New BMW M2 v RS3 v AMG A45 S v Boxster GTS: DRAG RACE
Thanks to everyone for lending us their cars for this race:
- BMW M2: @AUTOIDTV
- Audi RS3: / autotorque
The new BMW M2 is HERE, and we’re putting git up against some of its biggest rivals! The question is, does BMW’s smallest M car have a chance against the likes of AMG, Audi & Porsche?
Well, it’s time to find out! Starting with the Audi, it’s powered by Audi’s glorious 2.5-litre 5 cylinder turbo engine that can produce 400hp and 500Nm of torque. This power is sent to all four wheels via a 7-speed automatic gearbox. It weighs in at 1,570kg, and if you’re looking to pick one up it’ll cost you around £54,000.
To its right we have the recently revised Mercedes-AMG A45 S. It’s packing a 2-litre 4-cylinder turbo under the bonnet that can put down 421hp and 500Nm. Power is sent to all four wheels via an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and it tips the scales at 1,550kg. It’s a bit more expensive than the Audi, too, costing around £63,000.
On the far side we have the Porsche 718 Boxster GTS. It’s the most expensive car here, coming in at £75,300! What’s more, it’s also the least powerful car here, with the 4-litre naturally-aspirated flat-six producing 400hp and 430Nm. This power is only sent to the rear wheels through a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, however, it’s also the lightest car here, coming in at just 1,435kg.
Then finally we have the all-new BMW M2. It’s equipped with a 3-litre twin-turbo straight-six, and as a result, it’s the most powerful car here, putting down 460hp and 550Nm of torque! Just like the Porsche this power is sent to the rear wheels only via an 8-speed automatic gearbox, and a new one today will cost around 1,720kg. However, it’s by far the heaviest car here, tipping the scales at 1,720kg!
So how will this one play out - will the weight difference prove decisive? Or will the M2’s extra power push it to victory? There’s only one way to find out… LET’S RACE!
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Mat here - should I get Yianni to do the stats for ALL the cars next race?
Yes!
Absolutely
Of course
Yes!!
Nobody knows what a Blackberry is Just old people 💀😂
Blacked out M2 actually looks better than I thought it would
Because it hides the shit details
It's the only way it looks good XD
4:14 M2 has an intake mod. M2 is making over 500HP easy knowing they make more than stated plus an intake...
@@BIGGELATOand the moon landings were faked
The m2 looks better in person. When I saw it in a dealership I was shocked how good it looked
Yanni did the unthinkable, he got the stats exactly on point
His phone helped him
😂😂
His Phone is Right infront of his face so sorry Yanni
He bought a Revuelto. What do you expect 😅
@@Joe-Bl4ckoi 🤫
Safe to say launch control with rwd cars has vastly improved. That M2 is a beast from a roll.
379 like no reply ? Let me fix it
Imagine an X Drive m2
It’s easy when you have son thicc ass tyres, if that m2 had some semi slicks on it would launch harder than a awd
The M2 is insane… It’s my pick by a long shot.. Lets all agree that porsche did a beautiful job on that boxster.
460hp ….
@@isee8750price…
nah bro m2 is so heavy porche with 1.400 kg its perfect
@@blackframes5658 yes its heavy but heavier cars handle better in highways and drifting in heavier cars is usually smoother, but then again porsches are known for their handling
@@isee87501700kg…
Stats on point 😉….
Ohh yeah, look like the heads up phone display helped you bud😂😂
Let's go mate😂🔥 launch on point too🙌💯
4:14 M2 has an intake mod. M2 is making over 500HP easy knowing they make more than stated plus an intake...
😂 gotta give it to you🏅
Finally 🎉
Man that naturally aspirated porsche doing well against turbo charged cars is a mechanical master piece
60 hp less and 350kg lighter, do the math😀
it is much lighter,but yes its a masterpiece like the bmw
keep in mind the porsche is an older car as well
@@ivanborg5581 ye Like 1 year older
@@kevekulcsar57323 years older than the m2
Awesome video! that 4 multicam edit at 1:30 was wicked! The editors should put that in more often, like at the braking test the moment you reach the line or something like that.
