Drag Race! Shelby GT500 vs. BMW M8 Competition vs. Polestar 1
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In our test with these three modern muscle cars, we just had to figure out which was fastest in a quarter-mile setting. Over the course of three races, including a rolling start...we found our answer!
Start 0:00
Car Stats 1:22
Race 1 3:31
Race 2 5:54
Rolling Race 7:24
When we got the opportunity to test three modern muscle cars side by side - the BMW M8 Competition, the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, and the Polestar 1 - we knew we had to line these three up against each other in a straight line.
You're probably thinking to yourself: There's no way these three wildly different cars really compete, right? Well, they're actually more evenly matched than you might think - at least on paper. The Shelby is technically the most powerful, churning out 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet from its supercharged 5.2-liter V8. And in perfect conditions, Ford says this car will sprint to 60 miles per hour in just 3.3 seconds.
The BMW M8 Competition's twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 pumps out 617 hp and 553 lb-ft by comparison. But with a highly advanced launch control system and all-wheel drive, BMW says that this car will hit 60 in just 3.0 seconds flat. That makes it the quickest car of the three.
But don't count out the Polestar 1. The coupe's hybridized, supercharged, and turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder produces 619 hp and a whopping 737 lb-ft - that's more torque than both the Mustang and the BMW. Since this Polestar is heavier than the other two (it tips the scales are more than 5,000 pounds), it takes closer to 4.0 seconds for this car to hit 60.
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I am sick gt500😍😍🤩🤩🤩thanks for this video man😝🤗😎👍
I just love that we still have these beats in 2020.
I’m still waiting to find my ideal F10 M5. I’m old enough to warrant a 4 door, and an 11 second luxury car is more than fast enough for me! (Plus I still have my Mustang Cobra from 1996 with a mod or two)
guy in the mustang, total noob
There is some issues on this channel races
Because if we take about the truth the bmw m8 is definitely better according to Mate Watson races
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watching this video reminds me how good carwow is.
You right mate
True
Please dont make us watch something like this if u cant drive
Lol i just want to skip to the race, and carwow puts the stats in a much easier way to compare
Exactly, they are so lame 🤦🏿♂️
Can we mention how all 3 of these cars are engineering masterpieces in their own aspects? The BMW is yet another addition to a line of great cars. The polestar is very unique. The mustang is just pure nasty American power. All three are amazing in their own respects
Did he just call the expensive Bimmer and the Polestar muscle cars?
Yes he did and I came straight to the comments right after that😭
Beemer is considered a European muscle car. And it can flick into rwd aswell.. volvo no
@@marley354 you have no idea what you’re talking about. Mercedes AMG vehicles are considered European muscle
@@Raven_A5 no Euro’s are NA anymore, so what’s the difference? Both BMW and Merc twin turbo their 8’s. I’d call both “euro muscle”.
That's pretty much what I said too lol these guys know nothing about cars
GT500 did not "hook up pretty well" in either race. Bogging deep as Cleetus would say ...
Uh no, the Mustang did NOT hook up pretty well at all in the second race 🏎....
Yeah, woulda liked to have seen them try that one again.
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Gt 500 is made for the drag strip just like dodge
Of course not it’s a mustang, ford hasn’t figured out how to make an actual muscle car yet 🤷🏻♂️
@@noblevengeance312 u probably drive a prius
The BMW is really, no joke, i see tons of videos about cars competing with it. Everytime i get very impressed by the BMW. What a master piece!
The new M8 is just too heavy
@@Nickoboss29 it’s a luxury car lol, not designed to be light. Still hands out Ls with that curb weight
This car would be dangerous any lighter
@@Nickoboss29 the bmw has Luxury features, mustangs have little
Bmw uses twin turbos not cheap ass american superchargers
Imagine calling a polestar a muscle car...
Looks like something my grandfather would drive to the post office and grocery store
@@Michael_00001 that’s one expensive grocery getter
@@mr.sirperson6933 Expensive to some. Perhaps not to others.
@@Michael_00001 155 grand is expensive to everyone besides the richest of the rich
I have a girlfriend I call the "PoleStar" - yeah baybay!
That first one was actually a very impressive launch for the Mustang. Just enough slip to smoke a little but still a lot of traction. The 2nd one definitely deserved another shot.
3:43 "Omg, this thing is so fast."
as the GT500 is just walking it down, lol.
GT500 feed smokes to that electric trash.
Still fast tho
Considering the polestar weighs over 5000lbs and has 619 combine hp compare the gt500 with 760hp the polestar is very impressive
@@ericksanchez7787 But this is a drag race from a dead stop and the Polestar has wayyy more torque thats also instant.
