BMW M3 CS (G80)

A used price of £110,000 places this car 274th out of the 600 in our catalogue for cost, yet every brake in the argument comes from what that money actually buys. At £203 per bhp, the arithmetic is unexpectedly persuasive, because the 543 bhp output is backed by performance that climbs well above its position on the price ladder. The BMW M3 CS (G80) reaches 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds, making it the 166th quickest car here, faster than 434 others. It asks for serious money, but the figures suggest it returns more than its ranking initially implies.

That balance comes from how the specification works together rather than from any single headline number. Power alone places it 282nd of 600, comfortably in the upper half without dominating it. Top speed tells a similar story at 302 km/h, ranking 266th. Those numbers would be respectable in isolation, yet they become more convincing when paired with all wheel drive and the way the acceleration result outperforms both the power and top speed positions. The result is a car whose strongest claim is not absolute supremacy in any one metric, but the consistency with which it converts its resources into usable pace.

The mechanical layout also gives it a distinctive place inside this collection. Only 33 of the 600 cars here use an inline 6 engine. Narrow that further and only 10 combine an inline 6 with all wheel drive, while just 14 pair an inline 6 with twin turbocharging. That makes the 3.0 litre, 2,993 cc twin turbocharged engine more than a specification line. It is one of the clearest ways this car separates itself from the wider catalogue, especially when those 650 Nm are channelled through an all wheel drive system that helps explain the strength of the acceleration figure.

Germany contributes 197 cars to this catalogue, and BMW alone accounts for 48 of them, so this is not an obscure choice within the collection. It is, however, a particularly focused one. Built between 2023 and 2024 as a four door super saloon, it presents a carefully judged answer to the question posed by its price. The evidence points towards value measured in capability rather than thrift. If your garage already contains louder statements, this is the car that quietly reminds you that the numbers can make the strongest case of all.