I reviewed the most hard-core BMW EVER!
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2024
- Meet the most hardcore BMW M3 you can buy - the all-new BMW M3 CS!
Limited to around 2,000 units, the M3 CS comes with a whole load of upgrades over the standard M3 Competition. The question is, should you pay the £116,000 starting price?
Well, let’s start by checking out the design. On the outside, the M3 CS is absolutely covered in carbon! Up front, you get a carbon fibre bonnet and a more aggressive, carbon fibre bumper. There’s also exclusive red piping around the grille. Along the side, you’ll find unique alloy wheel designs, while around the back there’s a huge carbon diffuser. The roof is also made of carbon, naturally…
Step inside and the carbon theme continues. You get carbon bucket seats as standard, along with a smattering of carbon across the centre console and dash. You also get an Alcantara-covered steering wheel, red stitching throughout the cabin and BMW’s all-new infotainment system.
Under the bonnet, you’ll find the same 3-litre twin-turbo straight-six as in the standard car. However, BMW has reworked the ECU, and as a result, the power output has increased from 510hp to 550hp. Torque remains the same, at 650Nm, and power is still sent to all four wheels via an 8-speed automatic torque converter gearbox.
So what do you think - is it worth the extra £35,000? You’ll have to stick with Mat and see for yourself!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:43 Engine
01:24 0-60mph
01:43 Chassis
02:07 Country Road Driving
04:11 Design
05:09 Interior
06:11 Back Seats
06:36 Boot
06:55 5 Annoying Things
08:27 5 Cool Things
10:14 Price
11:05 Daily Driving
12:45 Verdict
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M5 CS v M3 CS... Which are you choosing?
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M5 C's all day long
m5 cs always
M5
I just can't seem to comprehend how big this car has become.
Big… and eye-wateringly ugly.
This car is as big as even the 2021 NASCAR Truck Series car.
& expensive
Yeah it's only 100 lbs lighter than a model 3 performance, but everyone talks about how much electric cars weigh
I think it's as big as M5 V10
The BMW M3 CS Looks so sick
Yep. And also as sick as 2009 SLR McLaren.
Sick ! How old are you ! 😂
@@Ben-oy1tdI can bet all my money most viewers of this channel are under 30 so yh ‘sick’ is a acceptable word😂
The 0-60 depends on a lot of factors… this car is capable of 2.8 to 3.0 times with the right tires and conditions
Wow nothing gets passed you
"spot the butthurt fanboy" 😂
Any car can go faster in perfect conditions, but in everyday driving you'll probably never have perfect conditions... That's why good times in realistic conditions are way more impressive, because these are the times you can actually achieve.
Lol, maybe 992 tubo s also capable to 2.0 s 100km, just tired and conditioning 😂
the m3 does it in 2.9.... hes not butthurt. @@rolfknappmann
@@Bezos-cp9gk bruh WTF
3.1s to 60 is impressive, I think if it had 575hp and warmer tires it could probably dip into the 2s range would it?
I think
In fact this car have more than 575hp, this car maybe have something like 600hp, Bmw hide the real numbers in their M models for years!
It probably has more than 575 already. BMW fudges their HP numbers all the time
its already done a sub 2.8 in other tests
OK then 😱🤌🤌🤌
What they did with the Grille in this Version definitely looks much better despite being the same Size!
And as usual, it's a fantastic Car and shows BMW Engineering is still amazing even if some of the Designs are a bit out there
Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps
The BMW M3 CS looked like Angry Birds Star Wars.
What I would love to see is a BMW M5 competition vs BMW M3cs vs Audi RS 6 Performance drag race. Please make is happen Mat.
The car is as gorgeous as even BMW M1.
@Bezos-cp9gk Harry Potter is the Lord Savior and he loves you so much 💗
That would be legendary
The drag race is pretty pointless like the post of Allah here above
M3 win quite easily
Would've been crazy nice to have two-seater arrangement for the backseat just like the M5 CS.
M4CS
why would you want that
That was my thought as well but I guess BMW didn’t do it because the m5 would lose it’s exclusiveness and everyone would just buy an M3 instead
@@mark440i Oh yha, that's a great perspective to think about it & I fully agree most people would just go for the M3 instead
I think it's got less to do with exclusiveness as opposed to cost. At £116,000 in the UK, it's already a fair chunk more than the competent Competition pack. Adding in fixed OEM rear bucket seats wouldn't have been cheap and would likely have pushed the M3 CS's price up even further. Is the price difference worth its weight over the standard cars? Find an owner to answer that question.
Another reason to get the brilliant M5 CS over this -- rear bucket seats or not -- is simply because some people prefer V8's over other configurations.
You keep on getting better and better videos mad respect to carwow
The car maybe fast like R34GTR but its as heavy as Taurus Stock Car.