@@burgerbandit3646 but theirs still 1000lbs difference between them and the shelby is a super car while the polestar is a gt car
what we learned: 8 cylinders is faster than 4. AWD is faster than RWD. not particularly surprising.
That’s a very butchered statement.
Kind of true up to a quarter mile. Example Agera RS(twin turbo V8 1360hp RWD) vs Bugatti Chiron (quad turbo W16 1500 hp AWD) chiron could beat Agera RS to a quarter mile drag.... But what after that? Agera RS better acceleration....
Mustang fanboy
Best part of the m8 is that u can switch btwn rwd n awd
But most importantly, they are completely different cars, why the fuck should i compare them?
Love Beemers! That GT500 wants to go FAST though once it gets moving.
Mustangs are probably the manliest sounding cars on the planet.
@@user-mf6xf4xb3k Not the same .. sorry. Mustang's song is better and its a V8 not V10 🤔 You can't compare
@@user-mf6xf4xb3k bmws v8 in e92 goes to 8500 rpm
Almost as mean as my GT350 😉
@Isaac Islam M5 does have a great sound. Especially with an aftermarket exhaust.
@@user-mf6xf4xb3k The Mustang History!🏁🏆 Shelby ,Saleen Kenny Brown, Roush SVO , Shandoa Etc
GT500 didn't hook at all, specially on the 2nd race & it was still called as best as it gets! at least from the video it looks like a spin, bogged down & then acceleration, lowering rpm should help.
My guy turned it up to 3000rpm and called it good🤦🏾♂️
That i what i was thinking because i hsve watched other videos and when they set it lower it gets better traction and goes!
Absolutely pathetic launch on the 2nd race 🤦🏽♂️
@@nlocnil3602 so when did you launch one?
I would do 2500 revs for the launch control instead!
Great test! Would get the GT500 regardless of performance. Just my preference.
I would get the GT500 as well but I wonder how the Polestar would be if it was 1200lbs lighter. It seems to be quite the luxury car but it goes against the NSX and Lexus LC500? They could've went a little more sporty i think
Same here 👍🏻
No questions, that sound is mesmerizing
Id get the gt500, imagine if they made the gt500 all wheel drive it wud decimate all off the line 👍👌👌
@@johnwhite2143 That would be a GT600 lol. It would add 200lbs but it would be a great everyday supercar at that point. It would be the 2020 version of the GTR from 10 years ago. I'll take it 👍
can you imagine the gt500 being AWD one of these days
Wait until September 14! 4 more days you will see one in awd
@@edrizzz6197 Well, where is it? hmm? where?
The fools are not doing it right. 3000rpm to start for the GT500? Really? You should go low under 2000rpm.
Fr this guy is a clown
k y spinning is winning?
I stopped watching the video when he said 3 of the best modern muscle cars 0:22
Why tho??
The shelby GT500 base model actually weighs less than 4,200lbs and its around 4,187lbs. The carbon fiber package GT500 weighs 4,056lbs
Man that launch from the m8 was savage
bmw the goat\
M8 is a beast. See a lot tuning the platform on the new M5 but not really seen anyone do it to the M8. Would love to see even. Stage 1 tuned M8 to see what difference it makes.
Check out the tune by manhart on the m8! 800 hp, 1,000 nm of torque!!!
The way the Mustang pulled past that Polestar was incredible.
0:20 Polestar: “is that an insult or a compliment?”
We already know a stock Shelby GT500 runs a 1/4 mile in 10.5 seconds while a M8 competition runs it in about 10.9 seconds.
I really hope ford quickly launches a fix for the massive delay on the launchcontrol for the gt500
Ford must put the Mustang a 4wd system then for sure be the king of the hill😂🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🏽
Is he blind? Looks like the Shelby stalled out at launch. If that was a good launch then he probably thinks the earth is flat also. 🤦♂️
Mate go out and buy a GT500 then talk shit about it
@@realityyt9547 he’s talking trash about the guy launching it
@@realityyt9547 Yeah the GT 500 is faster just shifty road conditions. Runs best at 26 tire pressure so wheels don't spin.
I think M8 is just too Germanish sharp and too perfect, but Mustang is freaking pure muscle American car. Both are amazing!
