BMW M5 CS vs Aston Martin DB12 | Llandow Laps | Episode 1: Grand Tourers-ish
Summary
TLDRThis script details a new car review series comparing rival vehicles in head-to-head 'grudge matches' to determine the fastest factory-spec GT cars. In the first matchup, Chris Harris pits the new Aston Martin DB12 against the BMW M5 CS on a wet track. Despite less power, the BMW's all-wheel drive system gives it substantially more grip, allowing it to set a much quicker lap by 1.7 seconds. Though conditions were unfair for the rear-wheel drive Aston, Harris declares the BMW the best GT car in the world for its shocking performance packaged in a practical 5-series body.
Takeaways
- 😀 The host introduces a new series comparing the speeds of rival cars in grudge matches
- 🚗 The first matchup is between an Aston Martin DB12 and a BMW M5 CS
- 🏎️ The cars will be driven by the host on a wet track at Llandow in Wales
- 🎥 A speed trap camera is set up to measure the cars' top speeds on the straight
- 🚘 The heavy BMW has less power than the Aston Martin but is 4WD, which helps in the wet
- 🚗 The Aston Martin struggles for grip but handles well considering its size and power
- 🚀 The BMW feels incredibly fast thanks to its 4WD system and engine response
- 🏁 The BMW M5 CS beats the Aston Martin by 1.7 seconds with a lap time of 49.24 seconds
- 👍 The host praises the BMW as the best GT car, not just here but in the world
- 📺 The host signs off and invites viewers to stay tuned for more grudge matches
Q & A
What is the premise of the video series?
-The premise is to compare the performance of rival sports cars in head-to-head grudge matches to determine which is the fastest.
Who will be driving the cars?
-The host of the show will be driving all the cars.
What two cars are featured in this episode?
-The Aston Martin DB11 and the BMW M5 CS.
How does the host describe the BMW M5 CS?
-He says it's the best GT car he's ever driven, even though it looks like an ordinary BMW 5 Series.
What weather condition affected the track test?
-Rain the morning of filming made the track wet, which was not ideal for testing the limits of the GT cars.
How did the BMW perform in the wet conditions?
-The BMW's all-wheel drive system allowed it to find impressive grip and acceleration even in the slippery conditions.
What was the difference in lap times between the two cars?
-The BMW M5 CS was 1.7 seconds faster than the Aston Martin DB11.
Which car does the host say is the prettier of the two?
-He says the Aston Martin DB11 is prettier.
What does the host credit for the BMW's strong performance?
-He says the M5 CS's all-wheel drive system gives it a significant advantage, especially in the wet conditions.
What does the host conclude about the BMW M5 CS?
-He concludes it is not just the fastest car at the track that day, but the fastest car in the world.
Outlines
😀 Introduction to a video series comparing car performance
Paragraph 1 introduces a new video series that will compare the performance of 5 pairs of rival cars in grudge matches. The undisputable fastest car will be revealed. All cars will be stock and driven by the host. There will be a leaderboard that viewers can debate.
😀 Driving the Aston Martin DB12 and BMW M5 CS at the track
Paragraph 2 describes the host test driving the Aston Martin DB12 GT car against the BMW M5 CS at a wet track. The BMW has less power on paper but is expected to perform well. Weather conditions are not ideal but will be consistent for a fair comparison.
