Amazon's Jeremy Clarkson Weighs In On The All-New BMW M4 GTS On The Grand Tour — Oh, Boy!

Jeremy Clarkson has notoriously been tough on BMW; however, there's been some cars he's actually shown some affection for. That would include the completely obtuse E60 M5, 1M and M2.

Generally speaking though I wouldn't classify him as a fan of the blue and white. And when it comes to the all-new BMW M4 GTS it's a blood bath.

Last night Clarkson tested the M4 GTS on the fourth installment of The Grand Tour with Richard Hammond and James May. In fact he compared it against the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which doesn't look so good for the Bimmer.

Then you just read what he actually said. Ouch.

Let us know what you think, Spies!


Excerpts from The Grand Tour's episode four:

"... Now, at this point, I would normally use the word 'however' and start talking about the car's good points. However, I can't because I'm struggling to find any. The engine for instance has water-injection which sounds cool but it means that every third time you fill the car with fuel, you have to fill the water tank in the boot. I don't know but I'm not sure this is very high-tech."

"And then there is the steering, which in comfort mode is horrid, and in sport setting is even more horrid."

"This is not a car that responds well to my rather brutal driving style. The problem is it doesn't respond well to delicacy either."

"This competition here between these two cars is like a boxing match between an actual boxer and someone who thinks they're a boxer because they're wearing satin shorts."

"How did BMW get this thing so wrong?... It's twitchy, it's unpredictable. And in the rain it's somewhere between spiteful and undriveable."

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MDarringer - 12/10/2016 3:01:16 PM

+2 Boost

Not surprising.

BMW hasn't been "the ultimate driving machine" for a long while now. It almost makes you wonder if anyone--other than monkeys--is running BMW.

When Lexus and Cadillac make vehicles that are more entertaining to drive, there's trouble in Munich.