BMW X5M v Range Rover SV: DRAG RACE

[00:00] Rock, rock, wake up, WAKE UP, COME ON.

[00:02] COME ON.

[00:04] THAT WAS SO CLOSE. WHO WILL WIN in a

[00:07] drag race between a Range Rover Sport

[00:09] SV, a Land Rover Defender Octa, and a

[00:11] BMW X5M? They all have the same 4.4 L

[00:15] twin-turbo V8 engine from BMW. Let's

[00:17] find out by racing them over the

[00:19] standing quarter mile. I'm Mat Watson,

[00:21] you're watching Carwow.

[00:26] I'm very interested to see what happens

[00:28] here because the Land Rover has slightly

[00:30] more power and torque than the BMW, but

[00:33] BMW might have just kept a bit of secret

[00:35] power for themselves. Have they or

[00:37] haven't they? We're going to find out

[00:38] now. Now, here's the stats of these cars

[00:40] compared side by side so you know how

[00:42] they measure up. Just pause the video if

[00:44] you want to see it. Now you're fully

[00:45] informed, let's do a drag race.

[00:47] >> Three.

[00:48] Two.

[00:49] One.

[00:54] >> Oh! Neck and neck between the BMW and

[00:56] this Range Rover Sport. Come on. I've

[00:59] lost my voice talking.

[01:05] Woah, wait. That's [music] That's

[01:07] bizarre.

[01:19] Ooh, beat the Octa. This is ahead.

[01:27] I wasn't expecting this.

[01:33] I got a great launch. Oh my goodness, I

[01:36] was surprised by that. Max in the X5,

[01:40] I've seen that car launch way better

[01:41] than that. What have you done?

[01:42] >> Well, to be honest, I know this can

[01:44] launch way better, maybe cold tires, but

[01:46] let's go again and with proper BMW M

[01:48] power, I will beat you.

[01:50] >> Andy, we've got the same engine, same

[01:52] power torque, same weight. Are you just

[01:54] a really bad driver?

[01:56] >> You've got carbon fiber wheels, you've

[01:58] got better tires. We'll see. This has

[02:00] got something more in it. I bet he

[02:02] didn't press octa mode. Well, it's 1-0

[02:05] to the Range Rover Sport and we're going

[02:06] to do best three out of five. But before

[02:08] we do some more drag racing, we're going

[02:09] to do some other races first. Now we're

[02:11] going to have a rolling race and we're

[02:13] going to just be in comfort mode,

[02:14] automatic mode for the gearboxes. We're

[02:15] going to roll in 50 mph. I'll go 3 2 1

[02:18] go and then we'll race over the half

[02:20] mile. 3 2 1 go.

[02:24] Took a while to kick down.

[02:26] Nice reaction. That octa went flying.

[02:33] Your octa's off now though, but so is

[02:35] the BMW.

[02:42] Things have changed. Yes. Go on, octa.

[02:45] Wow, look how high up the front

[02:47] SUSPENSION IS. COME ON.

[02:54] This is This What? This is confusing.

[03:04] Everything to play for, I'm sure. Oh my

[03:06] goodness. That I was not expecting that

[03:08] after the drag race. It was really

[03:10] close, Max, between you and Andy, wasn't

[03:12] it at first?

[03:13] >> Yeah, he went flying and his front

[03:14] suspension was so high up in the air.

[03:16] But yeah, I brought it back. That's

[03:17] That's a nice win for the proper BMW.

[03:20] >> And Andy, it was close, but then I think

[03:21] aerodynamics went against you, didn't

[03:23] they?

[03:23] >> Yeah, I am not in the greatest shape

[03:25] ever on this. Look at the size of the

[03:27] windscreen.

[03:28] >> It's true. Anyway, let's take the

[03:30] gearbox out the equation. We're going to

[03:32] go manual mode and full sport setting.

[03:34] Same thing again. Maybe it will be a

[03:37] different matter now. I think I've got a

[03:38] better chance cuz this was just slow to

[03:40] kick down, Max, so

[03:41] >> Don't get too smug just yet, to start.

[03:44] >> 3 2 1 go.

[03:53] Come on.

[04:01] Oh, it's close between me and the BMW.

[04:03] OH, HE'S COMING PAST.

[04:12] THIS IS SO CLOSE.

[04:18] This is weird. It's It's just not what I

[04:21] was expecting after the first drag race.

[04:23] I think I'VE GOT HIM. COME ON, FOR BMW.

[04:35] OH, MAX, another victory for you there,

[04:37] but it was narrow. It was a narrow

[04:39] victory.

[04:39] >> Very, very narrow, but I brought it

[04:41] back, haven't I?

