New Mustang V8 v BMW M2: DRAG RACE

The Black Friday sale is now live:

We have actually got our hands on the all-new GT, and it will go head-to-head against a Competitors!

On paper, the two of these automobiles look pretty uniformly matched, but will it play out like that over the quarter-mile? Let's take a more detailed look.

Beginning with the M2, it's powered by a 3-litre twin-turbo straight-six that can produce 480hp and 600Nm of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels just, and the vehicle weighs in at 1,805 kg. When new, an M2 Competitors would cost around ₤ 63,000.

As for the Mustang, it's loading a glorious-sounding 5-litre naturally-aspirated V8. In the UK, the only Mustang you can purchase puts down 453hp and 540Nm. However, we've got our hands on an US import, implying the cars and truck we have here produces 486hp and 567Nm! Just like the M2, the power is sent out to the rear wheels just, and the cars and truck weighs 1,738 kg. In the United States the Mustang costs $45,000, but if you're looking to buy one in the UK, the cost increases to ₤ 55,700!

So the Mustang is slightly up on power, however the M2 has launch control! Will that show definitive? There's only one method to discover … LET'S RACE!

Thanks to everybody who helped establish this race:

Mustang:
: @CTCarbon
M2:
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BMW M2:

Comments

100 responses to “New Mustang V8 v BMW M2: DRAG RACE”

  1. @Bmckimm Avatar
    @Bmckimm

    Classic case of German vs. American “Horsepower” 😂

    1. @SirishShrestha-w6z Avatar
      @SirishShrestha-w6z

      Please all Italian car maker,move to USA so u don’t have to comply with that stupid EU law,we got T50 after UK left EU pls come here🥹

    2. @CITRUS-- Avatar
      @CITRUS–

      i mean lets not forget that BMW just straight up lie about power figures. also the M2 is twice the price. m2 is better but things should be contextual

    3. @truecamvidea5881 Avatar
      @truecamvidea5881

      Nothing like “European horsepower”. We just use kilowatts (DIN).

    4. @ghostuhd Avatar
      @ghostuhd

      classic case of american cars having the worst power management and traction control for absolutely no reason

    5. @bobdeslob8768 Avatar
      @bobdeslob8768

      @@CITRUS–if that M2 is still stock I’ll eat my socks. I’m no mustang fan but that car is clearly modded and likely powertrain too

  2. @telomnisi3048 Avatar
    @telomnisi3048

    That BMW looks like something straight out of GTA 😂

    1. @Ghost24Mz Avatar
      @Ghost24Mz

      Fr dowg

    2. @Trixta007 Avatar
      @Trixta007

      Or Need 4 Speed 😂

    3. @Ar1AnX1x Avatar
      @Ar1AnX1x

      the Mustang as well but to a lesser degree, wasn’t Franklin’s car a mustang?

    4. @TommyPickIes Avatar
      @TommyPickIes

      ​@@Ghost24Mzwtf is dowg. Stop this

    5. @x_hailer999 Avatar
      @x_hailer999

      The mustang too lmao

  3. @pasl.9424 Avatar
    @pasl.9424

    I think half of the V8‘s power is converted to sound 😂

    1. @Khathutshelo_N Avatar
      @Khathutshelo_N

      😂😂😂😂

    2. @electrikoptik Avatar
      @electrikoptik

      BMW should have contacted Ford for more sound in their new dyson edition V8 M5 hybrid

    3. @pfuxamutirikhotso4094 Avatar
      @pfuxamutirikhotso4094

      Big for nothing all noise and no speed.

    4. @evanswaby6785 Avatar
      @evanswaby6785

      Something wrong with the mustang

    5. @JeroenVanGorp-k4y Avatar
      @JeroenVanGorp-k4y

      Now you see why it’s so much cheaper

  4. @UNRULY_69 Avatar
    @UNRULY_69

    This M2 looks like it was built on NFS 0:11

    1. @jimmymcgoo8641 Avatar
      @jimmymcgoo8641

      Bradford/Luton spec bruver. Init cuz.

