[0:00] Rock, rock, wake up, WAKE UP, COME ON.
[0:02] COME ON.
[0:04] THAT WAS SO CLOSE. WHO WILL WIN in a
[0:07] drag race between a Range Rover Sport
[0:09] SV, a Land Rover Defender Octa, and a
[0:11] BMW X5M? They all have the same 4.4 L
[0:15] twin-turbo V8 engine from BMW. Let's
[0:17] find out by racing them over the
[0:19] standing quarter mile. I'm Mat Watson,
[0:21] you're watching Carwow.
[0:26] I'm very interested to see what happens
[0:28] here because the Land Rover has slightly
[0:30] more power and torque than the BMW, but
[0:33] BMW might have just kept a bit of secret
[0:35] power for themselves. Have they or
[0:37] haven't they? We're going to find out
[0:38] now. Now, here's the stats of these cars
[0:40] compared side by side so you know how
[0:42] they measure up. Just pause the video if
[0:44] you want to see it. Now you're fully
[0:45] informed, let's do a drag race.
[0:47] >> Three.
[0:48] Two.
[0:49] One.
[0:54] >> Oh! Neck and neck between the BMW and
[0:56] this Range Rover Sport. Come on. I've
[0:59] lost my voice talking.
[1:05] Woah, wait. That's [music] That's
[1:07] bizarre.
[1:19] Ooh, beat the Octa. This is ahead.
[1:27] I wasn't expecting this.
[1:33] I got a great launch. Oh my goodness, I
[1:36] was surprised by that. Max in the X5,
[1:40] I've seen that car launch way better
[1:41] than that. What have you done?
[1:42] >> Well, to be honest, I know this can
[1:44] launch way better, maybe cold tires, but
[1:46] let's go again and with proper BMW M
[1:48] power, I will beat you.
[1:50] >> Andy, we've got the same engine, same
[1:52] power torque, same weight. Are you just
[1:54] a really bad driver?
[1:56] >> You've got carbon fiber wheels, you've
[1:58] got better tires. We'll see. This has
[2:00] got something more in it. I bet he
[2:02] didn't press octa mode. Well, it's 1-0
[2:05] to the Range Rover Sport and we're going
[2:06] to do best three out of five. But before
[2:08] we do some more drag racing, we're going
[2:09] to do some other races first. Now we're
[2:11] going to have a rolling race and we're
[2:13] going to just be in comfort mode,
[2:14] automatic mode for the gearboxes. We're
[2:15] going to roll in 50 mph. I'll go 3 2 1
[2:18] go and then we'll race over the half
[2:20] mile. 3 2 1 go.
[2:24] Took a while to kick down.
[2:26] Nice reaction. That octa went flying.
[2:33] Your octa's off now though, but so is
[2:35] the BMW.
[2:42] Things have changed. Yes. Go on, octa.
[2:45] Wow, look how high up the front
[2:47] SUSPENSION IS. COME ON.
[2:54] This is This What? This is confusing.
[3:04] Everything to play for, I'm sure. Oh my
[3:06] goodness. That I was not expecting that
[3:08] after the drag race. It was really
[3:10] close, Max, between you and Andy, wasn't
[3:12] it at first?
[3:13] >> Yeah, he went flying and his front
[3:14] suspension was so high up in the air.
[3:16] But yeah, I brought it back. That's
[3:17] That's a nice win for the proper BMW.
[3:20] >> And Andy, it was close, but then I think
[3:21] aerodynamics went against you, didn't
[3:23] they?
[3:23] >> Yeah, I am not in the greatest shape
[3:25] ever on this. Look at the size of the
[3:27] windscreen.
[3:28] >> It's true. Anyway, let's take the
[3:30] gearbox out the equation. We're going to
[3:32] go manual mode and full sport setting.
[3:34] Same thing again. Maybe it will be a
[3:37] different matter now. I think I've got a
[3:38] better chance cuz this was just slow to
[3:40] kick down, Max, so
[3:41] >> Don't get too smug just yet, to start.
