I Took On The Former Stig In The New BMW 540i, And Boy Was I Embarrassed! TFL Leaderboard

(imimotorsports.com/) How much slower can Tommy be than a pro racing driver? In this video, he puts that question to the test using the 2021 BMW 540i.
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[@TFLcar]

Hi guys, there is an error in the leaderboard for an earlier car, the Infiniti Q60. The time for that car should be 1:05.74 (not 1:07.74), so the BMW 540i xDrive (with Paul at the wheel) is in third place. We will correct that in the next video, and we deeply apologize for the error. Thanks for your support!

[@jeppewerring]

Reintroduced the straight 6? BMW has always had the straight 6.

[@justink-persaud1659]

LMFAOO fr

[@ronvanr5359]

Tommy, you just warmed up the brakes and tires for him, that's why he was faster :)

[@lawdog516]

Great video, I’m really liking these types of videos!!

[@autophile525i]

Love the leaderboard! And the contrast between Everyman and Paul, the Professional.

[@abqcrutch]

Paul the former Stig. Such a rare breed. He deserves to be called, Stig. Much like when a president leaves office. You still refer to them as president. same/same. Lol

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

This the real stig? Or a cousin?

[@Malc664]

@@JAMESWUERTELE US Stig. The British Stig is Ben Collins I think.

[@DctorSkillz1]

Unless you get impeached and convicted.

[@mystery8820]

I know the Stig is a Top Gear character, but are there other Stigs other than Paul and Ben?

[@duercos1]

Just tested my 2022 540xi at sea level using dragy and got 4.52 without rollout and 4.32 with 1ft rollout. Not bad, going to try again with the DSC off next time.

[@Von_RX]

Great Review! I have been watching ever since the beginning of the channel. Still enjoying like day 1!

[@grnpnzer]

Me at the stealership... " Has this 540i ever been tracked? "...." BMW NA uhh no its a press familiarization vehicle."

[@jeffpierce3436]

Always a good thing when Paul is at the track!! Keep em comin’ 👍

[@hereigoagain5050]

Why was I not surprised by the New Jersey plate? Great review. Keep them coming.

[@seanmorgan757]

XDrive is not standard for the 540i. It’s standard on the M550i

[@fredovasquez6652]

Yeah exactly..... and what about the twin turbo version

[@seanmorgan757]

@@fredovasquez6652 all new BMW’s have twin turbo!

[@kmg5502]

Came here to confirm. Error in the video.

[@kyle13131]

@@seanmorgan757 The 4 and 6 cyl cars are single turbo. Only the V8s and V12 are twin turbo. They all use twin scroll turbos, but that is not the same as twin turbo. It's worth a google if you're interested in the technicals.

[@PapiAndrey]

@@seanmorgan757 not true, they say twin power turbo and so many people think it means two turbochargers. It can mean a single turbo with twin scrolls or 2 turbos that are either mono or twin scroll.

[@MYJ61]

It’s nice to get the perspective of a professional driver. Not that most of us will fling our 5 series around like that, but now to know the potential.

[@rondail5675]

Paul gives the honest driving characteristics. Nice car, too much $$$

[@FrankyRedEyes]

Paul is worth listening too. He's FR.

[@jedironin380]

Yeah, that's getting into pickup-truck money there!

[@dfhhtyu3434]

@@jedironin380 but they slow

[@brandonseider1510]

Getting close to a million subs!!! I remember when the channel was still called romanmicagearguy

[@derek6947]

Great video!

[@tydondero16]

Any content out of TFL where actual driving is occurring is usually good content.

[@tonykasunic1]

Awesome video! Paul is a great addition!

[@yes8032]

Awesome car as always

[@GATORADDAM]

The Stig! And Tommy! Now that's a winning combo!

[@colliderdc]

Paul is the best! Loved his book and these videos!

[@Stuka87]

Was cutting off Paul at the end just an editing mistake? It was a bit abrupt. I always enjoy his driving and his input on vehicles.

[@arielnyc2005]

Yea I found that a bit odd too.

