2022 BMW M4 XDRIVE vs Audi RS5 vs Nissan GTR // AWD DRAG & ROLL RACE + SURPRISE Contender

you're watching throttle house i'm thomas and i'm james and this is the first time that an m4 gets to take part in an all-wheel drive drag race [Music] and that's because the m4 competition now has x drive so we thought why not put it up against its turbocharged all-wheel drive six-cylinder rival the audi rs5 and just for a fun baseline a typical nissan gtr which like most gtrs on the road has an aftermarket exhaust system in this case armatrix but is otherwise stock no tune this is quattro versus xdrive versus godzilla let's have at it okay rs5 yeah all right so i'm a slight numbers deficit here but quattro all-wheel drive launch control has always been a bit of a monster so i mean i destroyed the rear wheel drive m4 last time we raced that is the x-drive now though this is the sport back that's marginally heavier but it has historically always done the same quarter mile time so i'm not worried about that i'm more worried about the fact that just the m4x drive can destroy an rs5 now um but just in case just as a bit of insurance i have a little surprise coming a little audi surprise coming um just in case this falls short so stay tuned for that but uh for now i think i'm gonna get him off the line i'm gonna get him off i'm gonna beat him off no okay this is the first time that an m4 would have any chance off the line against the gtr because we got x drive now and i have noticed that while the normal m4 the rear wheel drive one actually launches in second gear with launch control this one uses first and then shifts quickly to get that extra wimp off the line so i'm pretty excited ultra focused racer carsten mode you know how legendary his focus is it's no different today [Music] all right all nervous i'm nervous come on come on oh i stuck off with the bmw the launch control on that gtr is just not as quick as these two but he's just shut ahead of me oh come on gtr is catching me oh it's catching me these absolutely shots they're both flying away from me [Music] oh well that bmw's pretty quick bottom end though you know whoa and like it's just this damping is amazing i know this is a bumpy drag strip and it just glides quattro launch control is the key takeaway there i think right like nothing matches it under yeah yeah quattro is though definitely at the top certainly is an x drive x is zero x is zero or ten ten being the highest in the ten base number system that we use i that gives y'all like it was going to catch you i think he was gaining a little bit shot past me oh man let's do a roll and then i got i got something what do you mean you got something not like i haven't not like an std i've just i've got something that might help your doctor roll race here we go here we go here we go hold it in manual mode then we're going to knock it over into auto as soon as we go come on have a camera car gtr's flying ahead m4 is flying ahead oh that gtr has definitely got me in the top end no question followed ever so diligently by the very calm and superior road car the rs5 all right all right all right all right all right it gets one it gets one i knew he'd have you in the top that many years in and it's still a weapon man that it's weird isn't it it is that's cheating with launch control just like the emperor is your break smoking a little bit hang i'll be right back okay ring around the roses there you go hi are we smoking still or going um no you're okay now yeah yeah um yeah so so no it's still smoking yeah it's okay it's all right yeah so he's a bit clicking it's a bit closer it's warm it's warm you know why because this thing brought the heat in the bottom end it does have a big bottom end you're right really like it's got uh yeah in the middle it just falls off so yeah no chance in the railroad i mean carson must be must be pretty happy about that victory yeah yeah as focused as he looks yeah i wonder if he has anything to say he looks like he's about to say something right i guess not okay all right oh it's getting warm in here isn't it yeah ugh why are you de-robing huh what are you i'm just feeding the heat you have a look on your face like you you've done a t-shirt like i usually do no i don't just make t-shirts what does it say random girls just saying he's got a voice he's got a voice um all right maybe at the uh are we done now no no meet me at the start line okay just just just meet me at the start line okay okay i'll show you something and that something is rather special the rs5 r yes it costs a pretty penny but it carries with it some pedigree one of only 50 examples in the world it's an rs5 on steroids and has been kindly provided to give that m4 the humbling it needs by local car collector and friend of throttle house ali khan ok what's he got is that that abt thing this is the abd rs5r and it's from abd and it's one of fifty wait sorry sorry stop just back up a second what are you saying abd apt it's not abt no it's a name it's abd you know that it's missing a vowel right it's missing a vowel yeah so mercedes gets brabus yeah bmw gets alpena i guess and audi gets a sneeze it's more of like a blocked nose sound yeah all right are you ready well this has 80 more horsepower 66 pound feet more of torque and we launched together last time so i'm hoping to get as much of a head start with this as possible basically you're going down son the racers are already over me you're absolutely screwed so i'm actually worried because um that that is really fast and even though this is quick the m4 com so you know between us audi guys the rs5 is an m4 fighter historically the m4 competition is one above so that's why i've brought the out but uh that doesn't stop the m4 competition being a formidable foe so [Music] see what happens here let's see what happens i'm gonna win still well the gtr is actually making me a good run we'll see okay come on come on out [Music] my launch control and bye bye oh he's ahead of the bmw he's ahead he's no longer ahead of the bmw does the gtr have the apt that's the question and there's the gtr flying past again it looks like it does [Music] oh it sounds good [Music] yeah you haven't got an alibi for that car this is ugly yeah as long as i'm in here i don't have to look at it so so the app uh lost against the gtr as well you know the a in apps stood for avenger supposed to avenge the normal rs5 and then it didn't it didn't do that so what does it stand for now uh ah please stop making me lose we're sorry for that that was bad um anyway roll race is going to have the exact same result yes it will um so shall we conclude the day audi being the more comfortable car to drive home it is the most comfortable yeah air suspension stuff yeah yeah i mean this has all funky stuff it's even got a little carbon fiber can you yeah okay just these people might be interested i'm not going to do a review on this car right my thoughts on it yeah in general i i prefer my m cars to be rear-wheel drive there's something about the nate the fact that it has four-wheel drive that makes it feel less edgy to me and an m car should be edgy i totally get if you want one of these this has the more pedestrian seats in it right right they're very comfortable they're a bit hard but they're very comfortable that is a step up from an m440i it is a thing it is way better than an m44 you want to have your cake and eat it with all your drives yes i like that i like that an all-wheel drive m4 exists and it can decouple and you can do big drifts in it right so i mean there's that yeah but as far as my personal preferences i would always go rear wheel drive for an m car i've made it real quick though this car is way too quick it's really quick and the gt-r i mean i had a little bit of extra horsepower thanks to that arms exhaust ammo tricks exhausted because the stock gtr is a myth yes yeah but uh it still it had you in the top end maybe a bit more even otherwise but yeah that bmw's not to be trifled with and unfortunately as good as this rs5r looks yeah and as stupid as it sounds uh but not the exhaust the exhaust sounds great that sounds great yes i agree um yeah just can't it just can't match will you enjoy your comfortable drive home and you're apt um and i'm gonna go drive home in this okay in four wheel drive mode for safety and security safety and security two words that it apparently took from audi and then weaponized them combining xdrive and launch control it best the other two from a dig and even side by side at speed when the audi tapers off the bmw just keeps pulling with the m4x drive bmw have created a beast but why take the beast when you can have the beauty the abd bless you rs5 r it lost james yeah only technically yes exactly never mind thanks for watching [Music] [Music] you