What BMW is doing with the performance on their cars is amazing👌
…making them ugly and extremely overweight?
That car makes about 500hp on the dyno lol so 460hp is a lie.
To bad their not doing the same in the design language.Whoever designed the g87 must have been on lsd because boy ain't no way boy.g42 m240i looks better
@@bennetulbricht9922when did average become overweight?
@@paganizondasroadster1660Mercs never tell their real hp also. So what's your point? It's actually good from customers standpoint.
9:01 race 1 11:08 race 2 13:17 rolling 1 14:58 rolling 2 16:07 rolling 3 17:11 braking
Thank you
Thanks bro.
Thanks this channel has become absolutely insufferable in terms of how much preamble there is
Barking*
someone has to always provide timestemps. It's so annoying that Mtas bla bla bla lasts for 9 or 10 minutes
Loving these crew vids. The comfort setting in Audi's transmissions is pretty relaxed so you wont get those hard shift downs when suddenly accelerating, you have to be in dynamic - least in the old dual clutch (DSG)
Yeah, I've had 2 tuned S3's and exactly this, in comfort or dare I say efficiency mode the kick down and gear shifts are super relaxed. Dynamic or inididual mode is the way
@@agrxda I have the new RS3 and Dynamic is not the most effective mode to be in if you want full attack, it's the RS Sport mode, which also engages the drift - if they'd put it in that mode it would have been faster.
Incredible race🔥🔥i hope in the future do that too.
I’m not gonna lie, I’m glad Yianny has been popping up in drag races more often. You two have some good chemistry going on!
yianny, sam and daniel are the best co-hosts. banter between them makes the videos
They should be doing Top Gear over those who are hosting it right now
@@khaledsalem2411a car show hosted by someone that doesn’t know the stars of any car?
To me mat becoming more annoying to listen to him during drag racing over the years
Yes, please don't lie.
If they make a competition package of that M2, it’s going to be mental. The new body style will grow on me, just glad they toned the kidney grill down a bit. Great race!!
Agreed this is a very underrated car and isn't it true that BMW is definitely planning to make an M2 CS? Just imagine an M2 CS with around 550 horsepower, and then you take it to a reputable aftermarket tuner and get full bolt ons, with full ecu tuning on race gas or ethanol? I think at that point you'd be talkin about a lightweight M2 with probably 850 or more horsepower especially if you upgrade the turbos to more efficient and slightly larger aftermarket turbos and then over 1000 horsepower should be possible
They do already. Lightweight Performance M2. " The LIGHTWEIGHT Finale Edition is based on a BMW M2 Competition from 2020 producing 740 PS and 880 Nm."
@@-Primer-that was the previous generation M2
It only looks good here cuz it's all black. Any other colour and you'll think the guy designed it with a scale. BTW I love the look of new M3 and M4. So I'm not one of those big grill haters. But the M2 design is a real let down. Side is good like any other M car. Thick wheels.
@@johnmuzic3475wake up
The power of BMW and Porsche is truly shown in this race👍 They are tremendous cars🎉
Sir Mat Watson, there is still no popup-banner in your videos. Thank you for this fun video anyway. That BMW rocks. 👍🥇🏎
You'd think by now they'd fly a drone above the finish line to show a top down view for close races like this.
I love my saturday morning drag races with carwow. Blacked out M2 actually looks better than I thought it would.
Exactly and with the yellow headlights or whatever u call it makes it look even cooler! Can't wait to see it irl
One thing with RS range are usually good in from factory especially for track is how good the steel breaks are.
Sam made us weight perfectly for that. Love the energy in the vid. God job yannn ❤️🔥😂
Porsche launch always amazes me... 60hp less than the fastest and it's still a beast
also 300kg lighter.
