Big Boy Brawl - BMW M4 Competition vs Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe

This feels like the automotive equivalent of a Bavarian bar brawl. A backstreet, beer-fuelled bust-up between two strongmen from neighbouring German cities. In the black corner is the alarmingly threatening and recently revised Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe, whose belligerent elbows-out stance born from bespoke wide arches means you’ll not want to spill its stein of lager on a night out.

In the opposing and, er, equally black corner is the BMW M4 with its Competition Package, which while trading a fair bit of muscle bulk to the AMG, fights back with its renowned athleticism despite being in its twilight years.

MDarringer - 5/19/2020 10:52:57 AM

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Mercedes does performance better. Mercedes for the win.

supermoto - 5/19/2020 11:13:43 AM

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The M4 was introduced in 2013...It's a dinosaur.

Car4life1 - 5/19/2020 1:59:57 PM

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Benz all day, the M4 sounds congested and that interior will always remind me I settled for less

Bach24 - 5/19/2020 11:18:55 AM

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When it comes to a car, I'll take the scalpel over the machete every time. The M4 is the one to take (from these two fat pigs).

MDarringer - 5/19/2020 11:31:29 AM

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Miata fan alert

cidflekken - 5/19/2020 11:34:55 AM

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Two cars with two different personalities. Choice is based on priorities and what your day to day driving allows you to do. I'd take the AMG as it's miles better looking, more powerful, and more realistic for what my daily driving needs are. If I had to commute down mountainous twisty roads, then the M4 would be the choice. But I don't. My drives consist of blasting onto highways, taking long curves, and beating the car next to me to the next red light.

MDarringer - 5/19/2020 12:25:59 PM

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If you want to be excited you go with the Mercedes.

dlin - 5/19/2020 1:13:21 PM

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Looking forward to comparison of next generation, which will be more differentiated, while indicative of future path for German muscle cars

MDarringer - 5/19/2020 4:33:04 PM

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Yes. The pig snout will save everything.

TomM - 5/20/2020 6:29:44 AM

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BMW has fallen into the category of UNRELIABLE vehicles where Jaguar and Rover are - and it will take some time for people to Trust their construction again.

THat and having vehicles that miss the mark visually - often by a wide step - means that it is time for another management shake up at Bmw.

cidflekken - 5/20/2020 2:59:58 PM

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One other thing I'll add: The process to put the M4 in Park is absurd and, truthfully, would be a dealbreaker for me. I cannot even remember all of the steps but, to me, it was completely illogical and complicated.