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Id: jb0bL-Btmuo

Length: 12min 38sec (758 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 17 2021

Reddit Comments

[u/1mplication]

Damn, it's impressive to see how fast AWD made the M4. It's such a shame about the design because every review I've seen has mentioned the noticeable performance improvements from the previous gen.

[u/Aspiring_Ubermensch]

$45,000 for some carbon fiber trim pieces, new wheels and antiroll bars, and a tune that somehow has less power/torque than stage 1? What a deal!

[u/RicciRox]

There's something wrong with that GTR. Stock GTRs have been known to run 11.0s.

[u/Big-Smoke99]

I can't help but feel as if Audi's RS division is a bit lost at the moment. Don't get me wrong, I love their cars and would probably choose them over the competitors because of their combination of style, performance, and comfort. But gone are the days of the special engines like the 4.2 NA V8, which could even be paired with a manual transmission. Now that the manuals and special engines are gone, what's left are the typical Audi problems of the engine hanging over the front axle and an AWD system that doesn't bias the rear enough for fun handling. These drawbacks always existed in Audi RS products but are now exacerbated by engines that lack character. (to be fair, the RS3 thankfully still has that incredible 5 Cyl)

I think Audi is fully committing to EVs and as a result isn't investing into their ICE engines, platforms, and transmissions to compete with M and AMG. That being said, I think the transition to EVs will strongly benefit Audi because they can finally compete on handling characteristics without an engine hanging over the front axle. Add to that Audi's incredible ability to provide performance without compromising comfort, and Audi RS EVs could be seriously promising.

[u/[deleted]]

The BMW performed as expected. In the end it has noticeably more hp than stated. In combination with xDrive the winner was clear from the beginning. Too bad it's an unbelievably ugly and quite heavy thing. The new fancy bucket seats are very good to impress journalists and people in the showroom-unfortunatly they are the most uncomfortable seats on sale right now. The manual is a mediocre execution and could also be used in a 118i. And they could add some feel back especially in terms of steering but thats not why people buy these cars. While the G8x is better than the predecessor it's still nothing more than "a bit better than your average EPS steering" experience.

[u/[deleted]]

Suprised the GT-R actually lost this

[u/supermans_alter_ego]

Stock xdrive M3/4s are running 3.2 to 60 so seems pretty accurate. Monster of a car. I’m guessing they couldn’t use full LC for the GTR though as it should have been with the M3 or ahead much earlier if they had.

[u/gogojack]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again...

When or if TH launches a 3rd channel, is should be called "Karston Koncentrates" and just features him driving...silent but...determined.

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