800hp AWD Civic v Audi RS5: DRAG RACE

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How's this for a drag
race line-up! Mat's got his hands on the RS5, and it's lining up against … A Honda Civic ?! That's right, we have actually got an RS taking on against a ! But trust us, this is no typical Honda Civic … So let's see how the 2 cars and trucks compare. Beginning with the 5, it's powered by a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 that can produce 450hp and 600Nm of torque. Power is sent out to all 4 wheels by means of an 8-speed automated transmission, and the weighs in at 1,707 kg. If you want to pick one up now, it will set you back around ₤ 76,000. Then we come on to the Civic. The base cars and truck came with a 2.4-litre engine under the bonnet. However obviously, it's had a number of mods added to it, and it now puts out an eye-watering 834hp and 817Nm of torque! Power is sent out to all 4 wheels via a sequential gearbox, and it's incredibly light, weighing in at simply 1,100 kg! So the Honda has way more power, however is it any match for Audi's Quattro AWD system? There's
only one way to find out … LET'S RACE! Porsche 918 Spyder v AWD Honda Integra:

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73 responses to “800hp AWD Civic v Audi RS5: DRAG RACE”

  1. The Rally Car Spotter Avatar
    The Rally Car Spotter

    800hp on paper , 350hp on track….

    1. shortfat toad Avatar
      shortfat toad

      As much as that?

    2. Pedro Ferreira RR Avatar
      Pedro Ferreira RR

      👌👌

    3. Sean Murwira Avatar
      Sean Murwira

      A little is good, but more is better 😂

    4. Andrew N Avatar
      Andrew N

      More like.. no boost, and when you have boost, no traction.

    5. baracuda Avatar
      baracuda

      😂

  2. DubSe7en Avatar
    DubSe7en

    Not driving it right, needs some serious limiter action to combat the lag and get the wheel speed up instead of shifting as soon as it hits redline.

    1. kifla Avatar
      kifla

      agreed

    2. Emmanuel Avatar
      Emmanuel

      true, but maybe he didn’t wanna risk it cause its not his car

    3. s H i z z 7 L e Avatar
      s H i z z 7 L e

      ​@EmmanuelRisk what? This is a Honda we are talking about..

    4. Jordan Griffin Avatar
      Jordan Griffin

      @EmmanuelBisimoto knows how to build cars… Sam just isn’t used to driving a big power Honda. Which is fine.. but they should’ve had Bisi driving it.

    5. PP McGavin Avatar
      PP McGavin

      Watched enough Boosted Bois content to know thats how it’s done.

  3. Deathlypuncake Avatar
    Deathlypuncake

    strange that the builder of the car didn’t tell him not to short-shift the Civic that much. u hear it when he shifts as soon as he hits the limiter it falls of boost

    1. Kevin Cadien Avatar
      Kevin Cadien

      I noticed that too. I was like uhhh that aint it bruh

    2. Lukasz Barszczak Avatar
      Lukasz Barszczak

      He needs some taller gearing in that thing

    3. Abraxas99x Avatar
      Abraxas99x

      What’s crazy is he knows this for the launch but not the rest of the race. 😅

    4. DuweMoto Avatar
      DuweMoto

      He shoulda let that limited bounce a lil longer.

    5. noobz Avatar
      noobz

      If you don’t shortshift that thing it will perform worse due to tire spin. The shortshifting is done to reduce spin. The car has too much power with not enough grip.

  4. Robin Groeneveld Avatar
    Robin Groeneveld

    In a highly boosted Honda, you need to bounce it off the rev limiter until you reach a certain speed, so when you shift, it will stay on boost. Shortshifting will kill the performance…..

    1. KingKon Avatar
      KingKon

      Yeah the owners probably didn’t give him those direction.

    2. makattak88 Avatar
      makattak88

      Yeah he didn’t drive it properly.

    3. M. B. Avatar
      M. B.

      It’s a 2.4 though. He just can’t drive.

    4. CROWNzLOL Avatar
      CROWNzLOL

      You understand that there is no grip in that case 🙂

    5. Alberts stuff Avatar
      Alberts stuff

      I’m impressed you know that 👍🏼

  5. Johannes Avatar
    Johannes

    Like other already commented, you cant short shift this car, need to ride on the limiter until the wheels stop spinning so the speed of the car matches the gearing. Then you would get on boost quicker next gear.

    1. Gabriel Balinski Avatar
      Gabriel Balinski

      Or just stop the undrivable nonsense and buy a nice car😂

    2. Din Grogu Avatar
      Din Grogu

      @Gabriel Balinski Nonsense? It’s subjective. Undrivable? Not if you drive it as demonstrated in the video. A proper driver would know how to push the car to its full potential. Of course, not everything is done by a computer.

  6. deaks25 Avatar
    deaks25

    11:31 Proof that Sam is indeed a racing driver, because only a racing driver is that nonchalantly crazy!

