New Tesla Model 3 Performance v BMW M3 CS v AMG C63 S E Perf — Cammisa Ultimate Drag Race Replay

The Sport Sedan 2-Second Club! The G80 BMW M3 CS, W206 Mercedes-AMG C63S E Performance, and Tesla Model 3 Performance Highland all hit 60 mph in less than 3 seconds! ...but what happens in the quarter-mile?

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Compact sport-sedan enthusiasts now have the full spectrum of choice: full EV, plug-in hybrid, or ICE — and they're all very, very fast.

The 2024 BMW M3 CS is the traditional choice: a twin-turbocharged S58 3.0-liter straight-six making 543 hp. It's the quickest and most powerful version of the M3 you can buy.

The new 2024 Tesla Model 3 Performance makes 510 hp in the US Market — 50 more than the Euro and UK versions, and promises to be the quickest Model 3 yet!

The 2025 Mercedes C63 S E-Performance uses a 469-hp 2.0-liter 4-cylinder with an electric turbo and multiple electric motors for an outrageous total system output of 671 hp.

That is 53 hp more than a McLaren F1. But the 4750-lb C63 S weighs 860 lb more than the BMW. Despite its mass, it's still the quickest C-Class ever made.

In a role reversal, the Tesla Model 3 is neither the heaviest nor the most expensive of the group — two characteristics that used to be a guarantee for electric vehicles. In fact, it costs half as much as the special version M3. And $30k less than the Mercedes.

This video includes two different drag races:
1. Our trademark race with slow-mo talkback, with results procured in exactly the same way as the magazines: scientifically obtained, VBox-verified, and weather-corrected. Full tanks of gas / battery charge, and with one foot of rollout extracted — recreated as an ideal real-world drag race if every car launched at exactly the same instant, driven by a professional tester.

2. The bonus race, where none of the cars uses Launch Control: what happens when you merely flat-foot them all, not giving the ICE cars a chance to build revs and boost? The results might surprise you!

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[tescoshortage]

The C63 somehow strikes me as even more soulless than the Model 3.

[piotrzareba]

I'm shocked how fast the new M3 CS is. The B58/S58 engine is becoming a legend!

[AutobahnVault]

That C63 is an embarrassment to the AMG legend.

[michaelkim]

Jason Cammisa is worth every penny @Hagerty is paying him! These are hands down the best car vids in terms of production value out there. Prove me wrong!

[MD-zbev]

Forget the cars, this is some amazing video production.

[StephenDavidson]

The most complex and convoluted powertrain put into any production car ever? Move over Maybach, the new king of depreciation is here.

[mrhowmuch]

The video South Africans 🇿🇦 have been waiting for 😂 the M3 is simply the better driver’s car…

[Juuul]

The S58 and B58 truly are masterpieces, shockingly they're also reliable and economical

[scottybrowndotca]

0:28 .. a Master Race mode, eh ..? You'd almost think a German car company would be a little more careful about describing a drive mode this way .. lol

[KevinRedkey]

MSRP ($USD):
Tesla: 55k
M-B: 85k
BMW: 120k

[Terence]

I like how he introduced the m3 CS like it’s available at your local dealer

[istvanlorinczi]

Thinking of these as compacts is insane

[ourfutureisdark]

That mercedes will be worth $40k in 2 years and worthless in 5-7 years the complexity of that thing is will be a nightmare out of warranty. This car is a complete failure.

[JayyGotti]

the fact that all these cars did under 3 seconds is nuts bmw really put magic in the s58

[XteR]

bold of you to assume people wouldnt use launch control at the stop light

[topcarspecs]

What a matchup!!
•An internal Combustion Engine Vehicle
•A hybrid
• An all electric
🔥🔥🔥

[howzettt]

Hey Jason, for the Tesla model 3, if you’re drag racing don’t put it in track mode because it’ll cool down the battery and directs power to cool the motors as well. Which will take away the available power that’s actually going to the motor. You’ll want to race it by just in insane mode. I’ve been able to run 10.8 @127mph on the street. Awesome video regardless!

[snjeff]

simply put, this is just a whole different league of how entertaining and informative car videos can be made these days.

The production quality is absolutely outstanding and the presenter is second to none.

I could watch your videos for hours, more of them please! 🙌

[tinotendashenjere]

I love how Cammisa always use a Miata as a reference in almost every video of his.😅

[Bleeding_Titanium]

As an Audi Owner and enthusiast!
That BMW is everything I wanted in my life.