Yep because Porsche has the best chassi, which is really difficult to engineer correctly. Other cars just put in more HP
I mean the porsche is 350 kg less 😅😅
@@mistrekubut it is N/A so it has less torque as well
Yeah 300kg less + pdk dual clutch automatic gearbox still lost as a porche
It's amazing how quickly the A45s went from the 'compact car' to have performance wise to being a bottom finisher. That's progress for you.
I know, I'm shocked. I've got the older GLA45 and I was wanting to go for the new A45s, but it's just not got that spark anymore.
@@paulmcghee6160 to be fair .. if you want to buy a car and check the differences on this channel you would never buy an AMG .. they lose 90% of the time on this channel hahaha
AMG just fell off, just like mercedes in general. The quality is shit (interior creaks and pops and cracks everywhere you touch), the reliability has hit rock bottom and the prices are higher than ever. Similar thing for bmw, but they at least stick up for their cars and produce some good engines till this day. Audi.... well, there is some very good stuff with them, but they are from the VAG....
@@paulmcghee6160its not that the AMG is bad…. Their engines are older than the bmws for example…. They wil get new ones in the next 1-2 years…. And when they release a new A class it will be number 1 like this one when it was released…. Right now bmw M got the best engines performance wise…. And even thegendary amg v8 4.0 that was thr “best engine” according to Mat is now kinda meh compared to bmw’s
The a45s has done much quicker times, this is not the full potential. It's best time is quicker than all the others so I feel like Sam just didn't launch it well
This is not only a car show it’s a comedy show too since y’all make me laugh so much 😂
Got my bmw m2 g87 2024 in sapphire black 2 weeks ago. It’s beautiful and fast. Looks like one of those stealth aircraft. I love it!
The pickup on that A45S is surprisingly good for being a tiny engine with a big turbo strapped to it. Also, can we appreciate how good RWD launch controls have gotten? Less than a decade ago RWD cars weren't even in the same zipcode as AWD cars from a standstill.
Rwd is fine on a dry surface with summer temperatures, but even on a dry surface in winter it would be a different story.
@@paulstevens9409 absolutely correct, in bad weather AWD will always be king. There's no defeating physics. I just find it surprising what a long way manufacturers have come in terms of modulating power. On that note I'd actually love to see an old RWD car compared to a new one in the wet.
The a45 should be faster. 421hp is 421hp it doesn't matter which engine, especially when accelerate hard.
Depends on driver, seems like Sam's first time in the a45s. If Matt was in it he would be neck and neck with the m2 lol.
@@jojajo2707 Yes, at peak revs. I'd much rather have that 400 bhp 2.5 5 cylinder RS3, much more punch in lower range.
The M2 is insane… It’s my pick by a long shot.
5:40 if u guys notice there's a reflection of the other 3 cars on the BMW and the BMW is slightly ahead for the exhaust/sound check thing
Finally you are back to heating up the tires, “drifting” 🎉 It was my favourite part of your old videos
The m2 was appearing to be ugly when launched but now its grown on maximum people and is lovely and compliments the early bmw designs a lot more
Think the black helps, the launch colour pale blue really didn’t do a lot for it
no still ugly af
@@xDAAAZExblue looks more joyful and for young customers doesn’t look bad anymore
I got used to the looks, but I can't get over the weight, I mean it's their most compact performance car and 1700+ kg? Not to mention the X-Drive, which is close to 1800?
Nope it's still hideous
M2 v RS3 v A45 v Boxster... What's the best car in this line-up?
M2
RS3
Rs3 da 🐐
A45
M2
After seeing the new M2 in person the other week it looks absolutely mega in person
I don’t get why people don’t like the new M2. I really like how different it is! It really stands out and looks menacing!
personal opinions. At least it will be easy for Lego to recreate it!
It’s good only in black
Looks good indeed
@@nook100😂😂😂😂👍
@@nook100good one! U always hate on what u can't afford!