    2. @biafo4541 Avatar
      @biafo4541

      😂😂 by a child

    3. @TomekM4 Avatar
      @TomekM4

      Damn but looks so good

    4. @outogetyougotyou5250 Avatar
      @outogetyougotyou5250

      I hate the 2 series. Looks like an RC car.

    5. @I_am_Jesus_though Avatar
      @I_am_Jesus_though

      ​@@jimmymcgoo8641 you mean Paki spec?

  5. @gabutman6144 Avatar
    @gabutman6144

    I think what shock me the most is the fact that the M2 is heavier than the Mustang…

    1. @karolmaciejewski340 Avatar
      @karolmaciejewski340

      It’s not ,that M2 is around 1710kg with a full tank on a scale

    2. @patricksandeberg8184 Avatar
      @patricksandeberg8184

      My first thought as well! 🐷

    3. @tobias6115 Avatar
      @tobias6115

      A European “sports car” is heavier than a muscle car…
      That’s really beyond me.

    4. @oskarskalski2982 Avatar
      @oskarskalski2982

      That was also my first thought and shock. American V8 pony car is heavier than subcompact sports car, it is bizarre.

    5. @Kelveron Avatar
      @Kelveron

      Yeah, I think Matt might’ve got his M3 & M2 weights mixed up. The M2 is just over 1700kg

  6. @Alphabravo_1 Avatar
    @Alphabravo_1

    Let’s make this a fair race:

    Line up the track with a crowd and let the Mustang do what it does best😂

    1. @officialarrogamer Avatar
      @officialarrogamer

      Haha so funny 😐

    2. @acepilot3920 Avatar
      @acepilot3920

      Defeats them in to losing their common sense😂😂

    3. @valerystoichkov7429 Avatar
      @valerystoichkov7429

      Only way for an american car to win over a German car 😂

    4. @happyspanners Avatar
      @happyspanners

      The Mustang yearns for the blood of bystanders

    5. @officialarrogamer Avatar
      @officialarrogamer

      @@valerystoichkov7429 euro car glazers damn

  7. @stevetronexmusic Avatar
    @stevetronexmusic

    Mustangs gearbox wants 3-5 business days to shift

    1. @calebtvog Avatar
      @calebtvog

      s550 faster

    2. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      Same also to some Shelby’s gearbox like the one on 1964 Cobra Daytona Coupe.

    3. @robertnewhart3547 Avatar
      @robertnewhart3547

      Lead your target.

    4. @Ohfiveoh_ Avatar
      @Ohfiveoh_

      It’s because Sam kept shifting, need the 10 speed to shift on its own

    5. @jugobetrugo7213 Avatar
      @jugobetrugo7213

      put some drag slicks on the mustang and a supercharger and see what happens.

  8. @doug350zTT Avatar
    @doug350zTT

    Stop manual shifting the 10 speed .. that’s the beauty of it .. tap the traction control button twice for sport advance track and let it shift itself

    1. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      Imagine if the Mustang GT has 12 speed gearbox.😅

    2. @bradleyscarreviews Avatar
      @bradleyscarreviews

      exactly, that annoyed me.

    3. @lehoff Avatar
      @lehoff

      Pretty crap design if you can’t control it properly. If a professional struggles with it that says it all to me.

    4. @nickmahramus5034 Avatar
      @nickmahramus5034

      Yeah like it’s a torque converter automatic. The computer is faster.

    5. @TDream-hs1ju Avatar
      @TDream-hs1ju

      Yes!!! Let the 10 speed do it’s thing!!!

  9. @MrCejw Avatar
    @MrCejw

    So the moral is, if you own a Mustang, only race diesel SUVs at the lights. Got it!

    1. @senadhasanbasic260 Avatar
      @senadhasanbasic260

      From rolls. They would lose from a dig too as we saw

    2. @jagger2001 Avatar
      @jagger2001

      ​​@@senadhasanbasic260I was gonna say the same thing. Light to light the Mustang would lose 😅

    3. @BlatantBurnerAccount Avatar
      @BlatantBurnerAccount

      i think the moral is, if you have a mustang it’s best to only roll race it. Probably better for the crowd too because its usually at slow speeds they plough into the crowd.

