As a owner of a 2018 M3 Competition and a BMW employee, I will definitely say the G80 is more of a “daily” and more comfortable. If you are looking for a more hardcore daily with raw power I would go for the DCT F80/F82/F83. The G80/G82 have plenty of power and it’s a great track car with better handling capabilities for sure. But again the F80 is gonna give you more of that “race car” feel with the DCT.

I’m in an F80, Yas Marina Blue Ike yours. I just ordered a G80 competition in Santorini Blue w/ M exhaust. I agree with all 5 of your reasons and am now thinking I’ll keep my F80 around.

F80 looks better - love my my f80 2018 competition -

I’ve had the e46,e92, f82 and G82 all are competition models and the best car for feel is the e92 2013 competition I have. The second best overall is the g82 competition. You have valid points on the transmission dct better the the zf8 speed, but technologically the g82 is so much more advanced and better build quality then the f82. I didn’t not feel like I had control of the vehicle and it almost killed me on the track couple times. I think bmw did increase the size as they have with each generation, and mostly due to safety and compliance with USA laws and other markets. Haven’t you noticed that each year the newer generation of every car is heavier, and bigger. I don’t know how they can’t go down in weight or keep it the same. The 2013 e92 comp m3 weighs 50-80lb less then the 2016 f82 m4. However they say that the best hp/Lb ratio is the f80/82 series. With all that said the new m4 csl is 3400lb. Carbon ceramics, the car in fiber and lighter glass as well as other components make the car come in with less weight. It has 550hp and we all know that’s around 530-550 whp, bc bmw lies and downplays their numbers. I opted for this eta awd g82 over a 911 turbo S bc fully speced it weighs 3780 and a turbo s weighs 3680lb. Their is a 150,000 difference in price. Fully loaded a m4 awd is 115,000 that’s without any m performance part upgrades. The 911 turbo S 992 series is 300,000. It does not feel like it is worth it. You can get a fully loaded m4, and a m4 csl, and have money for taxes and mods left over then getting the turbo s. The point I’m getting at is I have taken the 911 turbo S 991.2 to the limits and it is an amazing car, that feels secure, but the new one is heavier by 200lb just like the new g80/ g82 are as well. 6spd g82 weighs 3670lb and comp with Rwd is 3700, the x drive is 3780. Yet all the issues with the f series have been resolved. The car feels more rigid and planted and finally has 6 piston rotors when amg had been doing that for years. Maybe drive a g80 and see how it feels, before judging it. Because just like you, I thought it wasn’t as pretty, ugly grill, heavier, No dct, and too big. After driving it , my mind changed so much I bought one. Now thinking of getting another.

The g80 looks awesome in person. Side by side it makes the f80 look downright plain and boring.

Coming from f80 , g80 is next lvl more comfort , more performance , much stiffer and I don’t feel the extra weight

I’m from China and I HATE big grills

That’s too bad Evan 😎 I choose the G80 😈 Lovely F80 though! We’ll link up once I take delivery of it 👌🏼 Hits the port August 25th after waiting about 5 months! Should take delivery about a week later after it gets its PPF/Ceramic treatment. Oh and it’s the lovely IOMG/KO Spec in a 6MT of course 💚🧡💙

You do have a point, as far as looks are concerned. The f80 m3 looks way better in the front than the g80. Yeah, it's warming up to me now , but the truth is the truth. Thanks for the comparison.

Having owned both cars, I'd say I loved the look of the F80 a lot more. DCT was very special and gave you a nice jolt with every shift. F80 was a lot more erratic and you had to really watch how far you pushed the car because it could end up on top of a tree. G80 xDrive is a lot more civilized. Feels more comfortable, and you could launch with far less effort. The look of the car has really grown on me, and I get a lot of compliments on it. If I had to pick one, I'd pick the G80 mainly because of the xDrive.

Keeping my F80. Great for the canyons. It's all preference too. The G80 is a great all arounder, but still a boat😂, but is potentially faster.

i own a manual g80 isle of man green with sunroof and normal seats it's lovely mate. i will give it a 9.5/10 my previous car was a 2015 m4 Dct also very very good car overall score 7.8/10

love all your comparison videos on why you choose this m3 over others! great job!

F82 all day !

