{"id":9041,"date":"2021-10-26T16:34:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T20:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/auto\/?p=9041"},"modified":"2021-10-26T16:34:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T20:34:50","slug":"bmw-m3-audi-rs5-drag-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=9041","title":{"rendered":"BMW M3 Competition vs Audi RS5 drag race shows why AWD is important"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2021\/10\/26\/bmw-m3-audi-rs5-drag-race\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_video\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BMW M3 Competition vs. Audi RS5 | DRAG RACE | Daniel Abt\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nds0ywIOiKk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"64.46130952381\">\n<p>BMW knows variety is the spice of life and is offering the new M3 Sedan in both rear- and all-wheel-drive configurations with a choice between manual and automatic transmissions. You don\u2019t have these multiple choices when buying an Audi RS5 Sportback as the performance car from Ingolstadt comes exclusively with Quattro and two pedals.<\/p>\n<p>Daniel Abt, whose family owns the German tuning company Abt Sportsline and the namesake DTM and Formula E racing teams, had the opportunity to line up the speedy sedan from Bavaria against Audi Sport\u2019s five-door liftback for a couple of drag races. The two cars are comparable in many ways as they both weigh just about the same and have 3.0-liter six-cylinder engines, with the obvious difference being the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2021\/07\/20\/video-review-heres-why-the-bmw-m3-competition-is-better-than-the-standard-car\/\">M3 Competition<\/a> features an inline-six whereas the RS5 has a V6.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40.jpg\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-403927\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"BMW M3 Competition Test Drive 17 of 40 830x467\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW M3 Competition Test Drive 17 of 40 830x467\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-403927\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20467%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-830x467.jpg\" alt=\"BMW M3 Competition Test Drive 17 of 40 830x467\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-830x467.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-1820x1024.jpg 1820w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BMW-M3-Competition-Test-Drive-17-of-40.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of BMW M3 Competition Test Drive 17 of 40 830x467\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking strictly at the horsepower, torque, and weight figures, the M3 Sedan has the edge in this duel. It packs an extra 60 hp and 50 Nm (37 lb-ft) while being 40 kilograms (88 pounds) lighter. These figures should theoretically make it quicker in a drag race against the Sportback, but the BMW\u2019s lack of xDrive cancels all those advantages over the AWD-equipped Audi.<\/p>\n<p>In both drag races \u2013 first with cold tires and the second with the rubber in optimal temperature \u2013 the M3 Competition didn\u2019t stand a chance against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2018\/03\/28\/2018-nyias-new-audi-rs5-sportback-unveiled-in-new-york\/\">RS5 Sportback<\/a>. The Audi was substantially quicker off the line thanks to a more optimal distribution of power to the wheels. Had it been the xDrive model providing the much-needed grip, the outcome would\u2019ve likely been a lot different.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-282439\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Audi RS5 Sportback New York Auto Show photos 6 830x623\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2018 Audi RS5 Sportback New York Auto Show photos 6 830x623\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-282439\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20623%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6-830x623.jpg\" alt=\"2018 Audi RS5 Sportback New York Auto Show photos 6 830x623\" width=\"830\" height=\"623\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Audi-RS5-Sportback-New-York-Auto-Show-photos-6.jpg 1900w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of 2018 Audi RS5 Sportback New York Auto Show photos 6 830x623\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We can see the M3 playing the catch-up game in both drag races, but it still wasn\u2019t fast enough to cancel the RS5\u2019s advantage at the start. The BMW did manage to win one fight as the two cars competed in a rolling race from around 37 mph (60 km\/h) in which traction did not play such an important role. The M3 Competition pulled ahead right from the start and the Sportback was unable to keep up the pace.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BMW M3 Competition vs. Audi RS5 | DRAG RACE | Daniel Abt\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nds0ywIOiKk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nds0ywIOiKk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Abt \/ YouTube<\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] BMW knows variety is the spice of life and is offering the new M3 Sedan in both rear- and all-wheel-drive configurations with a choice between manual and automatic transmissions. You don\u2019t have these multiple choices when buying an Audi RS5 Sportback as the performance car from Ingolstadt comes exclusively with Quattro and two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}