[04:42] >> Yeah, yeah. Now I'm starting to question

[04:44] your launch. I was very confident after

[04:46] the launch, but now I'm not so sure. The

[04:47] drag race in the beacon will be

[04:48] interesting. And a Uh, what? Why? How?

[04:52] >> Weight and aerodynamics, Matt. But I'm

[04:55] happy considering the weight and the

[04:56] aero, I think this is doing all right.

[04:58] >> Yeah, I think over the quarter mile it

[05:00] doesn't matter so much, but on the half

[05:01] mile it really does. But we're going to

[05:02] do another half mile race now cuz I'm

[05:04] determined to beat you, Max.

[05:06] >> Not happening.

[05:07] Not happening.

[05:08] >> What we're going to do is a rolling

[05:10] first gear from 10 mph, and we'll be

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[05:44] >> Three.

[05:45] Two.

[05:46] One.

[05:51] >> I've got him.

[05:59] Blimey, that BMW really shot off.

[06:01] >> [music]

[06:02] >> Got him again.

[06:09] Proper BMW M power.

[06:25] What happened there?

[06:28] We're sailing.

[06:40] Andy, Andy, Andy, Andy, Andy, you cannot

[06:43] blame aerodynamics cuz in the first part

[06:45] of that race, you were nowhere. It's

[06:47] almost like BMW

[06:50] is lying about its performance figures,

[06:54] but probably gave Land Rover 4.4 L twin

[06:57] turbo V8s with the exact figures as

[06:59] quoted.

[07:00] >> Yeah, what's interesting is they say the

[07:02] power is up to 635. They don't say it is

[07:06] 635 horsepower.

[07:07] >> Uh, cunning. Still, I'm very confident

[07:11] because I did so well in the first drag

[07:12] race, I don't think it's going to

[07:13] matter. I think I'm going to get Land

[07:15] Rover traction off the line, and I'm

[07:16] going to win, and we'll find out in a

[07:17] minute, Max, but first, brake test. I'm

[07:19] not particularly excited about this

[07:21] because the brakes on this feel

[07:22] horrible.

[07:26] Come on.

[07:36] Oh my god, the Octa won something. Well

[07:38] done, Andy. Thank you very much. God,

[07:41] that was proper stamping on it, but

[07:42] yeah, love it. I think your big air

[07:44] brake, your windscreen, worked in your

[07:46] favor that time. Max, um second place,

[07:49] second place. Get ready for another

[07:50] second place. Let's do the drag race.

[07:52] It's going to be like this across the

[07:52] line, I guarantee it.

[07:54] >> Let me show you what it's going to be

[07:54] like.

[07:56] I'll be around about that.

[07:58] >> Well, let's find out. Let's do this drag

[07:59] race. He's wrong. So, I'm wrong. Before

[08:01] we race, let's see which of these BMW V8

[08:04] sounds the best. Is it the one in the

[08:06] actual BMW? Rev it up, Max.

[08:17] >> It's not great, is it?

[08:17] >> Enough of that rubbish. Let's have a

[08:19] listen to the one in the Land Rover.

[08:25] Slightly better, still not great. Now,

[08:27] let's have a little listen to the one in

[08:29] this Rangey. You ready for this, guys?

[08:38] >> Yeah, that's better.

[08:39] >> I am cheating. This has a upgraded

[08:41] quicksilver exhaust on it, so that's

[08:43] probably not fair, but anyway, I don't

[08:44] care. Let's race.

[08:46] >> 3

[08:47] 2

[08:48] 1

[08:51] >> Oh,

[08:52] he had me off the line. Like, absolutely

[08:53] [music] dropped me.

[08:55] >> See you, Matt.

[09:03] >> It's really quick [music] at that bit

[09:04] there, and I reckon if I get a better

[09:06] launch, I can have him. Ooh, I don't

[09:08] know. Is he coming? Oh, he is.

[09:19] And why am I pulling him back in? This

[09:21] is mad.

[09:22] >> [music]

[09:22] >> He is.

[09:24] No, no, no. Come on, come on. Get across

[09:25] the line.

[09:35] This does not make sense. The auto don't

[09:37] even count. I don't know why it's even

[09:38] come.

[09:39] >> Right, that's really interesting.

[09:40] There's something bizarre about this

[09:41] car. I wonder if it has some over boost

[09:43] function because in drag mode, it is

[09:45] fast. You got a way better launch than

[09:47] me cuz I was delayed off the line, bad

[09:49] reaction. But I was reeling you in, Max.

[09:51] But you did win that one. So it's one

[09:53] each. Um Andy.

[09:55] Sorry, mate. Hey.

[09:57] >> It's okay.

[09:58] >> Ready, Maxy? You nervous?

[09:59] >> 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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