    4. @LMach1 Avatar
      @LMach1

      Even then you might not win, best to just go to the track and have fun.

    5. @Oliver-ft2fq Avatar
      @Oliver-ft2fq

      😂

  10. @carwow Avatar
    @carwow

    Change you car with Carwow: https://bit.ly/-Change-Your-Car-2011

    1. @timothy6049 Avatar
      @timothy6049

      Still waiting for M5 cs vs R8 performance

    2. @rikaus9273 Avatar
      @rikaus9273

      Why can’t I comment on this video 🤔 it knows I was going to be mean to the Americans and didn’t like it 😂

    3. @cardreamtv Avatar
      @cardreamtv

      @carwow can you do AUDI TT RS vs RS3 ?

    4. @OnlyPracticalThings Avatar
      @OnlyPracticalThings

      This car has some exhaust problem

  11. @judythepunk461 Avatar
    @judythepunk461

    sam is definitely my favorite “side character” on carwow, he’s really funny

    1. @billygt1829 Avatar
      @billygt1829

      I thought we’re here for car’s 😅😂

    2. @judythepunk461 Avatar
      @judythepunk461

      @@billygt1829 well yeah, but we can also appreciate the people who actually make the videos too

    3. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      ​@@billygt1829Even Autotrader has one previously.😅

    4. @netblu Avatar
      @netblu

      Sam is my favorite too! His and Matt’s chemistry is just golden

    5. @Carkus11 Avatar
      @Carkus11

      *Race Driver Sam please

  12. @mnGaKiido Avatar
    @mnGaKiido

    Let the 10 speed do its thing dont use shifters!!

    1. @francescorestivo1320 Avatar
      @francescorestivo1320

      I mean, was it that difficult?..you should always let the gearbox do its own things when going straight with a stock car. Anyway in this case the m2 would have won either way

    2. @mnGaKiido Avatar
      @mnGaKiido

      @@francescorestivo1320 Yea, but not with an embarrassing results.

    3. @IceTTom Avatar
      @IceTTom

      ​@@francescorestivo1320
      No.. actually the gearbox should never be able to do anything by itself. It should have 3 pedals and a stick and YOU actually drive it.

    4. @francescorestivo1320 Avatar
      @francescorestivo1320

      @@IceTTom  i feel you. Where do i live the majority of people don’t even know how to drive without the clutch pedal. Literally my granny last year bought a brand new car with the good ol’ stick and they made a launch and gear shifting look like rocket science

    5. @Mrproper86 Avatar
      @Mrproper86

      Then 10 speed is the same as the one the Camaro. Somehow the mustang boys see them as the holy grail🤣🤣. I put bus lengths on bolt on 2024 mustang and also same with the hellcat against some full bolt ons 5.oooh. Mustang fanboys are hilarious

  13. @Dirty_Dan205 Avatar
    @Dirty_Dan205

    Stop manually shifting sam!

    1. @Tacticalfighter Avatar
      @Tacticalfighter

      it probably would’ve done slightly better but still lose

    2. @Awkwamanwitdastang Avatar
      @Awkwamanwitdastang

      He’s shifting too early

    3. @Tacticalfighter Avatar
      @Tacticalfighter

      @@Awkwamanwitdastang and when he shifts late it bogs down even when he got it right it still lost

    4. @Xzibitfreek Avatar
      @Xzibitfreek

      why does it even have shifter pedals if youre not supposed to use them?

    5. @Tacticalfighter Avatar
      @Tacticalfighter

      @@Xzibitfreek you can use them if you want most people would let the automatic shifter do it but sometimes it does a horrible job depending on the car or company

  14. @sliknik1025 Avatar
    @sliknik1025

    2 things. 1 leave Mustang transmission in automatic mode and use Drag Mode for best results. 2 BMW usually underrates their engines, plus turbo cars are typically faster than NA cars with similar power as they usually make more torque throughout the rev range.

