!

Really great One Take! You should totally do one with Robs Stanced Miata hahaha

See, this is the problem with modern M series cars and their turbos. These cars put down a lot of torque at an impressively low RPM from the factory and you gotta love that. But then when you go to tune these cars things get sketchy. Because now They're producing a lot more torque that's still coming in at a low RPM and the rear tires. Combine that with short gear ratios and the rear tires have trouble coping. They've effectively eliminated turbo lag but weirdly that might not be a good thing. BMW is going to have to come up with a solution to that for future generations, especially when you consider that a tune on a M4 makes it difficult to drive. If they intend on bumping the power up they're going to need to either let it come in more progressively or make the switch to AWD.

yeah iv never seen matt so tense and worried! that thing must be so sensitive haha

They underrated the actual power figures for the factory cat, it's actually making the power they state at the crank, at the wheels, so realistically stock they make 500HP. 500WHP is realistically edging towards 600 at the crank, 525WHP would be definitely more than 600BHP.

It's cool to have one scary car in your life I guess lol. Maybe if you had multiple cars to choose from. It can be your "Dom's Charger" from F&F. The demon of a car, like you said in a One Take once haha. Owner was cool af tho. Many people would try and hide the fact their car isn't perfect because all the money they put in it. But he knows damn well that car is crazy.

Great video Matt!

FYI Matt, Dinan doesn't make the 4.6 any longer because another company has stepped up to become the authority on the E60 M5 and the E9x M3 engines. They are substantially less expensive too.

It maybe just me but I like the sound of it outside.

This is my Dream Car! The M4!!!!!

patiently waiting the 600hp m4 one take they referred to in this video

I wonder if you're gonna get berated by everybody in this one.. Happy New Year :P hitting play now!

i don't think that i ever saw matt uncomfortable. a built that needs a lot of tuning

Is that a Genesis Coupe BK2 I spot in the background? Finally might see a review! And first time I can recall actually seeing Matt feeling a lil scared of a car haha

It would be interesting to see some videos discussing what power to weight is the most fun. I've been wondering for a while if large power cars are boring on the road. Is driving a modest car with 170 Bhp per ton where you can use a lot of the power more fun than a car with 400 bhp per ton. One of your comments in the video is that you can't tell how fast you are going, is that a good thing? Your last video of the Porsche Cayman gts you didn't seem impressed with only 300ish bhp, how much of the power were you using? A car with much less power can go around corners at a speed that isn't really sensible, is big power just about accelerating out of a corner and the straights? I may be missing something as my expeiriance with powerful cars is limited to cars I don't like.

Now THAT is an M4

good video ,love the honesty and owner is cool

He said he had a tune on it. Couldn't the twitchy throttle response be helped with a different tune.

Man he really dogged the sound and the way the power comes on. HAIL e92 m3 and its glorious s65 motor :D

It's the tune...that huge power surge with most OTS tunes are way too aggressive. They need to make the power more linear like the factory CS tune.

I was scared just listening to how scared Matt was driving that thing. I don’t think I’ve ever really seen him say that about a car and there’s was the owner as a passenger in the car also😳 Can you imagine how much quicker it would be without anybody but only the driver.😱

Are those headlights stock? Awesome car by the away

This might be the car that Matt said he was not keen on the sound in his podcast back in December with uncertainty about what to upload in new year. I could be completely wrong, just at the back of my head watching this and the recently uploaded 600hp one.

they arent underrated from the factory it just has WAY MORE TORQUE than previous e92

Love the smoking tire podcast

What's the area you are usually driving around? Amazing canyons!

what a beautiful car!!

Mad M4, I love them

the wider wheels and much bigger tires absolutely wreck the balance of this car. ask me how I know. matt notices right away because the front and steering wheel begins to have a mind of its own.

Awesome car and owner.