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Is the 2021 BMW M3 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 15 sedans

13thof 15

  • No. Top half on 1 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 13.0 cu ft.
  • 13th of 15 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: power (7th of 17), price (11th of 17).
  • Weakest: mpg (14th of 14).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · SEDANSE-ClassMercedes-Benz E-ClassA6 All…Audi A6 AllroadModel STesla Model SA7Audi A7S7Audi S7GhibliMaserati Ghibli8 Seri…BMW 8 SeriesTaycanPorsche Taycan5 Seri…BMW 5 SeriesA6Audi A6S6Audi S6G80Genesis G80M3BMW M3S4Audi S4MiraiToyota MiraiHonda Clarity Fuel CellMercedes-Benz CLSNo number13th of 15
17 sedans from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 BMW M3 in a class of 17
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$69,90011th of 1738%
Best combined mpg19 mpg14th of 140%
Most horsepower503 hp7th of 1763%
Cargo behind rear seats13.0 cu ft13th of 1514%
Rear legroom35.6 in11th of 1529%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Mercedes-Benz E-Class 35.0 cu ft
  2. Audi A6 Allroad 30.0 cu ft
  3. Tesla Model S 25.0 cu ft
  4. Audi A7 24.9 cu ft
  5. Audi S7 24.6 cu ft
  6. Maserati Ghibli 17.7 cu ft
  7. BMW 8 Series 14.8 cu ft
  8. Porsche Taycan 14.3 cu ft
Show all 15
  1. BMW 5 Series 14.0 cu ft
  2. Audi A6 13.7 cu ft
  3. Audi S6 13.7 cu ft
  4. Genesis G80 13.1 cu ft
  5. BMW M3 13.0 cu ft
  6. Audi S4 12.0 cu ft
  7. Toyota Mirai 9.6 cu ft

No figure: Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, Mercedes-Benz CLS.

Sedans in 2021: 86. The photo shows the 17 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked