BMW M8 vs M5 - DRAG RACE, ROLLING RACE & BRAKE TEST
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It’s time for a BMW fanboy showdown! The all-new BMW M8 Competition arrives on the start line with 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 that can produce 625hp and 750Nm of torque! As for the M5 Competition, it arrives with… exactly the same powertrain! So does the slightly lighter M5 have what it takes? Stick with Mat to find out!
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BMW programmed the M5 to shortshift when it detects a more expensive M car in the vicinity, To make M8 owners feel better about their purchase
jason baisa no you donut
@@jasonbaisa818 ofc not fool.
Rofl
Haha 😂
@@jasonbaisa818 LOL obviously not haha
when matt wins "it was just the car, really" when yanni wins "absolutely destroyed mate... these reflexes are unbeatable"
I mean yianni's not wrong his reaction time is better hahah
lmao
lmfao
Would've liked to see him in the m5 maybe the races would've been more close
😂😂😂
Human: "Hey M5, launch control please" M5: "Sorry, might sleep in today"
LMAO
One word. LOL! 🤣🤣🤣
Terrible M5 driver
Do not sleep in
Let's just appreciate that the m8 did this in 11 seconds flat. That's freaking amazing.
It can do sub 11 seconds
S bor the GT63S can do it in 11 sec to it will be a interesting race
@@ASD-jj2yl yes
Dragos Pahontu I want to see the GT63S vs the M8 so BADLY OMG
@@ASD-jj2yl M8 wins
“i’ve never done this before” proceeds to rip a donut in 4wd 🤣🤣
I have never donuted with rwd, only with 4wd. Subaru driver lol
TH 1 gross
With 400 hp, turn wheel, smash throttle. Done
“I’ve never done this before..” *Perfect donut* Me: 😐 are you sure?
Haha I've never tried to drift/doughnut a xDrive BM before
Ye the same guy that drifted perfectly a M2 Competition a couple of videos back :D
Where does Matt finds them?
Joe Achilles is certified. You should check his channel, he is great.
@@JoeAchilles1 he drifted in rwd, didnt he?
4:28 Thank me later
thank you
Wow, cheers
"This is carwow,we watch the whole thing" -that one guy who replied on a similar comment of yours
Joe always looks like he's going through the most 😭😭
This is funny as hell 😂
2:22 mad respect to the editor Lmao
Любимая музыка и детства
You have got to be joking. That was the cringiest shit I've ever seen. Whoever made the executive decision to start adding all these "funny" edits to the carwow videos needs to be fired. Their sense of humor is from 2012.
Will Gaines nah your just from the 1900’s
@@RealEvo1st no no, hes got a point
@@willgaines5269 it's just 5 sec clip chill go watch top gear or something then
That M8 looks like a Gangster..💯 Absolute beast..
The 8 series from BMW is one of the most beautiful car I've seen. I just don't like the fake stuff in it but plenty of room for massive power
@@Platypus_Warrior what fake?
@@alexhasan4180 fake engine sound in the cabin. It got a lot better compared to its first iteration, though.
@@marcellukacic5221 sadly there isn't one car without fake sound. Except maybe super sportcars
yeah but too heavy
Why didn’t they swap drivers, I meant Matt in M5 and Joe in M8
This would be a humiliation for m5 driver. No mention to try
I mean would it really matter? Tires are warm... Automatic gearbox... AWD... Anyone could just hold down the brake and full throttle and thats it...
@@God-gp1qu I disagree. It's not a kid job as you mean.
@@alirocker2837 Its just holding the brake and accelerate... Its just ur shitty bmw that doesnt launch properly
Because Matt hates to lose. lol
Would love to see an update on this with the M8 going up against the M5CS
M5 has done 10.9
@@davidtelllez2876 m8 has done 10.7
911 s has done 10.2
@@myfanboythebmwcars Well im not suprised when a 911 turbo s is about 200 pound lighter than a m5 cs and 700 pound lighter than a m8 competition with about 20 more hp as well
@@techdiscussionsmore5055 m5cs has done 10.5
When dad teaches you and then after some years dad gets old and you continue his legacy
Almost makes me want to have kids, and continue my family name.
You know their fathers?
For once I'm early. Matt has the best job in the world. I wish I had his job 😭😭.
The real question is, do you wish to do what he had to do to come to where he is. Read that again.
