When the E36-chassis M3 arrived for 1995, it blew us away. It was fast–like, really fast–with a zero-to-60 time of 5.9 seconds. Now? A new Toyota Camry would walk it.
And today’s performance cars live in an entirely new realm. I spent last week with a new BMW M4, the M3’s spiritual successor. Horsepower has been nearly doubled, cutting zero-to-60 times almost in half. We thought the E36 chassis was trick, but the latest M4 offers a foundation that’s so much stiffer and precise.
[2021 BMW M4 Performance Package review]
Then look at the rest of the field: The M4 isn’t even the fastest car out there. I recently drove a Porsche GT3 and a Ferrari Portofino, and either would whip that M4 quite handily.
These machines simply represent the latest steps in the performance progress manufacturers have been making for decades. In addition to tailfins, the ’50s brought V8 engines to the masses. The ’60s loaded on power and performance.
While…
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