The headline of the new BMW M3 and M4 lines may be their memorable and controversial vertical grids, but behind them are two exceptional cars that live on decades of heritage that have long served as the benchmark for the performance sports sedan. Right now, the M3 Competition is the ultimate form of the line, an everyday four-door performance engine that brings 510 horsepower and some serious bona fides on the track to the luxury line. But how does it compare on the right track with the older but just as powerful Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, a car that drew all possible reactions from Road & Track?
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Behind the inevitable grille, the M3 competition is something special.
Auto Express Recently, both cars have available and a track to compare it to, and they have come to work just to answer this question.
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Both the BMW and the Alfa Romeo boast 503 horsepower, an 8-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive. The Alfa is lighter and cheaper, while the Competition package makes the M3 more unforgiving and track-oriented. In theory, the Alfa Romeo should overtake the BMW by a narrow margin.
In practice, the result is reversed. While the Giulia set a time of 0: 44.4 on the channel’s flat test track, the M3 comes in at 0: 43.9. Worse for the Alfa, the reviewer has the dynamics of the BMW, which he describes as not only lighter than he is, but also feels lighter than the Alfa Romeo that hangs its hat on its relatively low weight for the segment, loudly praised.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio is still an attractive car, and anyone who compares the two can just as easily be influenced by its more traditional look and more affordable price point, but the performance-first M3 competition is for that reason a market leader. . If a buyer is willing to live with controversial looks and the higher base costs, the new M3 Competition is just the faster car.
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