BMW M4 CS review - BMW aims for perfect 10 rather than turning dial up to 11

This is the new BMW M4 CS, a more track-focused variant of the BMW M4 Competition. So we took the chance to film it when we had a brief drive at a race track.

Join our Richard Lane as he tries the car, which has the same 542bhp 3.0-litre straight-six cylinder engine as the rather wild M4 CSL, but with sweeter manners and fewer wayward handling impulses.

It also has a fabulous cabin with a pared-back carbon-finished centre console, mighty bucket seats and a new, Alcantara-clad steering wheel.

There is bespoke tune for the damping, springs, stability control, steering and brakes.

The driving experience is pitched squarely between the M4 Competition and the CSL.

To that end, rather than aiming for 11 on the dial, BMW's M Division has aimed for the perfect 10, a real honey. Only 100 will come to the UK, at £117,100 apiece.

Join Richard for the drive. Edited by Shreyans Chordia. Full specs below:

BMW M4 CS
Price £117,000
Engine 6 cyls in line, 2993cc, twin-turbocharged petrol
Power 542bhp at 6250rpm
Torque 479lb ft at 2750-5950rpm
Gearbox 8-spd automatic, 4wd
Kerb weight 1760kg
0-62mph 3.4sec
Top speed 188mph
Economy 27.7mpg
CO2 232g/km

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