BMW 4 Series vs Ferrari Roma
What's the difference?

BMW 4 Series

$39,888 - $89,990

2022 price

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Ferrari Roma

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2025 price

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Summary

2022 BMW 4 Series

2025 Ferrari Roma

By James Cleary

Safety Rating

Engine Type

Turbo 6, 3.0L

Twin Turbo V8, 3.9L

Fuel Type

Premium Unleaded Petrol

Fuel Efficiency

7.8L/100km (combined)

11.2L/100km (combined)

Seating

Likes

Dynamic performance
Value
Quality

Looks
Performance
Dynamics

Dislikes

Slender door handles
Low roof for ingress/egress
Overly keen 'Lane Departure Warning'

No spare tyre
Front centre airbag would be nice
Modest boot

2022 BMW 4 Series Summary

Without a whole lot of fanfare BMW has slipped yet another model into its Australian line-up.

Sitting alongside existing coupe and convertible variants, the new 4 Series Gran Coupe follows the template established by the previous gen version.

A sports luxury four-door with a sleek, fastback twist, it provides a more adventurous alternative to its close 3 Series cousin.

Offered in three grades, this is the M440i xDrive, the 3.0-litre, six-cylinder, all-wheel drive 4 Series Gran Coupe flagship.

It competes with premium all-wheel drive four-doors like Audi’s S5 Sportback, the Jaguar XF P300 R-Dynamic HSE, and the Mercedes-AMG C 43.

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2025 Ferrari Roma Summary

There aren’t as many Ferraris on the road in Italy as you might think. There’s the purchase price, per-kW taxes and poisonously expensive fuel. So, usually, they’re a rare sight, except around Maranello in the northern province of Modena.

Because that’s Ferrari’s home and in getting to grips with the subject of this review - the twin-turbo V8 Roma - I enjoyed a smile-inducing moment with a local milk truck driver.

On a narrow section, part way into a road test drive through local villages and twisting B-roads to the west of Maranello, the tanker pulled over to let me through.

Gave a thank you double blink of the hazard lights on passing and received a quick headlight flash in return. They almost certainly thought I was putting kays on a test mule in the same way camouflaged prototypes so often do on the same stretch of road.

Maybe I’d inadvertently sipped some Prancing Horse Kool-Aid, but it felt special. Ferrari is so close to Italian hearts and the Roma is such a sleek and engaging example of its current output.

But is this ‘iron fist in a velvet glove’ 2+2 capable of tearing you away from its well-credentialled high-end competitors? Stick with us to find out.

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Deep dive comparison

2022 BMW 4 Series 2025 Ferrari Roma

Verdict

The BMW M440i xDrive Gran Coupe manages to combine sleek design with a fun-to-drive personality and surprising practicality. It’s a rapid premium, four-door, five-seater offering extra flair, and in this part of the market, good value. But more than anything else it’s got a cracking in-line six under the bonnet.

Verdict

The Ferrari Roma is like a trained assassin in a Zegna suit - capable and clinical yet stylish and effortlessly superior. We believe there’s a replacement coming later this year and it will have to be doing well to top this superb machine.

BMW 4 Series vs Ferrari Roma What's the difference?

Summary

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Verdict

BMW 4 Series vs Ferrari Roma
What's the difference?