So all the “options” on the M5 touring are actually things THAT SHOULD COME AS STANDARD ON BMW’s so-called flagship of the range, BMW always showing the customer that the “ultimate driving machine” NEVER leaves the factory quite as ultimate as IT SHOULD BE unless you spend more than the list price.
Why is the M5 in prosthetic leg colour? You'd never think you would want a volvo estate to win but when you see all these mini suv high up hatches, it shows you what cars used to be...better looking. Then we get onto the big estates at the end..which is fine lol
I have the XC60 T8.I had 3 Beemers previously,but I really like my Volvo.I have put Pilot Sport 4s on on mine and it makes quite a difference.The interior is superior in quality to my previous BMWs as well,no scratches on the piano black surfaces after 3 years,my 330e was covered in a scratches after 3 months.Fun thing is people generally don't know how quick it can be,with 709nm torque.Downside to the Volvo is the infotainment system,however,where the Beemer is far superior,the Volvo is not particularly cheap either,at £71,600 including extras,but people let you out at junctions,which is a bonus,lol.
You all forget the fact that there is now a Cupra Formentor VZ5 with 390 hp and there is still the Abt package, then it has at least 450 hp. I have to say that it's not just a tuning from any company, because Abt has been the official partner of Cupra since 2026, so it's like AMG and M for Mercedes and BMW respectively.
100% true. Actually bought my S90 because of this option. Absolutely worth the extra cash. Owned different 'premium' caraudio systems, this is the only real HiFi system.
@Just.a.simple.man92how M, S, RS or AMG cars you drove? Cause I drove most of them and I can tell you... Audi is shit. Drives horrible, interior is cheap and loud. Also has four zeros on the grill. Driver is the fifth onr 😂
15mins in and what we have established as fact so far matt is an absolute helmet to work with/for.....facial expressions all round and all that jazz.......
The sacrifices Matt makes for the sake of information - driving every day an M5 and even losing entire days tacking it to a track... It's unbelievable.
It has a button for the fuel flap just in case you’ve been driving on EV only for a very long time and the fuel tank builds up with fumes. Pressing the button vents the fumes.
It’s great to finally see the V60 T8 in a proper race. I wish it was the Polestar Engineered model, which is another .3 tenths quicker in the quarter but I definitely count this as a win!
I've been waiting for such a race of normal, everyday cars for so long. Sick of those £5 mil cars you see on all car channels. Thanks for this CarWoW. Please come up with more of those :)
6 months? Perfect! You'll get rid of it before it implodes! As a Gen X that owns a BMW E30 M3 I'm giving a big middlefinger to BMW and all other car brands lol. Bring.Reliability.Back! I bought a Hilux Invincible 2026 model as a daily. Best decision ever with 10y/200.000km warranty. I'm not changing cars like my underwear.
12:09 I get the reference, everyone old enough gets the reference but Miss Daisy never drove her car. That was the point of the film, she was _driven,_ she did not drive. Morgan Freeman was her driver and she expected him to drive at a leisurely pace. "You drive this car, like you are _driving_ Miss Daisy", would be an accurate put down.
@OKeefeist Yeah, yeah everyone says that and it can be like that in big cities, especially London....but the average UK house price is ~£300K, so half of that would be 150K.
Everyone surprised by the volvos missed the T8 Recharge drop they did on like their whole line up. Every T8 Recharge has well over 400hp now! 😂 Its wild!
@DragonOnOffthe engine got detuned a bit a few years in so some of the twin engines are 390 until the recharge models bumped the electric motor from about 90bhp to 140 for a combined 455
"Hi Im Mat Watson and £116K is reasonable. Its because I'm rich now and its reasonable for me. By showing you this video Im going alienate most viewers that cant afford it, on with the video!"
Everyone's like " Oh look at this Volvo, what a sleeper". But really? Audi is 100 HP less and yet it managed to win the first race and even managed to launch as good as an M5 on the second race. I think S5 is the sleeper here
They're paying him to take back his original review and talk up the car. Can't believe he actually took the money, that car is awful. Even M5 tuners prefer the F90
BMW are doing what all car manufacturers do. Supplying free press cars to get more exposure of their products - it’s an important form of marketing. Sorry, but saying they are paying for positive reviews is disingenuous and disrespectful. They never tell the press what they can or can’t report.
