2026 BMW M3 Competition

Sports Sedan · 3.0L I6 Twin-Turbo · AWD

91/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a sports sedan is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	3.0L I6 Twin-Turbo
Horsepower	503 hp
Torque	479 lb-ft
0–60 mph	3.4 sec
Top speed	180 mph
Drivetrain	AWD
Seats	5
Combined MPG	19 mpg (16 city / 23 hwy)
Range	327 miles
MSRP	$83,100
Body style	Sports Sedan

The verdict

What's good

Sounds ferocious under hard throttle
Surgical, communicative steering
Genuine 5-seat family usability
Endless customization of drive settings

What's not

Polarizing oversized front grille
Brakes can feel grabby at low speed
Firm ride on rough city streets
Touchscreen menus bury simple controls

The engine

S58

Twin-Turbo Inline-6

A ferociously revvy, smooth-spinning straight-six that pulls hard to a high redline with the trademark balanced creaminess only an inline-six delivers, backed by a snarling top-end.

Developed by BMW M in Munich as the high-performance heart of the M2, M3 and M4, built atop the architecture of the regular B58 six but extensively reinforced for sustained abuse.

Its cylinder head is 3D-printed, allowing internal cooling passages that conventional casting simply cannot reproduce.
It uses a closed-deck block (versus the B58's open deck) for extra rigidity to withstand high boost pressure.
A motorsport derivative, the P58, races in the M4 GT3, underscoring how overbuilt the road engine's core is.

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The six sub-scores behind the 91 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value
Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 4 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
Side-by-side comparison with up to four cars

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