All three are equipped with the twin-turbo, 4.4-liter V8.
Sedans may not be selling as well as they used to but some automakers still produce great sedans. BMW has a wide range of four-door options. The BMW M5, M8 and M8 are powerful luxury vehicles with a lot of similarities, especially when it comes to the oily parts. But that doesn’t translate into the same performance on the streets as the Carwow video shows.
The BMW M8 Competition Gran Coupe is seen in the latest video against the BMW M5 Competition, and the BMW M5 CS. The 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine is the same in all three models. However, the M5 Competition and M8 Competition models produce 625 horsepower (46 kilowatts) respectively and 553 lbft (750 Newton-meters), respectively, while the M5 CS produces 635 hp (473 kW), and has the same amount twist. The power is delivered by eight-speed gearboxes or all-wheel drive, but it’s far from equal.
Although the first race was a bit rocky, the second saw the M5CS outclass the M5 Competition and the M8 Competition. The M8 crossed the finish line in 10.9 seconds. The M8 was finished in 11.3 seconds and the M5 Competition came in at 12.7 seconds. Carwow got a 11.1 second time out of the sedan in another video, so the M5 Comp may not have been in its best form.
The rolling races are the same, but the M5 CS has the edge. It has a little more power and is lighter. With its carbon ceramic brakes, the BMW M5 CS wins the brake test. It stops at a shorter distance that the others and is more powerful than any of the other cars. Although the M5 CS is the more powerful offering, does it justify the higher price? The higher price might be justified by a race around the track.