Really grown to appreciate it, saw one in the flesh for the first time last month and my god is it mega cool! Especially in Isle of Man Green, its beautiful. Interior, banging, exterior, good, so first impressions were great! When I get my first job, I will definitely save up for one, after I have settled my Alfa Romeo Giulia love first!
Brother I have watched no less than 100 videos on this new M3 and this is by far been the most fun and best one I’ve watched. Thank you so much. Your enthusiasm and commentary we’re outstanding.
This car has grown on me pretty quick, I did not like the grill when I first saw it but the more I look at it the more I like, the humps on the bonnet going into the bumper and the grill look pretty aggressive, I actually do rather like it now.
I'm surprised at how nice the car looks in motion. The design actually works. Generally, the car is better than the old one in every way. If it's the last non-electric, it goes out with the biggest of bangs.
@Modern Classic Collectables hahaha unfortunately the person in the picture is not me. and i actually don’t know how to change it, could you help me out?
This is one review I've been waiting for ever since I got hooked on Autotrader. Let me first say again Rory you're on a league of your own when it comes to reviewing cars. With regards to this car, whether one thinks it's ugly or beautiful we can all agree that it looks striking & compelling. I personally love what BMW has done. Lately manufacturers' top performance cars look like normal versions with just added body kit/extras. This car looks different. I love it. Also, I've always been a fan of a 2 door M3 (or M4 lately) & have never really liked a 4 door version BUT this time around I love the M3 more than the M4. Lastly I also agree with Rory that Beemer & Benz have pulled out their A game when it comes to interiors. Audi used to make the best looking interiors but it's been unseated by BMW & Mercs. I love this car. Just 2 wishes, I wish it didn't share that grille with the ordinary 4 series & I also wish it did not have to have a front number-plate. Did I mention i love this car?
I really agree. On the M cars, the grill sort of blends in better with the overall car design, maybe because of the bonet. It's not beautiful, but it's acceptable
I actually kinda like the grill now after starting to get used to it might just take time to adjust to for some people but if the 'hate' continues BMW might consider some slight changes that may bring back an audience.
I watched most of the major TH-cam channel new M3/M4 reviews posted till now, but this seems to be the most honest and beautifully presented. Thanks Rory!
Nice review Rory, the M3 looks great on the road and I am sure we will get used to that front end look. Although I think the overall lines and the bonnet design are also a bit fussy.
The more I watch BMW M3 and M4 reviews, the more I appreciate the design. To be honest, I didn't like the grills when I first saw it but now it has really grown on me.
It looks mean and shouty, just as it should be. Remember the 2002 turbo? This car's styling with the mirrored lettering on the frontend was so offensive that it made it a topic for the German parliament, so as a descendant of this car the new M3 is definitely perfect as it is equally controversial. I love it.
The design wasn’t really a problem for me but the option to get the m3c without manual or dct. Anyway you look at it the zf8 was a a cost cutting measure, dct/manual has that extra 5%. Rory also summed it up best, the comp versions are basically baby m5 boats.
It looks pretty good overall! I like the grille...the hips make it a better looker than the M4..and those seats 😍Still doesn't sound great to me though.
I actually like the grill on the M3/M4. I hate it on the regular 4 series, but on the M version it loses the "frame" and becomes frameless, making it look very menacing in my opinion
"Rabbit's Teeth" says it all. I acknowledge that the engineering is brilliant (as always), and it has some nice features, but man, that front end! Come on BMW!
The fact that these cars still have 3l inline 6 and can be bought with rear wheel drive and a manual transmission just tells you, these are fun cars to drive.
Split the grill horizontally with a body color matched line from the quarter panel, then eliminate the bottom vertical split to open up the lower intake and eliminate/reduce the lower slats. Upper grills, lower larger intake.
love the car! looks like a JET on the road! the design is beautiful and distinct! use to hate the grill design but LOVE IT!!! it was like when Mclaren made the 720s and people first hated it !