Change your car with Carwow: bit.ly/change-your-car-0503
How long do you have the M5 for exactly? Final verdict video can help me decide whether to order one near end of the year!
@lukeb93he has it for 6 months but the video could’ve been recorded earlier
So all the “options” on the M5 touring are actually things THAT SHOULD COME AS STANDARD ON BMW’s so-called flagship of the range, BMW always showing the customer that the “ultimate driving machine” NEVER leaves the factory quite as ultimate as IT SHOULD BE unless you spend more than the list price.
I enjoy the stuff you guys do. My question is does Car Wow only employ white people?
Dear Matt...we don't see you reviewing the new RS5....hope you don't involve "politics" in your real love for cars🎉
That Volvo is a sleeper, no showoff but massive power
all new volvos only have a top speed of 112mph no matter the bhp
@Robprints3D why does everyone keep mentioning this as a super dealbraker.
1. you can get it removed by a tuner
2. you can just not buy the car
@Robprints3D And why would u need to go faster than that, btw thats not tru i had 2020 t6 s60 and it did.
@michalturek229he said new.
@OrionMeissaI didnt say it was a deal breaker. Was just sharing knowledge.
"Unnecessarily quick" is my new favorite description of what I like in a car
Well for some Cars they did like 2007 Audi TT.
Volvo dude, has the biggest grin ive ever seen on carwow!🤣
Chinese owned Volvo! Off my list!
@lindacruz2866 cant be worse than ford owned volvo tbh
Volvo getting well deserved praise here
Hahah he lost first race from Audi with 90 hp less
Agree. Volvo also had amazing off the line accelerations.😊
Much like Lancia Delta.
"reasonable" 116000£ WTF
“…when you consider the performance,it is.”
@Kingkam128 😂😂😂
@Kingkam128disgusting 😅
They gave it to him for free, what's he going to say? "Its oUtRaGeOus!" and never get another one again?
Bruhhh 😂
Why is the M5 in prosthetic leg colour?
You'd never think you would want a volvo estate to win but when you see all these mini suv high up hatches, it shows you what cars used to be...better looking. Then we get onto the big estates at the end..which is fine lol
I was thinking more “£5k to have it finished in primer?”, but I take the point.
I think the styling of the new M5 is so dodgy anyway that having a prosthetic-leg colour doesn’t really make it any worse than it already is.
Because it's Matt's 3rd leg... Doh!
@Jonsson474the styling of that M5 wasnt that bad tho.
Painting it that colour takes £10k off resale minimum.
That Volvo is just a super sleeper tbh
Hahah he lost first race from Audi with 90 hp less
@Enko063 Copy and paste much?
It even can rival the likes of Subaru Impreza and Subaru Legacy B4 RSK.
Who had this inside race idea needs a raise, this is awesome on a RUclips content project side
Bet the staff pay a lot in car tax, so Matt is paying tax on a 140k car , must be a couple of grand a month for him
Volvo's a total sleeper, moral victory 🎉
The Volvo is my favourite of all of them. Always liked them.
But only crept past a car with over 100hp less. Can't say I'd be overwhelmed.
@jledge8715 Yep, too heavy, like all EV/Hybrids.
I have the XC60 T8.I had 3 Beemers previously,but I really like my Volvo.I have put Pilot Sport 4s on on mine and it makes quite a difference.The interior is superior in quality to my previous BMWs as well,no scratches on the piano black surfaces after 3 years,my 330e was covered in a scratches after 3 months.Fun thing is people generally don't know how quick it can be,with 709nm torque.Downside to the Volvo is the infotainment system,however,where the Beemer is far superior,the Volvo is not particularly cheap either,at £71,600 including extras,but people let you out at junctions,which is a bonus,lol.
Hahah he lost first race from Audi with 90 hp less.
After watching Julia, I believe nothing can beat Carwow's editing skills. A fun and informative vid with the M5 and other SUVs.