Mohammed Odah : Very good point. He’s worked bloody hard and has a casual easy style that we all “think” would be easy to replicate. I’m sure it isn’t. Having watched his Car Wow office walkthrough the other day [note to self I mustn’t let KZhead take over my life] you can see he has a great team around him that allows him to be himself. Like everyone I’d love to try it, but rest assured he is one of the best of his generation.
@@PhilbyFavourites No pain no gain Phil. The greater the pain, the greater the gain.
I agree
The true best job in the world is being the pope. But Matt Watson's job is so great everyone on earth would want it. Driving great cars for free and get paid.
"I'm about to short-shift this entire drag race's career" 😂🤣
2:56 has to be one of the best sounding revs before a drag race
M5 have has never felt slower to me until now. Wow. That m8 is a beast. M8 vs s63 amg. Please and thank you.
s63 is too obvious it's gonna lose, gt63 would be more interesting but I believe still predictable
@Rosario Del Silva The size of the engine doesnt matter lol, what matters is the power the engine produces and the weight/drag of the car. The M8 is around half a second quicker to 100kmh
Rosario Del Silva well because M8 competition goes to 100 in about 3.2 seconds, when m760li does it it 3.6 or so
Raul Gsxr M8 should be compared more to the gt63 or the gt series cause an s class is more of a luxury car whereas the M8 is a typical sports car. Just my opinion
@@Haltdiefresse0815 to 100 kmh, the ratios are just as important.
Okay Mat. It's time now. We've been waiting long enough: - New RS7 vs M5 Comp/M8GC Comp vs E63S/AMGGT4dr63S - New RS6 vs E63S Wagon vs Panamera Gran Turismo E-Hybrid Yes the new RS6/7 should be compared to the non S and non-Competition AMG/M until the RS6/7 Performance comes, but for now this is what we have and we need to have that god damn dragrace! 😜 Just saw the RS6 absolutely destroy a Tesla Model 3 Performance, so it's surely gonna be interesting! Cheers
Lol the merc is like 3/4 older than the new audi
Oh sht, here we go. *Bimmer/Audi/ Mercedes Fanboys start to complain about their favorite cars and chitchatting all day* *Suddenly Stupid twat Tesla Fanboys pops in and ruin it for them too* *Alright, I'm out*
"Until" what if it never comes? Then it does make sense to compare the comp versions since they are essentially the highest level of the car. Comp/s was only made to give a slightly cheaper non comp/s car to the public. They weren't made to give slightly more power as BMW and Merc would sell you the 615bhp version of the m5 instead of the 590bhp version of it if they stopped doing the whole competition thing.
You do know he is going to put the RS6/7 against the competition and S models like he always does😒
Oh hi Auditography... one of your subscribers here... love your channel ❤
Great video as always Matt! Just FYI, the M5 Comp had the standard M performance brakes, whereas the M8 Comp had the optional Carbon Ceramics. Those probably also helped with acceleration due to the decrease in unsprung mass.
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Hello, Mat! Thanks for the interesting comparisons and videos that you and your team have made! If you make a video to compare the old school E60 M5 G-Power Hurricane RR with other equivalent monster cars will be great! Thank you in advance!
M8: you are weak M5: I am you
M8: you am weak M5: I are you :B
But M5 had a lot of troubles with the launch control on other videos, but the M8 doesn't. So, it's the same parts, but not the same car. M8 is far better.
Persona 4 gameplay
No Audi's please.
I work night shifts at a hospital, when I have a break I always wait for whatever drag race you have for us.
@Adrian Toko for sure
‘But you’ve got the kids in the back and they can enjoy it as well’ while he’s going 160mph and mats like 🥲😂😂
do more drag races with Mat, Joe and Yianni! that would be awesome ! :)
Come on carwow we need a drag race between the m8 Gran coupe competition vs AMG gt63s vs Porche panamera turbo vs rs7 sportback!
Brook Meade vs Bentley continental gt
Add a gtr maybe
Nah, both of those cars are two doors. But the Jaguar project 8 would fit well.
When's the all BMW M sport competition cars drag race
When the bank finally gives them their credit so they can afford all of those cars
@@timati12321 don't they borrow them from local dealers
@@Ben_Clayton I wondered that too, but I'm really not sure tbh
@@worldtravel101 They get them from dealers, Joe Achilles has made a video on what I think is that exact car and said that BMW UK gave it to him.
@@Levi-sv6xn O ok thanks 👍
The sound of those two right before they fly away at the start is amazing!!
I love this channel. Cannot stop watching
The friendliest BMW of all time:the M8
Is it built in Australia?
