Any BMW with a full-blown M badge is -usually- a proper driver’s car, but if you are looking for the ultimate one, on which end of the scale should you look at? Is it at the ‘bottom’, where the M2 Competition is found, or at the top, where the M8 has already started laying on its laurels?
The two solved their dispute on an empty airfield, in a series of challenges that included standing and rolling quarter-mile drag races, and brake test. To even the odds, the M8 Coupe Competition ran the course with the xDrive all-wheel drive system deactivated in one of the tests, and the results can be viewed on video below.
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Before scrolling down, let’s remind ourselves which of the two is quicker by looking at the spec sheets, and we’ll start with the M2 Competition, which packs the 3.0-liter six-pot from the M3 and M4. The engine has been detuned to produce 410 PS (405 HP / 301 kW) and 550 Nm (406 lb-ft) of torque. It can be paired to a six-speed manual transmission or an optional seven-speed automatic, and will do the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 4.2 or 4.0 seconds, respectively. Top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h (155 mph), or 280 km/h (174 mph) with the optional M Driver’s Package.
A super GT and BMW’s fastest street-legal vehicle, the M8 Coupe Competition uses the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 from the M5 that’s matched to an eight-speed auto and all-wheel drive. It churns out 625 PS (616 HP / 460 kW) and 750 Nm (553 lb-ft), and for a car that weighs almost 2 tons (~4,400 lbs), it’s very, very fast: the 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) is dispatched in 3.2 seconds, and it will run out of breath at 305 km/h (190 mph) when fitted with the M Driver’s Package.