Carwow should do a live show , it would be epic. Imagine the scene of live drag race
Yeah right
Maybe in next years Carwow will.
@@purwantiallan5089 yanni & Matt has excellent chemistry. Live show will be game changer
They probably spend like 2 hours filming these at minimum
Never work. Some idiot from just stop oil would run across the track throwing confetti to disrupt it rather than risk trying it at Downing street where they are likely to get shot!
I’m beginning to be a fan of the race build up dialogue. The lads are legit car heads it just sets the scene.
@RayBanks_, i assume that this drag race is absolute awesome.
@@purwantiallan5089you could watch it and find out for yourself?
9 minutes is way too much.
That merc performed very decently considering it’s nearly 4 years old
Well the G87 M2 gets a lot of heat for the new look, but that S58 is an impressive engine, well designed👏.
Props to the detailers today, these are looking fresh!
Wow, that M2 looks pretty damn sharp in black. 👌
I know right? It's the first M2 I see that I feel looks fairly good. That blue launch color was horrible, didn't do the car any favors at all.
Thats cause it hides the details
@@lamarr51 I kind of agree, same for the new 7-Series. Still, looking pretty good in black. Except for the oddly shaped grill and taillights it's a great looking car in my opinion.
I’ve been saying that about the new m2, it’s not an ugly car, just some ugly colours that don’t make it look nice
@@cy9nvs yes front end is the worst on new bmws.. also every new bmw looks good with black for the exact sams reason lol
sublime video quality
Saw the M2 in a light blue at the BMW Welt last week and its not a beautiful car but it certainly grows on you(like many recent BMWs), however it definitely has alot of presence. Also they got whats under the bonnet right because its a monster!! The CS is going to be insane
performance wise the recent BWM models are really something else
I might be in the minority but I LOVE how the new M2 looks. It just looks brutal
I love my saturday morning drag races with carwow
Agree. I also loving this.
Boxster GTS and the Corvette C8 are probably the best sports cars a person can have these days.
That ZF single clutch gearbox is a masterpiece of engineering, I don’t know why car companies are bothered with double clutch boxes, they are especially snappy around town driving.
It's a torque converter, not a single clutch. But yeah I agree with your sentiment, from the DCTs I've driven I wouldn't pick one over the ZF8. Its shift speed is easily good enough and it can't be caught with its pants down in manual mode like DCTs can. That being said, I haven't driven a PDK yet so I'll reserve final judgment until the day I will (next week actually). Maybe that's the gearbox that changes my mind.
@@xIcarus227If he is talking about the PDK then it’s correct because it is a ZF Dual Clutch System
@@xIcarus227 I stand corrected, my brother has a bmw 530d with that ZF box, I was flabbergasted how good it is, gone are the dreaded slush boxes..
@@m.b.6744 I didn’t know that, I thought the PDK was a Porsche in-house box..
The ZF f.ex first gen F90 M5 was horrible. It has better software now but still lacks to the DCT in so many aspects.
The BMW in that colour looks insane wow , and it has the power to match the looks aswell! Brilliant Car
can I just say that you guys have some proper old top gear vibes going on? I would love to see you going on a true adventure.
OMG!! Sounds so weird hear Yianni actually getting his stats right and so confidently.. 🤣🤣
The race that i’ve been waiting for since the launch of the new M2, now I can sleep in peace 😅 thanks Mat 👏🏾👌🏾🙌🏾.
The drag race we’ve been waiting for🎉
Haha waited 9 more Minuten into the Video. what is this?
No
another victory for bmw. the brand literally dominates in EVERY Car class it produces cars in right now.
I love this drag race ❤
For the roll race after the kickdown race it shouldnt be the same gear for every car because the porsche revs much higher and has way longer gearing so it needed 2cnd gear, thats why it should be whatever is the lowest gear u can go in for that race, thats how a proper roll race is done.