There is nothing to be talked deep about this design... It's because the Chinese likes big grilles and that is where BMW makes a lot of money... That's it 🤷🏻♂️
You haven’t seen it in real life fanboy. . What did you expect? car to look the same as last gen? F32 had lots of stick when it came out. Just wait till u see it in flesh
😂 2:39 "Although, for it to need this much cooling, probably means it runs over 14 million degrees" 🤭 I was probably one of the few, but the grill didn't bother me much and now, seeing it on moving pictures, I must admit that I even tend to like it. And another fantastic video review by Rory! Great job, as usual 💪👍
I always ask this question, given the review if it were your own money you were spending and you were in the market for the new M3 or M4 for that matter....woukd you buy one?
I'm a Merc man, and this is the one car that sold me on a BMW. Love the grill and the whole shape, not mention the power, and sound of that tail pipe!!!
@@axcn4733 I go really fast sitting higher. Fail to see how raising the seat a few inches can ruin the driving dynamics of a 1.7 ton car..it’s not an F1 car. Or maybe you just want to look like a total tit sitting that low
I think you are right, up front and close it looks cool. Well done. I respect you holding your final verdict / opinion until you've spent more time in it. Looking forward...
1:19 ....that's my normal view of a BMW ... tail-gating me up the jacksie .... will the M Drivers Pack include an Anger Management Course? ...........To be honest ... looks gorgeous side and rear profile on
The very first time i saw this new look M3 and M4 i fell in love with it, i knew it was going to be controversial but this is BMW they knew people would fell in love with that look.
I wonder the same thing but since the front grille is indescribably ugly I wouldn't consider a bmw at all. We all know that qv is something special. Waiting for a possibly new c63 class to compare.
🐰💨! BMW Exterior Designers should’ve continued with the power-dome hood with vents. Can’t stand the fake side vents. If they’re non-functioning they have NO need to be there! Otherwi$e all good + M xDrive! 👍🏻
What do you think of the new M3?! Let us know below and make sure to subscribe to see our full M4 review tomorrow!
some angles do justice to the front end and it gradually grows into you, im lovin it now
Its almost perfect minus the front grille.
Looks like a wild boar
Beaver teeth
Really grown to appreciate it, saw one in the flesh for the first time last month and my god is it mega cool! Especially in Isle of Man Green, its beautiful. Interior, banging, exterior, good, so first impressions were great! When I get my first job, I will definitely save up for one, after I have settled my Alfa Romeo Giulia love first!
Great film guys! Beautifully shot and presented.
Loved your M4 review too!
About to watch you m4 review although I'm biting my teeth to see your review on the m3 though.
Will US get non comp M3?
Hey guys,how about drifting this new one in Canada,will be fun right?? In the snow.
@@narennallapareddy2994 yes we are getting the normal m3 and m4 and with a manual only transmission with rwd 😘.
Incredible work Rory and co, loved this!
Cheers Joe!
Jet petrol?
Brother I have watched no less than 100 videos on this new M3 and this is by far been the most fun and best one I’ve watched. Thank you so much. Your enthusiasm and commentary we’re outstanding.
Why would you need more than a few reviews.. I agree, Rory kills.
I think the car looks great. I admit, when I first saw the grill for the M3 and M4 I was very disappointed, but it’ has since grown in me.
Never
@@Undisputed_King child.
its really ugly
same
Very ugly.
Brilliant video as always guys! 👏
@J B Savagegeese is the best out of all of them.
This car has grown on me pretty quick, I did not like the grill when I first saw it but the more I look at it the more I like, the humps on the bonnet going into the bumper and the grill look pretty aggressive, I actually do rather like it now.
I'm surprised at how nice the car looks in motion. The design actually works. Generally, the car is better than the old one in every way. If it's the last non-electric, it goes out with the biggest of bangs.
How only 3 people can ,write,present,film,edit and produce this level of quality is a bigger unknown than why BMW put THOSE grills on the front.
👍
I thought they already provided one in their website. Also, call me a dolt, but that grill is actually kinda growing on me.