[@krushgamerlife3191]

Awesome video. Can you please do a review of M550i as well?

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

YOU GOT THE STIG!!!!?????? Frigging awesome..

[@stienmuller7295]

I was expecting Ben Collins! It wasn’t. There is only one Stig, and that is Ben Collins!

[@Star14trek]

It's more a family cruiser with GT aspirations! So really a track car LOL😁

[@davis0044]

Keep this up! Try out the TRX!

[@smithjones1906]

I really do like this car, but like others have said.. That price!! Honestly, give me a Kia Stinger GT2 AWD and $20,000+ in change. I'll also get a better, longer warranty that I won't need to use as much.

[@lexburen5932]

this is a good car. i have one a 540i touring. for on the road it is more then enough performance, it goes like hell

[@markv78]

Great review. Happy for the series always like to see paul give it the beans and hear his professional perspective about the cars dynamics and performance . Any other tracks you guys can use this one seems so short ?

[@extinnocence]

Love this style! Can't wait to see a full leader board with a bunch of interesting data. It will put a lot of arguments to rest thats for sure.

[@dogsandcars202]

Way too expensive. $78,000 for a mid range five series what is going on with the world

[@davidmitchell5638]

84 months of payments that's what's going on!

[@jissanhuq3792]

This is a sub 5 second luxury car. They're all this expensive. All M cars are now over 100k. A kia suv can now costs 56k... is insane

[@dj_mw6055]

All the Technology they use that’s why and cuz Luxury and Branding.

[@trith72]

Chip shortages...

[@abqcrutch]

Wait! The Stig drives a Subaru? You need to add his time to the leaderboard, which I love, btw.

[@jedironin380]

Would love to see Paul's time in that WRX!

[@Malc664]

Evo 8 guys. Mitsubishi.

[@joshkiej6601]

how do you not see the difference inbetween an impreza and an evo?

[@jedironin380]

@@joshkiej6601 To be honest, it's been a very long time since I've seen an Evo, but I see WRX's all the time. I didn't pause the two frames where we see it and look that closely.

[@MrBobbyBrown2006]

So much lack of content on this channel now :(. I miss the days when almost every day there was a new car to see! Covid has really changed things. I hope you guys can get back to looking at more normal vehicles more frequently soon!

[@jacobyo99]

You should include the old list from a few years ago to see how the newer cars compare

[@LafemmebearMusic]

Tommy...its okay to let paul explain, dont just cut em off.

[@danichicago9140]

Buying one 8 minutes removed from the sales lot for 60% of the original sales price is the move here.

[@gabrielsanchez1644]

Just wait the 5-6 years and get one for a bargain-used of course

[@gabevillarreal96]

No talking while accelerating so that we can hear and enjoy that sweet engine!!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@johnspooner8468]

Hmm I own previous model 2017 and the strange thing my time 0-60 is 4.7s

[@zendy04]

yeah me too, i believe its because we have xdrive, the one in the video is rwd

[@wordtruth6116]

Stage 2 tune comes this B58 alive. 0-60 in 3.8 seconds

[@diangelo6686]

also puts you on the edge of reliability

[@sampitts5734]

Pay a bit more and get the m550. Can’t go wrong with the 540 though.

[@Chris-hw4mq]

M550 without any options is 74k so yes no options and better car

[@pettersaethre]

@@Chris-hw4mq bmw`s I6 is much better then their V8

[@wadeere]

Love this video, but minor recommendation, don't zoom in so far. You end up having to pan more quickly and it is a little jarring. Could fit more in the frame too.

[@jaromor8808]

TFL LEADERBOARD with intro/outro music done by Ross Geller

[@jgizzy]

This channels needs Nathan Adlen back! I miss him.

[@scottroberts5529]

You guys should try the m340 on that track

[@KingCrisNoir]

M550i or M3 Comp. Sure they're two different cars but for the price and HP, it's kind of a hard decision. I never go to the track, however the M3 is just really nice and a "real M car". It's one of those or a hellcat 😂

[@Alex.AL_26]

I thought M sport brakes are supposed to be blue?

