Compact executive sedans with a lot of power have been around for quite some time now. BMW is rewriting the rulebook, though, with the M3. G80 is the codename of the new sports sedan from Bavaria, and ...

As a longtime RWD M3 owner, I put the G80 M3 xDrive to the test. Has AWD changed the iconic M3 driving experience for better or worse? Plus, we run 0-60 and 1/4 mile tests to see how it performs.

That’s all come at a cost, however. In being so much like an M5, the M3 has arguably lost sight, just a tad, of being an M3. Being auto-only, xDrive-only and Comp-spec only might lead you to that ...