Most powerful BMW M3 EVER v Audi R8 GT: DRAG RACE

It's time for another head-to-head with the BMW M3 CS Exploring taking on an Audi R8 GT! They'll complete in a quarter-mile drag race, a half-mile rolling race, and a 100mph brake test – however which will come out on top?

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Does a high-performance wagon have what it requires to reduce among the lightest, most recognisable supercars around? Well, to find out we're putting the R8 GT up versus a BMW M3 CS Touring!

However simply how various are these two high-performance beasts? Let's take a more detailed take a look at the statistics …

To begin with we have the M3 CS Touring. Under the bonnet, it 'only' has a 3-litre twin-turbo straight-six, producing 550hp and 650Nm. Power is sent to all 4 wheels via an 8-speed automated gearbox, and as brand-new it costs ₤ 120,600. It's plainly the heavier of the 2 automobiles, weighing 1,850 kg.

Then we pertain to the R8 GT. It's powered by a naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10, and this creates 620hp and 565Nm. However, unlike the M3 CS, it's exclusively Rear Wheel Drive! However on the other side, it's a whole lot lighter than the BMW, weighing in at just 1,570 kg!

So the BMW can send power to all four wheels, however it's practically 300kg much heavier than the R8! Will weight dominate AWD? There's only one way to learn for sure … LET'S RACE!

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74 responses to “Most powerful BMW M3 EVER v Audi R8 GT: DRAG RACE”

  1. @Tupac-Shakur_0606 Avatar
    @Tupac-Shakur_0606

    Never clicked on something so fast

    1. @LEAF_Vr3214 Avatar
      @LEAF_Vr3214

      Yeah😂😂 when I saw that notification I clicked on it 1 millisecond later😂😂

    2. @lasciviousclyde3843 Avatar
      @lasciviousclyde3843

      Same here first thing I saw the notification I clicked It😄

    3. @lemcakes32422 Avatar
      @lemcakes32422

      loser

    4. @buzzlightweight Avatar
      @buzzlightweight

      Preach

  2. @Fact_Check77 Avatar
    @Fact_Check77

    The preview destroyed the whole vid… please don’t show which car is winning in the preview vid!

    1. @BlitzkriegBev Avatar
      @BlitzkriegBev

      Yea I started to vid, ssen the preview and canned it.

    2. @aabetterworld Avatar
      @aabetterworld

      Fr, this new style is boring.

    3. @BluePhire19 Avatar
      @BluePhire19

      No it didnt. In the preview it shows the Audi winning, which it only did in one race.

    4. @genemounceSr Avatar
      @genemounceSr

      The bmw is a fkn elephant. No one in their right mind would think The Audi wouldn’t win. smh

    5. @Andrew_J_IV Avatar
      @Andrew_J_IV

      Thanks for the heads up mr life saver I just forwarded so I’ll only know after the race 😂

  3. @eliaspemmerl5152 Avatar
    @eliaspemmerl5152

    The M3 CS touring in that exact spec looks awesome

    1. @andrecardoso6941 Avatar
      @andrecardoso6941

      no car looks awesome in white. White is the colour of commercial vans.

    2. @Hnendjdns Avatar
      @Hnendjdns

      @andrecardoso6941 shittiest logic

    3. @Doa744 Avatar
      @Doa744

      you are joking right? the BMW has the looks even a mother couldn’t love

    4. @billymays7210 Avatar
      @billymays7210

      No M3 of this gen looks awesome. 🐽

    5. @andrecardoso6941 Avatar
      @andrecardoso6941

      @Hnendjdnsno car looks good in white unless you are 15yo.

  4. @Tupac-Shakur_0606 Avatar
    @Tupac-Shakur_0606

    Audi made the BIGGEST MISTAKE discontinuing the R8 V10.

    1. @justexclusive6886 Avatar
      @justexclusive6886

      They realise that and they gonna continue production very soon…they announced that…

    2. @LaCroix-S Avatar
      @LaCroix-S

      it was too expensive for them , they say that if the price were raised significantly (to achieve a reasonable return on investment), the R8 wouldn’t be able to compete with Lambos and Ferraris in terms of price (and performance), so the decision was made to simply discontinue them. Competing with naturally aspirated V10 Lambos within the same company is absurd to them.

    3. @lemcakes32422 Avatar
      @lemcakes32422

      no mistake Audi has Lamborghini

    4. @NinthEarth Avatar
      @NinthEarth

      The R8 used to race against Lamborghinis and Porsches, and now it can bearly beat a BMW 😕 yeah they shouldn’t discontinue it (Image the Audi R8 with today’s engineering ) it probably be in the low 10s if not on the dot

    5. @GamingBizzness Avatar
      @GamingBizzness

      It will be a V8 which defeats the car’s purpose

  5. @notme5744 Avatar
    @notme5744

    Sam’s the best thing to happen to carwow.

    1. @victor555117 Avatar
      @victor555117

      Formal protest

    2. @Myhovercraftisfullofeels-o2z Avatar
      @Myhovercraftisfullofeels-o2z

      I always get happy when Sam’s behind the wheel

    3. @Sandro-g6b Avatar
      @Sandro-g6b

      Formal Protest!! Absolutely agree!

  6. @pennydome Avatar
    @pennydome

    The M3 CS Touring is the automotive equivalent of a Swiss Army knife with a rocket attached.

    1. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      It also has nitro boost.

    2. @MrMuz99 Avatar
      @MrMuz99

      ​@purwantiallan5089 – Stop lying, bot.

