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Scotsman
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Someone is going to win this 530bhp BMW M4 for just 5p
The BMW M4 Competition is a brutally quick car | BOTB This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. BOTB's latest giveaway is an absolute bargain - and there's a way to get the tickets for even less than 5p Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Dream car giveaway company BOTB has just announced one of its cheapest ticket deals yet - and it's for a nearly new BMW M4. The 2024 M4 Competition is one of the flagship BMW M cars, with a 0-6 time of 3.5 seconds, thanks to its 530bhp engine. And someone is going to win it for just five pence after the draw takes place in a few days time. The Competition spec interior is an incredibly special place to sit | BOTB It's one of many dream cars being given away by BOTB, but it's rare to see tickets quite this cheap - and there's a way of getting them for even less. Most people will buy their tickets in bundles and, if you buy the big bundle of 600 - the most one person can buy at a time - it'll cost just £24 thanks to a 20% discount. That means you'll have 600 chances of winning the car for the price of a set of driving gloves. The M4 Competition is the most desirable spec of the 2024 BMW coupe, and it has the 3.0 twin-turbo straight six, piped through some rather naughty valved exhausts. Finished in grey, with a grey leather interior, it looks particularly menacing, at the same time as being quite understated for such a capable car. If you didn't want to own a sports car worth around £50,000, you could opt for the cash alternative, which in this case is £36,000. To find out more about the car, to buy a 5p ticket, or to look at the bundle options, click here. Selling your car? Here's the fastest way to get cash – and how it compares to rivals Thinking of selling your car this summer? It all starts with a valuation – and you can get one in under a minute with WeBuyAnyCar. With over 500 branches across the UK and same-day payment available, it's one of the quickest ways to find out what your vehicle is worth and get the cash if you're ready to sell. Used car prices have stayed surprisingly strong, especially for economical hatchbacks and SUVs. Whether you're upgrading for road trips or switching to a hybrid, a fast online quote can give you a solid starting point – even if you're still weighing up your options. To see how WeBuyAnyCar stacks up against other top car-selling platforms like Motorway, Carwow and Auto Trader, read our full article comparing the UK's most popular car sales sites here.
Scotsman
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Someone is going to win this 530bhp BMW M4 for just 5p
The BMW M4 Competition is a brutally quick car | BOTB This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. BOTB's latest giveaway is an absolute bargain - and there's a way to get the tickets for even less than 5p Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Dream car giveaway company BOTB has just announced one of its cheapest ticket deals yet - and it's for a nearly new BMW M4. The 2024 M4 Competition is one of the flagship BMW M cars, with a 0-6 time of 3.5 seconds, thanks to its 530bhp engine. And someone is going to win it for just five pence after the draw takes place in a few days time. The Competition spec interior is an incredibly special place to sit | BOTB It's one of many dream cars being given away by BOTB, but it's rare to see tickets quite this cheap - and there's a way of getting them for even less. Most people will buy their tickets in bundles and, if you buy the big bundle of 600 - the most one person can buy at a time - it'll cost just £24 thanks to a 20% discount. That means you'll have 600 chances of winning the car for the price of a set of driving gloves. The M4 Competition is the most desirable spec of the 2024 BMW coupe, and it has the 3.0 twin-turbo straight six, piped through some rather naughty valved exhausts. Finished in grey, with a grey leather interior, it looks particularly menacing, at the same time as being quite understated for such a capable car. If you didn't want to own a sports car worth around £50,000, you could opt for the cash alternative, which in this case is £36,000. To find out more about the car, to buy a 5p ticket, or to look at the bundle options, click here. Selling your car? Here's the fastest way to get cash – and how it compares to rivals Thinking of selling your car this summer? It all starts with a valuation – and you can get one in under a minute with WeBuyAnyCar. With over 500 branches across the UK and same-day payment available, it's one of the quickest ways to find out what your vehicle is worth and get the cash if you're ready to sell. Used car prices have stayed surprisingly strong, especially for economical hatchbacks and SUVs. Whether you're upgrading for road trips or switching to a hybrid, a fast online quote can give you a solid starting point – even if you're still weighing up your options.
