BMW M4 vs Aston Martin DB11
What's the difference?

BMW M4

—

2025 price

View pricing & specs

Aston Martin DB11

—

2019 price

View pricing & specs

Aston Martin Vanquish

Lamborghini Aventador

Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Mercedes-Benz C43

Mercedes-Benz C63

Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class

Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class

Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Mercedes-Benz E53

Mercedes-Benz S-Class

Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

Rolls-Royce Spectre (bev)

Toyota Supra

Summary

2025 BMW M4

2019 Aston Martin DB11

By Andrew Chesterton

By James Cleary

Safety Rating

Engine Type

Turbo 6, 3.0L

V12, 5.2L

Fuel Type

Premium Unleaded Petrol

Fuel Efficiency

10.2L/100km (combined)

11.4L/100km (combined)

Seating

Likes

Brutal performance
Tons of kerb appeal
No-compromise approach to speed

Looks
Speed
Dynamics

Dislikes

Uncomfortable in the city
Hard-edged seats a necessary evil
Fuel bill will be sizeable

Expected safety tech MIA
Modest warranty
No Apple CarPlay/Android Auto

2025 BMW M4 Summary

To say the BMW M4 CS is a hot ticket in Australia is something of an understatement.

Consider this. There is an even more expensive one, the M4 CS Edition VR46 – at a cool $346,900 – and it sold out in less than an hour. Now, granted, Australia only got four examples, but still, demand was running hot.

That car makes this one, the regular M4 CS, seem like an absolute steal. It's only $254,900 (yes, the word 'only' is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence), and it shares the same upgrades, and makes the same monstrous power, as the VR46 – for Valentino Rossi’s 46th birthday – only it does it for around $100K less.

See? A bargain. At least, that's how I'd be justifying it to myself if I had a quarter of a million burning a hole in my pocket.

So, this or a Porsche 911? Read on.

View full pricing & specs

2019 Aston Martin DB11 Summary

It might look like a stealth fighter, but this dramatic example of Aston Martin’s DB11 AMR didn’t fly under anyone’s radar during its time in the CarsGuide garage.

Forget the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, this piece of British royalty caused jaws to drop and camera phones to rise more effectively than any mere ginger celebrity or ex-TV trouper.

AMR stands for Aston Martin Racing, and this performance flagship replaces the ‘standard’ DB11, delivering even more fire under the hood and fury from the exhaust. Aston also claims it’s faster, dynamically superior, and sleeker on the inside.

In fact, the DB11 AMR’s 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 now produces enough grunt to accelerate it from 0-100km/h in just 3.7 seconds.

More than just a flash Harry, then? Let’s find out.

View full pricing & specs

Deep dive comparison

2025 BMW M4 2019 Aston Martin DB11

Verdict

Brutal, bruising and utterly brilliant, the M4 CS will be an acquired taste due to its no-compromise approach, but those willing to take the leap will find a performance car like few others at their disposal.

Verdict

The Aston Martin DB11 AMR is fast, capable and beautiful. It has a unique character and charisma its Italian and German competitors can’t match. That said, some important media and safety-tech features are absent. So, it’s not perfect... just brilliant.

BMW M4 vs Aston Martin DB11 What's the difference?

Summary

Deep dive comparison

Verdict

Verdict

BMW M4 vs Aston Martin DB11
What's the difference?