3 people? Surely the production team is consisting of more than that.
This is how car reviews are done. Loved the opening narrative, naild the subjective views on the head.
Also, beautifully made video. Kudos guys!
the grille genuinely gives me an itch in a spot on my back that i cannot reach.
@Modern Classic Collectables BAHAHAHAHAHAAA
@Modern Classic Collectables perfect description
Wash yer bed sheets.
Looks like you’ll just have to keep your Mums Fiesta then
@Modern Classic Collectables hahaha unfortunately the person in the picture is not me. and i actually don’t know how to change it, could you help me out?
intro: "Don't listen to people on the internet, listen to this guy on the internet."
Let me help: listen to people that have seen and driven the car, smartass.
@@user-s8jb3qb6y When you're right you're right. And you are right.
Rory i can't stay up another 95 minutes. Catch you in the am👊
LIGHTWEIGHT :) See you tomorrow
This is one review I've been waiting for ever since I got hooked on Autotrader. Let me first say again Rory you're on a league of your own when it comes to reviewing cars. With regards to this car, whether one thinks it's ugly or beautiful we can all agree that it looks striking & compelling. I personally love what BMW has done. Lately manufacturers' top performance cars look like normal versions with just added body kit/extras. This car looks different. I love it. Also, I've always been a fan of a 2 door M3 (or M4 lately) & have never really liked a 4 door version BUT this time around I love the M3 more than the M4. Lastly I also agree with Rory that Beemer & Benz have pulled out their A game when it comes to interiors. Audi used to make the best looking interiors but it's been unseated by BMW & Mercs. I love this car. Just 2 wishes, I wish it didn't share that grille with the ordinary 4 series & I also wish it did not have to have a front number-plate. Did I mention i love this car?
Enjoy your bmw camry
One of the few cars that might actually look better by having the front number plate 🤣
Not enough. Needs a full black leather bra.
Or a front on collision? 😂
Do they do XL Number Plates? Lol, that front grille is hideous... 😳
Thats what i was thinking. I have a 435i 2 door, and those kidney grills are fugly. I will skip tbis model.
Looks like hitler’s moustache
I friggin love the grill on the new BMWs, makes it look so so menacing than before and breathes so much fresh air into it.
The new BMW grill! Even comes with a car attached to it.
No shit sherlock
@@shareefomar6315 woooooosh
Lol I came here for the comments.
@@MrSandChess thats not how that works
@@user-rj3qc2kx1i sorry, I'm not a redditor myself
Rory has single handedly made this channel. Excellent word play and delivery of information. Love his work! Bravo mate! 👏
The wife says the kids will get a step dad for Christmas if I keep her late with more of your videos!
Tell her if she really loved you she'd stay up with you and share your passions.
But only if you'd get away with saying that 🤣🤣👍
You are not alone, I understand. Lets just say noise-canceling headphones saved my marriage.
where does your wife lives?
Narrator: "Cyrus did not know - but the step dad had already been ordered on Amazon. Prime delivery"
Don't worry he probably watches this channel too.
I think on the M3 and the M4, the grille works! Beautiful cars, inside and out.
I LOVE the spec on this car! The outside color, the wheels, the inside color. Just perfect! Also the grill doesn't look as bad on this as I imagined.
I really agree. On the M cars, the grill sort of blends in better with the overall car design, maybe because of the bonet. It's not beautiful, but it's acceptable
@@sergiupetrisor9897 what are you looking at. It is just sooo ugly.
@@robby8384 esthetics are subjective. There is no yardstick or common denominator for that
Colour is Brooklyn grey, I specced my 22 X4 in it. It really is a fantastic colour.
I just love the consistency in this channel. I just can’t keep up lol! Highly admirable RR Rory Reid. The gift that keep on giving.
I actually kinda like the grill now after starting to get used to it might just take time to adjust to for some people but if the 'hate' continues BMW might consider some slight changes that may bring back an audience.