That's not saying much when you can buy 2 GT500's or 3 GT350's for that price lol. They ruined that launch on the Mustang really bad though, you can see the burnout. The GT500 is faster in the quarter when hooked up properly. Either way the GT500 would still beat it around a track. Kind of ironic when a German car is good in a straight line and an American car is faster on the track
@@weasle2904 m8 would still win on track, it’s Nurburgring lap time is pretty good, on par with a 911 gt3 and amg gt, mustang doesn’t even come close on track but it is a cheaper car so
@@ishra8926 GT500 hasn't gone on the Nurbergring, but has beaten every GT3 RS on pretty much every major track in NA. It would definitely beat an M8 considering that lol. And on a high speed track like the Nurbergring the GT500 would walk the M8 easily. Look up the track times on NA tracks.
@@weasle2904 always an excuse with mustang owners lol. Mustangs can’t turn/corner for their lives.
@superkadabra seriously comparing bmw’s handling with Mustang? Are you kidding me? Lolll
That m8 comp is love.
GT 63S is love.
@@bradleyscarreviews Its a monster itself. I love bimmers. To me m8 is the best
@@mustafatariq3252 both are best if you ask me. I have no preference.
@@bradleyscarreviews respect that bro 👍
Did I see correct? Shelby GT500's price is half of the Polestar and M8's. 🧐
And awesome production. Congrats 👏 (From Motor1 Turkey)
For the price point the gt500 easily the better car
GT500 ftw
Damn I want to own one of them. My favorite/dream car.
Meh
GT 500 all the time it’s faster but it needs someone know how to launch it properly 😉
Quality costs....
It’s decent but I’d take the M8 easily
Gt500 pulled that swede like nothing do a half mile and it would be embarrassed
Both cars would be embarrassed by the GT500.
What happened to gt500 against BMW 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The guy in the GT500 be like... . 🧐🧐🧐🧐
@@danielsacui5710 You Act As If You Have Skill For Launching A Computerized Awd Car.🤦🏻
@@danielsacui5710 yeah it won lmao
@@mgmd.324 ford will never win against BMW 😂😂😂
For the $100,000 difference I could buy some sticker tires
Yet you'd still ultimately be driving the same car as Hannah in her 25k ecoboost with eyelashes on the headlights. All mustangs are just basic cost cutting cars with big engines. The other two are not.
@@generalkenobi8899 a shelby isn’t a mustang...I mean it kinda is but there are major differences
@@generalkenobi8899 and all bmw are the same.. as you share many part with many brands... Mustang are unique, Shelby even more lol.
@@Rayan-fv7ot oh please, Audi, bmw, Mercedes shits on everything across the ocean.
@@keeshans5768 not really, porches do though
Calls the the bmw and polestar muscle cars
-Ight imma head out 🚶♂️
Seen the Shelby in action, and everyone says the top end is wicked fast. Always like watching races.
that was a very cool video actually. the M8 and Shelby are incredible cars!!
Awesome video, very well made👍
Not sure I get the GT500, is it a drag car or a track car? What kind of lap times does it do?
As a pure drag car it might do ok on slicks, but on street tires or on the street it doesn't seem to hook that well.
It’s a muscle car also made for the track: it’s not a pure drag car like the dodge demon.
As much as i am a pure mustang fan an love the cars, that bmw is beautiful in green, best bmw ive ever seen 👌👍👍
Unfortunately a super expensive care.
@@oldsoldier8139 you
could almost buy 2 new GT500’s for the price of one
@@mr.sirperson6933 And I would still rather have one BMW than 10 shitbox Fords.
@@DjNikGnashers haha typical scumbag bmw owners what’s so cool about a bmw anyway other than it being a luxury car with a lot of unreasonably expensive problems later on?
rwd vs awd what did you expect lol. Specially on an unprepped track. In a roll race mustang is a lot faster.
agree brother
Shelby GT500 vs M8 in this video and it shows the gt500 is faster on prep surface.
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Bro r u dumb lol. It has 100hp more and rwd perfoms better in a roll race than awd . Also u didnt say something new u commented what u saw on the video
@@aggelosbracaj9845 On a prepped surface you idiot, it doesn t matter if you have 100 hp more, when you compete with a awd 625 hp on an unprepped surface you can t do too much so stfu
@@matteo_7117 I respect that the Gt500 is faster, but I still would take the M8. The interior is so nice.
What’s the music playing from the beginning? Can someone help me out?:)
I liked the video before watching the whole thing, just by the way it starts i already know I was gonna enjoy it
No matter how nice the car is and no matter how expensive the car is, I will only support the Shelby.❤️❤️
Typical yank, I bought a bumper sticker and now I won't change my mind for anything.
Here's an idea. After each race, give us the acceleration and quarter mile times.
How is the ZL1 not included? Not available?
Dear Santa, I want GT500 for Christmas, please!
