Drag Race: BMW 325is Gusheshe vs Opel Kadett Superboss

In this video we pitch two legendary local cars against one another, the iconic BMW (E30) 325iS "Gusheshe" and the Opel Kadett GSi "Superboss". But it's not only the cars that are legends in this video. Behind the steering wheels are none other than local racing superstars Deon Joubert and Mike Briggs, who used to race these cars in Group N in the early '90s, with Mike winning three championships in the Opel on a trot. But which car is faster in a traditional drag race? Is it the rear-wheel drive, 2.7L straight-six 145kW BMW, or the front-wheel drive 125kW, 2,0L Opel Kadett Superboss? Place your bets!
0:00 Intro
1:04 Engine Comparison between 325is & Opel GSi Kadett Superboss
1:28 Car Differences
2:13 Race
3:26 Outro
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[@OpelSouthAfrica]

We had to tighten our seatbelts but it was a great race. Well done to our Superboss!

[@blacgaz6419]

Super proud of you Opel, I'm still shocked

[@yashinlallchander]

The best damn Opel ever made and proudly South African too.

[@neilgouws6962]

@@yashinlallchander I'll drink to that !! ✌🏻

[@jayfromthesouth8107]

what happened to you guys

[@jayfromthesouth8107]

we miss you guys. bring back exciting cars. we are itching for something from you guys

[@jachinchetty2412]

Ahhh now this is a KZbin Channel South Africa has to be proud of👍

[@rezo786]

both of these cars are South African only i guess it will get local views mostly

[@errerrerr]

@@rezo786 many people from all across the world love this channel. Quality content like this spreads far & wide regardless of the type of cars. Stop talking nonsense

[@angrysocialjusticewarrior]

@@errerrerr He is not the one talking nonsense between the two of you. He did not say this channel is not loved by people around the world. He said the two cars in this video specifically are south African only cars and will garner views from mostly locals. You have to learn to read and understand, not read just to respond.

[@janrdoh]

More like, finally something South Africa can be proud of.

[@skrrrr129]

@@rezo786 Kadett GSi is a legend here in ex yugoslavia countries, it was fastest you could get in 90s and even early 00s, sadly you rarely see them nowadays.

[@alpina_b1289]

I've always liked old Opel's.. I currently have an Opel Calibra 2.0 16v in almost perfect condition... What a beautiful car it is...

[@doggoisamongo8783]

C20XE or X20XEV?

[@ernestmckay9727]

That race went exactly the how I saw it back in the day when people drag raced in Ext 5 of Ennerdale. The BM faster of the line, they disappeared into the dip then when you see them again the Boss was in front winning the race. Awesome score settlement video.

[@graemetm8109]

They just don't make the Super Boss like they use to. That car brings back so many childhood memories. Such a legendary car ❤️

[@mohammedhoosenebrahim9516]

Love that 325is. Thanks for great content man

[@allanmcdonald3223]

The sound of the 325iS was an absolute winner.

[@kaybee168]

I cant get over it. Yes it lost but that sound though. They don't sound like that no more

[@EliteVeteran_]

Indeed. The 325iS has a legendary sound.

[@gavinschoonbee6788]

A pitty the sound comes out the back and Opel owners could never hear it. Hahaha

[@BuhleMpakama]

Finally!!! Argument settled, I was nervous though.

[@mrhyde7431]

Suppie whipped the IS in the 90s never a doubt the real king of the streets is the Suppie

[@janrobinson6046]

Very nearly brought me to tears thinking about these two battling it out at Kyalami in the early 90's when I was a kid.

[@localcarvideosmore6655]

Goosebumps all over. The 325is sounds heaven. The only time when I didn't care who won. I love bothe the Superboss and Gusheshe

[@mprinsgsxr]

That's how all the races I ever did in them went. BMW did have the legs down the highway past Rigel and Atterbury Offramps though 😁👌🏼

[@lungelosigwane6328]

Waterkloof ?

[@anthonyserfontein7432]

That race was long overdue. Nice vid

[@IrminZ]

Best drag race ever !!!

[@ddkadettturbo]

the biggest Rivals in Germany is the VW Golf 2 GTI 16v vs. the Opel Kadett GSI 16v or the BMW E30 M3 vs. the Mercedes Benz Evo all of that are great Cars and i think all Car Manufacturers build cool cars in that Time!

[@miked16v]

Oh my goodness! That’s gotta be video of the year. Thank you for that!

