Emira drag race- off the line like a stabbed rat

[Magicman]

Quite interesting. Glad it's not just me struggling 1st to 2nd.

 

[freefall_junkie]

Interesting! Not clear to me whether the acceleration numbers they posted up were actually measured by them, but if so 4.1 0-60 would be pretty impressive given the slow gearshift.

 

[nimbusblack]

christ that M2

 

[Nova]

christ that M2

BMW routinely underrates their turbo engines. Like alluded to in the test, some games are being played.

Fast car, no doubt, but I doubt it will be as engaging to drive as the Emira. And the look of it - it was done wrong, very wrong. It is in pain.

Edit: Overall a strong showing for the Emira if you ask me. The differences are small enough that it's up to the driver and how much they are willing to abuse the transmission.

Edit Edit: An I4 Emira with the full 400HP and launch control should outrun these guys and get under 4 seconds for 0-60.

 

[Eagle7]

A 0-60 in 4.1 seconds and a 1/4 mile in the mid-12's is actually pretty impressive for the Emira! I noticed it also has the least amount of torque.

Mustang - 500 hp 418 lb-ft.
BMW M2 - 453 hp 406 lb-ft.
Supra - 382 hp 368 lb-ft.
Emira - 400 hp 310 lb-ft.

Notice that the two vehicles with the least amount of torque came in last. However, the Emira was surprisingly much closer than I would have expected. It won't take much in modding to make it impressive indeed.

 

[BeHappy]

christ that M2

I can vouch M2 is plenty Fun, even though it’s less bhp than M4 I find it more exciting than its big brother, so much car for £60k

 

[hentzG]

Interesting comparison. I recently drove both, new M2 and Emira V6. From the feeling the M2 felt a lot faster.

 

[dgrace]

Great video. Regardless of the drag race pecking order, the Emira is the only one I could see myself parking and then looking back over my shoulder at with a smile as I walk away. And all of these cars would be handily smoked in a straight line by any of a number of EV grocery getters.

 

[Nova]

A 0-60 in 4.1 seconds and a 1/4 mile in the mid-12's is actually pretty impressive for the Emira! I noticed it also has the least amount of torque.

Mustang - 500 hp 418 lb-ft.
BMW M2 - 453 hp 406 lb-ft.
Supra - 382 hp 368 lb-ft.
Emira - 400 hp 310 lb-ft.

Notice that the two vehicles with the least amount of torque came in last. However, the Emira was surprisingly much closer than I would have expected. It won't take much in modding to make it impressive indeed.
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It's less about the torque amount rather than the shape of the torque curve. All three of the other cars, including the normally aspirated Mustang, has a pronounced downward slope past the peak torque output. This causes a "fat" HP curve which has more total area under the curve than a similar peak HP rated engine that has a flat torque curve like the Emira V6.

 

[MajHall04]

BMW routinely underrates their turbo engines. Like alluded to in the test, some games are being played.

Fast car, no doubt, but I doubt it will be as engaging to drive as the Emira. And the look of it - it was done wrong, very wrong. It is in pain.

Edit: Overall a strong showing for the Emira if you ask me. The differences are small enough that it's up to the driver and how much they are willing to abuse the transmission.

Edit Edit: An I4 Emira with the full 400HP and launch control should outrun these guys and get under 4 seconds for 0-60.

I think the M2 auto would still outrun the dct emira.

 

[Nova]

I think the M2 auto would still outrun the dct emira.

That I am not sure. The M2 would still have a power advantage but the weight to power ratio us significantly in the Emira's favor and the Emira I4 will have the same "fat" HP curve profile because it is also a turbo engine.

Of course I am just paper racing here. Lol.

 

[Pegasi]

Glad someone posted this. I thought it was a good video too. I really need to drive an M2, M4, or M3. I loved BMWs when I was a teenager but the looks over the years pushed me away. I do want to experience what everyone talks about.

I too vote I4 DCT over the M2!

 

[Porter]

Glad someone posted this. I thought it was a good video too. I really need to drive an M2, M4, or M3. I loved BMWs when I was a teenager but the looks over the years pushed me away. I do want to experience what everyone talks about.

I too vote I4 DCT over the M2!

Weirdly, one of the most fun to drive BMWs is actually the M240i. It's nowhere near as raw as the M cars, but has great balance. They made the earlier ones in RWD with a manual (M235i) and I think that might end up being a driver's car bargain on the used market in the next few years.

 

[Pegasi]

Weirdly, one of the most fun to drive BMWs is actually the M240i. It's nowhere near as raw as the M cars, but has great balance. They made the earlier ones in RWD with a manual (M235i) and I think that might end up being a driver's car bargain on the used market in the next few years.

Yes, I found this out the hard way when a M240i punked me in my STI.

 

[MajHall04]

Glad someone posted this. I thought it was a good video too. I really need to drive an M2, M4, or M3. I loved BMWs when I was a teenager but the looks over the years pushed me away. I do want to experience what everyone talks about.

I too vote I4 DCT over the M2!

I have an i4 on order. I wished they would have kept the price at 85k

 

[scarzie]

The Emira did better than I thought it would!

M2 is no surprise, the S58 is a beast. Love it in my X3M

 

[Adam Brouillard]

Makes it really easy to see how that rearward weight bias helps it get off the line.

 

[K_Squared]

I was actually really impressed with the Emira's performance given that I view its straight-line speed as "decent" from my test drive (albeit a short and traffic-filled one). This was actually fairly encouraging to me as I would've probably guessed the Emira comes in last here. That said, it matters even less once you look at this for a minute or two:

The Emira is not even close when it comes to looks. Whilst the M2 may have been the winner, it still has the face only a mother could love. As a BMW fan, I could never see myself in that thing but I'll admit it is great bang for the buck in terms of pure performance.

 

[Eagle7]

I was actually really impressed with the Emira's performance given that I view its straight-line speed as "decent" from my test drive (albeit a short and traffic-filled one). This was actually fairly encouraging to me as I would've probably guessed the Emira comes in last here. That said, it matters even less once you look at this for a minute or two:

The Emira is not even close when it comes to looks. Whilst the M2 may have been the winner, it still has the face only a mother could love. As a BMW fan, I could never see myself in that thing but I'll admit it is great bang for the buck in terms of pure performance.

Yeah when you look at that front view of all of them side by side, the others look thick and bulky, while the Emira looks like a knife wedge hovering just above ground level.

 

[Nova]

What are our rankings? For me:

1. Emira
2. Mustang
3. Challenger
4. Camaro
5. M2
6. MX5