I love this team ! Great content as always !
It’s pretty nice that this A45s 4 cylinder stays pretty close with those monsters
For the price its not special enough.
@@HAPPYFUNTIMEx2how
@HAPPYFUNTIMEx2 It's still 4cly. Just shows that it would have killed all these cars if it was a 5 or 6 cylinder
Such a good drag race! That M2 is proper quick - not 100% convinced by the design though - I think the bumpers are too squared off - with more natural bumpers it would look awesome.
Please try organise all the generations of BMW M5, even if only to hear the V10 🤤
I never thought I’d see Mat cheer for Yanni not jumping the line
Just imagine how a light BMW could perform ! Impressive !
Mdr mai lui la même puissance que les autres 400ch elle serait a la traîne 😂
@@fabienduval2618désolé pour toi, mais elle reste loin devant et les batteries tjs, va voir l'ancienne M2.
The Z4 is one
Needs a CS version with at least 60 kilos less And 480ish hp
Cool vid but id like to see something like all the different audi a4 engine options have a race. Its so difficult to know in real world how different they are
So glad you’ve got the new m2 in a drag race
That M2 is an absolute beast and I am enjoying the new look!
Boxster acceleration, Alwas looking good. Hippie Porsche ❤
I want to see some more motorcycles! Stretched Ninja H2R, big turbo Hayabusa, Lightning LS-2018, MTT 420-RR. Against some of the fastest cars.
Had an M2, now have the Boxster GTS. - great cars the M2’s. The new one has a lot to live up too.
Would love to see you guys get more Mopar action on this channel...or American V8's in general
that m2 actually looks so bad ass especially when it was drifting
fr 🔥👀
bad as fuck actually yeah.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Just what I wanted to see as I have the new M2! Thanks Mat!
Loved the little soundbite from Darren😂
That Boxster is stunning but I still prefer the 981 generation GTS 🔥
The Boxster is disappointing slow. Also losing in a break test 🙁
@@peterhammer6915 break test has a huge user margin.. also less torque and power but yes its lighter.. i wonder how itd do against the others on track tho
@@peterhammer6915the Boxster even lose against RUF 3400S.😂
@@danielh9981thinking the same, GT3 RS loses to the corvette zo6 in a stright line but beats it on the track. And its the same as the boxeter and BMW here. Less horse power, lighter and more aerodynamic.
another victory for bmw. the brand literally dominates in EVERY Car class it produces cars in right now.
The M2 had an eventuri intake which would of added another 8-10HP ….
I'd like to see it on a dyno. I may have even more power than specified
Eventuri will add more than 10hp. Around 15 to 18hp. And that gives it the edge to beat the Porsche. On the other hand ot is definitely not 460hp @crank, more like 460@ the wheels. It has been measured recently.
@@sbske1 no mention of how much more it weighs then the Porsche? That doesn’t seem fair now does it?
Also dont forget, you can youtube any new m2 being dyno'd and they make like 520/530 hp, 470 to the WHEELS. BMW have become kings of stats padding, also the intake upgrade...like wtf is going on in this video😂
@@sbske1 since when is intake only adding over 15 hp????
This race made me realize you should get a taller camera at the finish line. Would be much easier to see all the cars when it is a close race like this.
performance wise the recent BWM models are really something else. The M2 is insane… It’s my pick by a long shot..
Mat and Yianni are the reason I come back to watch all the uploads!
That’s what got me into this channel and we get a part 2 !!!!!!!!
the m2 is brutal!!! what a design and performance... I love this car
The RS3 is modded , lowered , Revo intake and upgraded inter cooler , which the tuning company says adds 20-30 bhp.
As expected, that M2 looks awesome in black!
4 sure. It's the pick of the bunch
every BMW looks gorgeous in black
Matt drifting and launching skills are insane❤
Originally, which is better for drifting, M2 or A 45 AMG s? Thanks!