The price is not so friendly
I live how noone here gets the joke
Nice one m8
In before the “spoiler: the bmw wins” comments
"bMw wIn "
Spoiler, The M series wins
The competition pkg wins
Spoiler, the 1,9 tons car wins
Actually its the German car that wins. Watch the video again
Joe is such a cool guy never seen anyone Soo excited to race Matt , I could shit my pants out of excitement if I could get that chance
I love the sounds they make at the start line.
"15cm is all it takes" i could not agree more mate 😂👌
😁😂😂
I see what u did there 😂😂😂
The M8 it's really impressive, both looks and performance
It is impressive. It would get destroyed by a Redeye for 1/3 the price though.. The SRT Hellcat Redeye’s 6.2 supercharged V8 produces 180 more horsepower (797 vs. 617) and 154 lbs.-ft. more torque (707 vs. 553) than the M8 Competition’s optional 4.4 turbo V8.
matt someone with an SRT if your only considering power and straight line speed, the SRT is the clear winner.
matt someone with an SRT what do you mean the M8’s ‘optional’ 4.4 V8? There is no option, that’s the only engine it comes with. As for a Redeye ‘destroying’ an M8 Comp, that’s simply not true either. The M8 seems to be able to pull a consistent 11sec 1/4 even on a cold surface. Some US publications are getting 11.3 for the Redeye. The best I’ve seen is a 10.8 on a properly sticky drag strip and drag tyres. So put the M8 completely in those same conditions and it could easily dip under 11. Power is nothing without traction and a modern gearbox.
It should be for £120k. For that money you could get better.
matt someone with an SRT how about you get off your stat sheet and get on the road. The AWD m8 would wipe the floor with the redeye. The only chance the redeye has on a pre stripped drag strip and even then the M8 prolly wins
6:18 Thumbs up for the flying straw 😅👍
when i watch his drag races and he is doing a countdown youtube: how about a ad
0:58 Mat: I've no idea what's going to win.. Me: I do Mat, it's the car that you choose! ;-)
Mat : So many modes, so little brain power.🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s not the car, it’s the driver
Amazing face off between the two beamers #BMW should be happy to see this !! I am definitely excited watching these amazing powerful beasts take on each other !
Now we wanna see M8 conpetetion gran coupe vs gt63s
GanyX Plays yeess
no e63s its faster
The Benz would win it's on world's greatest drag race 9
Vs rs7
Vs Bentley continental gt
CarWow, When's the RS7 vs GT63S vs M8 GranCoupe Comparison video be uploaded?
Yeah but the M5 comp can beat all of them aswell.
M8 GranCoupe is not ready yet.
@@sansatepki7722 Just a 4door version of M8 Comp,they can use the coupe as well
We have to wait for the Audi RS7 Performance and the Mercedes GT73 AMGs.
@@DexxonGamer77 obviously not as we've seen !
Dude in the M5 keeps touching the paddle shifters for some reason.
Lucic and Chong he’s probably still in first gear lol
Cant wait to see Evolve tuning the m8
Hats off to the editor 6:18
9:38 15 cm that's all it takes... that's what she said I guess..
😂
yep !
Maybe in your dreams.
Do Brits really talk about dick size in centimetres too? So strange
@@motormusique no
Great Stuff Great Run. By Far My 3rd Fav BMW M5 Compo and 4th BMW M8 Compo and I like the F10/90!!
7:17 best part of this video 🤣🤣
Damn I need a M8 vs R8
R8 would win
An R8 Performance will destroy the M8 Competition.
Theres already a video on that, with other cars, such as the tesla model x. M8 destroyed them all
Gustavo Furtado I want that a M8 VS R8
DreamSteal well it is better then the I8
I'm not a bmw fanboy but i just love the design of the M8 🤩🤩
Tumbleweed passes up and down the track-Love it ;-)
Such a great channel I laughed so much lol
Mat's response time really gave the M8 the edge in the drag race. Would've been interesting to see them swap cars.
Not to mention he almost always jumps
M8 is still shown to be faster proven by the roll races.
@@charlesfrison7135 True but it would make the drag race more interesting
@@AristotelisMitsiou like he showed with the other M5’s, 11.1 for one and over 12s for another it’s clearly an issue they have
@@Lachlan_McDougall It's probably the fuel
The driver of the M5, doesn't even do a bicycle ride..
he barely can walk
Hahaha
its launch control doesnt work pretty well,but some good driver would've made it possible
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@jjk3840 Joe knows his stuff.
carwow do a lot of these videos with the BMW M8 COMPETITION please!
