Here is a great race between the all new 2013 BMW M5 powered by the 4.4L TwinPower Turbo V8 making 560HP through a 7 speed dual clutch transmission vs a stock 2009 Nissan GT-R powered by a 3.8L V6 Twin Turbo putting out 485HP through a 6 speed dual clutch transmission.

The new M5 put up a good fight matching the GT-R from a slow roll to over 160MPH, luckily for the M5 they didn’t race from a dead stop where the GT-R’s all wheel drive system would have left the BMW way behind spinning the tires.

We had some time with a brand new 2012 BMW 328i Luxury Line  powered by an all new 2.0L Inline 4 TwinPower Turbo engine producing 240 horsepower and 255 ft-lbs of torque through an 8 speed automatic transmission.   We ran some straight line acceleration tests using a Racelogic Performancebox and recorded some pretty impressive numbers from BMW’s entry level 3 series.    We had the car in sport mode with the  traction control systems off and used a slight power brake to around 2,000 RPM.   The car had a slight amount of wheel spin as shown in the video below but was still able to pull off 0-60 MPH in just 5.5 seconds and finish the 1/4 mile in 14.1 seconds at 99.8 MPH.  With a little better launch at a drag strip we expect the 328i to dip in the 13′s which is right inline with the older BMW M3.   Automobile put their 2012 328i on the Dyno and measured 222 horsepower and 245 ft-lbs of  torque to the rear wheels.  With a 16% drive line loss that puts the new 328i at 264 horsepower, which explains how it’s so fast.   We expect some big things for this motor as soon as the tuners start upping the boost and making even more power.

Take a look at the video of the run below:

2012 BMW 328i Dyno Results

Here is a quick race of a 2012 Nissan GT-R racing heads up vs a BMW M5. The M5 gets the jump but it isn’t enough with the GT-R getting to 60 MPH in under 3 seconds. The 2012 GT-R is powered by a V6 Twin Turbo pumping out 530HP vs the M5′s 500HP naturally aspirated V10.

The race might be closer when the new BMW 5 debuts in a few months sporting a V8 Twin Turbo Motor pushing out 550+ horsepower, although without all wheel drive, the BMW will still be lagging behind with wheel spin.

Take a look at one of the highest trapping BMW M3 Coupes we’ve seen. Drew outfitted his 2008 BMW E92 M3 with a Gintani Stage 2+ supercharger, Gintani intake,  midpipe, Gintani front mounted intercooler,  Meth injection, along with some custom ECU tuning and H&R suspension modifications. Run only 8 PSI, the supercharged M3 put down 515 horsepower to the wheels and 340 ft-lbs of torque through the DCT (dual clutch transmission).

On a set of drag radials and running 109 race gas, this supercharged M3 ran a 11.45 @ 131.67 MPH at Sacramento Raceway Park, CA. We can’t tell on the video if he used the launch control feature of the DCT transmission, but even with the drag radials the launch was pretty bad with a 2.06 60′ time. A great launch could get this car into the 10′s. The 131+ MPH trap speed is pretty high considering the dyno results, we would expect at least 550 horsepower to the wheels for a full weight M3 to pull that hard, maybe they’ve upped the power since the dyno runs. Take a look at the videos, timeslip, pictures and dyno results below:

Edit: We’ve received an updated dyno sheet showing 544 horsepower to the wheels, which is much closer to what we expected.

The all new 2010 BMW X6M and BMW X5M come with a twin turbo V8 motor pumping out 555HP to all 4 wheels. This videos shows some GTEC 1/4 mile runs comparing the X6M against a Porsche Cayenne and Nissan GT-R. The X6M smokes the underpowered and overpriced Cayenne, but loses out to the Nissan GT-R by quite a bit.

The X6M is very quick and pulls hard and fast through the gears with a mediocre launch, 0-60 MPH comes up in just 4.1 seconds and it passes through the 1/4 mile 12.5 seconds at 111.47 MPH. We’re expecting to see some big horsepower results and times from these SUVs as well as the upcoming M5/M6 that are set to run this same motor next year. Just a simple tune and free flowing exhaust could net a 100HP pickup.

The BMW M5 is fairly limited with options for adding decent amounts of power to it’s naturally aspirated V10 engine. We’ve heard about some supercharger and turbocharged M5′s running around, but most seem to be “vaporware”, never really hitting the street with real numbers aside from worked up dyno sheets. If you want to make an M5 move, Nitrous seems to be the way to go.

AWD Motorsports seems to have the right combination of modifications along with a custom progressive nitrous system to boost it’s BMW M5 to 584 horsepower and 484 foot pounds of torque at the rear wheels as per their dyno graph and video on a DynoJet dyno using STD correction factors. Their car is equipped with the SMG transmission, so using an estimated 13% driveline loss, we’re looking at a 670+ horsepower M5!

Along with their nitrous system, they’re also running a custom tune done by Active Autowerkes, an ASR Engineering exhaust system, a RPI pulley as well as some BMC drop in air filters. Sporting some drag strip ready wheels from a BMW 740i wrapped with Mickey Thompson drag radial tires, this M5 was launching very well, pulling a 1.609 60′ time, allowing it to easily break into the 10′s running a best time of 10.908 @ 127.38 MPH. This run was done at the new Palm Beach International Raceway aka PBIR in typical South Florida weather, hot and humid, with the Density Altitude (DA) at 1376 feet. With some better weather this M5 is sure to go quicker and we look forward to seeing it happen soon.

Check out the dyno graph, dyno video, timeslip and video of the run below.

A VRP Tuning customer brought in their 2008 BMW M3 for some upgrades and obtained some baseline dyno numbers before the work began. The new M3 put down 362.5 HP and 261.25 pounds of torque to the rear wheels. These are fairly stout numbers for the new M3 which is rated at 414HP and 295 pounds of torque at the crank. Also shown on the graph are CLK63 and modified E63 numbers. As usual with the latest batch of high revving M cars, the torque is on the weak side, but power is strong as the RPMs climb.

It should be interesting to see how well a chipped 135i/335i does against the new M3 in a straight-line, since with a simple chip upgrade they are putting down similar power and much more torque, here is one putting down 353 rwhp and 374 rwtq. We would much rather see BMW’s new twin-turbo V8 debut the new M3 instead of the X6!

Click on the image below for the M3′s dyno graph:

2008 BMW M3 E92 Dyno Graph

BMW’s latest M based performance car, the 2008 BMW M3 coupe is starting to trickle into dealers across the US. Powered by a 4.0 Liter 32 valve V8 engine putting out 414 horsepower and 295 pounds of torque, BMW’s new high RPM screamer has been eagerly anticipated to arrive stateside.

We’re not sure how bad buyers are looking to get into this new M, but dealers are trying their best to make the most of out of it, pictured below is a new M3 sitting in a California showroom with a $70k+ MSRP and an obnoxious $30k dealer market adjustment, for a grand total of $100,720.00!

We’re looking for the first poor rich soul to pick up one of these beasts, strap it down to a dyno and get it on the track for some real world dyno figures, 1/4 mile times and trap speeds, so keep checking in for the latest updates and stats. If you’re not sure about spending the $100k, you might want to consider BMW’s 335i, with a simple computer upgrade these cars are making more power and a lot more torque than the almighty M3, for less than half the price! Check out some 335i dyno sheets and 335i 1/4 mile times while your here.