Video: M4 CP DCT Vs Corvette Grand Sport Auto (GRIP magazine)

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Go to 9:51 for track comparison.

[chromatic]

Thanks for the comparison. I am glad that M4/M3's are still able to keep up with the new performance cars coming every year.

[saeedg48]

Hard to compare these two cars as they're so different.
If it was my money, I'd pick the; M4 CP DCT.

[Bols]

Always like Grip's videos!

And I would do exactly the same as Mathias, just open the door to listen to those burbles they do sound enormously good with the CP exhaust

[andrej--h]

C7 was also on my wish list together with the v8 F-type. At the end m4 won in summary. If not the money I would take them all

[MannyS]

Apples vs. oranges. I own a cabio model of each car and they are very very different. I like some items on one over the other. Both are fun cars.

[MachinesWithSouls]

Looks like they are about to crash on the track.

[CanAutM3]

It' also very interesting to see cultural difference of what is a "good engine sound". When the German general public was asked to vote (by moving around the car of their choice) for the best sounding car, the M4 won by a slim margin.

[sw1183]

Am I wrong in saying this is the wrong comparison? Shouldn't the M3/4 competition be pegged against the Z06 and not the Grand Sport?

[3M TAPE]

This generation C7 vette in general is a horrible car. I would much prefer the Camaro SS 1LE.
C7 Grand Sport on the other hand is very nice. I would love to test drive one.

[No Boost]

Originally Posted by sw1183

Shouldn't the M3/4 competition be pegged against the Z06 and not the Grand Sport?

Only if the M3/4 wants to be spanked.

[spmd11]

This M4 has the M performance exhaust

[Racer20]

Originally Posted by sw1183

Am I wrong in saying this is the wrong comparison? Shouldn't the M3/4 competition be pegged against the Z06 and not the Grand Sport?

Why? It costs way more and has 200more hp, whole the GS has a similar price and similar power.

[CirrusSR22]

Originally Posted by Racer20

Why? It costs way more and has 200more hp, whole the GS has a similar price and similar power.

The way that M4 is spec’d is actually MORE expensive than a base Z06. M4, DCT, carbon ceramics and the competition package is about $83,000 MSRP. Z06 starts at $80,000.

Add the auto to the Z06 and they’re almost exactly the same price

[OhioRiderAaron]

Originally Posted by 3M TAPE

This generation C7 vette in general is a horrible car. I would much prefer the Camaro SS 1LE.
C7 Grand Sport on the other hand is very nice. I would love to test drive one.

Huh?!

The C7 has been a great generation for the corvette. Sure the SS1LE is great car in itself, but to say the corvette is horrible is absolutely laughable. Driven in, rode, and chased on track a multitude of C7's and it's far from a bad vehicle.

Watched this video a few days ago and didn't do much for me. I've seen what the GS can do on track, a ZCP cant keep up with it unless we're talking drag racing or Road America.

[CanAutM3]

Originally Posted by CirrusSR22

The way that M4 is spec’d is actually MORE expensive than a base Z06. M4, DCT, carbon ceramics and the competition package is about $83,000 MSRP. Z06 starts at $80,000.

Add the auto to the Z06 and they’re almost exactly the same price

This is German comparison, so prices in Germany need to be used, not US ones...

[Smoltz]

Originally Posted by CanAutM3

This is German comparison, so prices in Germany need to be used, not US ones...

LOL

[CanAutM3]

Originally Posted by Smoltz

LOL

Not sure what you are LOLing about.

A Corvette GS starts at €96k in Germany while a Z06 starts at €120k; the M4 starts at €76k. From a price stand point in the German market, the GS is the closest to a loaded CP M4, hence the comparison in this German review. The even say it at the beginning of the video that both cars cost about €100k. The US is not the center of the universe

[ShockArrival]

Originally Posted by sw1183

Am I wrong in saying this is the wrong comparison? Shouldn't the M3/4 competition be pegged against the Z06 and not the Grand Sport?

It wouldn't be a very enjoyable video for BMW fans to watch a head to head of the Z06 vs. the M4, and they're really not in the same market as each other either.

[Racer20]

Originally Posted by CirrusSR22

The way that M4 is spec’d is actually MORE expensive than a base Z06. M4, DCT, carbon ceramics and the competition package is about $83,000 MSRP. Z06 starts at $80,000.

Add the auto to the Z06 and they’re almost exactly the same price

You can spec up a 440i to be more expensive than a base Corvette. Doesn't mean they should be compared. If the base Vette didn't exist? Sure. But the base Vette is so obviously a better choice of comparison it would make zero sense to compare to the Z06 just based on loaded price vs. base price.

[PawnStar]

Originally Posted by MannyS

Apples vs. oranges. I own a cabio model of each car and they are very very different. I like some items on one over the other. Both are fun cars.

Cabrio M4 is a compromised M4, 500 lbs of extra weight killed the M4 ‘experience’ for me. As much as I hated the cabrio, I love the coupe.

[Jeffe]

I agree with others. Not a fair comparison. Regardless of price in Europe, these are two totally different cars. I've owned both and it's not a fair comparison. The ss1le is a better comparison than the GS imo.