Just looks a bit smaller cuz of that number plate in the middle taking up so much of it lool
Yeah the 4 series looks amazing in person and with a licence plate on
@@Account1746 It does look better with the European number plate
@@dxanders1028 thats what im saying
Getting used to something ugly does not make it any less ugly.
How Rory gets excited about the features of each is amazing.
I've never been this excited for a car review
Facts
Same man this cars are game changers M3 and m4❤️
True!
Ugly would much rather go for an older model and for the money tesla piss all over it
The standard 3 series is really great looking. Sad they didnt carry over to the m3
they are breaking woth the shape. you want the ugly grill, pay $20k more... i bet the 335's are gonna sell a lot
@@henrisomer2074 it’s good for every f80 owner, their cars suddenly stopped depreciating
I watched most of the major TH-cam channel new M3/M4 reviews posted till now, but this seems to be the most honest and beautifully presented. Thanks Rory!
I’m starting to get used the the bigger grill but I think an LCI with a smaller grill and the M3 would be the best designed performance sedan
"Shaped like hockey pucks" lol this dude doesn't play hockey
I think he meant sticks 🤣
where I come from we have hockey pucks shaped like that rear light detail 😏
@Andrew - Brilliant
It really doesn't look bad this car. Let's see how the estate version fares.
Apart from the front it's one of the best designs from Germany.
I read somewhere that it’s supposed to recall its history of longer BMW grilles.
@@nottimhortons I don't see the resemblance
@@nottimhortons those long grills were long ways but tiny.
If it said Alfa Romeo on the badge we’d all be falling over ourselves to say how good it looked
Because Alfa fanboys are biased and hypocrites
Ehhhhh, no
@@saidalas7763 yeah sure because other fanboys are "objective" 🤣🤣🤣
True that!
Rory looks a kid who stole his dad's car in this M3. They've made the 3 really big
E39 M5 big, that 5er was called perfect car by British press 20 years ago.
He's so small! LOL
@@noisyplanet3397 He can barely look over the steering wheel
The beauty of those beautiful carbon bucket seats - you can sit as low as you want
It's not an M3, BMW have lost what M3 suppose to mean.
Nice review Rory, the M3 looks great on the road and I am sure we will get used to that front end look. Although I think the overall lines and the bonnet design are also a bit fussy.
Video hasn't even started and I already know its gonna be a banger
I’m really loving this car! Not sure why it’s getting a mixed reactions, but it’s a good job we’re all different. Thumbs up here!
That interior! Damn it’s nice!
The more I watch BMW M3 and M4 reviews, the more I appreciate the design. To be honest, I didn't like the grills when I first saw it but now it has really grown on me.
It looks mean and shouty, just as it should be. Remember the 2002 turbo? This car's styling with the mirrored lettering on the frontend was so offensive that it made it a topic for the German parliament, so as a descendant of this car the new M3 is definitely perfect as it is equally controversial. I love it.
The design wasn’t really a problem for me but the option to get the m3c without manual or dct. Anyway you look at it the zf8 was a a cost cutting measure, dct/manual has that extra 5%. Rory also summed it up best, the comp versions are basically baby m5 boats.
It looks pretty good overall! I like the grille...the hips make it a better looker than the M4..and those seats 😍Still doesn't sound great to me though.
I like it too, seems like we are in the minority hahahaha
I like it too
@@thesunbehindthesun1574 Bruh I love it too and the funny thing is the fact that that's now the majority not the minority LOL
Great Video Rory. Really enjoyed your summary of the car as a first drive.
I stayed up for this and I’m never disappointed! Great work once again guys 👍🏼
I actually like the grill on the M3/M4. I hate it on the regular 4 series, but on the M version it loses the "frame" and becomes frameless, making it look very menacing in my opinion
Nah, it’s ugly in all iterations.
@@legacyjeetkunedo492 you're entitled to your opinion lol
@@legacyjeetkunedo492 pure shit in every way.cant get used to them.
Same it also looks good in Gc model as well
Looks decent with number plate on.
