Under normal circumstances, seeing an M4 go up against an M 1000 RR would be enough of a spectacle in and of itself. But when you see the M4 souped up with extra oomph, it's an entirely different story. Now, let's get down to business and see what we're dealing with.
If you were to purchase a 2024 BMW M4 with rear-wheel drive, you'd find yourself out of roughly $78,000. It has a 3.0-liter twin-turbo six-cylinder engine that can deliver 503 hp (510 ps) with 479 lb-ft (649 Nm) of torque. It has an 8-speed automatic transmission system and weighs 3,904 lbs. or 1,770 kg. BMW boasts it can hit 60 mph in 4.1 seconds.
If you want even more performance, the Competition model jacks up the price at over $82,000 and shaves of 0.3 seconds from 0-60 mph, getting there in 3.8 seconds.
If that still isn't enough to suit your daily driver needs, the $86,300 M4 Competition xDrive has the most impressive factory specs. It keeps the same engine but hits 60 mph in 3.4 seconds and 62 mph or 100 kph in 3.9 seconds, at least on paper.
That being said... the M4 from today's race has undergone an entire slew of engine modifications worth almost $45,000. It can now generate... wait for it... 986 hp or 1,000 ps with 737 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque. Luckily, the weight hasn't changed much, from 3,904 lbs. (1,770 kg) to 3,913 lbs. (1,775 kg).
Opposite this all-wheel drive rocket, we have the bike, the myth, the legendary BMW M 1000 RR. According to Bavarian mythology, this model is the first to feature the moniker that stands for power, performance, style, and success. It's also the proud owner of the first M braking hardware ever fitted on a BMW motorcycle.
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This baby has a 1.0-liter water-cooled, four-cylinder in-line engine that can deliver 209 hp (212 ps or 156 kW) at 14,500 rpm and 83 lb-ft (113 Nm) of torque at 11,000 rpm. It weighs 423 lbs. or 192 kg all on its lonesome, but with the fully-equipped driver, it goes up to 595 lbs. or 270 kilograms. This model costs around 48,300 US dollars.
After that introduction, it's now time to head to the races. Mat Watson from the "carwow" YouTube channel is behind the M4 that decided to sabotage him during the first attempt. The Launch Control and automatic gear-shifting feature didn't like each other very much, and the car switched to manual, ruining Mat's chances.
The second time, the M4 won by a landslide. It launched like a rocketship and kept the distance to the finish line. Before they went for a third time, the car ran into some more problems, because you know... tunning. The technical team had to jump in with software scans and data logs to determine the problem. Ten minutes later, it was good to go after fixing the misfiring issues.
The BMW M4 put the M 1000 RR to shame again and took home the gold. The car finished the 1/4-mile run in 9.9 seconds, while the bike did it in 10.4 seconds.
A quick roll race followed soon after, where the M4 obviously won again, but during the race, the bike ran into some severe problems, so they couldn't do another one. Finally, there was another brake test, where the M 1000 RR proved it couldn't hold a single candle against the 4-wheeled beast.
Codrin just loves American classics, from the 1940s and ‘50s, all the way to the muscle cars of the '60s and '70s. In his perfect world, we'll still see Hudsons and Road Runners roaming the streets for years to come (even in EV form, if that's what it takes to keep the aesthetic alive). Full profile
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