[3:44] >> 3 2 1 go.
[3:53] Come on.
[4:01] Oh, it's close between me and the BMW.
[4:03] OH, HE'S COMING PAST.
[4:12] THIS IS SO CLOSE.
[4:18] This is weird. It's It's just not what I
[4:21] was expecting after the first drag race.
[4:23] I think I'VE GOT HIM. COME ON, FOR BMW.
[4:35] OH, MAX, another victory for you there,
[4:37] but it was narrow. It was a narrow
[4:39] victory.
[4:39] >> Very, very narrow, but I brought it
[4:41] back, haven't I?
[4:42] >> Yeah, yeah. Now I'm starting to question
[4:44] your launch. I was very confident after
[4:46] the launch, but now I'm not so sure. The
[4:47] drag race in the beacon will be
[4:48] interesting. And a Uh, what? Why? How?
[4:52] >> Weight and aerodynamics, Matt. But I'm
[4:55] happy considering the weight and the
[4:56] aero, I think this is doing all right.
[4:58] >> Yeah, I think over the quarter mile it
[5:00] doesn't matter so much, but on the half
[5:01] mile it really does. But we're going to
[5:02] do another half mile race now cuz I'm
[5:04] determined to beat you, Max.
[5:06] >> Not happening.
[5:07] Not happening.
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[5:44] >> Three.
[5:45] Two.
[5:46] One.
[5:51] >> I've got him.
[5:59] Blimey, that BMW really shot off.
[6:01] >> [music]
[6:02] >> Got him again.
[6:09] Proper BMW M power.
[6:25] What happened there?
[6:28] We're sailing.
[6:40] Andy, Andy, Andy, Andy, Andy, you cannot
[6:43] blame aerodynamics cuz in the first part
[6:45] of that race, you were nowhere. It's
[6:47] almost like BMW
[6:50] is lying about its performance figures,
[6:54] but probably gave Land Rover 4.4 L twin
[6:57] turbo V8s with the exact figures as
[6:59] quoted.
[7:00] >> Yeah, what's interesting is they say the
[7:02] power is up to 635. They don't say it is
[7:06] 635 horsepower.
[7:07] >> Uh, cunning. Still, I'm very confident
[7:11] because I did so well in the first drag
[7:12] race, I don't think it's going to
[7:13] matter. I think I'm going to get Land
[7:15] Rover traction off the line, and I'm
[7:16] going to win, and we'll find out in a
[7:17] minute, Max, but first, brake test. I'm
[7:19] not particularly excited about this
[7:21] because the brakes on this feel
[7:22] horrible.
[7:26] Come on.
[7:36] Oh my god, the Octa won something. Well
[7:38] done, Andy. Thank you very much. God,
[7:41] that was proper stamping on it, but
[7:42] yeah, love it. I think your big air
[7:44] brake, your windscreen, worked in your
[7:46] favor that time. Max, um second place,
[7:49] second place. Get ready for another
[7:50] second place. Let's do the drag race.
[7:52] It's going to be like this across the
[7:52] line, I guarantee it.
[7:54] >> Let me show you what it's going to be
[7:54] like.
[7:56] I'll be around about that.
[7:58] >> Well, let's find out. Let's do this drag
[7:59] race. He's wrong. So, I'm wrong. Before
[8:01] we race, let's see which of these BMW V8
[8:04] sounds the best. Is it the one in the
[8:06] actual BMW? Rev it up, Max.
[8:17] >> It's not great, is it?
[8:17] >> Enough of that rubbish. Let's have a
[8:19] listen to the one in the Land Rover.
[8:25] Slightly better, still not great. Now,
[8:27] let's have a little listen to the one in
[8:29] this Rangey. You ready for this, guys?
[8:38] >> Yeah, that's better.