Love it even without a number plate it's just so bold and different..it really looks ahead of it's time
slaped onto the middle of the grille? looks worse with the license plate. A licens plate has never been so highlighted as in this car.
Really, I don’t really care if it has a license plate on it or not. I think it looks nice still. Definitely not the worst car design I have ever seen.
Is there a motor journalist/presenter of the Year award?! I know who I would vote for...brilliant review yet again!
For me this car looks awesome all over.Awesome review Rory as always
Me too bruh for me it looks great,I don't get why people are moaning about the Front
"Rabbit's Teeth" says it all. I acknowledge that the engineering is brilliant (as always), and it has some nice features, but man, that front end! Come on BMW!
Great video, but I feel like you miss out on the overall interior view of the cars,...it’s either it’s too up close or not much detail is shown
The fact that these cars still have 3l inline 6 and can be bought with rear wheel drive and a manual transmission just tells you, these are fun cars to drive.
Onea dem late upload ones, they always bang
Split the grill horizontally with a body color matched line from the quarter panel, then eliminate the bottom vertical split to open up the lower intake and eliminate/reduce the lower slats. Upper grills, lower larger intake.
love the car! looks like a JET on the road! the design is beautiful and distinct! use to hate the grill design but LOVE IT!!! it was like when Mclaren made the 720s and people first hated it !
Agreed!
Stunning! I just ordered one 3 days ago, Brooklyn Grey with Orange Interior. My first one, I might cry at delivery.6
You will when your friends laugh at the grille
bruh why has someone already disliked, vid's not even out yet
Because it looks like shit.
Because that grill is shit
ik that annoys the hell outta me
yea the grill's shit but the video probably won't be...
For the same reason people liked before the vid is out.
Great video, love Rory! Kudos for not falling for the negative-hype on the internet, well done!!
The interior looks amazing, the grill will grow on me one day lol its an amazing car, an all rounder
If the grill grows on you does this mean it's getting even bigger? 😅
There are vintage BMW's that sport the long grill that sort of made it's comeback on M3 and M4.
@@jwester7009 exactly!
If the grill needs to grow on you, it never looked good to begin with...
@@ankitshelke8637 Those actually look nice...
Loving the 4K content, keep it up Rory & Autotrader!
The cameraman could've helped Rory out by telling him it's a hockey stick, not a puck! Lol
BMW and their hockey stick fetish.
Wait for the next gen! Amazing job Auto Trader!
There is nothing to be talked deep about this design... It's because the Chinese likes big grilles and that is where BMW makes a lot of money... That's it 🤷🏻♂️
You haven’t seen it in real life fanboy. . What did you expect? car to look the same as last gen? F32 had lots of stick when it came out. Just wait till u see it in flesh
@@Mangofresh2012 well...
I didn't say that the design is good or bad..... It's obviously subjective..... I just said why such design emerged 🤷🏻♂️
😂 2:39
"Although, for it to need this much cooling, probably means it runs over 14 million degrees" 🤭
I was probably one of the few, but the grill didn't bother me much and now, seeing it on moving pictures, I must admit that I even tend to like it.
And another fantastic video review by Rory! Great job, as usual 💪👍
I hate the regular 4 series grill, but on the m3 and m4, it actually looks good
yeah, thought so too it doesn't look ugly it looks normal like it blends in with the car
Agreed it sorta looks off in that version but when tweaked to be sporty on the M3 it's really a killer!
Hands down the best driving critiques on TH-cam. Keep it up brother.
Great work as always, guys!
Rory, you are the reviewer that I most enjoy to watch, and to see you grow to this level is amazing! Greetings from 🇧🇷
4:53 Hockey sticks, Rory. It's fine, mate...We know the Kingdom isn't about hockey, anyway.
Why do you still use Imperial system in the UK?
Rory should've stayed at top gear he was really good and also really knows what he's talking about
Don’t think it was his choice. Prefer him here anyway.