@@purwantiallan5089lol did you really compare this bmw to R34 ?💀 you jdm kids are getting crazy
@Bezos-cp9gk jesus is king
@@ela_fragsjesus is the prophet of allah
this green color is so beautiful
I was hating so much on the new M3/M4 front design for years. But I noticed a change in me the last months, as I saw a few blacked out M3's on the streets. Then finally I drove one for two days, and I got nothing but love for them now. I even like the front design. Bald move BMW! Respect
Bald move 🤔
@@sharps2white140 yeah it was. The shocked the world with that front design
A car that only looks good in black is not a good designed car
@@provigilandchill Fr. People say it looks good in black because it hides all its ugly features.
@@provigilandchill I think it looks good in this colour as well. I think a lot of BMW fans are just conservative and don't like too much change. Maybe the design will age well, it's possible. The E60 was controversial when launched, but later grew on people.
BMW and Porsche are the only true sports car makers these Days.
How about AMG One and AMG GT?😀
@@k0d4x I mean cars around 100/150k, more accesable. Now there isC63 with 4 cylinder, Amgay is game over
Bugatti 😂
This car is absolutely amazing! I was lucky enough to have a connection at a BMW dealership and recently picked up one in frozen solid white with the bronze wheels and the carbon ceramic brake option. I also own a 2023 Z06, both amazing machines. The M3 CS challenges the Z06 both in the corners and at the Dragstrip. The M3 CS is a great daily driver and the tech is also incredible! I absolutely love it! If you can find one, buy it now, don’t wait for a touring (if they even build one). Great video!
Nice to hear it man, what’s your job ?
If anyone is looking for one, we have one in signal green!
Dunno, I’d rather not put money in a car that looks like it was designed by a blind 4-year-old.
@@ToranDrivesseems like the M3 CS 2023 car is as heavy as Gen 7 NASCAR stock car.
@@Mmmmiloseems like M3 CS 2023 is as heavy as Gen 7 NASCAR car.
I absolutely love signal green - one of those colours that looks different on every single picture you see and then fall in love with in-person.
Seats, shiny interior , splitter , stering wheel are great performance additions! You are fishing there! And stability control should not be change at high speed! Great car hands down!
The M3 CS is as heavy as the NASCAR Stock Car.
As usual, trying to say something out of his ass, so it comes to ''I said something'' bad for no reason. That's why I don't watch him anymore as I used to before.... :\
@@purwantiallan5089 Wich is good.
I have one on order in Sydney,
Comes next month and I can’t wait!!!
These new bmw's look great from the back but i just can't rap my head around the front end. Great review as always from Mat.
Yes, the back looks great. BMW = great seats, great suspension, fast and strong engine, but ...
is the worst pile of garbage ever made.
The cars are so unreliable, electrical issues, oil burners and other little things.
We owned many, never again
carwow should have a section of the video where they test the sound system of the cars and give it a rating, especially with all these optional harman/kardon, burmester, bowers & wilkins, b&o etc systems that costs in the thousands.
Yes , it seems to be the best M3 ever built, waiting for the M3 CS Touring. I am a great fan of the RS4 . I truly regret that AUDI don't try to make a more powerful RS 4 . It will be interesting to see what the M3 CS provide on track (ring) . Thank you for this video MAT.
Yesss love that the DRL's were on when you showed us around the car!!
Still won't rest my case just yet.
Very good work Matt
Def one of my dream cars for sure 🔥
Its a banger ! 😮
Dreaming about ugly cars you need a life
@@IdentifiantE.Syep. But its as heavy as the Taurus Stock Car.
Keep dreaming 😅
Dream bigger
2:33
"how many cameras do you want on your windshield"
carwow: "yes"
The Only Video I've Waited For Some Time
I've waited for 3 months to watch your review, Mat.
This car is 🔥
My biggest problem with fast cars like this is, what is the point of it when you can’t go faster then 130km/h in most countries. Except Germany ofcourse.
Spoken like someone who’s never driven anything with more than 90 horsepower.
Yeah anything from a hyper hatch and above is the same in terms of performance on legal roads.
Touring version would be amazing!
Would weigh almost 100kg more and have a worse chassis + worse aero than this one. Would rather have the normal M3 CS
Would look even worse you mean
Fr shame they don't have a estate cs
M3 Touring is blasphemy imo.
Totally agree with the verdict. The M3 CS Touring would be an absolute dream!
I just saw this 4 minutes after it was uploaded. And 3,100 views!!
Love CarWow and Matt!
i want to see m3 cs vs normal m3 but with stage 1 so we can see a cheap tuning can do the job ?
What??? 😂
Who was here when the title was “I drove the best BMW M3 EVER!”
The BEST BMW is actually M3 GTR.
