BMW’s new G80 M3 Competition has already confounded the doubters. When announced, the idea of a significant weight gain (the M3 is now a 1730kg car), the switch to a torque converter automatic ...

And this fitted with standard 18in alloys rather than the optional 19in rims that ... a softness to the M3’s initial steering response. It’s not understeer – although BMW says it has set ...

Underneath the M3 CS Touring is a set of adaptive M Suspension dampers, which BMW says is model specific. Those dampers manage a pair of 19-inch wheels in the front and 20-inch rims in the back.