Tested: 2022 BMW M4 Competition xDrive hits 60 mph in 2.8 seconds!
As with other all-wheel-drive M models, the M4's system has a 4WD Sport mode that sends more torque to the rear axle. But you'll probably need to push the car to its limits on a racetrack to notice much of a difference between the drivetrain settings and how well they counter the extra weight the xDrive hardware puts on the M4's nose. Any change in character from the xDrive version's slightly quicker steering ratio—14.6:1 versus 15.0:1—escaped us.
We weren't too alarmed by our example's $101,995 as-tested price because we could live without several of its priciest options, including the $8150 carbon-ceramic brakes and the $3800 for the skeletal yet ultra-supportive M carbon bucket seats. At a starting price of $79,995, the M4 Competition xDrive joins