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How did BMW get it so WRONG? M3 v M5 DRAG RACE

Check out brand-new and secondhand automobile handle Carwow:

It's a BMW estate head-to-head!

We've got our hands on the BMW M3 CS Touring, and it's taking on Mat's long-lasting BMW M5 Touring test cars and truck!

The concern is, how different are these two long-bodied BMWs? Let's have a look at the statistics …

The BMW M5 Touring houses a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8, combined with an electrical motor. The 2 integrate to produce 727hp and 1,000 Nm, and this power is sent to all 4 wheels through an 8-speed automatic gearbox. All in it costs from ₤ 116,160, and it's exceptionally heavy, tipping the scales at 2,475 kg!

Then we concern the M3 CS Touring. Under the bonnet, it 'only' has a 3-litre twin-turbo straight-six, and this produces 550hp and 650Nm. Power is as soon as again sent out to all 4 wheels via an 8-speed automated gearbox, and it costs nearly the same as the M5, costing ₤ 120,600. However, it's a great deal lighter than the M5, weighing in at 1,850 kg.

So the M5 has more power, and an electrical motor – but it weighs almost 650kg more than the M3! Can you pick a winner? There's only one way to find out for sure … LET'S RACE!

Ultimate BWM M drag race:

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81 responses to “How did BMW get it so WRONG? M3 v M5 DRAG RACE”

  1. @Imnotkris75 Avatar
    @Imnotkris75

    I’m with the M3 CS

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    1. @MrMadMatt Avatar
      @MrMadMatt

      Engineering yes, stormtroopers looks hell no

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    2. @Morpheus776 Avatar
      @Morpheus776

      @MrMadMatt still looks better than the m5. thats how bad their design has become

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    3. @postthraumaticheamnesia Avatar
      @postthraumaticheamnesia

      ​@Morpheus776 facts

      Reply
    4. @ryanmiller167 Avatar
      @ryanmiller167

      I’m with the M5 CS, still best looking m5 since the e39

      Reply
    5. @Iunos_Man Avatar
      @Iunos_Man

      ​@ryanmiller167 is that supposed to be a joke?

      Reply
  2. @vinceliu4138 Avatar
    @vinceliu4138

    Full disclosure and Formal protest should be Carwow’s new slogan

    Reply
  3. @nsikakinyang5277 Avatar
    @nsikakinyang5277

    That M3cs is 🔥

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    1. @bediakogodfred1574 Avatar
      @bediakogodfred1574

      Yeah that 550 hp is very enough than wasting money on 700 plus hp

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    2. @MilesMcCusker Avatar
      @MilesMcCusker

      White cars don’t usually do it for me, but that one with those wheels 😍

      Reply
  4. @Machines.In.Action Avatar
    @Machines.In.Action

    Sound comparison hurt my soul… straight six actually sounded better than the V8

    Reply
    1. @AlbinoAlbaner07 Avatar
      @AlbinoAlbaner07

      the bot just copied youre comment 1 to 1

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    2. @TestarossaF110 Avatar
      @TestarossaF110

      i mean… duh?

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    3. @conor7154 Avatar
      @conor7154

      @AlbinoAlbaner07 Wait until you find out that this is also a bot…

      Reply
    4. @brightivan Avatar
      @brightivan

      Appreciate it now the next one is going to be fully electric apparently.

      Reply
    5. @justahyundai Avatar
      @justahyundai

      most v8 are just loud and obnoxious. zero acoustic quality to the vast majority especially crossplane layouts

      Reply
  5. @lasssss Avatar
    @lasssss

    That’s not really good for the M5 vs the M3 CS lol..

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  6. @Oneworld_1 Avatar
    @Oneworld_1

    having cameras at both side of the finish line may help to confirm who won the race when it’s close

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    1. @broggie123 Avatar
      @broggie123

      Or a drone shot

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    2. @smangaluwaca4146 Avatar
      @smangaluwaca4146

      Sometimes we have to think for them

      Reply
    3. @TheWorldListens Avatar
      @TheWorldListens

      For the money this channel makes, they could use finish line tech😂

      Reply
    4. @Oneworld_1 Avatar
      @Oneworld_1

      @TheWorldListens 😅

      Reply
    5. @TheBellBearingHunter69 Avatar
      @TheBellBearingHunter69

      Or just a f*cking drone with no interruption that make the race appear longer than it is…

      Reply
  7. @AminitheGreat Avatar
    @AminitheGreat

    Let it be known a standard f90 comp does 11.1 seconds

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    1. @rx4_sr Avatar
      @rx4_sr

      F90 Comp can do 10.8s

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    2. @tsaki_titan Avatar
      @tsaki_titan

      And that is why the F90 will remain as the best M5 BMW ever made.