    1. London A Avatar
      London A

      Yeah man

    2. Snekker Avatar
      Snekker

      Sam can’t even drive that car. Short shift everything

    3. Atter Avatar
      Atter

      racing driver but doesnt understand cars

    4. Chris W Avatar
      Chris W

      he’s on an airstrip with a helmet.. not exactly crazy

    5. Snekker Avatar
      Snekker

      @Atter this car*

  7. Deyllon Barnes Avatar
    Deyllon Barnes

    Should just let the owners drive in the modified vs stock Drag races

    1. myk sman Avatar
      myk sman

      bisi wouldve been great to have on camera too! absolute class he is

    2. MotorHeart Avatar
      MotorHeart

      Why do they not it’s weird asf let me guess the payroll is the payroll 😢

    3. Ryan Price Avatar
      Ryan Price

      Agreed

    4. Abdi Mohamed Avatar
      Abdi Mohamed

      I think also insurance purposes I think

    5. Yung Jetsquee Avatar
      Yung Jetsquee

      Been saying this. It’s not fair to throw a tuned car into the hands of someone who doesn’t have 100+ hours of seat time.

  8. Mannyp79 Avatar
    Mannyp79

    I loved the quote “A little is good, more must be better” by Racing driver Sam😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    1. Thorocious Avatar
      Thorocious

      Honestly I nearly passed myself at that, excellent entertainment 😂

    2. Gyny RO Avatar
      Gyny RO

      Same here! I will make the most of this quote!

  9. P. Thomas Avatar
    P. Thomas

    Imagine if it was the guy from the white civic changing those sequentials 😍

    1. Nicolas Avatar
      Nicolas

      Integra* not civic

    2. Culfy vids Avatar
      Culfy vids

      Jamie

  10. Leyonz Avatar
    Leyonz

    we need to do this race again but with someone in the civic that doesn’t shortshift the whole time

    1. CROWNzLOL Avatar
      CROWNzLOL

      Nothing is gonna change, its gonna lose drag race and its gonna win the roll race

    2. Leyonz Avatar
      Leyonz

      @CROWNzLOL i can see a future where this wins the drag race, but it’s way more fun to see it’s actual potential instead of this trashy performance

    3. noobz Avatar
      noobz

      If you don’t shortshift that thing it will perform worse due to tire spin. The shortshifting is done to reduce spin. The car has too much power with not enough grip.

    4. Cyborg_Auto Avatar
      Cyborg_Auto

      The owner should have drove it ..

    5. Jordan Griffin Avatar
      Jordan Griffin

      @noobz you have absolutely zero idea how high powered Hondas work… that thing needs to be absolutely ragged on the limiter. Short shifting drops it out of boost.

  11. michael moyles Avatar
    michael moyles

    800 hp of undriveable nonsense. Love it ❤

    1. svinche2 Avatar
      svinche2

      and will last only 1000 miles until next Expensive rebuild?!

    2. michael moyles Avatar
      michael moyles

      Probably lol

    3. Jordan Griffin Avatar
      Jordan Griffin

      @svinche2expensive? Maybe a couple hundred bucks lmao

    4. Anon Avatar
      Anon

      @Jordan Griffin in the US maybe

  12. RicoDee Avatar
    RicoDee

    *On a side note:* The RS5 coupe is genuinely one of the best designed cars out there. The RS5 B9/B9.5 range, are soo elegant yet very aggressive. Love it !!

    1. Pete Jr Avatar
      Pete Jr

      Couldn’t agree more, love my ‘21! It’s a beautiful rocket right out of the box!

    2. ivanuki Avatar
      ivanuki

      Sadly it’s underpowered compared to the M4.

    3. triple6forty2 Avatar
      triple6forty2

      It looks the same like every other car on the street..

    4. RicoDee Avatar
      RicoDee

      @triple6forty2 SpecSavers are doing winter deals, make the most of it because your eyes aren’t working.

    5. Atter Avatar
      Atter

      @triple6forty2 cuz the cars on the street are cars on the street?

  13. Darren Nice Avatar
    Darren Nice

    The RS5 looks so much better without the front number plate ☺️👍🏼

    1. Angel Valdovinos Avatar
      Angel Valdovinos

      This is California

    2. Darren Nice Avatar
      Darren Nice

      @Angel Valdovinos I’m jealous that you don’t require a front plate in the US 🇺🇸 😄

  14. f5rhawk Avatar
    f5rhawk

    Ah yes the RT4WD civic wagon. It was my first car. Completely stock it was so much fun and easy to get around in the Midwest American snow season. I wished I didn’t sold it but it’s in better hands to a Honda enthusiast.

  15. Hugz Avatar
    Hugz

    Racing driver Sam is great. Glad he’s on the channel more than he used to be.

  16. Rafał C. Avatar
    Rafał C.

    Sam is a really good addition to the program. Not only driverwise but personality and sens of humor wise!!

    1. Angel Valdovinos Avatar
      Angel Valdovinos

      This is California👑🤡

  17. Voorhees Jason Avatar
    Voorhees Jason

    The engineering / handling confidence shown via the HELMET is hilarious 😂😂😂

    Wicked vid as always though 👊🏻😬👊🏻

  18. Mk210 Avatar
    Mk210

    Carwow cheered me up during my exams now that it’s over they still manage to entertain us

  19. Crystal Lemus Avatar
    Crystal Lemus

    That is one of the most exciting races. That was awesome. You guys should be racing cars like that new cars versus little imports they would be awesome. I enjoyed the video stay safe out there guys💪🏼🫡

  20. 19RikaRdO91 Avatar
    19RikaRdO91

    god I LOVE Sam’s attitude, so fun to watch him go 😂

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