[@Carscoza]

Thanks so much! We're so glad you enjoyed it :)

[@utonevcsaladnev7339]

C20XE - Still the best engine ever made by Opel.

[@ppalavichkoo]

C20NE 115hp 8v wins the durability awards for sure!

[@kingofohio5689]

Z20LET by far superior

[@lenikt3560]

@FuckTheWorld21 the C26 was a pile of dung compared to other straight sixes from the C family. Underpowered, not RPM-happy, less tuning potential. Aside from that, I'd say I agree with you mate

[@wynandsteyn3666]

Thank you so much for the video. This takes me back to Odendaalsrus and the Goldfields Raceway - the time of legends!

[@catchawakeup6411]

This video gave me goosebumps 😁 Used to own a Superboss back in the day😁😁😁 Great car!!!

[@gazg00]

Love what you guys are doing. 2 SA legends! Superboss forever!

[@1PaNik1]

Appreciate you guys! A track test would be super interesting!

[@juliancoetzee4912]

Legends, all 4 of them! Great video!

[@TRADEREXX]

That put a HUGE smile on my face! Great race!

[@kamogelophahla4921]

Gotta love the sound of that 325iS.. I love it. It may have lost this race but I still love it. My childhood hero car that. Beautiful

[@steviepelser4479]

The race everyone was waiting for

[@seanjammy6969]

Great clip guys- well done!!

[@timmotsoeneng3422]

Under that laughter of defeat is a man in pain wanting revenge.

[@rezo786]

amazing work, this was long overdue.

[@YusufPetersenCPT]

What a throw back video hey... this is gonna start some fights for sure!!!

[@premramsookmungal861]

I used to own one off the fastest superboss in the country ,normally aspirated with a cosworth head ,balanced & blueprinted by tony james ,made 137kw on wheels on the coast,had lots fun with it,eventually modified to ts turbo,made 220 bhp,800m 214km,ph at midvaal,0di strip 257km,ph,back it up 3 times on a blistering hot day ,all this in the early 90s,

[@bryanthehuman2994]

I came all the way from Cape Town Mitchells plain to watch this legends !!!!

[@vincenzodigrande2070]

I am rebuilding my Kadett 16v at this point in time and seeing this I can not wait to get it back from paint, assemble it and drive it again. Me and my wife tried time and again to let newer cars steal our hearts, but failed to find something that gives us as much fun to drive. It may not be the best handling car, in fact, it takes quite the driver to handle it, but it is at least a car providing honest road feedback and that on its own is very pleasant. You really quite literally feel the road, for better or worse, but we love it for that!

[@nicholaskasolosungweashikk4053]

It's very unpredictable with alot of torque steer..I had a 200i 16v Opel monza, c20xe and a coscast cylinder head..lots of fun,brutal sound.

[@ddkadettturbo]

Yeah the Kadett E is a really good car, it`s my first Car and today i have 4 E Kadetts:) I still love it the same way, newer cars can`t get that pure feeling to the driver! Make your Kadett ready for the Street and have some fun with it!!

[@es3791]

Sad what became of Opel though. True legends, both these cars. ✊🏽

[@DrProfNiceGuy]

@Sean Gavin GM makes it what it is. Not the Opel AG !

[@johndelorean7353]

@@DrProfNiceGuy it is not owned by GM for like two years but PSA. I honestly liked it more while it was under GM.

[@DrProfNiceGuy]

@@johndelorean7353 Yes, PSA is ...

[@DD-RSA]

What a race. Both legends. Will love both in my garage 😍

[@jackjr.4078]

This is such a dope video to shoot in this current day and age😍

[@kennykarlsson6691]

Love the Opel kadett. I have had 5 of them over the years. Never a boring minute. Just gear down and your face gets that big smile back. To bad opel stoped making these cars and that amazing engine.

[@sonic4urmind722]

I hit like before watching the video. this is going to be "nostalgically" epic

[@kegsta2204]

This a video ive been waiting for🤟

[@bravofoxable]

Man!!! Enjoyed this very much... We had loads of fun back in the day on Ontdekkers road with a Supie, whoooooo!!!!! That thing can really put boots to asses!

[@mudgie3445]

Two of the best cars made! Just wish you guys had used the evolution 2. Good old days of Stannic Group N! Best racing series!

[@faizayob1]

That Jeremy Clarkson grin you give when the superboss wins.