😀 BMW M5 CS completes the lap much quicker than Aston Martin DB12
Paragraph 3 reveals the BMW M5 CS completed the lap 1.7 seconds faster than the Aston Martin DB12 despite having less power, likely due to its 4-wheel drive system. The BMW is crowned the superior GT car for its performance.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Grudge Match
💡GT cars
💡Factory spec
💡Leaderboard
💡Speed trap
💡Horsepower
💡Weight
💡Grip
💡Grunt
💡Supercar
Highlights
Comparing the performance of luxury grand tourer cars in a series of grudge matches
Using the BMW M5 CS as the benchmark for the ultimate grand tourer against the new Aston Martin DB12
Cars will be tested at the Llandow circuit in Wales in less than ideal wet conditions
The BMW produces less power on paper but is expected to outperform its specifications
The Aston Martin has impressive mechanical grip despite its weight
The BMW has absurd performance thanks to its all-wheel drive system and engine response
The BMW claws for grip and has incredible acceleration down the straights
The BMW set a lap time 1.7 seconds faster than the Aston Martin
The rear-drive Aston did well given the conditions, but the all-wheel drive BMW had an advantage
The BMW is the fastest car overall despite not being as visually appealing as the Aston
Introducing the video series of performance car grudge matches
Using factory stock vehicles with the same fuel and tires for standardized testing
Rain earlier in the day made for a damp track surface
Measuring top speeds at a set point on the track's straightaway
Both cars struggled for grip on the slippery surface
Transcripts
have you ever wondered what car is
fastest well we're going to show you in
this new series we'll have five pairs of
rival cars all of them to dive for
they're going to go head-to-head in the
series of Grudge matches and of course
at the end we will reveal an Undisputed
winner all cars will be Factory spec
full tank of fuel sensible tires that's
where the science ends what you need to
know is this there will end up being a
leaderboard and you can all argue about
it on the
internet so how are we doing this well
for par every car will be driven by me I
know I'm not the fastest driver and I
put a little bit of Timber but frankly
it's my show so I'll do the
driving
[Music]
nice hello and welcome to landow laps
this episode GT cars now I know GT cars
aren't sports cars but we still like to
know how fast they are this is the brand
new Aston Martin db12 the ultimate GT
car and I'm putting up against the best
GT car I've ever driven it just happens
to look like a BMW 5 series The M5 CS
four doors versus two
doors
[Applause]
okay this is land out laps Grand
tourist we're just rolling into
landow the weather is not great the
circuit will be cing wet cuz the road
cing wet but I'm not sure it's going to
rain again and we can get all these cars
going round and around and around might
to get a dry track but we knew this
wasn't going to be that scientific an
exercise cuz you were trying to do a
track test in the middle of November
prepared to be
disappointed but what you do need is a
bunch of spectacular cars to chew
up look at those now that that's a good
sight look at that brand new
750s tle 911 new GT3 RS m5cs
db12
yes
spicy
[Music]
I've got my crib sheets haven't done
this talking and driving for a while
really know man my previous
life right so this looks like a really
odd pairing there's method in this
madness all right so you got an M5 CS
looks like a 5 series German taxi
against a beautiful ason Martin the ason
Martin is a GT car I love GT cars cuz
I'm getting old and I reckon the best GT
car I've ever driven isn't a GT car it's
that BMW there until about 3 months ago
I had one myself but I sold it because I
lost my job or my other job I thought I
better save some money and I really
regret selling it it's the best car I've
ever used on the road and the Aston
Martin needs the ultimate test the
ultimate test is that BMW it's not a
Ferrari it's not a Lamborghini it's that
slightly ordinary looking BMW if this
can get anywhere near that then they've
done a great
job
[Music]
you been driven this before Chris yeah
briefly
okay not not in
[Music]
Anger okay so one of the things we got
uh on this lap is we've got our speed
trap so halfway around on the top
straight we've got speed gun Rigg to a
tripod Dan over here is prepping that
for us and that's basically going to be
a shot of the kind of speed camera and
as the car comes through we'll go oh
yeah 128 mph or whatever okay John speed
camera please can you roll uh we're
going in 60
seconds okay we'll set the speed trap up
again so it's bit of a manual process
set it up with a GoPro have to slate it
every time set up the speed trap with G
tap which has been a bit of an issue
because we had a little bit of rain this
