LA Auto Show 2017: Nerd’s Eye View – BMW
So, what was going on in the BMW booth? A lot of electric stuff. A lot of ‘M’ stuff. A lot of carbon fiber. It seems you can get a M Performance version of just about any model BMW now- much like how you can get an AMG Mercedes everything. What do you get for the extra Benjamins dished out for the M Performance packages? Fancy carbon fiber exhaust temps with the M logo etched into the tips for one.
Yeah yeah, sorry for the funky angle. I was trapped by a couple tall pillars that prevented me from taking a better angle. This is the M4 in a color that’s… like pearl iridescent eggplant. A carbon fiber roof and rear wing are prominent features. ‘//MPERFORMANCE’ stickers are located on the ends of the wing and also on the lower side sill. The wing is located kinda low so you can see how the wing element is angled to best interact with the airflow coming over the top half of the car.


More carbon fiber treatment is featured at the front. There’s lots of frontal opening area for all the heat exchangers required to keep the M4 from overheating on the track. I’m a little surprised there’s a gap between the chin spoiler and bumper, but I’m sure there’s an aero reason for it.