Man for $100k less that’s not bad for the Mustang. 👌👍
100k less? You can get an m8 comp for 150k.... the mustang can be specced up to 120k... so no not 100k less
@@Steve_Jaz you are absolutely right but I’m going by the price they showed in this video. ✌️
@@Steve_Jaz gt500 in this isn’t even the track pack
I wouldn't buy the mustang if they are all the same price. Fit, quality and finish is not even close...
@@trilingualkid Dumbest comment I've seen. That's the whole reason it isn't as expensive.
The track is a little short for the GT500 to really show what it’s got.
It's the base model version not the GT500 carbon fiber package track version which has stickier tires and more downforce.
The GT500 would have hunted down the M8 and game over.
@@yusufgta4341 the track pack gt500 wouldnt be faster in a drag race it has to much downforce
@@richardmodglin3900 Won't ever happen in real life on real streets
@@markbrix9385
Says you.
Mustang is my dream😍
I'd like to see the same test on an actual drag strip so you mostly take traction out of the variables and go to power and power placement
On the street I’m taking the gt500 everytime.
$81k vs $175k. I think the Shelby did really good especially at that price difference.
Tell me where you would find a 81k shelby? They are over 100K at any dealership, some go up to 120k
There are dealers that sells them at MSRP, you have to look to find them. I got lucky and mine is currently getting built at MSRP.
@@ycharlie5993 post the video you liar 🤣🤣
The m8 is a gt car. It’s night and day difference in drive ability and comfort compared to the Shelby. That’s really what you are paying for is luxury.
The m8 was never 175k its maybe 120-135
That Stang is Great Value for POWER!
The designers at BMW must be taking some real good drugs. I love the paint color, but green with yellow interior? No way>>
You guys bogged the mustang when it went against the m8 from a dig, should have done a rematch and this time launched it like the first race against the volvo
its never gonna win from a dig that bmw all wheel drive launch control is insane
That's how German engineers are working 💪🏼💪🏼
Pure American muscle car mustang is love
Japan is number one
German cars have too many electric issues
American cars don’t last long
@Katja Wilkinson who cares about interior when the car lasts 70 years?
@@pastoryoda2789 idk why but that makes sense
I don't want to give you dislike for the GT500 2nd race as it didn't hook at all, If you did a proper lunch it will dust the M8. Great video just keep it real guys with great lunches & fare races.
Great drag race
Drag radials on gt500 and bmw buslengths behind
? Then put drags on both
@@darian102030 won't hepl a lot with AWD, D/T are really best suited for RWD
Ugly Bastard absolutely, but it’ll help. Just doesn’t make sense when people say “well give the losing car some type of upgrade and it’d smoke it.” Well obviously.
@@darian102030 D/T really give big boost at start for RWD Cars
GT500 would absolutely obliterate M8
Ford should try to make it, also with rear wheel drive... look at Porsche... GT2RS ist beating everything, it also has just Rear Wheel drive.
Man that GT is a beast! Put someone behind the wheel on that GT that knows how to drive it though...and a bargain compared to the rest of the trio.
Not to mention the two other cars would get beat off the line & from a dig .
I have a 21 gt 500 and it’s insane how quick and fast it is ! So much fun to drive !!
I'm glad this video exist
Bmw got gapped once the mustang hooked
It was inevitable
Losing by a foot is not "gapped". Gapped was what happened to the Mustang from a dig.
@@kevindavis5966 that’s because he didn’t know ho to launch it for shit
@@Dat4valveGuy He used factory launch control, so apparent the CAR doesn’t know how to launch for shit.
Shelby has las 140 horsepower more.... Not bad for the bmw
That BMW is sexy as hell! OMG, that is the most well balanced car on the planet!
What was the price of the BMW?
Whats the gt500 time ?
Good content but I’ve seen Mustangs owners play with the setting and beaten m8cs from a dig. It’s just not a car you get in a drive. You gotta get use to it. TC off change rpm and a few other techniques than just smashing the gas which causes that wheel spin. It can be done but you gotta tinker it
No Gt 500 beat m8 competition from dig
@@Harrison22541 yes it gt500 did I think it was at the drag strip tho
@@tervilsnaider3103 At the drag strip stock GT500's on a good day can get into the 10's but a M8 never will stock.
@@cstraley Post the videos to prove it.
@@DjNikGnashers Prove what?
The Polestar looks amazing..
yes, it is gorgeous! Sadly, many of us will never see one in real life.
I like when they do the rolling races,makes it a little more fair
6:43 did he say that the Gt500 hooked up?? 🤦🏾♂️ tires did not hook at all
4:09 me after taking a sh*t
Pre-race guess: The M8 is gonna kill the others.