Hey Mat, You’re the best ever just i would love to ask you to show us a drag race between Porsche Cayenne and VW Tuareg 2023 model. 🙏
Looooved this one .. perfect line-up! Imagine if the M2 was 200kgs less (as it should be). Anyways .. we need these cars to do some timed laps now please Mat! 🏆❤️🥳📸👊
"Imagine" lol. It's Real World 😂 Imagine the other cars,have the same hp as m2. The m2 would raped badly.
@@jojajo2707then if it was an m2 comp then it would gap the other cars even more badly
@@anosvoldigoat2745 if it was a gt4rs it would also beat evryone else so idk what ur point is
@anosvoldigoat2745 what's your point? That bmw only can win with much more hp compared to other cars?
@@anosvoldigoat2745yep. So did against the SLK200 Compressor.
All these cars look incredible, love pocket cars like these, small cars are so much fun. Got a soft spot for the Rs3 tho
slowest tho
@@vikinnorway6725 A45 slowest
Not a fan of the rs3 but I have a soft spot for it’s engine. i5’s are so underused
@@vikinnorway6725 it was the fastest launcher of the bunch, just has the least horse power and not the aero of the Porsche.
@@vikinnorway6725that i5 tuning potential is mad though
8:03 the racing driver did the best drift here (after mat). Real smooth and good drift! I don't know why mat is saying the opposite here
@MatWatsonCars you should actually do a third roll-race with cars in the best sports mode and automatic to see the true best gearbox instead of just comfort and manuel 👍🏼
Love the Boxster classic Timeless design
Doesnt matter what it looks like. Doesnt matter how fast it is.Its NA. Defo go for the P.
Mat's drifting skills are next level
Hi Mat will you please do a video of a tuned A45s or at least a tuned A45 the very 1st model 😀
Well done MAT !!! Your are the best in all races . This M2 is efficient even with more than 1700 Kgs . All the other cars have already proven their performances but they are far beyind the Power and the Torque of the BMW. For a rear wheels drive only, the BMW makes great races.
Lmao yanni hitting the limiter in the last race, he looked so dissapointed 😂 Love it when you have cam on all the drivers, keep it up carwow!
I think they mixed up the quartemile results between the Boxter GTS and RS3. If you freeze frame at 12:52 You can clearly see the GTS was 2nd as its windscreen and hood was ahead of the RS3. Not that at really matters though.
That BMWs launchcontrol is sooo much better than the previous gen m2, this m2 is growing on me tbh
I was one of those people that hated the new M2 look, but let’s face it…. The black looked INSANEE!!!! It’s starting to grow on me
i actually enjoyed Yianni telling his cars stats, wish he did it in every video
Really love the new bmw m2!!.. Btw i think you guys forget to mention about the m2 is not standard on the intake i think that one equipped with eventuri intake as you can see at 4:20 .. But great video as always!!👍👌
It doesn't make any more power. It just makes the car less reliable due to the oiled filter if anything. At least it looks cool.
@@cwx8 it does make more power especially in this kind of car with upgrade intake. turbo can work efficiently due to more airflow. And agree it's looks cool.
that porche is still a freakin beast against the other three. down on power and still kept up with the newest of them. WOW!!!!
@MatWatsonCars do you not know how to override the soft limiter on any car?
Does the M2 come with a carbon intake as standard? Looks like like there’s has been some upgrades on the engine. Looks similar to an eventuri intake… have a look at the frame where is shows the HP while the m2 bonnet is open…
That BMW M2 looks wicked!! 😳
Yianni, Matt and Sam should be the next Hammond, may and Clarkson, would love to see them do a car adventure together 😂
They aren't grown ass yet
A couple of clowns with walkie talkies on a road trip? I don't think so somehow .
That has to be the dumbest comments I've ever read. Rather watch paint dry than Yianni. The guy a complete tool..
16:45 see the flames from the Boxster🤩
Amazing race!😸