    3. @zan9494 Avatar
      @zan9494

      yeah its just hella ugly

    4. @Khathutshelo_N Avatar
      @Khathutshelo_N

      😂😂😂😂

    5. @2137xd Avatar
      @2137xd

      @zan9494 hella sexy

  7. @meddah_mokhtar_ Avatar
    @meddah_mokhtar_

    Damn that R8 never aged 🖤

    1. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      The Audi R8 V10 still as fast as usual.

    2. @Insetta Avatar
      @Insetta

      ​@kevinye7788the second gen came out in 2015 which its based on. Its 11 years old now

    3. @kevinye7788 Avatar
      @kevinye7788

      @InsettaI was talking about the face lifted body for the second gen, but yeah your correct.

    4. @Rod_Ryder Avatar
      @Rod_Ryder

      The Huracan has aged even better.

  8. @W.KINGOFSALEM Avatar
    @W.KINGOFSALEM

    That M3 CS is a beast

    1. @constructionbootgazer Avatar
      @constructionbootgazer

      It is. But can’t deny BMW sandbagging horsepower numbers for suuuure.

    2. @Sickwitit18 Avatar
      @Sickwitit18

      G80 TikTok fanboys can thank Nissan GTR for the AWD+Launch Control combo

    3. @rx4_sr Avatar
      @rx4_sr

      @Sickwitit18thanks and the G80 still smoke the gtr

    4. @Sickwitit18 Avatar
      @Sickwitit18

      ​@rx4_sr it should, it took the GTR’s winning formula and employed it with 14 year newer technology lol. The GTR was the supercar killer back in 2008, now the G80/82 is using the same combo

    5. @saint45-m8l Avatar
      @saint45-m8l

      It is not the r8 gt is quck bros are just playing

  9. @lehoff Avatar
    @lehoff

    Having an estate car that is this fast is always going to be a winner in my eyes. 4-5 seats and a big boot is hard to beat for day to day life.

    1. @duartepereira9400 Avatar
      @duartepereira9400

      If you pay 100k for a car i doubt you care about day to day life

    2. @lehoff Avatar
      @lehoff

      ​@duartepereira9400 fair point. But it’s still a more well rounded car for most people’s needs

  10. @BadBoyNK Avatar
    @BadBoyNK

    for a touring family car.. it’s crazy , that audi it’s a supercar spec.

  11. @ilyaschatbi2418 Avatar
    @ilyaschatbi2418

    God that R8 looks stunning

    1. @TheEryk03 Avatar
      @TheEryk03

      Yeah, like proper supercar.

    2. @marktrevett881 Avatar
      @marktrevett881

      And it sounds GLORIOUS!

    3. @Jakkals89 Avatar
      @Jakkals89

      Its fucking cool man. Lord❤

    4. @2137xd Avatar
      @2137xd

      ugly compared to the bmw ngl

    5. @TheEryk03 Avatar
      @TheEryk03

      ​@2137xd lol BMW looks like beaver XD

  12. @Miketekbuilds Avatar
    @Miketekbuilds

    Always puts a smile on my face the competitiveness between these two drivers

  13. @marihanoclarke8657 Avatar
    @marihanoclarke8657

    It’s time though. The official race M3C Touring vs the new RS5 avant. It’s time.

    1. @Zeno_comp Avatar
      @Zeno_comp

      the cs destroying new rs5 man not even close

    2. @connorthomas9483 Avatar
      @connorthomas9483

      @Zeno_comp duhh, its a whole boat. will be fun to watch tho

    3. @АбищкеЯкубова Avatar
      @АбищкеЯкубова

      ​@Zeno_compне надо смешить людей

    4. @jahachajajajaja Avatar
      @jahachajajajaja

      @Zeno_comp
      Should be M3 vs. RS5 not CS.

    5. @martinvasilev1997 Avatar
      @martinvasilev1997

      @Zeno_comprs5 is faster than base m3. Thats not rs5 competition or performance

  14. @imeyepiece Avatar
    @imeyepiece

    5:08 this is the sound of a man who knew he was fighting an unbeatable battle, but won off of pure chance

    1. @zedosbois8000 Avatar
      @zedosbois8000

      its called the “chimp scream of victory”

    2. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      The sound is very angelic on this car.

  15. @UXXV Avatar
    @UXXV

    0:18 RIP windscreen camera

    1. @samy-e9m Avatar
      @samy-e9m

      LOL, what an observant spirit you have, I had to slow down to figure it out 😂😂😂 0:18

    2. @djaouedmansour835 Avatar
      @djaouedmansour835

      You need to work at var room 😅

    3. @No_Way_NO_WAY Avatar
      @No_Way_NO_WAY

      rofl, thx for the headsup.

  16. @Enforcer_Crow Avatar
    @Enforcer_Crow

    Just the fact that a 5-door wagon is in the discussion with a super car is crazy. BMW is doing some things

  17. @SteveAmani-17 Avatar
    @SteveAmani-17

    M3, M4, M5, M8. How does BMW manage to produce this kind of car with such high levels of performance?

  18. @SC_B58 Avatar
    @SC_B58

    The fact that carwow even dares to bring a M3 touring to a supercar race just proves how insane good they are

  19. @broken12367 Avatar
    @broken12367

    That V10 sounds amazing.

  20. @Huli_Longtom Avatar
    @Huli_Longtom

    4:43 it’s crazy how just a simple mistake in changing gears can literally change the whole entire race 😭😭😭😭

    1. @voop00p Avatar
      @voop00p

      Am I dumb for thinking they should leave the cars in auto sport instead of them manually upshifting?

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