[@RP0415]

Such an awesome video with such amazing cars. As a young kid, I was infatuated with the 325is. I’d still take it over the SuperBoss because of the rear wheel drive. Much more fun.

[@Carscoza]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wezilebonani]

Michael Briggs has such a huge personality, great video

[@henri8940]

Epic, this was just epic.

[@gavinsmith28]

Brings back such good memories ...

[@miles.a1.9]

Mike briggs it was great seeing you in action you made me a opel fan sir group n was surely the heyday of SA motor racing in my opinion.

[@H3R5CH]

all 4 legends. awesome video

[@boblee6173]

SuperBoss is a beast. Excellent vehicle and a dreamer"s dream car to own in my opinion. The BMW is a beautiful ride with an excellent look and sound. Both cars would be lovely to have.

[@seanyster7294]

Great Race, Love both Cars but the E30 is a Legend still my favorite i had a 325i Shadowline ❤❤❤❤ back in the 90s we used to go to Dices on Sunday nights at Americano Roadhouse those years was about the BMW 325iS and the Opel SuperBoss miss those days.

[@strictlybm-pasopaguluva6202]

Awesome video! I hope there will be a vid of the 325iS evo ii taking on the Superboss

[@synthwave7]

I had a Gsi in the 80's and those races at Scribante racetrack in PE where the Opels and the BMW's duked it out, brings so much memories. I was an Opel fanatic but switched over to VW .

[@colsaffer]

Love that. Brings me back to my teen years when you could actually recognise roadgoing cars in Group N racing with Mike Briggs playing bumper cars with the field. Now all we need is the Uno Turbos vs Conquest RSI race. To those asking about the VR6, that was a bit of a different era, would be the E36 325i against those. Keep it up cars.co.za!

[@jayfromthesouth8107]

someone understands at least, not all is lost lol

[@Nothing-to-noone]

I'm sure that the Supie would give a 2.8 Vr6 a beating.

[@robvanza]

Awesome!! Love It!!!!!

[@calebnarainsamy873]

2 legends finally meet again at a track this was the best race I have ever seen #but end of the day the boss is always the boss

[@slawekfastyn]

To all people abusing the word „Epic” -> THIS is epic 😝😁

[@JarrydJunkin]

cant wait to see the the track video since that is what these legends were made for

[@kevinpooe2466]

Any chance we can see A MK3 VR6 and 325is drag race next so we can settle all the debates

[@ghatiem]

Wow I remember watching these guys while growing up. My hero was Terry Moss though 😁

[@davemills6701]

Tears of joy. The best era ever and we experienced it.

[@seresh7440]

Two legends! Both the cars and the drivers😎

[@ApothecaryTerry]

I was brought here by a weird combination of this channel featured on MSN and the comments section of a JayEmm video about the Astra/Kadett telling me about the Superboss. The laugh at 3:04 is what really gets the thumbs up from me though ☺

[@SnowyPe]

I lived at the track when these guys were racing at Aldo...That Super Boss sure lived up to its rep.

[@sandrovasconcelos3010]

nice race... those cars are classics, well done to the 2 racers legends

[@hussainaiad9689]

We missed your drag races 🏁 that you use to impressed us.

[@declansgamereview6523]

Was not expecting that

[@toppdogg1986]

How can you guys tease us like this ! 3min of pure bliss please keep content coming!

[@kresanmoodley4241]

This was epic, can't wait for track tests. Hands down the superboss was a killer in its time... Still very respectable in today's standards as well.

[@concernedcitizen5626]

YES,YES,YES OPEL RULES. Thanks for the video, absolutely loved it.

[@deonschoeman395]

I did my appyship in those years, FANTASTIC CARS

[@dhaneshramdial4873]

I saw these two bad boys on the M1 a few weeks ago,great sight.

[@ilyasahmed1432]

How i miss those days off group N racing battle between the 325is and superboss and wesbank modifieds true legends 🏁👍

[@jpdskj7793]

Ciro , Great Video!!..How About Featuring The 16V Elantra 1.8 ( 1998 ) ......Please?

[@martievanzyl2371]

This make me proud of owning the opel kadett gse well done

[@manrootheidealist5161]

Wow.. Legendary indeed. I'd love to see VW Citi 1.8R, RunX RSI, Mazda 323 200e and Nissan Sentra 200 STI one day.

