2024 BMW M3 Competition

—Paul A. Eisenstein

You can order from the iconic BMW 3-Series in three different packages: fast, faster and, with the M3 Competition, supercar fast. They are all stylish, sporty and lots of fun to drive. The standard M3 had already taken things up a notch, generating an impressive 473 hp from its twin-turbo, 3.0-liter, inline-six engine. But the M3 Competition package boosts the numbers to heroic proportions. At 503 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque, it will launch you from 0 to 60 in a mere 3.5 seconds. With an eight-speed automatic, the Competition’s lack of a manual transmission—still available on the regular M3—might seem like an odd choice, but the logic is simple: today’s automatics shift so quickly that when using a stick even a professional racer can’t keep up. Customers have the…

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