Bro that Volvo v60 is a real under dawg I thought it would be smoked by the Audi
Why is it an underdog if it literally had more power than the Audi ?The Audis the underdog
@G80M3Cnot rlly 0-60 wise Audi is faster and it’s has a much higher top speed
You all forget the fact that there is now a Cupra Formentor VZ5 with 390 hp and there is still the Abt package, then it has at least 450 hp. I have to say that it's not just a tuning from any company, because Abt has been the official partner of Cupra since 2026, so it's like AMG and M for Mercedes and BMW respectively.
@Raptile07 The T8s have over 500 ft lbs or torque i believe.
@G80M3Cbecause it’s basically front wheel drive
That Volvo is such a sleeper! The Octavia looks the best imo.
I'm very impressed by the Volvo!
Hahah he lost first race from Audi with 90 hp less
@Enko063 do you understand power to weight ratios
@leephillips3924They are similar weights.
12:50 What a sweet dog! 😍❤
So much money for the color that looks like my grannys bmw.
Granny's...
@Malachi-d3nno, he has two grannys that share a car.
@biafo4541tuk tuk driver?
@poltorakmdracing4595no i don't think he's a tuk tuk driver. Maybe an English teacher.
@biafo4541 Grannies. FFS! Is nobody literate these days?
“I have too many kids” while only having 3 is a joke
The v60 t8 was the best car I’ve ever had
Go drive a M340i then
@binflydushythe v60 is a lot classier, the bmw is is like 20000 euro more expensive for the same kit btw
0:30 nice daily Mat
It's nice to know everybody behind the scenes.. cool people all of them are!
Volvo has an awesome B&W sound system too
100% true. Actually bought my S90 because of this option. Absolutely worth the extra cash. Owned different 'premium' caraudio systems, this is the only real HiFi system.
That Formentor did surprisingly well for "just" 333hp 👍
On higher ocatne fuel its got about 350hp and its much lighter than its competition
Yeah, I got "old" Cupra 300 and it's surprisingly fast (4drive helps to beat so many stupid old show off rwd BMWs 😆)
It’s a fatter Golf R, which are proper cars
Must be nice to be loaned a top spec M5 from BMW
The Volvo is simply beautiful.
Nice , the Volvo is the Winner 4 me , we must love a sleeper
The volvo is unnecessarily fast bro😂😂😂
1:46 m5 with a tow hitch - first thing that came to my mind was that one video where a m5 beats a gti in a dragrace - while towing a whole boat😂
I remember that vid😂
That Volvo surprised me the most. I totally expected it to get spanked by the Audi. It put up a damn good fight, sheesh
With 455hp
You can not think that the 367hp Audi can beat it
- My cars are spotless
- You don't drive them, that's why
Jack was ruthless with this one
Should have gone to Specsavers
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That volvo is such a sleeper, who would think it would beat that Audi
How is the Volvo beating the s5😮😭
Hate to brake it to you but audi is shit 😅
Maybe because have 100 hp more?🤔
@mateuszjankowski8918 0 knowledge....Audi 367 hp and Volvo 455 hp.
@Just.a.simple.man92 and like 500 in torque. 😂
@Just.a.simple.man92how M, S, RS or AMG cars you drove? Cause I drove most of them and I can tell you... Audi is shit. Drives horrible, interior is cheap and loud. Also has four zeros on the grill. Driver is the fifth onr 😂
Buying a plug-in-hybrid but not using the hybrid part is just dumb a f
He didn't buy it, so he doesn't give a fuck. Getting better MPG and not polluting as much as he could is not very high on his priorities list...
That is not what he said. He said he will never charge it when away from home, meaning he'll charge it overnight at home. Duh
It’s a loaner vehicle, not his own. And plug in hybrid vehicles themselves are dumb AF. Massive compromises and worst of both worlds
Road tax is cheaper
M5CS is faster, looks better, sounds better, lighter📈
Yep the G90 is the downfall of bmw
💯
@Mysterious-t2u being so fr, the new audi rs5 avant is worse. its almost as heavy as the m5 and its supposed to be an m3 competitor
I'd rather have an e92 much more fun and that v8
That Volvo is so unassuming
1:46 the car is just excited to see Mat..😂
£19k for 'options' that are standard in many mid-range cars! No wonder that BMW drivers can't afford to use their indicators.