    1. @Freddy_Confetti Avatar
      @Freddy_Confetti

      Really annoying to watch try manual mode over and over again knowing it’s much better and auto. As if they were tryin to make the mustang look slower

    2. @fenayev Avatar
      @fenayev

      @@Freddy_Confettiagreed

    3. @nicholasselvaggi54 Avatar
      @nicholasselvaggi54

      Exactly

    4. @nicholasselvaggi54 Avatar
      @nicholasselvaggi54

      I pulled a 12.4@117mph with a base convertible, 3.15 gears, and 235 tires at a local drag strip.

    5. @BRAINFxck10 Avatar
      @BRAINFxck10

      ​@@Freddy_Confettiyup Britts always do that, always undermining American cars

  15. @ashishthomasalex1320 Avatar
    @ashishthomasalex1320

    I have driven 10r80 mustangs the fastest way to drive them is just leave them in sport plus and let it do it’s thing

    1. @728GT Avatar
      @728GT

      Drag mode

  16. @Kicksandgears305 Avatar
    @Kicksandgears305

    When roll racing a 10r80
    1. But the car on drag mode
    2. Turn off advance traction control.
    3. Get in the gear you agree on while rolling and hold it.
    4. Hit the gas
    5. Slap the shifter into Driver and watch the 10r80 do its magic.

    That’s how u roll race in a 10r80.

    1. @Thisonegoestoeleven666 Avatar
      @Thisonegoestoeleven666

      1. Give up drag racing your noise generator because it’s slooooooow.

    2. @benjaminmatute9085 Avatar
      @benjaminmatute9085

      This is how it is, Sam didn’t even know how to use it

    3. @benjaminmatute9085 Avatar
      @benjaminmatute9085

      @@Thisonegoestoeleven666Sam admitted he didn’t even know how to use it what do you mean it’s slow to the fault of the driver?

    4. @defyyourlogic487 Avatar
      @defyyourlogic487

      Yeah and maybe when the stars align on a full eclipse during a thunderstorm the mustang will only get gapped by 3 lengths 😂

    5. @benjaminmatute9085 Avatar
      @benjaminmatute9085

      @ You seem to not understand stand how Mustang transmission works. You’re supposed to let the computer do it itself not tamper with it which is why the 10 speed has been known to beat cars with otherwise higher horsepower. Sam was tampering with it.

  17. @kingleosgarage Avatar
    @kingleosgarage

    Drag mode on the mustang in drive, hold revs at 3k to dig. Leave the car in drive and downshift with the paddles and the gears will change automatically on a roll, took time to figure mine out.

  18. @ッIamNeganッ Avatar
    @ッIamNeganッ

    I am a Mustang owner myself. The worst thing you can do in those is use the paddle shifters. That was really annoying to watch!🤦🏽‍♂️The best way to do it is to put it in dragsttip mode, adcancedtrac off (press and hold traction control switch/botton), and brake boost @2krpm IN AUTOMATIC NO PADDLE SHIFTERS!

    Edit: This is for best results. Not to beat the m2😂.

    1. @Quattro_Joe Avatar
      @Quattro_Joe

      The M2 would still smash it

    2. @steelpenguin1 Avatar
      @steelpenguin1

      @@Quattro_Joewho cares the M2 sounds like crap. Put them on an American drag strip with good driver and it would be close.

    3. @boaby_joe3033 Avatar
      @boaby_joe3033

      @@steelpenguin1 still losing lol

    4. @JonR35 Avatar
      @JonR35

      M2 with tune can make over 700

  19. @1c3sly13 Avatar
    @1c3sly13

    I’m not a Mustang first fan, but you gotta put it in the right mode. Redo it correctly

  20. @mr.smritil77-y4q Avatar
    @mr.smritil77-y4q

    Sam is surely my favourite “side character” on Carwow; he’s extremely funny.

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