[@FrankyRedEyes]

Drive EVERY vehicle you get around this track. And Tommy you should push the car til you slide the front tires in the turns. You need to know where the limits are buddy.

[@bende83]

The gearbox is in D, not Sport why?

[@bimmer4755]

Xdrive isn’t standard on the 540i. It’s a little more then 2,000$ extra.

[@user-iz3gv5vo6b]

The careless Q60 mistake is still there. The time was clearly 1:05.74.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Motorcycle Stig for TFLbike.. nobody on KZbin does this.. c'mon TFL, do this!!!

[@adityarakshit8835]

Are you going to drive any tesla's or the ford Mach e around this track

[@scotturich]

No offense to the BMW but let’s see that EVO in the background lol

[@kristians2704]

How many series do you have TFL?😂 I would prefer regular reviews to be honest

[@TFLcar]

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[@machtschnell7452]

The 540e is the car they should have reviewed. Thanks to BMW inept marketing, it is not offered in the USA. Same for the Alpina B5.

[@ahmedhishamdr8485]

Is this track in the junkyard area..?!

[@taelorwatson9822]

Not to be a nag but I believe the infinity was actually a 1.05 I don't think anyone's mentioned that yet

[@tillmeiners9130]

It has brown leather?

[@MalteFS]

It was beige initially but the drug drove so fast... u know where I am going

[@MrBillsfishin]

It would be better if the board had the time from each if you at TFL also. As much as possible.

[@abc123fhdi]

turning off traction control may turn off sport plus mode. noticed that 430i was faster on the track.

[@alialsabbah5511]

do a 2021 E Class coupe

[@paulnellany3770]

Test the new AWD Camry

[@LafemmebearMusic]

Why did you go so slow tommy lol like you weren't even pushing it

[@NismoSupra]

@TFL I noticed you still didn’t correct the time on the Infiniti. On that video the same drive did a 1:05:74 not a 1:07:74. I didn’t notice a response on why you added 2 seconds to the final time of the Q but not the BMW.

[@boldersdublin]

He should be doing flying laps.

[@btkt6464]

what do you mean by "it's kinda unusual to see a traditional sedan in 2021"? what cars do ppl buy these days?

[@matthewtardif1781]

SUVs/Crossovers

[@mlamesq8]

Tommy, quirky question for you, why does nearly every test car you get from the manufacturer have New Jersey plates?

[@TFLcar]

BMW is headquartered in NJ.

[@eagleeye8916]

Nice 540 , to pricey for me , something worth in another 1-3 years

[@migy5031]

Too bad the 540i gets the lower output version of the B58. With the upgraded motor it would be more appealing, but still overpriced.

[@zendy04]

yeah i have a 540i and i love it but i wish it preformed like a m340 so much, car is just a bit too heavy and needs the 382 hp instead of 335hp

[@trith72]

@@zendy04 you can almost get it with just a tune...

[@mcwendel8066]

When and where was he the stig?

[@TFLcar]

Top Gear USA for 6 season

[@mcwendel8066]

@@TFLcar oh USA totally forgot that was a show

[@mcwendel8066]

@@TFLcar get Randy Pobst

[@thomaswood5246]

73k for 6 cylinders. Plus the depreciation with BMW it will be worth 45k in 2 years. Let's not even get into the maintenance of these cars. Idk.. plenty of better options out there for the price point.

[@kristians2704]

I think the 5 series is the best midsized luxury sedan. All cars in this segment are that price for 6 cylinders

[@thomaswood5246]

@@kristians2704 For the segment and people who do not cherish their money.

[@kristians2704]

@@thomaswood5246 yeah some people just want a luxury sedan that’s with new tech and is fun to drive

[@thomaswood5246]

@@kristians2704 Yea, I suppose when your dropping that kind of money your not worried about the constant service and depreciation. CHEERS.

[@xFlared]

9:00 N....Nani?

