BMW X7 M60i v M50d: DRAG RACE

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How much quicker is petrol than diesel?
Well to find out, we’ve got our hands on the most powerful petrol & diesel BMW X7s to see just how different they really are! So let’s check out the stats…
Starting with the M50d, it’s packing a 3-litre straight-six diesel under the bonnet that can produce 400hp and 760Nm of torque. Power is sent to all four wheels via an 8-speed automatic gearbox, and it tips the scales at 2,460kg. If you’re looking to pick one of these up now, it’ll cost around £88,000.
Then we have the X7 M60i. It’s housing an enormous 4.4-litre twin-turbo V8 under the bonnet, and this can put down 530hp and 750Nm. It’s a fair bit heavier than the M50d, coming in at 2,675kg, and it’s also a whole lot more expensive, costing around £130,000!
So the petrol-powered X7 has more power, but will the weight difference prove decisive? There’s only one way to find out… LET’S RACE!
Thanks to everyone who lent us cars for this video:
- M60i: @wam_barn
- M50d: / dna_autohaus

[@carwow]

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[@jithinjohn.mathew]

As a Bimmer guy myself, I am sad to say that both looks horrible, but the older one looks comparitively better than the latest one. I seriously have no idea what BMW designers are doing.

[@jacobrev6567]

Ok 👍👍👍

[@niki123bxd]

Ok😊

[@Presto_001]

I like the BMW SUV's, especially the X3 and X5. I hope to god they don't change the exterior like the X1 for the all new replacement coming this year.

[@alteregosenslucas863]

Yes.

[@Alaatin61]

The non facelift Bmw X7 is a beautiful luxury 7 seater imo

[@lutomson3496]

the horse nostrils on the newers are so fugly

[@heinman6250]

wouldn't say beautiful, but it is better looking than the LCI

[@T1ago23]

Crazy? I was crazy once.

[@eeeehuu2130]

@@T1ago23dont do ITTTT!

[@hassanger8128]

No, the face lifted seems more beautiful 😊

[@ergunyuksel3820]

Man those M50d's are just insane. Too bad we won't get cars like these anymore

[@Aidar2024]

Why?

[@ashmakes21]

us gov banning production of ICE cars@@Aidar2024

[@ergunyuksel3820]

@@Aidar2024 4 turbo chargers on a diesel thats why

[@SeanSer]

@@ergunyuksel38203**

[@14DENISS88]

​@@ergunyuksel3820pain in the arse to maintain TBH.

[@Under_Construction100]

Loving the pre-facelift face but I've gotta admit, the split headlamps work better for me in the X7 than the 7 series.

[@musguelha14]

Yeah, the tall front end suits it.

[@purwantiallan5089]

7 series with facelifts also looked great.

[@TheAlbaniaGaming]

Yeah the x7 split is alright, on the 7 series its disgusting

[@lamakicker69]

Exactly how I feel

[@mediocreman2]

Both ugly

[@Dalbayob69]

So the M60i is £130k but he got it second hand for £100k and it’s on 23 reg plate. Feel sorry for the first owner who lost £30k in less than a year🤦‍♂️ .

[@wam_barn]

Yeah, I'd never have bought the car new that's for sure! 😬

[@LiTeRac]

And in one year, it will be 70k, so you should feel sorry for this one too.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@LiTeRacnext year it could reach 120k.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@wam_barnnew cars seem to be quite rare to find in USA lately.

[@krmr]

Could've been a dealership, where the loss was artificial anyhow, they wrote it off and got a kickback from BMW. It's the second owner after the dealer who most likely will incur the most losses.

[@kevingabriel7581]

Such a humble guy. We need more videos with Tom

[@wam_barn]

Thank you, really appreciate that!

[@MrCathal09]

​@@wam_barnyou're the game developer right? Great to see the fruits of your labour! I second OPs comment.

[@shay7572]

I was about to say the same thing!

[@GardenGuy1943]

@@MrCathal09 yes, he developed GTA 6

[@187Lausbubenbande]

​@@GardenGuy1943what you dont say. i think everybody knows that..

[@AlzhinSon]

Pre-lci front with lci back would be perfect

[@Under_Construction100]

Fully agree, man. Fully agree.

[@afnannusayr]

Yes

[@anass3373]

Fully agree too, but I would extend this to any new gen bmw

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@Under_Construction100and also has 400bhp.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@afnannusayrthe X7 M60i realistically has 25bhp more than X7 M50i. X7 M60i has 410bhp, whilst M50i only had 385.

