BMW could use some positive press these days. Many fans of the established German sports car manufacturer have lamented the lack of fun, engaging cars in the lineup that live up to the "Ultimate Driving Machine" slogan. Instead, BMW's expanding lineup seems to add more SUVs to go along with bloated coupes and sedans, all with torque-monsters under the hood that make them great at straight-line sprinting, if not particularly interesting in the twisties. Now, BMW has redesigned the company's design language for the iconic "kidney" front grilles—to the dismay of just about everyone, it seems. To help counteract this swell of dissatisfaction, BMW has released a video featuring the new M3 four-door and the M4 Competition coupe in a bit of drifting fun in and around an abandoned shipping port.

All Style And Drama

The video largely features quick cuts, loud noises, and bright, streaky lights as the two cars dance it out in the dark of night. The two drivers are revealed as BMW M CEO Markus Flasch and Ede Weihretter, one of BMW's many driving instructors at experience centers around the globe. The two face off in a pair of cars that seem to have a bit of sibling rivalry going on.

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Beneath The Skin

BMW M3 M4 Competition Drift Video 3
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Under their aggressive exteriors with those new grilles, the two Bimmers employ the same twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine, though in different states of tune. For the four-door M3 (don't get anyone started on the naming), the powerplant pumps out 473 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque, which is routed to the rear wheels through a good-old-fashioned six-speed stick shift. The M4 Competition, meanwhile, produces 503 ponies and 479 pounds of twist, which is routed to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic gearbox.

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A Bit Of An Explanation

BMW M3 M4 Competition Drift Video 2
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In a different video recently posted to Facebook, Flasch goes a little more in-depth on the new aesthetic that will, no doubt, spread across the rest of the BMW lineup. For now, however, it seems that BMW M knows the doubts held by many fans—and that videos of cars drifting are popular enough today that this one might just change a few minds.

Sources: youtube.com and facebook.com.

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