AOL Cars RTOTY 2014: BMW M4

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The BMW M4 is a strong contender for top honours in our Road Test of the Year showdown, as it blends those normally mutually exclusive facets of performance and practicality; excitement and (relative) good value. But can a car that shares its routes with a diesel-burning rep's saloon really be the most exhilarating car of 2014? James Batchelor waits patiently for his turn with the keys and delivers his verdict.