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)	1778 / 3920	1517 / 3344
Power / tonne (ps / bhp)	243 / 240	224 / 221
Average price	€41,000	€54,000

Lap Times

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

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 - 40 kph	1.8 s	1.6 s
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	10.8 s	9.8 s
0 - 180 kph	14.7 s	12.8 s
0 - 200 kph	18.4 s	15.2 s
0 - 220 kph	23.9 s	25.0 s
1000 m	24.3 s @ 228.0 kph	23.9 s

Rolling acceleration

Speed	Chevrolet Camaro SS	BMW 1 Series M Coupe
60 - 100 kph (4)	6.6 s	4.0 s
80 - 120 kph (4)	6.2 s	4.0 s
80 - 120 kph (5)	8.1 s	4.6 s
80 - 120 kph (6)	15.1 s	5.9 s
80 - 160 kph (4)	12.5 s	8.6 s
80 - 160 kph (5)	17.0 s	10.6 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph	4.1 s	3.9 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph	13.8 s	12.1 s

Braking distance

Speed	Chevrolet Camaro SS	BMW 1 Series M Coupe
50 kph - 0	9 m (30 ft)	8 m (28 ft)
60 kph - 0	12 m (41 ft)	12 m (41 ft)
80 kph - 0	22 m (74 ft)	22 m (71 ft)
100 kph - 0	36 m (116 ft)	34 m (112 ft)
120 kph - 0	52 m (171 ft)	50 m (164 ft)
200 kph - 0	150 m (492 ft)	133 m (436 ft)
60 mph - 0	32 m (105 ft)	36 m (117 ft)

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)	8.1 l/100 km (29 mpg US / 35 UK)
Lateral acceleration	0.90 g (9 m/s²)	0.95 g (9 m/s²)

Summary

Category	Chevrolet Camaro SS	BMW 1 Series M Coupe
Track Performance	95	100
Straight line speed	83	100
Overall	90	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.