BMW M8 Competition Vs BMW M4 Competition XDrive

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BMW M8 Competition vs BMW M4 Competition xDrive

Category	M4 Competition	BMW M8 Competition
Engine layout	3.0 l R6	4.4 l V8
Max power (ps / bhp)	510 / 503	625 / 617
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft)	650 / 479	750 / 553
Curb weight (kg / lb)	1772 / 3907	1898 / 4184
Power / tonne (ps / bhp)	288 / 284	330 / 325
Average price	€117,000	€185,000

Lap Times

Track	M4 Competition	BMW M8 Competition
Hockenheim GP	1:53.00	1:52.40
EuroSpeedway Lausitz	1:32.07	1:31.11
Nürburgring Nordschleife	7:28.57	7:32.79
Inta	1:08.79	1:08.37

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance	M4 Competition	BMW M8 Competition
0 - 30 mph	1.2 s	1.0 s
0 - 40 mph	1.7 s	1.4 s
0 - 50 mph	2.4 s	2.0 s
0 - 60 mph	2.8 s	2.5 s
0 - 100 mph	6.9 s	6.3 s
0 - 130 mph	12.0 s	10.8 s
0 - 150 mph	17.4 s	15.5 s
0 - 170 mph	26.4 s	22.0 s
1/4 mile	11.0 s @ 125.0 mph	10.7 s @ 129.0 mph

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance	M4 Competition	BMW M8 Competition
0 - 40 kph	1.0 s	1.0 s
0 - 50 kph	1.4 s	1.2 s
0 - 80 kph	2.4 s	2.3 s
0 - 100 kph	3.3 s	2.8 s
0 - 120 kph	4.4 s	4.2 s
0 - 140 kph	5.7 s	5.4 s
0 - 150 kph	6.6 s	5.9 s
0 - 160 kph	7.3 s	6.6 s
0 - 180 kph	9.3 s	8.4 s
0 - 200 kph	11.6 s	10.0 s
0 - 250 kph	20.2 s	17.5 s
1000 m	21.1 s	19.9 s @ 263.0 kph

Rolling acceleration

Speed	M4 Competition	BMW M8 Competition
80 - 120 kph (4)	2.6 s	2.3 s
80 - 120 kph (5)	3.7 s	3.0 s
80 - 120 kph (6)	6.3 s	4.0 s
80 - 120 kph (7)	9.6 s	5.2 s
80 - 120 kph (8)	18.0 s	8.3 s
80 - 160 kph (4)	5.5 s	4.9 s
80 - 160 kph (5)	7.3 s	6.3 s
80 - 160 kph (6)	11.0 s	8.4 s
80 - 160 kph (7)	16.0 s	11.0 s
80 - 120 kph	2.6 s	1.9 s
100 - 200 kph	8.2 s	7.0 s

General performance

Category	M4 Competition	BMW M8 Competition
Top speed	290 kph (180 mph)	305 kph (190 mph)
Est. max acceleration	0.91 g (9 m/s²)	0.96 g (9 m/s²)
18m slalom	73.1 kph (45.4 mph)	71.9 kph (44.7 mph)
Fuel economy	8.1 l/100 km (29 mpg US / 35 UK)	8.4 l/100 km (28 mpg US / 34 UK)
Lateral acceleration	1.02 g (10 m/s²)	1.03 g (10 m/s²)
Measured power	529 ps (522 bhp)	627 ps (618 bhp)
Measured torque	680 Nm (502 lb-ft)	786 Nm (580 lb-ft)
100 kph - 0	34 m (110 ft)	31 m (103 ft)
200 kph - 0	134 m (439 ft)	126 m (414 ft)
70 mph - 0	46 m (150 ft)	45 m (146 ft)

Summary

Category	M4 Competition	BMW M8 Competition
Track Performance	99	100
Straight line speed	74	100
Overall	89	100

Verdict

M8 Competition is the fastest by considerable margin.

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hostboy 4y ago

Actually, I don't even understand why the M8's wheelbase is shorter than that of the M4's... isn't the M4 supposed to be the compact car and the M8 the full-size one?

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jeremyclarkson1 2y ago

i sat in both and wondered the same, and was confused how the m4 had more back seat space then the m8

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exhaustingexhst 3m

Makes total sense considering how huge Mitsubishi actually is. Even my ballpen is from ...

humana 10m

@FastestLaps please update the acceleration statistics, i found the original video ...

Mitsubishi makes significantly more money in their various heavy industry manufacturing ...

exhaustingexhst 21m

100% but Mitsubishi initially planned to not even sell any cars in europe anymore ...

Cocobe 53m

I would hardly take the word of a tech reviewer from California. The most ...

humana 1h

It defaulted to 2R, also if you go look at the ACR laptime its ...

Cocobe 1h

I don't think they mentioned what tires it was on. If ...

the lap times here have definitely mixed up track lengths. ...

JaimiesBlues 2h

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jeremyclarkson1 2h

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