BMW i4 M50 vs M3 Competition: which is FASTER?

50 years since the first M car was launched, BMW's performance division has turned its attention to an all-electric model. The BMW i4 M50 is an M-tweaked car, rather than a red-blooded M machine like the BMW M3 Competition, but it has 795Nm of torque, and can crack 62mph in 3.9 seconds. Is this first M-tuned EV already quicker than the petrol equivalent? Only one way to find out...
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00:00 Introduction
00:30 BMW M3 Competition driving
02:40 M3 and i4 walkaround
04:50 BMW i4 M50 driving
11:05 Laptime comparison
12:30 Times and conclusion
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[@DES0MX0]

by the time you did a hot lap the state of charge was 48% or even below... that's not exactly fair to the M50, since you should be at least around 80-90% doing a hot lap, worst case 70% but not below 50%. Also, as some others have noted you either weren't in sport boost or the car somehow stopped boosting. Finally, to get the max output until the car stops, you need to use launch control for the initial start - this way it keeps the highest HP & Torque, without it the car drops the curve when going over ~160kmh

[@borinvlogs]

but these are the youtube professionals they don't know shit.

[@rolandcook2556]

A couple of observations from an M50 owner: - In sports mode you have 533hp not 468. - Sports boost give you faster acceleration. - You have 2 sets of brakes; regenerative braking and mechanical caliper - It is heavy, torque steers on the standard Michelin tyres, and doesn’t feel as nimble as an ICE equivalent. On the road I love it and you can happily play with Ferraris etc to your heart’s content.

[@irishphil9480]

536bhp books say

[@shiugen676]

@@irishphil9480 Honestly I feel it is more than that

[@jscw2]

perfect video and comparison thanks

[@bto7779]

Great comparison

[@ChristopherBennett81]

Can you help me understand why there is no blue boost bar on the M50 on the hotlap? if you were in sports Boost it should show a blue boost bar for 10 seconds each time you hit the throttle and keep it down for the 10 secs of max boost as this will give you 534BHP not the 460 you quoted earlier in the video? it wouldn't have affected the result but probably knock a second off that difference given that 70bhp is the difference between and M3 and an M5 of old! I can't see the state of charge but it might not have allowed full boost if to low on charge?

[@cinch]

Hi there, you are correct that the car did stop boosting towards the end of our run. We weren't sure if it was because of battery temps (as Sam mentions at the end of the video), or because of the range. Either way, we think it cost the car about a second in the last sector. As you say, doesn't affect the result, but we're aiming to give the M50 another go so we can record a better time for future comparisons :)

[@grboorman]

Yep, it's a drawback that the power reduces when the charge goes below a certain level. I imagine the filming used up a fair bit of charge and there probably wasn't a rapid charger near, so the hotlap wasn't so hot. That said 5 seconds is an eternity in racing, even sport boost isn't going to make that back, maybe a second, but not 5 seconds.

[@ChristopherBennett81]

@@cinch never mind.. I’ve sold the m50 and have an m3 comp xdrive on order 😂

[@leemarshall3649]

Would love to see how much wear is put on the tyres in the M50 driving round a track. 2 great cars though.

[@chris2costacosta264]

Makes you wonder what depreciation will be on these high performance petrol engines be with electric bmw electric coming on to the scene .they could sky rocket in used values or drop like elevator

[@ChristopherBennett81]

wow this is turning into my friday obsession! I've just ran the two videos side by side and he is using GPS data.. in your final 5 secs of max acceleration you reach 83mph at line from 50mph . Auto topNl is 107mph in the same frame by frame. So something isn't correct- you can physically see how slow it is accelerating on your speedo. AutopNl is the king of draggy and has a massive history of timed runs to check- something isn't right with either the mode or conifg you had on the M50 :(

[@adrianbunyard6015]

Goo presenter this guy is. Love his reviews

[@cinch]

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[@hotrod182]

So many Tesla Model 3P owners claim the i4 handles like crap compared to their cars. Would love to know the track time on a Model 3 Performance vs the i4M50.

[@cinch]

@@hotrod182 This is a great idea. And something we're aiming to organise :)

[@chrisginoc]

​@@hotrod182 Tesla owners are the worse fan boys. I get it, Elon Musk, pioneer, visionary, entrepreneur, etc... Just because Ford built the first Model T didn't mean they became the best car manufacturer. Where I live in Orange County, every 3rd neighbor owns a Tesla. And for that reason I want the i4 m50 😊

[@hotrod182]

@@chrisginoc You are so right! All I hear about is how Tesla outsells every other luxury car, blah, blah, blah. The other day I was at an intersection in my fairly unique all black i3s. Of the other 3 cars at the intersection were all Teslas! No thanks...one of the biggest reasons I don't want a Tesla.

[@hotrod182]

@@cinch If comparing the the Tesla M3 Performance At Rockingham, please make sure you have the 20" equipped i4 with the bigger tires..

[@SteYoung]

Hasnt the M50 got 576bhp?

[@reidhester]

It's so much fun to drift around curves ;-)

[@austinlam5480]

Fully Charged m50 and run the test again

[@RobertBlow]

Great presenter and driver. Thanks Sam.

[@swanblake]

An apology piece for the i4 M50.

[@hondahr4577]

hello, great cars, but I still think the electric BMW is very heavy, it has weak brakes for its weight and there is no chance with m3 due to the weight..excellent video

[@cinch]

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