Keep dreaming, GT500 beat M8 in every way.
Track.
Dragstrip.
Performance.
M8 competition 625 hp vs mustang 760 hp supercharged
Love you m8 competition...♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ great car from legendary brand....
@@DatW268 wait did u watch the video?
@@DatW268 no
correct me if i wrong, but i thought M8 Comp. has 625hp and 750nm. am i right?
The 625hp is the European version - the American version is 617 because of the exhaust restrictions.
All the guys that do car comparison videos like this never know what they’re doing or what they’re talking about.
Ikr
Gt 500 amazing in the higher gears
765 LT 🆚 Turbo S Drag Race 🏁
Turbo s will smoke that mustang
Nice!!
All wheel drive is what saved the BMW hands down plus it cost twice as much. Give me the GT500 and 2000.00 for a CAI tune and tire, we can play all day. The M8 is not beating me...😂
and hybrid turbos on the m8 with downpipes 1000hp you are not catching me i actually want an eveolve tune on the m8 because they're m5 has 1000hp and did 10.0 sec In the 1/4 with stock tires 😶
I'm confused is the BMW M8 comp a muscle 💪 car?
No
That mustang is beautiful
It's ugly. It looks like a codfish at the front, the BMW is sleek and stylish.
@@DjNikGnashers Mustang wins! that bmw looks cool but that mustang is beautiful 😴
stage one tune on the M8 is whole new beast
Why would you launch the gt500 at 3000 rpm on street tires?
RWD VS AWD hmmm...heat the tires, raise the rpm on launch control..try again🤙
hell yea ur right
If only if you could get a perfect launch every single time you were at a stoplight 🤡
Or a roll race on the freeway
The drag race with noob drivers in the Shelby will put Shelby in a bad light...That`s what i learned...
All Wheel Drive is the common equalizer
Haha, its not about the highest horsepower but how much you can use on a normal road. Bmw is just a much better and refined car. Love it
What a well executed and proper race guys! #welldone 💯
Bmw is Bmw💪
Bruh how did you not notice you were trying to launch the gt500 to hard? Spin/then bogged so hard when traction control pulled power. Should of launch at lowest rpm setting. And a burnout woulda helped as well
In Mustang Launch control only works when esp is on and esp cuts the gas when burnout so mustang couldn’t go full gas at launch
I will rather spend that $175k (BMW M8 Competition Prices) for the 2020 Shelby GT500.
Not everyone wants a cheap American car
I'll take the bmw as well
@@hassanger8128 no one wants a German over engineered junk that breaks down before leaving the dealership and depreciates like the titanic
@@davidwade7681 That mean you will need pay extra money to own the BMW. Big Money Waste.
@@xxcon2ionsxx470 So you thing a Mustang with 600+ hrspr won't break down 😆😆😆🤡
What dreams you having son
BMW😘
Good racing .
Thanks 👍
I don't want to hate and nothing to do with the channel. Awsome work by the way!!! But these three cars look exactly the same to me. You could change the badges around and they could mascarade as each other. Unlike a porsche 911 or Saab 900 or jeep wrangler. You can tell what those are in a dark foggy night from 500m away
Come on guys, the GT500 bogged big time against the BMW.
A bit yeah, but there is no way gt500 can beat m8 in a 1/4 mile on a nonprepped surface
@@KorpiSoturi1 it can if m8 switches to RWD more not AWD lmao
@@Dogge444 why would the M8 do that? Lol
@@KorpiSoturi1
Why race Awd vs Rwd if you can
Even the odds. FYI the GT500 is
4100 ibs.
@@WindyCity1992 odds are even because both cars are stock.
Why tf do people not warm up the tires of a RWD car before drag racing against an AWD ?!
Yeah because that's what you do at every traffic light isn't it ffs.
It’s time for a four wheel drive Mustang.
The Polestar is the "looker" of the three cars👌🏽
Less Power...more performance...this is German Engineering! And even more expensive😄
Merry Christmas to everyone! Greetings from Germany
It's brains over braun for sure. I have an E63 M6 and that V10 sound easily beats the American V8!
Compare price 180000 vs 90000
Yep. Dollar for dollar the GT500 is looking mighty nice.
BMW is a boring car after few years, GT 500 is a lot nicer
Yeah compare the quality... you’re paying 90k for a power train. I agree the bmw is overpriced but at least it’s a nice place to be inside
Why didn’t u drag race the m8 And the polestar
Set the launch control rpm too high on the gt500 which should have known from the first race lol if you're spinning and have to let off the gas to get traction then you're launching too hard and that kills your 60foot and ultimately the 1/4 mile; Just helping for the future