[8:39] >> I am cheating. This has a upgraded
[8:41] quicksilver exhaust on it, so that's
[8:43] probably not fair, but anyway, I don't
[8:44] care. Let's race.
[8:46] >> 3
[8:47] 2
[8:48] 1
[8:51] >> Oh,
[8:52] he had me off the line. Like, absolutely
[8:53] [music] dropped me.
[8:55] >> See you, Matt.
[9:03] >> It's really quick [music] at that bit
[9:04] there, and I reckon if I get a better
[9:06] launch, I can have him. Ooh, I don't
[9:08] know. Is he coming? Oh, he is.
[9:19] And why am I pulling him back in? This
[9:21] is mad.
[9:22] >> [music]
[9:22] >> He is.
[9:24] No, no, no. Come on, come on. Get across
[9:25] the line.
[9:35] This does not make sense. The auto don't
[9:37] even count. I don't know why it's even
[9:38] come.
[9:39] >> Right, that's really interesting.
[9:40] There's something bizarre about this
[9:41] car. I wonder if it has some over boost
[9:43] function because in drag mode, it is
[9:45] fast. You got a way better launch than
[9:47] me cuz I was delayed off the line, bad
[9:49] reaction. But I was reeling you in, Max.
[9:51] But you did win that one. So it's one
[9:53] each. Um Andy.
[9:55] Sorry, mate. Hey.
[9:57] >> It's okay.
[9:58] >> Ready, Maxy? You nervous?
[9:59] >> You see in the first race, mate, I let
[10:01] you win just so you think you're being
[10:02] for a chance to win the whole races
[10:04] combined. But now I've got it back.
[10:05] Anyway, some cool feature about the SV,
[10:07] I'm sure it gives you more torque on the
[10:08] launch.
[10:09] >> Yeah, that's why. Yeah, so yeah, he's
[10:10] talking Well,
[10:13] I smell it. It's really bad. Oh, it's
[10:15] like fertilizer season at the farm.
[10:19] >> 3
[10:20] 2
[10:21] 1
[10:25] >> Got him. OH, COME ON.
[10:36] >> [laughter]
[10:37] >> Come on. No, no, no, no. He's got this.
[10:51] Oh yeah.
[10:53] That was a good one.
[10:54] >> That was literally just the reactions.
[11:03] >> That was really good.
[11:04] Yeah.
[11:05] >> Oh, fair play. That's close. Where is
[11:08] the Octa?
[11:17] >> I just want to be fair. Let me just
[11:19] check. Stewards, did I jump the start?
[11:22] >> I do not think he did. I was just a
[11:24] little bit delayed.
[11:25] >> Hey, there was no jump.
[11:27] >> One more.
[11:27] >> One more? That's two one.
[11:29] >> Andy, you're just a passenger.
[11:32] >> No, Andy, you're a spectator. Going for
[11:34] a nice drive in your Octa. Are you going
[11:35] to contact Land Rover and tell them that
[11:37] it might be broken cuz it seems like
[11:38] it's broken. It definitely seems a bit
[11:40] broken to me.
[11:41] >> I'm a very comfortable spectator in my
[11:44] Octa. If there was a competition on how
[11:46] much can my suspension compress and my
[11:48] front end lift up in the air, I would
[11:50] win that. This isn't built for drag
[11:51] racing, but it is still wonderful to
[11:53] just just like it.
[11:55] >> However, Andy, I do have a horrible
[11:56] feeling that your car may be broken.
[11:58] You've got form with broken Land Rovers.
[12:05] >> VICTORY.
[12:06] >> BLOODY HELL.
[12:12] >> 3
[12:13] 2
[12:14] 1
[12:18] >> OH, NO, HE HAD ME ON THE LINE. NO, that
[12:20] was such a launch.
[12:23] That might be a good launch. I don't
[12:24] think I jumped.
[12:35] No, that's just
[12:36] >> [music]
[12:36] >> bad. Come on.
[12:39] Come on.
