BMW E46 M3 v Toyota GR Yaris: DRAG RACE

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It's time for a carwow team head-to-head! We've got Mat in his Toyota GR Yaris going up against cameraman Jack in his BMW E46 M3!

So how do these two compare on paper? Well first up we have Mat's GR Yaris, which can produce 261hp & 360Nm of torque thanks to a 1.6-litre 3 cylinder turbo engine up front. What's more, it's also equipped with AWD along with launch control, and weighs in at 1,280kg.

As for E46, well it's powered by a 3-litre straight-six to put down 343hp & 365Nm. So, it's up on power, but it has a few areas of weakness compared to the GR Yaris. Not only does it weigh in almost 200kg heavier (at 1,470kg), it isn't equipped with launch control either!

What do you think - will the lack of launch control propel Mat to victory? You'll have to keep watching to find out!

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[carwow]

So, which would you pick? An all-new Toyota GR Yaris, or a classic E46 M3? VOTE BELOW!

[mighty]

Is it me or everyone is still mind blown about the RIMAC and SF90 drag race🔥🔥🤯

[jaylam]

I never thought I'd see the day a Yaris would beat an E46 M3

[bigbraindane]

If I had a nickel for every time Matt compared a car’s sound to a vacuum cleaner🤑

[atharvdeo]

Matt, you jumped the start in the 2nd drag race

[Kxider]

Sure, performance-wise the Yaris won, but damn that M3 easily won the looks department😍

[jrbuch]

Never thought I'd live to see the day a Yaris smokes an M3 in a drag race..

[tariqmahmood]

Even the hybrid version of this Toyota is quick off the mark, torque galore, surprised me 👌

[jake]

How did the yaris run 12.5, every other channel doing 1/4 mile is struggling to get into the 12's.

[corwinblack]

Proves that torque is quite important metrics.

[christohees]

Its not a soft limiter my brothers e46 had this it limits the refs depending on the engine temperature so you dont fuck up your engine if your engine is up to temp you can ref it as much as you like

[sherif.ghoneim]

I think after all these years tge BMW lost some of those horses...
It will be a fair race if they put that car on the dyno and see it's horsepower today...

[BionicRusty]

Now this is the sort of drag race that makes you really appreciate how mental that Yaris is.
👏👏👏👏
Gotta say, as well, What on earth is that gearstick doing in the M3?
KISS - Keep It Simple, Stupid.

[joseluislopezvillar]

Just tried rolling pulls in 3rd gear with my M3 and a Yaris GR of a friend. We had different results, since my car was pulling from the very begining quicker than the yaris, then held distance and won some distance when the Yaris shifted to 4th and I had still 1000rpm´s to go... Guess the M3 from the video is not at top performance level or my friend´s Yaris is slower than the video one hehe

[raizorr]

I think of the e46 would be a bit more lighter, it would win

[ven]

"What tires you running?"
-"Which axle?"
lmao

[Ryhard]

Big up for cameraman, thats a nice car.

[annahenrietta]

Something tells me that a few ponies might've escaped the hood of that E46.

[TheKillaGP]

All about the high revving naturally aspirated straight 6 for me. Exactly what an M3 should be.

[golach]

That is my favourite M3 generation. Nice, clean, unfussy shape.