morning that's now recorded and then
I'll move out into a safe Zone just by
the bank over here on the map there's
our start finish the car goes around
clockwise all the way around main
straight gets to the speed camera here
click we get the speed and then away we
go back into the lap and over to you
Chris thank
you it really honks down the back
straight
okay uh uh what was the speed on that
one please just checking the speed
now we had 114 mph John quick of the day
there thank you yeah I work that time
hopefully keep on
working right the numbers you can see
the dropping down there here we go the
Aston Martin has waight for it 680
horsepower weighs a little less than
1800 kg the BMW looks weaker on paper
635 horsepower and over 1,00 kg but I
tell you what that BMW punches well
beyond its numbers this is going to be a
quality dust
up right girls and boys new db12 on a
small wet circuit kit in Wales I know
it's not the ideal test of a GT car but
we wanted to show you this beautiful new
Aston Martin also it's just down the
road from the factory they make the dbx
so come on it's sorted at home um but
this is going to be a tough ask for the
old db12 I have to say I do like the new
dashboard though styles are a bit small
to read but it's a big Improvement
aesthetically
right then Aston db12 big GT unfair
[Music]
conditions gear always helps here we
[Music]
go shifting
already tell you what it's got more
mechanical grip than I
thought that weight is helping
it oh there we go that's the first big I
just something very exciting about a
powerful rear wheel drive car in the
wet course a big old
love but turned in predictably
there it's such a y of a lap this for a
big car it's amazing to think it's
almost over or sliding come on as get
that grunt down found a bit more grip
there found a bit more
grip that
live for such a big big boat with 680
horsepower two wheel drive it's done a
fine
job not great getting a fast lap on a
damp track but at least car to car it's
fair it's the same conditions for both
cars wish it would
dry so we knew it was going to be a
problem didn't we we knew it was going
to be a problem so all we can do is go
as fast as we can in the wet this is
going to be the surprise package by the
way this is probably the fastest car
here today and it looks like a
taxi here we
go okay Chris here we go track is live
over to
[Music]
you runs up so
wide quite intered to see him in this
car because it's something that he's
driven a lot clearly very comfortable
he's very comfortable in it yeah cuz he
has had one in the past and it being
four-wheel drive on this really slippery
greasy circuit yeah it's it's making a
meal out of it it's really
[Music]
impressive M5
CS looks like a chicken flies like an
[Music]
eagle watch this ready here we go
[Music]
dear me okay straight away feels
absurdly
rapid in the four-wheel drive
mode it's just got so much traction and
so much
grunt I don't know how it finds this
sort of performance such a damn road
there it goes honing down the back
[Applause]
straight sake damping
superb engine just seems to find
response and
T A times when nothing else
[Applause]
can how a salute car do
that that felt reasonably quick in the
four-wheel drive mode with the traction
off it's a bit of a handful
this I never drove mine like that it
does find a lot of grit though just
claws away at the
tarmac something this big should not be
that fast that's absurdly
quick let the scrap
begin here we go seconds
out
[Music]
right bit smoother this time
please there's plenty of traction if we
just don't take the
pit and now we
go use all that grunt down the back
St
that was ridiculous as your
game it just doesn't light on his last
right hander at all let's go a bit
tighter see we grip
here found a bit more grip there found a
bit more
grip that
quicker okay Chris so the DB 12 was
5094 and the M5 was
4924 1.7 seconds which is a big
Advantage but given the fact that that
is two wheel
drive I think it's almost on a even I
expected this to be a weapon there's no
secret about what a what a machine this
m5cs is but that did really well in the
wet so the thing that looks like a taxi
beats the thing that looks like a
Supercar um this is a freak shot this
thing it's so fast four-wheel drive I
know is a bit cheaty I'm surprised at
how well that did it's 1.7 seconds is
the difference ason Martin will be livid
and say that I've not been fair but life
isn't fair and which is prettier come on
that is prettier it's lovely but if you
want to go fast in any conditions this
is the best car not just here but in the
[Applause]
world so that's the end of this Grudge
Match make sure you tune in for the next
one that was landow laps please like And
subscribe and rest assured there's
plenty more coming from collecting
[Music]
cars
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