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    3. @Ferhat.68 Avatar
      @Ferhat.68

      The sedan g80 cs does also 10.8 I think?

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    4. @Sa_0999 Avatar
      @Sa_0999

      ​@Ferhat.68nope the best ever time is 11.3 and the m4 cs does 10.7 to 10.8 on the quartermile as well a lot faster than the new m5

      Reply
  8. @Sa_0999 Avatar
    @Sa_0999

    That M3CS was the last time BMW engineers designed a car with love and care, M5 was when they lost her Witt

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    1. @Андрей-ж7ч4р Avatar
      @Андрей-ж7ч4р

      И что будем делать, не будем покупать? 😢😮

      Reply
    2. @dertobi257 Avatar
      @dertobi257

      How about you consider that Merc and Audi don’t have a V8 Version of their E Class and RS6?
      BMW was the only one to commit to keeping the V8 alive and because of EU laws they had to hybridise it.
      But look at it this way, because the hybrid V8 cars are measured at such low emissions, they also allow bmw to keep producing non PHEV M3, unlike audi with the RS4 and merc with the C63 e

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    3. @DeadlyDizzle-yn1vz Avatar
      @DeadlyDizzle-yn1vz

      Have you ever thought it’s maybe being forced on manufacturers by regulations around government efficiency targets while they’re still trying to juggle and give consumers what they relatively would be interested in? It’s a difficult balance to get right in reality

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    4. @tylercouture216 Avatar
      @tylercouture216

      The M2 CS too they had fun making that one

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    5. @garrylong2993 Avatar
      @garrylong2993

      @dertobi257 EU rules killing everything fun. BMW should make a tuned up version for the American market that gets rid of the shitty PPF, restrictors and soft limiter and see what it can do.

      Reply
  9. @RikJameson Avatar
    @RikJameson

    He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother.

    +600 kg difference is pretty crazy though

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    1. @biafo4541 Avatar
      @biafo4541

      😂😂😂

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    2. @pullshow.. Avatar
      @pullshow..

      Lol 😂😂😂😂

      Reply
    3. @TheBestCarsHere Avatar
      @TheBestCarsHere

      LOLOL

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  10. @marcinstyle85 Avatar
    @marcinstyle85

    Mat 3out of 5 jumps…..

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    1. @mikehill6333 Avatar
      @mikehill6333

      Literally always

      Reply
  11. @Jason-BMWM5 Avatar
    @Jason-BMWM5

    F90 LCI M5 Competition and CS are GOAT.

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    1. @vanhoei Avatar
      @vanhoei

      Yes indeed

      Reply
    2. @AndikaP99 Avatar
      @AndikaP99

      The prettiest BMW ever!

      Reply
    3. @snakeeyes9246 Avatar
      @snakeeyes9246

      The F90 was the last great M5.

      Reply
    4. @F........................... Avatar
      @F………………………

      Absolut, F90ist und war der beste M5

      Reply
    5. @ZenJuddhism Avatar
      @ZenJuddhism

      @AndikaP99 you know the K1 exists right?

      Reply
  12. @FATBEARDED Avatar
    @FATBEARDED

    All that m3 needs a 500£ ecu remap 😂😂

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    1. @Андрей-ж7ч4р Avatar
      @Андрей-ж7ч4р

      Да да

      Reply
    2. @lechprotean Avatar
      @lechprotean

      or better yet get m340i+downpie a remap to m3 levels

      Reply
    3. @adamturowski8948 Avatar
      @adamturowski8948

      The ECU is locked, it’s more like 5000.

      Reply
    4. @daniaalekhan8764 Avatar
      @daniaalekhan8764

      @lechproteanit still won’t be on m3 level

      Reply
    5. @Devils_crew Avatar
      @Devils_crew

      Bmw ecu is very ii hard to remap, my g83 m4 took me 8000 dollars just to remap 😢😢😢, other mods cost me 12k dollar, total 20k and now my car have 900hp and 1200 nm torque quarter mile in 9.4s 🔥🔥🔥

      Reply
  13. @matejkukolik2716 Avatar
    @matejkukolik2716

    I mean, the weight difference is huge but I still feel like the 200hp is not doing it’s work 😂

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    1. @user-xu5vl5th9n Avatar
      @user-xu5vl5th9n

      The battery should do it’s work from zero RPM. Ie it should be faster most of the time in the real world which is not full throttle near the red line.