Aa always bring back the old carwow drag race format
This must be one of the slowest drag races in car journalism history
15mins in and what we have established as fact so far matt is an absolute helmet to work with/for.....facial expressions all round and all that jazz.......
The sacrifices Matt makes for the sake of information - driving every day an M5 and even losing entire days tacking it to a track... It's unbelievable.
how tf are ya'll watchin half an hour vids under 10 seconds😭😭😭😭
i have the video on 8x speed
100x speed
I watch at 0,5x speed everytime. Matt sounds so sad 😭
@RobinMellocap😂
I can't even stomach a video sped up by 0.5x 💀 (unless they talk really slow)
Great car, Mat! I’m hoping you a good drive with it.
35:57 This is proper manner for Audi driver. lol
shit man....
lets see when the rs5 gets tested
It has a button for the fuel flap just in case you’ve been driving on EV only for a very long time and the fuel tank builds up with fumes. Pressing the button vents the fumes.
A Drag race to find your daily driver. Then you average 20mph in traffic. Boys and their toys.
Respect to Matt for getting on the ground and looking underneath the Volvo. Journalism right there!
i like the octavia looks good in green
Shoutout to the volvo driver ripping some I Prevail
i think cupra and audi would be at the same moment at finish line. Volvo was about 5m ahead of these two
Whoever sold him this car is one hell of a sales person
volvo is the real star here lol
It’s great to finally see the V60 T8 in a proper race. I wish it was the Polestar Engineered model, which is another .3 tenths quicker in the quarter but I definitely count this as a win!
Lovely idea to get the whole Carwow team in front of the camera!
That guy in volvo remindes me of that guy on tiktok that is getting hair cuts around the world 35:55
nice to meet the team ...Great vid ❤
A 40 minute video of: I’m Matt the presenter and I get the best car
Bmw M3 Competition Touring is far better than Bmw M5 G90.
V60T8 searches on the car websites will now increase. What a weapon. A little remap and thats a 500hp car
140k is obnoxious, u can get a used top tier Benz , get it fully insured , serviced and warranty it and will still have some money left.
buy the same top tier benz new and it will be more expensive then the bmw
I've been waiting for such a race of normal, everyday cars for so long. Sick of those £5 mil cars you see on all car channels. Thanks for this CarWoW. Please come up with more of those :)
6 months? Perfect! You'll get rid of it before it implodes! As a Gen X that owns a BMW E30 M3 I'm giving a big middlefinger to BMW and all other car brands lol.
Bring.Reliability.Back! I bought a Hilux Invincible 2026 model as a daily. Best decision ever with 10y/200.000km warranty. I'm not changing cars like my underwear.
£116000 reasonable?? I just realised I'm existing, not living...
Tuga Power! Miguel
se fosse zuca notava-se logo o sotaque 🤣
Matt has truly lost touch with reality thinking £116K is "reasonable" doesnt matter about the performance, its not reasonable
People say the formentor is a mini lambo urus i believe it now
The vz5 was 11.7 1/4 mile so almost as fast as the urus and would have given the m5 a good run
Miguel blowing raspberries during the race cracked me up for some reason hahaha
Volvo 12.8 quarter..that is bonkers ! I'm in love ❤
One of your best. More of this "normal" cars please in this format.
My Lord BMWs look so ridiculous now
Nah
@dryvan606 yeah
unfortunately tha's true (
And they just keep making shitty cars
@planetfall-0_0 what a bullshit
Brilliant idea getting the Carwow team out and on camera for these drag races. I really enjoyed it!
16:23 Matt's done that before..
12:09 I get the reference, everyone old enough gets the reference but Miss Daisy never drove her car.
That was the point of the film, she was _driven,_ she did not drive.
Morgan Freeman was her driver and she expected him to drive at a leisurely pace.
"You drive this car, like you are _driving_ Miss Daisy", would be an accurate put down.
Wagons are simply gorgeous 😍🤌🏽
I do have a soft spot for them, my first car was a Sierra estate.
@jinesd1my dad had an escort estate years ago and it still miss it.
Except for the new M5. How in the hell did they go from the E39 to... This...