TimesLIVE
25-04-2025
- Automotive
- TimesLIVE
BMW to take on Simola Hillclimb with three-car line-up
BMW South Africa is set to take part in the 15th edition of the Simola Hillclimb, which runs from May 1 to 4 in Knysna. The event, widely regarded as a highlight on the local motorsport calendar, will see the brand enter three cars in the King of the Hill shoot-out for production-based road cars. Cristiano Verolini will be behind the wheel of a BMW M4 Competition, entered by BMW's ZA Hub, competing in the A4 category. Joining him is Leyton Fourie, who'll drive a BMW M2 backed by MUA and Compass Insure. Fourie claimed the BMW M2 Cup title in 2023 and races in the ADAC GT Masters with FK Performance in a BMW M4 GT3 EVO. He'll line up in the A3 category. The third entry comes from MINI, making its first appearance in the King of the Hill class. Bradleigh Boshoff will pilot a John Cooper Works model, entered with support from BP Ultimate and Castrol, in the A1 category.
The Independent
15-02-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
BMW M4: Genie in the throttle
The great thing about the BMW M4 Competition is that it can make an indifferent but enthusiastic amateur feel like they're a 'proper' driver. It doesn't take you long behind that multi-function wheel to realise that you can punt this incredibly capable machine as wilfully as you wish, and all it will ever do is obey your commands, all the while accompanied by a symphonic soundtrack from the three-litre twin-turbo BMW straight-six unit. It's always communicative. It may be my imagination, or just some clever software, but it feels as if the car is actually always anticipating your next move. Sharp braking (I wanted to check how good they are – they're flawless) provokes a most insistent growl because your M4 Competition knows that you'll be wanting to get a move on presently. It's like having a valet under the bonnet, or a central processing unit allied to responsive mechanicals, attending to your every wish and keeping you out of trouble. On the motorway, or even on a damp, narrow, serpentine country B-road, you are never ever allowed to get out of your depth. The compulsory four-wheel drive system helps it to make sure it goes where it thinks you want it to go, and there's no rear-drive-only option for the hooligans/professionals. This is just as well. The personality is that of a civilised car – grown up. In its standard settings it's quick but fairly docile, and refined, and you can pootle around town. The M1 and M2 red buttons tactically placed on the steering wheel will instantaneously add noise and performance to your adventures, when the moment is right; and both can be set to your own bespoke tastes for suspension, engine response, steering and so on. Big bonus? I could bang on about its handling at the limit, but I didn't take it on a track, and I'm not sure, as I've indicated, that it would ever allow me to over-stress it. Instead I need to tell you that this car has the best heater I've experienced in recent memory, complemented by toasty heated seats and steering wheel. I'd fancy that it has something to do with that big engine generating so much power, but it was very noticeable how quickly things warmed up, in every sense. The huge one-piece screen for dash, satnav and controls was attractive, the Harman Kardon audio system sublime, and the display and the voice controls worked pretty well too. Less welcome? The sculptural carbon-fibre seats, trimmed in my example in a garish, tangerine soft leather, are firm, huggy and comfortable – but the car is low-slung and the big side-bolsters make getting in and out an undignified business. It entirely destroys any sense of 'cool' you might possess on emerging from such a 'statement' vehicle. And what statement is that? Well, it's a coupe, which always means that you're not so bothered about practicality and value for money – correctly so in this case, as it's a few thousand quid more than the M3 four-door saloon it's based on ('less car for more money' is why the manufacturers usually make coupes). That said, I have to add that the little rear seats will fold flat, which adds some versatility to its conventional boot – a hatchback would work better. It's a BMW made in the best traditions of the company, where the quality of the engineering makes everything look and feel just right. It's not a very beautiful car, to be honest, as most BMW coupes in recent decades have been. So again, it feels traditional – understated, and pricier than it looks. I often hop into a press car and try to guess how much power it's packing, how fast it goes, how heavy it is and, of course, how expensive the particular package is. On checking the data this time, I found that some of my impressions were correct – it gives around 500bhp, and does zero to 60 in a few seconds; but it feels far lighter than it actually is – 1.8 tonnes. It's also way more expensive – this latest tuned 'Competition' version of the M4, albeit with 'Track' and a comfort package, pushes its price way past £100,000. A lesser 4-series coupe costs less than half of that. I also didn't expect the top speed to be 180mph. Just imagine that – and if you can, and it's not enough, there is also an M4 CS that promises 'maximum agility, precision and dynamics for both the road and the racetrack'. Love it as I did, I don't think the M4 Competition could quite be said to be stunning value for money, but it comes pretty close, given the pleasure you'll derive from it. It also occurs to me, though, that its very exclusivity and relative rarity, as well as its outright ability, mark it out as a future classic. In real terms, in a decade or two and looked after, it will probably be worth more than you paid for it. Question is whether you'll be able to find somewhere that still sells petrol by then...