Yeah, Paddy McGuinness is an ARSE
Well he doesn't know the difference between hockey sticks and hockey pucks 😅
I always ask this question, given the review if it were your own money you were spending and you were in the market for the new M3 or M4 for that matter....woukd you buy one?
I think they've nailed it, and the grille adds to the overall look
I'm a Merc man, and this is the one car that sold me on a BMW. Love the grill and the whole shape, not mention the power, and sound of that tail pipe!!!
THIS IS THE HAPPIEST I HAVE EVER BEEN WATCHING A TH-cam VIDEO IN MY ENTIRE LIFE
That's really sad bro.
Cest car channel out there by a mile, and NO annoying adverts, win, win.....
looks like he's sitting really low.
yeah, thats the correct position for fast driving
@@axcn4733 I'm aware. just looks unusually low for a sedan.
For that authentic ‘teenage car thief’ look.
@@axcn4733 I go really fast sitting higher. Fail to see how raising the seat a few inches can ruin the driving dynamics of a 1.7 ton car..it’s not an F1 car. Or maybe you just want to look like a total tit sitting that low
Just ordered this exact spec minus the orange interior. I will also replace the 19-inch front wheels with '20s to match the back.
The only car in which a front plate makes the car look better!
Needs a bigger numberplate.
What is the color is the exterior on your M3 CS BMW you are testing on the road ?
Give me a full black M3 with the orange interior 🔥
I think you are right, up front and close it looks cool. Well done. I respect you holding your final verdict / opinion until you've spent more time in it. Looking forward...
It’s 75 grand mate
That exterior and interior would need to be 22 carat gold for that sort of money for a 3 series of any kind
lol
Have they looked at the Alfa QV and taken note with wheel size, gearbox and aero tweaks?
The grill looks good imo
Beginning to enjoy your No Nonsense Reviews.. Nice work Rory.
well, at least now people can easily tell the M3 from the standard 3 series
Fantastic video, well done AutoTrader gang! 🙌🏼
Never been so excited to watch a *NEW GRILL REVIEW*
Hey can I barbeque on that ?
1:19 ....that's my normal view of a BMW ... tail-gating me up the jacksie .... will the M Drivers Pack include an Anger Management Course? ...........To be honest ... looks gorgeous side and rear profile on
I like it good to see a car company pushing the boundaries instead of playing it safe 👍
Same.
Some 'spirit of bangle' creeping back into their design. 🙂
The very first time i saw this new look M3 and M4 i fell in love with it, i knew it was going to be controversial but this is BMW they knew people would fell in love with that look.
I’ve fallen in love with lots of cars in the recent years but the M3 competition remains my ultimate dream car… Can’t wait to own 1 soon!
I guess I’m watching all the M3/4 comp. reviews today....today’s going to be a good day
Rory speaks like someone who reads a lot of books. I've said it before and I'll say it again, great choice of words and delivery👏🏼
I love the way this car looks. Maybe it will take people time to embrace this futuristic look...
The big question I have is: "Is it better than a Quadrifoglio?"
I wonder the same thing but since the front grille is indescribably ugly I wouldn't consider a bmw at all. We all know that qv is something special. Waiting for a possibly new c63 class to compare.
No. Alfa QV has soul, beauty and personality. This is an ugly iPad on wheels.
What Color is this? Can’t tell if it’s editing that has it was light blue, or it’s actually that light blue color? Is it actually just white?
The grill, actually looks like elephant ears... so yes there is an elephant in the room😉
Autotrader videos are simply best in class! Great reviews! 👌🏼
Why not keeping the 3 series grill on this one and just let this unusual grill be on 4 and M4?!
The M3/M4 have always shared the same facia that's why
Is every manufacturer getting rid of the fog lights?
🐰💨! BMW Exterior Designers should’ve continued with the power-dome hood with vents. Can’t stand the fake side vents. If they’re non-functioning they have NO need to be there! Otherwi$e all good + M xDrive! 👍🏻
They are fake fake vents so it cancels out
Why do they have 19s in the front and 20s at the back? Why not 19s or 20s all round?