[@opelclubcapetown5068]

Lovely stuff! Amazing machines and cool drivers!! Thanks for the video Cars.co.za!

[@gideonlambrechts2113]

Spot On

[@roundlake96]

Need an Opel Kadett GSI badly, but my Calibras will do for now :D

[@jaferessop4412]

This puts the age old rivalry to an end for me

[@Rookshana.Takolia786]

Opel power!! Well done. Still the BOSS after all these years!!!

[@Richard_AKL]

Didn't need the race to tell me the Superboss is faster, but any excuse to make another video with it is good enough for me

[@user-up9xt9ng9g]

اشهد ياتاريخ اول عربي 💚🌹

[@Djeseret]

Kadett is even faster in acceleration when the cars are already rolling, the power is so high that the wheels spin on the asphalt, that is why it loses from a standstill, when overtaking it is a pure bomb.

[@poepflater]

Downside is the opel came from the shop with rattles

[@Djeseret]

@@poepflater It got much better in 1989-91

[@poepflater]

@@Djeseret We grew up with the Opels, they came out when I was in Primary school... I also remember that 200ts from the early 90s.

[@Djeseret]

@@poepflater In the family it has been exclusively... Opel since 1952.

[@ddkadettturbo]

@@poepflater it`s not rattles it`s character:)BMW is always better made than an Opel and it cost a lot more, but back then the Opel engines were simply an absolute power

[@fredschriks8554]

GSi does it for me!! Grew up with Opel.

[@rogervanderbyl3267]

Oooh what memories. A real walk down memory lane. To own a monza cd again 😍

[@rogervanderbyl3267]

A big thank you to the cars owners and cars.co.za

[@Carscoza]

Hi there Roger, thanks so much for watching. Both cars actually belong to Cars.co.za, they are part of our SentiMETAL heritage fleet. Check out www.sentimetal.shop for more information :)

[@gvr6079]

Now i miss my old red Superboss.

[@jerrydevilliers3627]

The sound of that 325is

[@MBison-tl5xc]

SENTIMENTAL series tugs my heart; nostalgia of the 90’s and when 97 octane was still an option. A Beemer fan and driver but always have respected the Super Boss. Now let’s please see 200is vs Vr6😅

[@pietervanbreda4360]

200ts vs vr6

[@Mr2boosted]

@@pietervanbreda4360 200ts vs Uno Turbo

[@MrRETROPSY]

Where is the 2,5l 16v evo 190e? Take some more 90s classics in the mix pls, great videos!

[@pmrvmachado]

GOOD NIGHT!! MY NAME IS LUIZ, I AM 43 YEARS OLD AND I AM FROM BRAZIL. I HAVE A KADETT GL 97 AND I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS CAR. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS ON THE SUBJECT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE VIDEOS ON THIS CHANNEL ABOUT KADETT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS POSSIBLE, BUT IT IS A FAN'S REQUEST. GOOD WEEK AND GREAT VIDEOS !!!

[@houzatradingandprojectspty2169]

We would like to see 325is vs VW VR6

[@Getouttahere78]

Say whatever you like, but damm, that Beemer sounds great. I had a 528i and I really miss that 6 cylinder burble 😢

[@fidasmatsimela9597]

The video is about which car is faster, will talk about sound next time

[@mphomosia3941]

Awesome indeed

[@mzr3553]

Hope one day you will test a Mazda 323 200i Dohc 16v.this cars is true legends.😋

[@yashinlallchander]

I loved this video. I am sure if Mr Briggs wasn't jumping around he would have probably launched better and opened a bigger gap. My heart always belonged to a Superboss and always will.

[@hj357]

My father has an opel astra 200 ie witch came with an superboss and the power of that car is insane tho

[@tranielvenagiam1975]

Thanks for the vid guys munch anticipation on this one. That 325is seems a little sick please take it past Tunetech to get a checkup!

[@madsciencebuilds]

Legends...thanks for bringing that to us Cars.co.za👌🏻

[@metsanemosehlane7891]

I thought the Kadett was turbocharged, hence I voted for it, thought it was like the 200ts, very impressed

[@tracyhendricks4499]

Please do a 800m or 1000m drag race will be very interesting

[@dumil3]

Never would have predicted that

[@ZIVKODIMOV]

C20XE POWER !!

[@machomanOOOOHYEEEAH]

Yeah man, they’re amazing! I’ve hade 3 C20XE cars, absolutely incredible

[@missiondh]

Superbaas!