@@purwantiallan5089 It’s not road legal, unlike the m3 cs therefore the best m3 is the m3 cs.
Just finished a 9100km Europe family holiday in our m3cs, it is absolutely brilliant!
Looks awesome
"you can be a little bit more relaxed about the risk of depreciation."
~Mat Watson, August 2023.
For me Matt is 10/10.
It doesn't get an armrest in the back and you are paying all that money 😂 Germans
this is for the BMW Sport
I get so many more compliments in this rather then in my model s plaid. Head turning sound and just how different it looks from traffic. So much fun too drive man cant even explain it
Nice one May, I love it.Another excellent video from your good self.
Matt Watson and carwow came a very long way. They are a household name now and you can really see the quality in their videos. Take over top gear next. I will actually watch it again
Matt Watson should review the Chrysler Crossfire next
Everything about this car is amazing!
I'm wondering how brutal the upcoming M5 would be!
The M3 CS gonna cost $280.000 when it on sale.
Except the exterior and interior and weight 😅
New M5 is gonna be disappointing based on the XM reviews, which has the same powertrain. The fact that I'm hoping it's *only* 5k lbs is sad.
@@The_Stanman Bro, the M division will develop and tune the powertrain for the new M car. It's not going to be carried over 100% and dumped into the M5 engine bay as is lol
Great video Mat!😸
Saw it over the weekend at a bmw joyfest exhibit and it is insanely stunning
Agree.
Damn, this is such a cool car. My favourite used to be the M4 CSL, but this, beats it. More practical, the front being more appriopriate with this body stile, increased practicality and better performance makes truly worth the buy. However, it appears that the supposed upcoming version will be even better. Was not expecting that plot twist though.
Not gonna lie the front design really grew on me and it looks soo good on this CS model too, stunning
Agree.
Once I saw one in real life, it made me love the front as it’s so aggressive. 😊
As usual with BMW.. i actually like the styling now after getting used to it. Even in this bright color i start to like the grill where it used to be only dark colors that made the grill bearable to look at. I like it now.
Damn! That green looking good.
So from what I can tell you could buy a normal M3, have it mapped and you'd basically have the same car aside the carbon bonnet and exhaust. Given you can't really use the most sports mode anyway (practically) on the road here, would only be any good on the track or very rare occasions.. I don't think I'd be spending an extra £30k on something for just a "few extras" when the engine itself isn't actually modded. It's just mapped. £30k for a remap and bonnet and some calipers seems bit ridiculous to me. Money would be much better spend buying a normal M3 and spending £30k on modifications to engine, remap, exhaust, carbon etc, and you will end up with a faster and better car that is a monster and unique for same money.(or less depending what you do and cost)..
And ruin the warranty
But the CS will keep its value and you’d lose the warranty if you were to do all that
@@Kronos0999you’re late on information , some tuners remap brand new cars without voiding the warranty ,except in case of damage and returns you call your mapper to download his file which is included in your remap price !
@@TheFoxfyUnfortunately, it's not your tuner deciding if you keep the warranty or not.
@@TheFoxfy thats not true even if your car has had the standard ECU map put back on, its VERY easy for manufacturers such as BMW to find historic data recorded on the ECU, such as the flash counter, and boost/ fueling /overrevs data logs. It not has a simple as flashing the stock map on at all.
Some years ago the E60 M5 was making 507 hp. with a N/A V10 and now the TT I6 is making 50 horses more with 40% less cylinders and 40% less cu. capacity. Stunning.
The E60 M5 and BMW M2 2023 still better than 2023 M3 CS.
Brilliant car mate!!
I absolutly loves when you are using a german accent sometimes to describe BMW's features, its soo enjoyable, now I would like to see how you handle a french Canadian accent xD
Agree bro.
Matt still can't handle PorschE yet... LOL
To expensive , but it has more power ,less weight ,and it's quattro ,so there you go , great review Mat 👍
Get the word Quattro out of here…
meh, not as good in performance terms as M-Xdrive @@Barracuda365
@@Barracuda365 what are you talking about????
@@Barracuda365Quattro is Audi's technology😂😂... he meant 4wd i guess
@@syfer1016 x-drive
The best car ever
Dream car❤❤
still rocking those black converse shoes Matt. i have the same ones. i remember those from your mazda 6 video few years ago.
Beautiful car and would love to see you drag race it but that video hasn’t been released yet (so no banner to click on as stated in the video). Mat looks like you jumped the gun with that one! A bit like some of the starts hints Yianni 🤣. I agree that an M3CS touring would be amazing but not everyone wants an estate car. Personally because of the extra length and weight I would stick to the saloon if I was going for the CS model. That said I can’t afford either, so not something I need to worry about, but one can always dream
Claim your early ticket here :
4000 views early
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It's far from being the best, too heavy!!