[@zeedustrakok]

A purple X7. What’s not to dislike. It does show how impressive BMW’s 3L diesel is.

[@DjNikGnashers]

A purple X7 - what the hell is there to like ? It's fcking ugly, it's massive, it's too heavy, it's too expensive, and it costs a fortune to run. I say this as a serial BMW owner (6 BMW's in my last 7 cars).

[@schwagier]

I saw one in bmw speed yellow, i guess that's the name of the color, and it was ugly too

[@dr-ok3sn]

drag race starts at 5:41

[@purwantiallan5089]

The M50i is clearly superior.

[@rihan191]

@@purwantiallan5089m60i

[@Argon_05]

10x mate

[@inferno4419]

Thank you, too much BS and talking from Matt to drag the videos out over 10 minutes.

[@diesersiggi2521]

Video ends at 14:24

[@rbsm6456]

In the beginning I didn't like it, but now i'm starting to like the new X7. Am I crazy?

[@pablonavaridas3302]

Yes, you are...

[@wam_barn]

you're not, it's a great car!

[@CXPITAL09]

You're just getting used to it, that's it

[@erenjeager9081]

너 로우키 진짜 미쳤어

[@neillgowans4350]

Yes 😂

[@mrnicktoyou]

I like Tom's attitude and he has a friendly demeanour.

[@wam_barn]

Thank you, that's very kind!

[@Mrstonks141]

This purple paint on the new X7 is just mad, love it

[@wam_barn]

thank you !

[@raffeyfine377]

rly paint? Or PWF Wrap ?@@wam_barn

[@Fasteddie1085]

🚥KING OF THE LUXURY SPORT BARGES ALPINA XB7 vs MERCEDES GLS63 AMG …side note 📝 we need a 0-60 60-130 and quarter mile times leaderboard

[@jaybomb5022]

Lmao Matt jumped the ever living hell out of that 1st start😂😂😂😂 Also never knew that much weight made such a difference 😂

[@TNScott]

Absolutely jumped the start, went back a few times to watch closer and it’s obvious.

[@Eric-qi9us]

this is like my first time seeing someone use an SUV as it's intended to. Loved all the people in the car and it put a smile on my face just seeing them so happy and having fun. Looking forward to these.

[@wam_barn]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@ALAMakaAJ]

I use all its horses when the time is right 🔥🔥

[@selormonray]

0:30 The carwow logo and the wheels match 😅

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. So rare to see colours between them completely matched.😂

[@racscar29.]

Matt doesn't like seeing a pair of tail lights 😂😂

[@DaGrandChamp31]

Facts!!!!

[@frederikmeire]

a race between the X5 50e, XC90T8, cayenne ehybrid, GLE350e, Q7 hybrid. would be very interesting to see.

[@jarkkohaimakainen2378]

Who paid Carwow/which instance wanted Carwow to avoid drag racing BMW's against other car manufacturers' products, like Carwow used to do?

[@vuyaniman9440]

The sound from the gear changes from the M60 coming through the speakers 🔊. 👌

[@leeworldwide5519]

The look on Matt's face when losing 😂😂 love it...

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. Simply lovely indeed.😂

[@timsaxon5825]

Especially given he jumped the first start.

[@hassyg4083]

its staged marketing

[@Elvis-mg6vb]

And even when he looses he looks to win by handicapping his competitors…..anything to win 😮

[@wam_barn]

It was great to properly feature in a CarWow drag race with you guys! Mat has certainly taught me how to perfectly time those launches 🙏🏼 (P.S. Sorry Mat for making you go in the slower car🥲)

[@drthilipkumar3614]

It was good to see you

[@somerandomfella]

Which site was it again? Collecting Cars? 🤔

[@wam_barn]

@@drthilipkumar3614 thank you!

[@wam_barn]

@@somerandomfella 👀

[@BSA_Airgunning]

👍🚗

[@gunnarmh]

Did not know of Tom and never heard of his KZbin channel, but subscribed to him now. Really nice guest.

[@wam_barn]

Hey, thank you appreciate it! 🙏🏼

[@sofyanprayudi3704]

I like seeing Mat's face when he loses, it's very cute 😄😄

[@BABA-ME-LLULL]

Yes yes yes thank you for doing this comparison I was looking everywhere trying to compare these two vehicles great job I love your videos.

