Why is the price of the BMW M3 Competition only 2,000 euros cheaper than that of the BMW M4 Competition?

With seven days between the announcement of the RRP of the BMW M4 Competition and the publication of the price of the BMW M3 Competition, the German manufacturer confirms our suspicions: these two outstanding vehicles are very closely matched in terms of what buying them involves.

And it is no surprise, considering that these are two sports cars that share, practically, an identical layout apart from their bodywork with two or four doors.

2,000 euros that should not be decisive

The configuration as a coupé or saloon raises the price of the former by just 2,000 euros, so the RRP of the BMW M4 Competition starts at 113,200 euros, while the price of the BMW M3 Competition starts at 111,300 euros.

There is no difference of 3,000 euros, psychologically speaking, nor one anchored to the outdated reference to the now-extinct Spanish currency, between having a 510 CV car with two doors in the garage or doing the same by adding another pair of doors for easier access to the rear seats, because let us remember that the M4 has rear seats although it is approved to seat up to four occupants versus the five passengers of the M3.

Given this price difference between the BMW M3 Competition and the M4 Competition, together with their seating capacity, there is also the fact that the latter is just 5 kg lighter than the former (1,800 kg for the saloon against 1,805 kg for the coupé), both have the same length (4,794 mm) but the saloon is wider and taller (1,903 against 1,887 mm and 1,433 against 1,393 mm), while the drag coefficient is slightly lower for the M3 (0.33 against 0.34), and the boot, as is obvious, also offers more usable volume (480 litres for the M3 against 440 for the M4).

Although, if there is one point that may hurt some owners more than others, or that could tip the balance, beyond what has been described above, in the doubt over which to buy rather than the price difference between the BMW M3 Competition and the BMW M4 Competition, it is that the latter can be equipped with the M Race Track package, for 20,953 euros more, it must be said, intended for its use, enjoyment and exploitation on, for example, a track day.