That was an amazing drag race.
2:50 ...that exhaust sound Now I know what will play at my first dance 🤣🤣
Is that m5 sound stock ??????
@@TB-me7jn yes
@@TB-me7jn could have the m performance exhaust on it
Cao Ivane,kad cemo da se trkamo?
Andre i really dont like the sound of bmw but this is impressiv
the M8 should not be a V8, it shouldbe a V12 twin turbo, like the 760
Yeah this V8 is great and does its job really well but it would be insane if even more dignified v12 860i could exist.
Nah, V8 is beast
@@brim5204 This 6.6 V12 is not strained at all, anyway it has plenty of torque so it even starts from 2nd gear. 760li is obviously NOT tuned to race as it's luxury limousine but it's engine has a lot of reserve, i guess you can easily tune it to get 700+hp/1knm. It would nicely fit M8 competition then. Guess it's not your typical daily car to take you from point A to B so if you wish to afford one, fuel efficiency is not your priority.
@@brim5204 I know how it is and i get Your points but anyway it would be nice to keep V12 alive. You know that some day also this sweet V8 may be replaced with "more efficient" I6 hybrid and then 4cyl and so on. Are you happy with that?
@@an0nim11 true
The M8 Competition looks sick🔥
So much fun as pound notes are flying out the exhaust. (yes I was alive when pound notes existed :-)
The license plate should be "CYAM8" 😝🤙😎
That's clever 😂😎
u must feel accomplished after that one don't you?
Ridge frost he’s probably about 9 calm down
😝🤙😎😝🤙😎😝🤙😎😝🤙😎😝🤙😎😝🤙😎😝🤙😎😝🤙😎😝🤙😎
That's dope.🤟
2:51 I have saved some time of your whole life.
4:33
I enjoy hearing him talk, it’s never garbage, like other channels.
Impatient adhd brats
@@GadgetInspektor 😂😂
As soon as I clicked it and an ad popped up out of nowhere
Matt just floors cars for a living that’s what I wanna do
That was freakin amazing dude! My Dad has a M335i which doesn’t have close to what these two have in Hp and torque but still delivers an awesome performance. BMW the Ultimate Driving Machine.
No such thing, either a 335 or M340
11,0 seconds is a really good time for the 1/4mile!!! The M8competition is a beast!!!
They should do a comparison drag race between this M8 CP vs M850i
Pathetic...11 sec 1/4 for that much $$$. Honda civic will be quicker and under $10,000
@@craigb6439 a Honda Civic for less than 10thousand faster than 11 sec. at the 1/4 mile? Show me! ^^
@@craigb6439 Pft, that's nothing. You can slap a rocket into a bicycle and smash every hypercar on sight. Few bucks, tops
DJANI Ali my uncle 😅
Matt, can we see a M5 Comp vs E63s vs Rs6?
Good morning Matt. Do you have in plans to Test drive the Lexus IS 500 F Sport?
Joe's a real dude. Love the guy and love the channel. Always been a big fan. Make sure you people sub to him!
The M5 sounds nuts compared to the M8
Yeh, it sounds better 😊
after-market exhausts
@@bobsmith4658 the M8 has the OPF 2020 and eu regulations
@@anisstiti9615 both are 69 plates meaning both have the OPF,/GPF/PPF GTF
@@gordonmccartney5648 this m5 on the video is product at the end of 2018 so no opf particul filter ^^ . And the sound is different lots crackles and not the m8
We ask for this, and you gave it !! Thank you CarWow !!
We aim to please...
That M5 sound blows my mind. I've never heard a car soud so good.
I mean the M5 can be more for family sedan with power M8 is just for power
There is a sedan m8 called gran coupe so its for family & power
Qais Abusalim yeah and that thing is way too heavy lmao
Jacob Van Gundy, ur heavier than the car. Oooof
bmmer äm boss
Dr. Q lol roasted
Carwow is just killing every other car channel on KZhead 👍🔥
Well carwow alot better than top gear NOW HOW SAD
I know right
Except straight pipes😁
Emeka Iheanacho: Yuri or Jakob?
Mat, can you do drag races featuring: Every engine in the 911 range, fiesta range, 3 series range, Golf range etc etc
"Seeking is Tiring Learning is Refreshing" ☀️💎 *_J'['O]'Y of S'[a'[t]a)n o')r('g_*
I'd love to see the fiesta one
How is he gonna get a boing or airbus and an airport for 911 race?