[@Average_Bruh]

Oh, look. New content. Thank you, Mat. We appreciate it.

[@ashedkins]

Can we have a Carwow 1/4 mile leader board please! Collate all these awesome drag races and give us all some reference for different machines

[@__will__bl]

you can click on the link for the leaderboard at the very end of the video

[@bradmartland5723]

It's on their website if you had an attention span longer than 30 secs you would have noticed

[@purwantiallan5089]

They already noticed the quarter mile leaderboard before.

[@Madero775]

“I got this on Collecting Cars” Great first and last appearance there from Tom.

[@IIISeisPaquetesIII]

@@__will__bl tbf they don’t have the actual times noted on their website, which is a shame. Just the ranking😢

[@alangarner8587]

WOW, Mat actually drove the slower vehicle!! Didn't smile much either. 😂

[@Q_N-]

The SUV comparisons aside, Thomas is such a nice dude, his demeanor is so likable 🤣

[@wam_barn]

Cheers mate!

[@Non5ens]

Would love to see all x5 m cars with their m50i variants, also the added x5 4.8is

[@vinhvu155]

The pre-facelift fits the M esthetic so much better than the facelift. Opposite is the normal version, am i crazy?

[@lostinbluespace5210]

One of these followed me through Newcastle last week. The thing was so big it was too wide get past me on the dual lanes through town, it didn’t fit in the lane 😂

[@elnoel1220]

I recently went to the US of A for a holiday, Kentucky>Tennessee>Alabama, and we rented an F150 as our daily driver. Looking at the F250, F350, RAM 3500 etc on the road, our F150 felt small. And then coming back to the U.K., everything seemed small, SUVs included!

[@kchimusaru]

🤣I really liked the fact he thumbed you up Matt as he drove past you, lol. 5:58

[@Mapa356]

Someone from editing came up with mat running round the car to a Tom and Jerry sample. Genius 😂❤

[@supercarloverbutnosupercarsad]

Pls try with Alpina XB7

[@ilketama5982]

This diesel vs 40i would be interesting match up

[@dlbrickerstudio]

3:14 Anyone feel that Phill Swift is back with it’s new flex seal family of products 😂😂

[@Xrubi]

Love when matt loses those races, it makes my day. That unhappy face, priceless.

[@Presto_001]

Dear Carwow, can you please add the quarter mile time in 2 decimal places and the 0-60mph time of your runs because you do it on your review when you launch the cars with that machine you use. It just means there is no need of a speed trap. Thank you.

[@UserUser-vo2ky]

Totally agree, and 0-100mph too

[@pronix6257]

Used to work with Tom in Ireland many years ago, an absolute gent, so glad to see how far he's come from those days back in Cork.

[@ln5747]

What does/did he do to afford £10m worth of cars?

[@pronix6257]

He left the job I worked with him in, to create a game development studio, however i didnt know just how successful he was, as even I was surprised by the collection So i would assume he has other ventures also.@@ln5747

[@JimGauthier-xt3wt]

Have a 2019 x7 and still love it looks comfort and drive !

[@johnolaoluwa]

Matt must be feeling the impact of Storm Isha, probably the first time I have seen him not excited, he tried everything and was still badly beaten, even gave his opponent a tip on how to beat him at the start - well done, Matt. Winter will soon be gone! 😂

[@S-T-E-V-E]

Matt in a huff because he didn't get to drive the faster car for once! 😂👌

[@wam_barn]

oops 😅

[@purwantiallan5089]

I thought Mat Watson always on faster cars.

[@AfroCentauri]

Like the older front end of the X7 more than upgrade.

[@purwantiallan5089]

The 2023 X7 looked like 2007 BMW X3 especially on front end.

[@mediocreman2]

Then it's not an upgrade. Haha

[@user-my4xu4gf1z]

I like this x7 more. Has more road presence. Looks more cyberpunk futurstic.

[@alopey_]

One of the BEST 'APPLE to APPLE' race!

[@professor4563]

Tom is actually so humble and kind guy

[@wam_barn]

Thank you 🙏

[@cheikhniang2693]

I love how quiet the M50d is❤

[@paulfrench7238]

I was thinking how noisy it was. This is really where EV powertrains make so much more sense in this sort of vehicle. M50d and M60i lots of noise and not much go, they are so outdated now. Be interesting to see the iX 40, 50 and 60 compared against these two

[@erikzabava937]

Mans are simple creatures....car launch and mans smile 😀😀

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Great to have Tom on the channel.

