BMW Malaysia introduced the M4 along with the M3 in Competition version late last year in its lineup. However, it is only now that we see customer cars arriving at the dealerships. A unit was recently spotted at a BMW dealership splashed in a stunning Isle of Man Green tone, fitted with the Innovative Package. The base model retails for RM 684,800 and for the above mentioned Innovative Package one would have to send an additional RM 76,000.

Today we'll be focusing on cars that are available in the local market at a similar price point. But before that let's know the M4 Competition a little better.

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BMW M4 Competition: Engine

Under the hood, the M4 Competition houses a 3.0-litre straight-six twin-turbo that pumps out a maximum power of 510 PS at 6,500 rpm along with a peak torque of 650 Nm between 2,750 and 5,500 rpm. Compared to the previous-gen M4 version, the mill output here is 60 PS and 100 PS more.

The power is sent to the rear wheels via an 8-speed M Steptronic automatic transmission with Drivelogic. While the all-wheel-drive system is a miss at the moment, however, the automaker is expected to introduce the M xDrive AWD system pretty soon.

Not to forget, with the above configuration the M4 Competition can complete the century sprint in just 3.9 seconds.

BMW M4 Competition: Exterior

The car's exterior profile showcases a full-height grille finished in high-gloss black colour with contrast colour adorning the bumpers lower edge, side sills, rear spoiler, side mirror covers, and diffuser. Also, part of the kit is a BMW Individual high-gloss Shadow Line CRF roof with high-gloss black mouldings.

The car comes equipped with LED headlights, 19-inch front & 20-inch rear wheels, and black chrome tailpipe finishers.

BMW M4 Competition: Interior

On the inside, the stunner features black Merino leather upholstery, M Sport front seat units with illuminated model inscriptions. Part of its standard kit is an M leather steering wheel, a HiFi loudspeaker audio system, M-specific pedals, three-zone automatic air conditioning, a 12.3-inch digital instrument display panel, and a 10.25-inch Navigation Professional central touchscreen display.

As for safety, it gets a Driving Assistant package, a tyre pressure indicator, and, Parking Assistant

BMW M4 Competition: Other similarly priced options

Maserati GranTurismo

The Maserati GranTurismo is stunning to look at, though the latest model is scheduled to arrive any day now, what we have now is surprisingly great. Priced at RM 717,800, the four-seater grand tourer is powered by a Ferrari-sourced 4.7-litre naturally-aspirated V8 mill pumping out a maximum power of
460 hp at 7,000 rpm along with a peak torque of 520 Nm at 4,750 rpm. The power is sent to the rear wheels via a ZF 6-speed automatic gearbox. With this configuration, the century sprint gets done in 4.7 seconds and has a top speed of 301 kmph.

Its standard equipment pack includes LED/bi-Xenon headlight, LED DRLs, Poltrona Frau leather upholstery for the individual seats, a double rotary dial, a Harman Kardon Premium sound system, an 8.4-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and a Maserati clock.

Ford Mustang

First displayed at the 2018 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS) the Mustang facelift is offered in two variants - 5.0L GT and 2.3L EcoBoost. The former is powered by a 5.0-litre Coyote V8 mill making 454 hp at 7,000 rpm and 556 Nm at 4,600 rpm. As for the latter, it is powered by a 2.3-litre EcoBoost unit generating 310 hp and 447 Nm of torque. Both the engines are mated to a Ford 10R80 ten-speed automatic gearbox with paddle shifters.

Standard features on-board include - automatic LED headlamps with automatic levelling, LED fog lamps, power-adjustable ORVM with integrated turn signals & heating function, pony projection lights, 12-inch digital instrument cluster with MyMode, 8-inch Capacitive touchscreen, SYNC3 connectivity with AppleLink & enhanced voice control 8 airbags, tyre pressure monitoring system, pre-collision assist with pedestrian detection.

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Lotus Evora 400

Lotus Evora 400 is a true supercar with its 3.5-litre Toyota engine with Edelbrock supercharger paired to charge cooler that allows it to churn out a maximum torque of 410 Nm. It comes with a driver-activated catalytic convertor by-pass that turns the exhaust into a free-flow system. The car clocks 4.2 seconds to touch the 100 kmph mark and has power to weight ratio of 290/1000 kg.

It is offered in three trim levels - standard for RM 597,999, leather for RM 624,999, and Alcantara for RM 640,999.

Do you have any other car in mind that we can pitch against the BMW M4 Competition? If yes, do let us in the comments.

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