Chevrolet Camaro SS vs BMW 1 Series M Coupe

Category	Chevrolet Camaro SS	BMW 1 Series M Coupe
Max power (ps / bhp)	432 / 426	340 / 335
Max torque (Nm / lb-ft)	570 / 420	500 / 369
Curb weight (kg / lb)	1777 / 3918	1514 / 3338
Power / tonne (ps / bhp)	243 / 240	225 / 221
Average price	€41,000	€54,000

Lap Times

Track	Chevrolet Camaro SS	BMW 1 Series M Coupe
Adria	1:35.13	1:34.95
Hockenheim Short	1:18.90	1:14.10
Le Mans (Bugatti)	1:58.27	1:58.89
Motortrend Figure-8	0:25.20	0:24.70
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Club	1:26.61	1:26.50
Top Gear Track	1:27.90	1:25.00
Virginia International Raceway Grand East Course (pre 01/2014)	3:09.50	3:06.60
Nürburgring Nordschleife	8:20.00	8:15.00
Laguna Seca (post 1988)	1:45.70	1:43.31

Acceleration (mph)

Speed & distance	Chevrolet Camaro SS	BMW 1 Series M Coupe
0 - 30 mph	2.0 s	1.7 s
0 - 40 mph	2.7 s	2.3 s
0 - 50 mph	3.6 s	3.5 s
0 - 60 mph	4.6 s	4.2 s
0 - 70 mph	5.8 s	5.5 s
0 - 80 mph	7.3 s	7.2 s
0 - 90 mph	8.8 s	8.9 s
0 - 100 mph	10.5 s	9.8 s
Est. 1/8 mile	9.4 s @ 90.7 mph	9.0 s @ 94.4 mph
1/4 mile	12.9 s @ 111.2 mph	12.8 s @ 111.2 mph

Acceleration (kph)

Speed & distance	Chevrolet Camaro SS	BMW 1 Series M Coupe
0 - 50 kph	2.3 s	1.8 s
0 - 60 kph	2.7 s	2.4 s
0 - 80 kph	3.8 s	3.4 s
0 - 100 kph	4.7 s	4.5 s
0 - 120 kph	7.0 s	6.4 s
0 - 130 kph	8.2 s	7.2 s
0 - 140 kph	9.2 s	8.5 s
0 - 160 kph	11.5 s	9.8 s
0 - 180 kph	14.7 s	12.8 s
0 - 200 kph	18.6 s	15.2 s
60 - 100 kph (4)	6.6 s	4.0 s
80 - 120 kph (5)	8.8 s	4.6 s
80 - 120 kph (6)	16.6 s	5.9 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph	4.1 s	3.9 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph	13.8 s	12.1 s

General performance

Category	Chevrolet Camaro SS	BMW 1 Series M Coupe
Top speed	250 kph (155 mph)	250 kph (155 mph)
Est. max acceleration	0.60 g (6 m/s²)	0.66 g (6 m/s²)
18m slalom	63.8 kph (39.6 mph)	69.7 kph (43.3 mph)
Fuel economy	9.4 l/100 km (25 mpg US / 30 UK)	10.4 l/100 km (23 mpg US / 27 UK)
Lateral acceleration	0.90 g (9 m/s²)	0.95 g (9 m/s²)
100 kph - 0	37 m (120 ft)	35 m (114 ft)
60 mph - 0	32 m (105 ft)	36 m (117 ft)

Summary

Category	Chevrolet Camaro SS	BMW 1 Series M Coupe
Track Performance	95	100
Straight line speed	81	100
Overall	89	100

Verdict

1 Series M Coupe is the fastest by considerable margin.

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gallardo man 15y ago

XD. the system is racist from bmw.

Viking 15y ago

Oops, it seems like there must be a problem with the comparison function on the site. Clearly the BMW is somewhat faster on every track yet the program function gives the points advantage to the Camaro? This will need to be fixed.