Tuned BMW M4 CSL v XM Label Red: DRAG RACE

Mat and the team have flown over to Germany to get their hands on some very special Manhart-tuned BMWs!

We’ve got Mat in the BMW XM Label Red, and Racing Driver Sam’s lining up in the BMW M4 CSL! So let’s see how the two compare.

Starting with the XM, this Label Red edition is powered by a 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 and an electric motor. Combined they usually produce 748hp and 1,000Nm of torque. However, after Manhart added several upgrades, it can now put down 800hp and 1,100Nm! This power is sent to all four wheels via an 8-speed automatic gearbox, and the car weighs in at a colossal 2,720kg! If you want to pick up this very car, it’ll set you back around £210,000.

Then we come to the M4 CSL. It’s powered by a 3-litre twin-turbo inline 6 which usually puts down 550hp and 650Nm. However, following the Manhart upgrades, it now puts down 702hp and 880Nm! As with the normal car, this power is sent to the rear wheels via an 8-speed auto gearbox, and the car is over a tonne lighter than the XM, coming in at 1,625kg. If you want to buy one, this Manhart edition will cost at least £227,000!

So the XM may have more power, but will the huge weight difference drag it down? There’s only one way to find out for sure… LET’S RACE!

[Don-pkuy]

Want to sell your car?
Everyone: ff 60 seconds

[huiputka]

700hp M4 doing 11.6 quarter mile? Definitely something wrong with it.

[mks]

That m4 csl aint close to 700hp. Infact i reckon its probably even slower than the stock version thanks to its engine issues

[seaa]

11:54 The windshield washer fluid just flying out of the XM was the cherry on top of all the other issues. It didn’t even leak from the bottom, the leaked through the headlight!

[superfast]

Amazing, Manhart has successfully ruined the looks and performance of the CSL all in one shot!

[CCBGroupe]

They should send those cars to someone who knows what are they doing and remap it properly.

[raheem_mustapher]

Another drag race of a massive cruise ship taking on a sports car!

[justsomepandawithinternet]

BMW should start equipping their cars with ship horns

[_OmKudale]

2:47 that is true for every car lover... no matter how old we will keep loving engine sounds

[Hcris]

$220, 000 for an 11 sec. quarter mile? LMAOOOO

[Tealc]

Imagine paying for a Manhart-tuned kit, only for them to make it worse than it was stock! ahahahaha

[KganyaButhelezi]

A 2.7 ton SUV braking in a shorter distance than a 1.6 ton sportscar is insane

[bollemann]

Why is that these "Tuning companies" always manage to make the cars ugly. Like the XM is not a good looking car but they managed to make it even uglier

[Czeslaw_cntv]

I saw an XM in black today. Actually looked really good.

[zolo]

for a 2.7 ton Suv completing 11.5 sec is actually mad ngl!

[rextetron]

"Better launch" is always a jump on Carwow 😂

[kyawthu]

This m4 is the most underwhelming tuned car ever

[drunkenhobo]

Those are the two most garish things I've ever seen outside of a Turkish rug shop.

[jaybalmer]

Matt…..give us the race we ALL want to see. Tommy’s Revuelto Vs Yannis Revuelto Vs Marks Revuelto …..you can be in Tommys SF90

[sheldzeeking]

There's the classic, everytime Mat says "Come On!" it adds an extra 50HP😂