[@ruymanbr]

Hi there fellas! Drop that "music" at the end, let the driver (Stig Paul) talk until the end once he's finished testing it, without leaving him to dust while talking to you (sorry, but it seemed disrespectful-ish), and I'd show the lap without him talking, too (like Top gear used to). Pure driving and timing. You can coment the lap. Also a hovering map showing the circuit and the position of the car, 'though difficult, would be amazing.

[@OnTourWithPattiSmith]

Planet Earth calling Tommy!! You have lost touch with reality when you are calling a $80,000 car part of a “standard vehicle market”. No more “real world” anything for you!!

[@CousinSteve]

It's going to break

[@shussing]

Need Model Y

[@Live2die777]

It's a turbo 6

[@goranmiskovic2685]

Those are m perfomance brakes...m sport brakes are blue calippers.....

[@kgositheophilusbakwena3632]

6:01 just say Andre

[@kgositheophilusbakwena3632]

4:39 why dont you just say Andre I'm ready

[@badgerpa9]

he is trying to teach you a new word maybe.

[@trevorjurges3430]

I'd rather have the TRX for that price, it's faster!

[@van123446]

why compromise your time Tommy by talking the entire time?

[@Blankadoodledo]

Infiniti q60 was at 105.74...youre still showing it as 107.74

[@stuff8675]

I know you guys hate Infiniti but stop short changing it by adding 2 seconds to the lap time.

[@TFLcar]

We don’t hate Infiniti. It was an honest mistake by the editor. Of course you’ve never made a mistake!

[@uofan1]

I wish you would've had Paul do a 0-60, your time was slow.

[@davidgivich9414]

Boys. You test cars, real review are from the real owners. BMW is not for everyone

[@webbie1891]

For $77k I'd rather get a 2-3 year old M5

[@manuelbarrera6254]

Yea and pay 77k in maintenance on that old m5

[@Tantrix1]

Or pick this car up after a few years for $30k, with super low mileage and well maintained 👌 i just did this last week 🙂

[@areufkingkiddingme]

@@Tantrix1 30k?? What year?

[@rayaany.4069]

@@areufkingkiddingme 2017 or 2018 likely

[@Tantrix1]

@@areufkingkiddingme 2018 UK,

[@kahless0173]

You should've gotten the m5 and give him the 540 to even things up a bit. Stigs are dangerous and can't be given equal footing. Were you gonna do an everyman lap in every car to see which ones are easy for normal folks to drive quickly?

[@jh5018]

99 percent of these will never see a track😂go on a test drive like a normal Commute that you know your driving daily to see if you like it👍

[@daviddenley3512]

That is a BMW, that means it's good!

[@davidgivich9414]

BMW dominates in speed. Everything else is 2nd

[@X1Y2Z0]

What’s with the Honda HVAC controls design? Sooo freaking ugly

[@Baley345c]

77k I think I’d buy a Hellcat redeye or ram TRX for that price

[@darens440]

Did you say 78k? You could buy a yukon denali or durango SRT for that much. Big Money Wasted.

[@anthonyc1883]

And probably three Priuses, too. Why the comparisons to vehicles that are nowhere in the same category?

[@darens440]

@@anthonyc1883 Good question. The current 5 series is a big heavy vehicle. Might as well go all the way to an SUV and have something with resale value and extended purpose. but your right, 78k buys a ton of vehicles that coudl be closer competitors. For my money i would want more space, reliability, towing, ect. A 6.2 denali or the 6.4 durango would hold up a lot better than a Lease MW.

[@mikimiki195]

F10 looks so much better than G30 G30 reminds me of Honda Accord No beef on this 540i

[@veedubden8710]

BMW = Bring My Wallet. No thanks!

[@MikeyBadabingBadaboom]

Based on the Stig's experience here, I'm going to go ahead and say this car is not worth $77,395.00. Maybe $45k-50k fully loaded.

[@tpm1717]

Guys, do you just copy everyone’s ideas?! Come on!

[@TFLcar]

I guess we’re a bit confused. Please be so kind and point us to where “everyone else” has an amateur driver race the former Stig.

[@anthonyc1883]

Tommy was very impressed, Paul was....meh.