[12:52] I'm breathing in now, but it's too
[12:53] little, too late. He nailed that. He's
[12:56] slightly coming back.
[12:57] Think I've got him.
[13:08] Please don't say I launched. I don't
[13:10] think I jumped.
[13:11] >> Shut up. I actually wasn't concentrating
[13:13] then. I'd just been on my phone doing a
[13:15] message and then I noticed the start it
[13:17] was just starting and he's like, "Ah,
[13:18] it's only getting enough boost on and it
[13:20] just didn't like I released the brake,
[13:21] it didn't do anything." You are lucky,
[13:23] lucky, lucky. Two each. This is the
[13:25] decider. I'm on it now. I'll rather get
[13:28] some cooling into this cuz it's so hot.
[13:30] I'm just going to go up the runway and
[13:31] just get it cooled down a bit. Do you
[13:33] reckon you'll be able to get back down
[13:34] the runway?
[13:35] >> [laughter]
[13:36] >> Will you need a tow?
[13:37] >> I know your tactic now because I've got
[13:39] 45 mi of range left. So, you're just
[13:41] going to keep dragging until I run out
[13:42] of fuel and then you can eventually win.
[13:44] >> But, you're lighter than me then cuz
[13:45] I've got 2/3 of a tank. So, I've got
[13:47] more weight to begin with and I've got
[13:49] more fuel. This is not fair.
[13:51] >> Not my problem.
[13:52] >> This is it. The decider. Everything to
[13:55] play for. Which BMW is going to win?
[13:58] This BMW, that BMW. It's definitely not
[14:00] the other BMW. It's one of these ones.
[14:03] >> 3
[14:04] 2
[14:05] 1
[14:08] >> Oh, no. It's a neck and neck. Oh, that's
[14:11] a good launch.
[14:16] Oh, [screaming] come on, RANGE ROVER.
[14:19] COME ON.
[14:22] NO. [screaming]
[14:26] JEEZ, COME ON. Come on, please.
[14:38] Yes. Yes. We're going to do this. We're
[14:40] going to do this. Rock. Rock. MAKE IT GO
[14:41] QUICKER, ROCK. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO.
[14:44] COME ON.
[14:45] COME ON.
[14:55] YEAH.
[14:56] >> [screaming]
[14:57] >> WOO.
[14:58] >> THAT WAS SO CLOSE.
[14:59] >> I GOT A LITTLE bit too excited then. It
[15:01] really doesn't make any difference to my
[15:03] life, but in the moment, it meant
[15:05] everything to me. I'm such a man-child.
[15:10] >> [laughter]
[15:11] >> Max, it's so interesting. These cars
[15:13] launched at exactly the same time, but
[15:16] you somehow got ahead, but then
[15:18] [clears throat] this one was quicker and
[15:20] came past, which wasn't what you'd
[15:21] expect based on those rolling races.
[15:24] What a fabulous battle that was.
[15:26] >> That was very, very satisfying. It It
[15:28] was like the perfect end of the races.
[15:30] >> I know. It's mad that we don't even plan
[15:32] this.
[15:33] It [laughter] just worked out like that.
[15:35] Bloody hell. Andy, thanks for coming.
[15:38] That's all I've got to say.
[15:38] >> Thanks for having me. Me and my 2.8-ton
[15:41] armchair have had a great time. Thank
[15:43] you.
[15:43] >> So then, what exactly happened? Well,
[15:45] the Range Rover beat the BMW by the
[15:47] narrowest of margins, but they both
[15:49] [music] completed the stunning quarter
[15:51] mile in 12 seconds dead. The Land Rover
[15:53] took 13.1 seconds.
[15:56] >> Listen, I hope you'll enjoy the video.
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[15:59] some other drag races you'd like to see
[16:00] in the comments below. If you want to
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[16:05] raced, just click on the Carwow logo to
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[16:08] leaderboard. Thanks for watching. I'll
[16:10] see you next time.