Supercar vs. Muscle Car Drag Race: Can the 10-Year-Old BMW i8 BEAT the Brand-New Ford Mustang GT?

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:35 Exhaust Battle
2:47 Drag Race #1
5:28 Taking a closer look at the 2024 Ford Mustang GT
6:24 Drag Race #2
7:56 More on the BMW i8
9:26 Rolling Race
11:38 What's it like trying to *use* either of these cars?
12:29 Brake Test
14:25 Closing thoughts

[amigodesigns]

The i8 still looks modern and futuristic despite being 10 years old, one of the best if not the best looking BMW modern era in my opinion.

[kdz]

I own an i8 in Germany. Love it. Hardly uses fuel. Very quiet in town. Lots of attention. and when I floor it, 100 to 200 kmh is really quick. above 240 kmh not so fast, but its not often the road is open enough for that kind of speed.

[raeshaunroman]

I did NOT know the i8 was that quick holy shit

[spidermonkey]

Owned my 2014 i8 for almost 3 years now. Bought when prices were still high from covid. Never had a car depreciate as fast as this one. That being said I still love it. It’s a lot faster than people give it credit for. Had a 2012 ctsv (550hp) and I can tell you the i8 is faster than it. Had a 2009 z06 while not quite as fast it would keep up I bet. Does the performance match a 150, 000 price tag no, but I didn’t pay 150k for it. Get complements and what is that every time I drive it. Awesome underrated car.

[_IMNNO]

The problem is that the i8 was misunderstood by influencers thinking that it was a supercar or an M product. It was a design study / proof of concept by making a niche sporty hybrid. It had double the hp of a Prius but twice the efficiency of an E90 M3.

[yissibiiyte]

Say what you will about the i8, but it's easily one of the best-looking BMWs ever

[guyspeedingbyou]

You guys also forgot BMW underrate their horsepower figures. Great video!

[skittlesgarage]

I own an i8. It’s quick. Nowhere as quick as my McLaren, but decent. But there are 2 cures to make it even quicker: An ECU tune from Alex Myers at Yorkshire DPF Centre in the U.K, and a Pedal Commander. That combo actually dropped the 0-60 to 3.7 verified by my several draggy GPS runs.

[carguytom]

The battery of the i8 is nearly empty ( only 3 miles left), nevertheless it beats the Mustang. Very underrated dreamcar.

[einfeldt]

😳 what on earth happened here, I definitely didn’t see that happening 😵‍💫.
Just love Casey’s old man moment, “my V8 sounds better…” 😂😂😂

[johna]

Ever since I was a kid. The i8 has always been a cool looking car to me. And to this day I still think it’s one of the best looking cars BMW has ever made!

[mercator]

yeah it is always heckled as slow but then its by people who dont own one. I love mine

[kingjeffishere]

I didn't get my i8 for racing....but I know what it can and can't do. So, no wavering on the love over here.

[therocketz]

This was an example of the advantage of turbos, and electric power, at high altitude. These cars perform about the same at sea level, but the i8 only lost half a second from its 1/4 time.

[IssaqAl-Ahmed]

BMW. The brand notorious for sandbagging it's actual horse power numbers. Worth calling out that the hybrid system is doing a lot of legwork in that drivetrain. I am sure it is helping a ton at altitude. Would love to see what this i8 puts down at the dyno.

[snch]

Great side by side comparison guys! TFL life!

[AhBeeDoi]

Why would you expect a RWD vehicle to be at an advantage with an AWD with electric motors despite the HP advantage?

[AosmoYT]

I am blown away by the bmw i8 thats a 10 year old car against a 2024 car damm. I really underestimated the i8

[joshgessinger]

All i can say u must be up there in elevation because my 2018 RS 3:6 camaro at sea level runs 13.6 107mph. I know the mustang GT runs 12’s at sea level. But that BMW is still a great buy very impressive.

[ProfessorNugget]

Good video guys i would get the i8 over the mustang all day