DRIVER'S SEAT
THE ROAD UNSPOOLS LIKE A ribbon of green and grey through the Niagara backcountry, morning mist lifting off vineyards and fields like breath exhaled from the land itself. I’m behind the wheel of the 2025 BMW M4 CS, and everything around me feels like it’s moving in slow motion—except the car. The car is alive. Its Frozen Isle of Man Green paint isn’t just a colour—it’s an emotion. In the soft early light, it pulses somewhere between deep emerald and liquid metal, accentuating every muscle and angle sculpted into this coupe’s carbon-fibre- laced silhouette. The air is still cool, but the M4 CS is already warm, eager. I ease into the throttle and feel the engine
awaken, a low snarl turning into a guttural growl as we leave the sleepy town behind and head for open road. There’s a sensation when you drive something truly special—it’s not just power, it’s presence. The twin-turbocharged 3.0-litre inline-six under the carbon-fibre hood delivers 543 horses with an urgency that’s somehow both brutal and elegant. At just 2,750 rpm, it’s already shoving 479 pound-feet of torque through the M xDrive system to all four corners. But it never feels like it's fighting the road—it’s interpreting it. In a straight line, it’s shocking. Zero to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds feels like the Earth is spinning faster under your tires. But
"There’s a sensation
when you drive something truly special—it’s not just power, it’s presence."
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