BMW Should rename this PHEV as the iM5. Then they could also build a petrol M5.
I could never imagine a £140,000 car as a daily....driving around the cost of half a house....that would just make me too self conscious. 😆
i dont think i cld afford a bathroom for 140,000 where i live
@somerandomanonymousnpcso there are no houses for £280 000 in the UK?
Half of a house more like a 5th of a house
@OKeefeist Yeah, yeah everyone says that and it can be like that in big cities, especially London....but the average UK house price is ~£300K, so half of that would be 150K.
Kinda disappointed that no one of the Carwow team (except Jack) has a performance car. CarWow and the staff is CarBore
Ian seems like the chill guy at the office. Hats off for that MPG
*LOVE* the Volvo sleeper, and the driver isn't half bad either hahaha.
That toe hitch, I would put a middle finger hand on it and deploy it whenever people tailgate me.
😂😂😂
*tow
I love the advice of buying a "sporty" car then just drive slow
Looks like they forgot to paint ur car 😂
Imagine paying £5k to have that .... 'colour'...
(What even is it? Green? Khaki? Greige?)
Yeah I dont like that color too.
I really enjoyed this and it was great to know the team. Great job. And a big Congratulations 🎉 to the carwow website.
5k gbp for that paint lol
5K for paint that looks like something from British Leyland's back catalogue from the 1970s.
Damn, that Volvo is a proper dark horse. Looks really nice too.
This is the kind of team-building day I want...
Glad to meet whole team. Hi team, this is RUclips comments 🤣🤣
Everyone surprised by the volvos missed the T8 Recharge drop they did on like their whole line up. Every T8 Recharge has well over 400hp now! 😂 Its wild!
Every Volvo T8-model ALWAYS had over 400hp. The early ones pre 2021 had 408hp, now 455hp (metric hp)
@DragonOnOffthe engine got detuned a bit a few years in so some of the twin engines are 390 until the recharge models bumped the electric motor from about 90bhp to 140 for a combined 455
@Mazaron Thats the part i meant to clarify. They CAME BACK with more i should've said.
"Hi Im Mat Watson and £116K is reasonable. Its because I'm rich now and its reasonable for me. By showing you this video Im going alienate most viewers that cant afford it, on with the video!"
£5k for that paint, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
BMW individual color. Not a color would have.
for stupid people
Not that bad. Some Ferrari paints are 26k and up.
Not bad compared to others 20k up more like a PTS but cheaper hahaha
@Rodisflawless That's a BMW...B M W
Not a FERRARI!
My take-away from this video: Most of Mat's colleagues start sentences with "So..."
15:40 I think Matt should see a dentist! 🦷 😂
Haters will say it’s a mic 😂😂😂
A G99 M5 against the new RS5 would have been interesting, but I imagine the RS5 is very recent.
Everyone's like " Oh look at this Volvo, what a sleeper". But really? Audi is 100 HP less and yet it managed to win the first race and even managed to launch as good as an M5 on the second race. I think S5 is the sleeper here
What an excellent video..great insight to see more about the team and the cars that they have..
Why did you even do this
BMW paid him to take back his initial review that was SCATHING. Now they're paying him to pretend like this is "his" car.
I love how Matt forgets he has a £140,000 car
Matt, that M5 is one fugly car.
Fugly exterior colour.
Fugly interior colour.
Fugly!
They're paying him to take back his original review and talk up the car. Can't believe he actually took the money, that car is awful. Even M5 tuners prefer the F90
PHEVs need an electric fuel tank cap for venting purposes, not to prevent electric shock.
Oh dear, how much are BWM paying to drive it and give positive reviews?
BMW are doing what all car manufacturers do. Supplying free press cars to get more exposure of their products - it’s an important form of marketing. Sorry, but saying they are paying for positive reviews is disingenuous and disrespectful. They never tell the press what they can or can’t report.
How would you know David you havent driven the m5 😂😂 stop spouting rubbish on youtube
@the-silverghini You are very foolish.
@tonystafford978 So I owned a 2024 (74) reg and didn't drive it, sure.
0:02 man really decided to get one of the heaviest cars on sale 😅