[@markkokivi]

Nice video. Please do more those extra weight races 😂

[@AutoMotoMaroc]

The old design is better than the new

[@AdrianPortelli0fficial]

This design works so much better on the x7 it didn’t really mesh with the 7 series. I really am in love with this X7. should I sell my Range Rover for this or nah?

[@wam_barn]

yes, yes you should!

[@jamiebrooks3864]

I'm not. Off road is reason I needed it though

[@Kelle128]

Do a lot of research first before deciding on it.

[@Luisxxx777]

ofc u should. german quality alone would be enough of a argument to change cars

[@user-my4xu4gf1z]

Oh forsure. The range looks dated now. X7 looks way more sporty and futuristic. Plus has better self driving tech for highway and overall tech and luxury. Better performance. Pretty much checks all the boxes

[@nachmzln1779]

Damn i remember carwow only have around 2m last year and now its nearly 9m . Time flies

[@velocgee2874]

Maybe I’m a bit behind the rest of yers but I generally no longer watch Carwow drag race vids for any competition results but more the sheer comedic entertainment (Sam’s ‘reversing gloat’; comedy gold 😂)

[@joshuasherwain]

Matt, you look like Yanni when he is losing 😂😂

[@jacobrev6567]

I really the color M60i Actually looks sick

[@wam_barn]

thank you 🙏

[@jacobrev6567]

@@wam_barn you welcome

[@JRGio]

That was a fantastic inclusion of the ballast boys

[@patfromozZ]

Always love the Carwow drag races but the intros before the race seem to be getting longer and longer.

[@TheAlbaniaGaming]

Should have been the M50i vs the M50d. Also, the older one is way better looking!

[@arniearnie3963]

I'm glad you said that - I bought an X7 in 2022 - within 6 months those mofos at BMW introduced a facelift version 😠 😡

[@TheAlbaniaGaming]

@arniearnie3963 don't even bother about it, the new old is much better looking! Its a real BMW design

[@arniearnie3963]

I normally wouldn't be bothered but a guy down the road has bought a new shape one - i have to drive past it every day lol ​@TheAlbaniaGaming

[@TheAlbaniaGaming]

@@arniearnie3963 lmao, where do you live? And what do you for a living just curois xD

[@heinman6250]

@@arniearnie3963 you have the much better looking interior. The facelift looks so generic with those horribly placed screens

[@colthall6420]

Would be interesting to map the m50d and see how it gets on

[@MrHushCrush]

That diesel engine sound check made me laugh lol 🤣

[@kasracars]

The sound of their exhaust was very good🤤🔥🤩

[@danhill6333]

Matt jumped the start in first race. Crickets

[@HakarDoski]

that guy is a boss! so many cars and hew very humble and fun. more of him definitely

[@zuti071]

Capital letters...fail.

[@bymonsterdi]

Let me summarize this video for you: 00:00-14:24 Mat says “Pointless” That’s it, you’re welcome

[@goodguyseb3067]

Both looking good

[@chartreux1532]

I love both of these, especially the Colour on the M60i looks great and the Look in general has grown on me. It's funny how every now and then you see a new Design Change on a Car Model and since it's so different you're turned off, then you see that Car in the wild a few times and after a while you start to like the Look. In general Cars often look much better in Person than in Videos or on Pictures Prost & Cheers from the Bavarian Alps

[@mosmarb]

That purple is fantastic

[@chartreux1532]

@@mosmarb More people should pick Colours other than Black/White/Grey, so this is always nice to see

[@PureRythm]

Absolutely...and with that stealth shade of the purple, looks even more dope!!

[@chartreux1532]

@@PureRythm Is that the proper name for that shade of purple? Been trying to find the exact shade the Owner used

[@wam_barn]

We got the car Satin PPF'd, it's an exclusive Purple under but I think the Satin works so well with the car! 💜

[@zsoltlehoczki4783]

Looks like Mat jumped the first race, but he lost stil.

[@EricMims-wj9jk]

Can you please do the M50i petrol vs the M60i to see if there’s any difference please? I just got a 2020 M50i but have not heard of anyone racing the two. By the way just smoked a X7 last night with the 6 of course.

[@luxelist]

A great blend of performance and luxury. I think we all miss the pre-facelift, though.