Driving both F82 and G82... The g82 is much more refined and better

Not only is the f80 a better looking car it certainly will hold its value over the g80! yes the g80 is quick reliable (so far) I’ve had my f80 4 years daily driver mods does 190mph bullet proof tbh won’t be buying the new one that’s for sure.

Spot on.

No, no thanks...I traded my f80 for a g80...and I now love the big grills. You do not feel the extra weight, and all other aspects the g80 iS a much, much better driving car. Unless you have owned both, you are talking out of your A../

I own both a F82 and a G80 Comp. F82 gives you that raw power especially with the DCT. The G80s power is more linear and less raw with the ZF, but the G80 outperforms the F8X in everything. Tune for Tune, the G80 destroys the F8X. Love both cars.

I'm chinese, having a big grill is not a thing here, we all find the G80 disgusting, don't let media fool you, big grills on chinese made knock off cars, sure, on a proper BMW? hell no

1. I love not being able to get traction. 2. I love other slower cars being faster than me because I can’t get the power down. 3. I love spending money on new tires because I keep shredding my old ones. 4. I love a car that can NEVER fulfil its potential. 5. Older, slower cars with dates interiors are much better. Sorry for the sarcasm but the G80 x drive is leaps and bounds ahead of the f80. The g80 is a TRUE m3 because it Leads the class and all others on performance like a true m3 should! Where the f80 was quick but due to it being an able to put the power down it was the leader in nothing, and therefore was not worthy of the m3 badge. My friends stage 1 golf r could keep up with me. Hardly the envy and bench mark for all other performance cars like the history of all other m3’s

I can’t stand the looks of the g8x. Keeping my f80 6mt. Next car likely a Model S LR.

YMB FTW! Love the channel, I film similar content, you have a new sub 🙋‍♂️

You forgot the most important reason to choose the F80. The sound

G80 ia way better looking fhan f80 except the grills. interior ? G80 is the winner for sure

Regardless of the looks (which I actually think the G80 looks a lot better than the F80), having owned 2 F80s including an M3 CS, I can relate the G80 is night and day better in almost every aspect. I was disappointed in the F80 overall - steering dead spot, spongey breaks, its inability to put power down, mediocre exhaust note, the jerky DCT gear box in low speed everyday driving situations, etc. The G80 solves most of these problems, is faster and feels just as big/heavy as the f80 and in general the G80 is much more well put together/higher quality compared to the f80... So if you want a return to the old m3s in terms of size and feel, get an M2 comp or CS over the f80 and if you don't want to spend too much money get the slower but better e92 M3 over the f80.

I think the f80 is a more defined look consistent with the distinctive M look.

Completely disagree ! I had the F80 and this generation is an improvement overall. Transmission is perfect ! Fast and smooth. DCT clunk isn’t better.

How could u choose f80 over g80 I own a f80 I'd choice g80 all day everyday u get more car

I’d take an E9X over either one but like It or not each generation is technically superior to the previous one. If you want the crazy fast high torque turbo M3 experience you may as well skip over the F80.

It's your obvious choice but that bigger grill is grown on you because it's grown in size literally and so for that reason grown on everyone, those grills are fire and going back to those wittle baby grills nahh not having it, so people get use to those grills because that's the future and they look way better than those little ass grills that the car barely gets cooled off with them so big grills people support them so they can come up with newer styles and modifications for those grills.

F80

DCT>>>TC

Had f80 now I own g80 …… g80 is far more superior in every aspect, I will take the zf8 over DCT anyday ……when you buy the g80 that’s when you gonna realize .

After owning both there is no way in hell I would choose a F80 over a G80..The G80 is WAYYYYY better in every aspects. This is laughable..

I love my G80 best purchase i ever made, the f80 is cool but deff not on G80 level

Dct Better design (wayyyyy better design) Lighter More performance than youll ever need in the f8x More analog things like the dash (digital gets outdated extremely fast) That grill though is absolutely disgusting. That cant be fixed. The csl lightly fixed with the shape and hood indents (continuing the length into the hood).

G80 with xdrive that's whole new lewel

#1 reason: cant afford the new car.

Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong 😅

hell nah you are wrong F80 is slower, interior outdated, and doesn't look modern