      Reply
    2. @vaidasbaldauskas7711 Avatar
      @vaidasbaldauskas7711

      Dumbass do u know how much is 600kg? Everything is normal here

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    3. @fleshharrowerx9894 Avatar
      @fleshharrowerx9894

      Another case of the M3’s motor being more powerful than BMW’s specs.

      Reply
    4. @Juju-onbandz Avatar
      @Juju-onbandz

      the weight difference is too big. The M3 has better weight/hp ratio than the M5. Especially as they accelerate which makes an object heavier.

      Reply
    5. @polymath_sa9745 Avatar
      @polymath_sa9745

      ​@user-xu5vl5th9n it seems only Mercedes are good at using battery power, alot of benefits when it comes to Mercedes hybrids… This M5 makes me rethink If it would keep up with the normal M5 with no hybrid, I hope they release that version

      Reply
  14. @iam_teewest Avatar
    @iam_teewest

    This was never the M5 everyone was expecting

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    1. @kevin-l7r7p Avatar
      @kevin-l7r7p

      They should have fitted it with a turret to finish the job.

      Reply
    2. @AutoOctan3 Avatar
      @AutoOctan3

      Literally exactly what everyone expected

      Reply
    3. @22comfy Avatar
      @22comfy

      This was never the m5 anyone wanted

      Reply
    4. @inxs777 Avatar
      @inxs777

      Wait for the next (100% hybrid) M3 WITH the shitty BMW design 😅😅

      Reply
    5. @79mbruce Avatar
      @79mbruce

      Agreed

      Reply
  15. @daniel_veres164 Avatar
    @daniel_veres164

    Never thought i would take a M3 over an M5

    Reply
  16. @slightlyinsaneraf Avatar
    @slightlyinsaneraf

    1800kg in an M car, especially M3… Is already absurd… But 2500kg??

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    1. @thetechnobasefan1161 Avatar
      @thetechnobasefan1161

      You have absolutely no knowledge about the engineering of cars if you think 1800 kg is heavy for a modern all weel drive high performance estate with a big six cylinder engine. I‘m sorry, but believeinh it should be a lot lighter is just absurd. You have to fulfill emission regulations, safety regulation, put in all the tech for assistance and entertainment and so on …
      you are just parroting bar-stool talk because you have heard somewhere that this must be so.
      I mean what car from what manufacturer is considerably lighter ?

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    2. @Porsche1969 Avatar
      @Porsche1969

      Shut up you clown! You are clueless, dude!!

      Reply
    3. @chubbyballsack Avatar
      @chubbyballsack

      @thetechnobasefan1161 That’s the problem! Regulations. You have to get to the root of the problem, being forced to work around regulations IS the problem.

      Reply
    4. @AGENTEN-ry6lr Avatar
      @AGENTEN-ry6lr

      @thetechnobasefan1161 who asked for all that tech and entertainment? im pretty sure nobody did.

      Reply
    5. @thetechnobasefan1161 Avatar
      @thetechnobasefan1161

      @AGENTEN-ry6lr Well you say nobody asked for it, I am pretty sure the legislation like “the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe” asked for it.
      Also by the amount of people who wreck these kind of powerful vehicles we would have a lot more resulting deaths.
      Customers explicitly want this entertainment according to market studies. M Cars have to accomplish the balancing act of a high level of sportiness and everyday comfortability.
      Apparently you don’t understand this philosophy of the M GmbH.

      Reply
  17. @glanza-87 Avatar
    @glanza-87

    07:40 I see Matt has picked Sam’s ‘habit’ up

    Reply
  18. @balazsszaraz8831 Avatar
    @balazsszaraz8831

    Please don’t spoiler at the beginning. I want the old carwow back.

    Reply
  19. @lucynola Avatar
    @lucynola

    Having cameras on both sides of the finish line may help confirm who won the race when it is close

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    1. @rendaddy_ Avatar
      @rendaddy_

      or you know, move the camera 1-2m higher

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    2. @BravoDelta84 Avatar
      @BravoDelta84

      Or a drone overhead

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    3. @ultkwn Avatar
      @ultkwn

      Bot…

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    4. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      ​@rendaddy_or closer the distance to camera by half a metre.😅

      Reply
    5. @reomanamela6469 Avatar
      @reomanamela6469

      ​@BravoDelta84 a drone over the line would help a lot

      Reply
  20. @Calvi36 Avatar
    @Calvi36

    “Did I jump”? “no you did not”! Yes you bloody did!

    Reply
    1. @BennnWJK Avatar
      @BennnWJK

      I’m convinced the carwow crew is blind

      Reply

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