[@goodsensimila9164]

Matt sounds so depressed in the diesel 😂😂😂

[@freddie5956]

The pre facelift is 10 times better looking than the new one. But they both are good looking cars🔥

[@r.k.2401]

Thank you very much Matt ❤

[@CloD44]

Mat face pricelesssss. 😂

[@jonnysmith8974]

Preface is so much nicer

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

This video perfectly demonstrates the difference between torque and power.

[@AMG63]

Power = how fast you hit the wall Torque = how far you go through the wall

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

@@AMG63 I think its a bad example because absolutely no one can verify it 😂. Power is when a car keeps going faster than the other. Torque runs out because it takes place at the early stage of acceleration. More power equals the ability to keep accelerating than other car.

[@thomasvennekens4137]

explain it to us pls :)

[@gtr485]

Got a 23 X7 flawless so far and the BMW dealer experience is always good.

[@abayamangali]

It is a great car! My family owns one and it’s great for a big family. Comfortable, quiet, has all the safety systems. And frankly, I like the front end of the LCi, but the pre LCi also looked good.

[@hassyg4083]

drops value and falls apart

[@kierandoherty1420]

Matt well jumped the start first run!

[@UchihaM23]

Old looks better especially the M50I with a individual color 🔥

[@carneylad]

Happy to bring my Lotus Eletre R along to one of these.

[@mirekmachowski2062]

May you do comperison X7 or X5- 40d vs 40i ... ?

[@riyadabrahams2278]

I do like the LCI, prefer the pre LCI with the LCIs colour though…quite an unfair comparison too as the petrols are faster than the diesels and then still get 2 extra cylinders too…should of used the 6 cylinder petrol…that would of been a fair comparison but none the less still a good race!!

[@Daily_VIP]

X7 looks like a tank, love it.

[@zaheen6614]

Bmw races r the best

[@wam_barn]

Agreed!

[@ITS_RAVII]

Here before this get popular 🙃

[@edijsnsoel]

can we get a interesting drag race with all variations of BMX X5 ?

[@AB77700]

I love so much the drag races here, but the seriousness of my guy over there was mental

[@RR-ht9db]

I'm more impressed with the M50d! 🔥🔥🔥

[@b1ni316]

Can you do a Video with all BMW X5 M50D series?

[@ahmadsyed6847]

In the graphics for the engine of the 50d says twin turbo which is incorrect as it is quad turbo

[@AcceleratingCars]

I think you need to subtract 1 sec from the 1/4 mile times, they are surely off. There's no way that M50d runs the quarter mile in close to 15 sec and the M60i in close to 14 sec.

[@carnut9193]

It's all mathematics, 530hp is a lot however, 2,675kg curb weight is enormous equating to 198hp / ton. I guess you would still expect a lower 13 second pass but it always comes down to the conditions on the day / fuel quality.

[@AcceleratingCars]

@@carnut9193 Great use of mathematics. Anyway, 200hp/t is a lot and the M60i is well capable of mid-to-high 12s for the 1/4 mile, not 13s. The M50d does 13.x sec. And as for the atmospheric conditions and fuel, if there's nothing extraordinary happening, the elements and/or type of gas have a minor impact on overall performance.

[@goncalosantos5253]

Just shows how efficient top diesels still are…almost the same performance (even better in the real world) for a fraction of the running costs…not to mention RANGE…….

[@CerberusTenshi]

Mat, you didn't need to do Chris Harris dirty. XD As for the BMWs, they are both absolutely unneccessary clumps of steel and aluminium.

[@Dro401]

Every like this comment gets I will do a sit up and a push-up

[@SpeedX405]

Beggar

[@GQBRYANT]

I still love the first look on the x7 better. Great video ! I Would like to see an X7 50i vs X7 M50i & M60i.

[@godzilla12325]

5:52 matt summed this whole video up in one word.

[@taitanwar8579]

Vi meritereste una serie TV come top Gear ❤ site bravi .

[@j.b3994]

It would be interesting to compare the different braking distances with and without passengers

[@Supermaisfat]

The subtle middle finger in the first rolling race🤣😂

[@chrissmith2674]

Would love to see a vid with all of the bmw top of the range SUV’s race

[@Ahmed-hn2tj]

Interesting to see how the new m60i with the hybrid tech is a whole second slower than the pre lci x7 m50i (based off the drag race u did a couple years ago with the wrangler, g63 and defender)

[@Leonardo-tj6up]

Pre-facelift looked timeless and elegant BMW, took several steps backwards, adding that horrendous front facia to the new models😊