Bro Code Eh??
It's all I care about! Just straight line speeeed!
In another video of theirs the M5 comp did 1/4 in 11.1 consistently. It may be driver error here.
Hey Mat, would you be able to do a review of the M6 & M8?
1:57 "I've never done this before" Yeah right!
hahahha
"15cm (6inch) is all it takes" I been trying to tell the Mrs that for years 🤣
😂
Lmao 6 inches is decent. The average is around 5-7 inches apparently
Friendly Neighbourhood Spidey the average is 4-5. 7inches is way above average
@@lupreztryson Really? On the NHS website it says the average is 5-7 inches.
@@FriendlyNeighbourhoodSpidey 6 and above is above average.4.5-5 is average
Joe you were so patient !
that guy's reaction time is like ONE ETERNITY
Loving having Joe on the channel, he's content is so genuine and works great with Matt. More please.
Thank you 🙌
@@JoeAchilles1 we need a car show only with you and Mat in it. True legends.
@@GabrielDima98 They should replace the weird talkers on Top Gear with Matt and Joe.
This was one thing I wanted to see between the M5 and M8
Even do i love bmw i still like all the cars but i just love how you say this is the race for bmw fanboys =)
4:55 No matter what you do "M8" this just launches brilliantly
I like what u done there lmao
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Joe also seems to be more consistent with the driving in general than your other guest drivers. Joe is a good vitamin boost here!
Could carwow do the same drag race with matt on the m5 and Joe on the m8. I guess Joe's Achilles heel is cars.
My M240i bogs down as well. When you light up the rear wheels even with the traction off the nany systems are like, 'no you are having too much fun' and cuts the power.
Last time I was this early was .... never lol
Say hi to Matt for me please
And you got Joe to do this with you, this is easily one of my favorite carwow videos👌🏽🖤
On the rolling start races, how come you didn’t use kick down mode? If you stomp the accelerator to the floor and hit the downshift paddle at the same time the car will take off like a rocket, not just lumber away like what is in the video.
And Joe ate the forbidden fruit...drifting. I'm sure he has been drifting since then 😂
6:32 I thought it was a tumbleweed😂
Jayden The Beast Yeah it’s edited in 😂
“It’s happening again, oh the joy” 😂😂
Mat You jump the start almost every tiiiiime
the editing guy needs a raise
"short shifting" That's why you don't have a girlfriend mate.
Yeah at his age especially 😁
Summer Tyme how do you know that? maybe there’s just too many girls & don’t want to publicise it will destroy everything
@@Alan-Aus too many girls? Are you serious dude. Nobody wants your cars and money if you haven't got looks and confidence unless she's ugly asf
@@bekabeka71 He might get one maybe if he brushes his teeth mate.
@@bekabeka71 not true a lot of girls go with not good looking guys (ofcourse it's a matter of taste) just for the money.
You have to fix that M5, or change the driver!
Not the driver you cleaner dont know joe.
@@JackHackett1 You're blind. Joe is syrup off the line before the 1,2 shift. How can you blame the car if you haven't moved yet and the M8 is already 3/4 of a car ahead?
@@carlosoliveira-rc2xt the car was begging down and jumping into second how can he help that.
@@JackHackett1 he should've read the manual how to launch the car properly. To quote Vladimir Fedorov from the comments above: "It clearly says that the engine must me 1)hot enough(considering that’s done, despite the exhaust sound doesn’t sound like this) 2) provide gearbox at least 5min between launches to keep the temperature right for it for the optimal result. 3) hold the full throttle for 2-3 secs before launching to give time for the gearbox and engine to pair together and deliver optimal outcome."
@@JackHackett1 He hadn't even moved yet and he was half a car length behind. He blamed the one two shift for the bog. If you blame the car for bogging and you haven't even moved yet it can't be at the one two shift.
The reason the M5 short shifted @3:14 is because he didn't have everything in sport plus mode (as you can see). Only his engine was sport+, chassis was sport, steering comfort, and he was in 4WD and not 4WD Sport so of COURSE it's going to short shift. Translation: driver error caused the M5 to lose.
Also the throttle pedal has a “second push” you think it’s floored but push a bit harder and you’ll feel it press in a bit further
@@dylan-nguyen Yes...and this drives me crazy. WHY does it have this?
@@imyy4u1 haha I have no idea. maybe as a confirmation that it's all the way in for launch control? or to save mpg haha
This race needs to take place again
The one we all waited for! Love you carwow, awesome job