No it’s not😂😂
This BMW that has 575bhp still cant beat its looks than even the 2007 BMW M3 and 2003 BMW M3 CSL.
Can you do some drag races with top cars vs middle end bikes? Would show some really cool stuff!
What about BMW M1 PROCAR against EIMEI MIRAGE GT300 and the Porsche Cayman S?
Matt Hello, you are the best auto journalist I have ever seen, keep up the good work 👍💪
make a drag with all range rover models
Please tell me what kind of equipment Matt is using for measuring 0-60 time? I want to get one myself!
So with the M buttons on the steering wheel, you can program the traction control fully of ? So that will solve the 5 second ÷ touch screen problem ?
I was one of the 1st to purchase a g80 M3 ,they are an absolutely great car very fast ,i was gutted that a few months later the 4wd version came out, it feels a premium car with so many features ,but ultimately you can buy a 10 year old nissan gtr that has the same power and performance , I sold mine within 6 months in comfort mode its still like a go cart
Its hard to be a bmw fan when they make cars this damn amazing
Great video Matt from
Ireland 🇮🇪
The face u pulled from 0to60 wow what a look 😆
That’s the hulk green. Love the look of the cs
So, for your figures of a 3.14s 0-60mph, were you still driving around with the fuel guage reading that you had only 32ish(or slightly more, just for your sake) miles left in the tank, or did you run it down after the acceleration test? Hate to have a car barely fueled in a test and give results that most people won't see since I would hope they have a bit more fuel in their tank.
Not wait for a touring!
Usually the CS trims are the worse of the M line up. Also, BMW did not tuned the ECU better on this one. They actually did not tuned the ECU to its max potential on regular M model so they can sell this CS too.
Great video!!! Between the M5 CS and the M3 CS, the one I'd choose is the M3 CS!!!🤩
I agree Mat, you should wait for BMW to do a touring of the M3 CS!
From South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤ big fan😊
Very curious how it stacks up against the regular m5 f90 600hp , please do a race and include some old m5 as well the f10 or the e60, it's very interesting how close this m3 can be to an m5. I think it's a little bit slower than the f90 but faster than the f10 to a 100kmh but after that i think the f10 wins.
Waited for this video ❤
@CARWOW No mention at all of the steering? This would be the biggest question vs the standard M3 and the M3 Competition.
Is the engine behind/back of the Front Axel? I could not see with all the bracing.
Is it mid engine?
It looks fire
I noticed all those camera's suction cups on the driver side and wondered, how does he manage to drive with all that in front of him? Then I noticed he was driving on the wrong side. 😂😂😂
What a stunning colors ❤
Proper!!! First time you talk bout a pop up banner and there is none!!! xD at 06.10
This BMW really good 😊😊😊
One of the coolest looking sedans ever. Such a dream M car.
You know if its got CS after an M badge its going to be something magnificent and legendary
my dealership has one in the same colour. had the privilege of driving it around lot before it went in the showroom.
Love the colour
Is idrive 8 the latest version? I thought some cars now come with idrive 8.5.
2:08 It looks like an octopus stuck on windscreen
could you do a review of the hyundai grand santafe 2012-2017 please and that car is beautiful.
Loved mine for the 3 months I had it!
Bmw M3 CS dream❤
Can’t believe that Matt has not mentioned the steering whatsoever. Quality of the steering would be a dealbreaker in a car like this
Heard the crap with the steering from many and I have to tell you...they are wrong.
@@RC-sr4eothe steering is great in this car wtf u saying
Lovem em bmw and you guys
MATT MY MAN! Can you pls do an XM vs Urus vs. X5M vs Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid vs your choice of AMG SUV PLS! Love you!
These in person look sooooooo much better, i absolutely love the front end design, i dunno why ppl dont, i mean it dont look like a "BUISNESS man car" anymore
I feel like the teasers of the M5 Touring will actually be the M5 Touring CS, and we just don't know it yet. Here's to hoping for the best and for the Tourings to become on sale in NA!!
can you drag race the old Vaux Tigra vs Mazda Mx-3?
It looks like an alien 👽
is a touring coming out ?
Seen one last week in Northern Ireland
I'm bais of course a M3 comp owner but I don't think the CS cost is bang for your buck over the comp. You can install KW springs and a mild(cheap) tune and you have the CS for 10s of thousands less. That being said... im so happy bmw is the only manufacturer building enthusiast versions. Of course porshdors as well but a RS porche is made of "unobtanium". In 10 years we'll reminisce about cars like this. What a great time to be a car enthusiast
bobber qrva. I bet it rides like a skateboard :D
I called the horsepower perfectly right on the botton. I didn’t even look into this car and I said it’s 550hp got it bang on lol.