The saloon and now touring BMW M3 has reached a stage during its life where BMW have decided that the M3 is due a facelift. Just like when the M3 was first introduced, there have been some quite controversial changes to the exterior of the M3 in the facelift.

I think it is best to address the biggest change on the outside of the M3, this comes in the form of saying goodbye to the iconic ‘angel lights’, as if the G80’s grill didn’t cause enough controversy amongst BMW purists, the facelift messes with another sacred BMW hallmark..

Personally, this will take some adjusting to get used to as before the changes, they helped carry over some of the design language of previous BMW M cars. With the more aggressive headlights, it brings more attention to that front grille. 

Don’t worry I am not going to go with the cliché description. Instead, after much thought I feel I can sum up adjusting to the G80 M3 design language: for me it is like the breakfast roll from McDonald’s, not bad but we all missed the breakfast wrap.  

That’s enough food talk for a new car article, so let's sink our teeth into what other changes we are getting on the M3. Looking at performance changes, the M3 saloon and touring both receive a 20 bhp bump. This means the 3-litre twin turbo S58 engine will be pushing 523 bhp through an 8-speed auto to all four wheels with its M xDrive all-wheel drive system, which is biassed to the rear.

However, after pressing a couple of buttons, you can make your M3 rear-wheel drive, just for when you want a little reminder of the cars that came before. If the thought of going back to rear-wheel drive doesn’t take your fancy, you can still rely on the trick ten-stage traction control system that will allow you to choose how much slip you want.