Can a BMW & Porsche off-road?! 😳
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- It’s time for the off-road challenge you didn’t know you needed… Until today!
We’ve got our hands on a BMW X3M Competition and a Porsche Macan GTS, and they’re about to go head-to-head over a series of off-road challenges to see which is the best performance SUV once you leave the tarmac!
So let’s see how these two compare. Starting with the BMW, it’s packing a 3-litre twin-turbo straight-six that can produce 510hp and 650Nm of torque. It’s equipped with four-wheel drive, weighs in at 2,010kg, and a new one will set you back around £89,000.
Then we have the Porsche. It’s equipped with a 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6 that’s good for 440hp and 550Nm. It’s a bit lighter than the BMW, at 1,960kg, and it’s also a bit cheaper, coming in at around £69,000.
Both cars have hill descent control, and the Porsche even has an off-road driving mode! But will that be enough to propel it to victory? There’s only one way to find out - LET’S DO THIS!
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04:19 How do you pronounce Porsche? VOTE BELOW!
VOTE: Porsch-a!
Vote: Porsche!
Both are correct!
Its Porsch-ae
Por shey..
We live in a time where off roading is just an aftertought in SUVs.
I think carmakers forgot what are suvs
Glorified people carriers.
Suv's are definitely not off roaders
@@moeeziqbal3619 dying sedan times a sporty SUV is a good alternative.
@@nastyscorp right i agree
These off-road challenge videos are oddly satisfying to watch
Yep. So did Drag Races, Carwow main menu.
just like your mom
Nick is an awesome lad, and he does good with both the drag races and these off road challenges, very consistent! Keep him in more frequently/consistently!
Nick always is an awesome guy.
@@purwantiallan5089 Agreed. 🤝
don't say that, mat might never bring him again (you know cause he's insecure)
Also his pronunciation of Porsche is pretty good
The editor absolutely killed it!! 🤣
The editor always gonna nail it.
Porscheh
Kkkk thats a girls name
Absolutely, BUT I love it very much this time!!
@Damar Fadlan :-))) The point is, that how it supposed to say. And as it is a German brand name it must be pronounced in the German way. That 1000% logical, even if the whole world says in the bad way without e at the end. So you and everybody just missing the point.
The real question is what mode should be turned on when you drive to the curb?
Curb mode
Surf mode
Gay mode
Sicko mode
Uninstall.
Please keep Nick on. He's a pretty cool presenter 😎👍
That’s a girl’s name 🤣
He seems to have a keen eye for filthy undercarriages!
@@xkrzilla yep. So did Clarkson.
@@TheLogicprouser the girls name looked quite cool.
@@TheLogicprouser So is Mercedes
The Porsche seems to be good at everything lol even drag races😅. I’m shocked the way it behaves off-road astounding🙆🏾♂️👌🏽
Let's not forget the 20k+ price saving difference and the better looks of the Porsche👍
@@AM-zq8ro both are amazing cars
@@AM-zq8ro the Porsche looks better? With the plastic braces? 😬
@@NightPwnGaming 20k can buy you a few upgrades if you choose😉
@@NightPwnGaming Porsche did looked far better man.
At the Porsche factory in Leipzig Germany where they manufacture the Macan there is an off-road testing facility that really tests its ability.
Leipzig? Stuttgart more like
@@user-ht2qb9tm1c the macan assembly is in Leipzig tho
@@user-ht2qb9tm1c Stuttgart is where they make the proper Porsches so not the SUVs
@@jadamsnz yea man the Porsche Carrera GT is not a real Porsche
Same at the NA Headquarters in Atlanta, I want to take my Macan S there at some point.
You can tell by his facial expressions that he loves the interior of the BMW, he kept looking at it over and over again. Great guy!
I loved Nick’s confidence, he made the Porsche look like winning 10 to 0
My '09 Cayenne GTS is remarkably capable off-road - I've taken it on some logging roads in the Montana mountains in winter, and up some washed out roads in the Colorado mountains (in addition to track day and being my daily driver). The air-suspension can increase the already decent clearance; and the locking differential, low gear, and traction control all make it work well in snow and gravel conditions - all using normal street tires. I still would not go bouldering with it, but I've been impressed with how well it handles whatever I throw at it. Just be sure to get the air suspension - it adds a whole new dimension to the vehicle.
The Cayenne did the Transsyberia Challenge with Stock Suspension and Dampers. Absolutely insane. You should have alook at that, the Cayenne is a beast at Offroading!
First gen Cayenne is the best offroader Porsche ever did... GTS the worst of those because of lower stock ride height, but its not the end of the world. Same base platform VW Touareg got even more clearance though. If you get the Active anti roll bar option for the Porsche, it decouples the roll bars in terrain mode for more wheel travel as well.
@@GoldenCroc No active roll bar disconnect on mine - and the V8 is a great engine, without the worries of expensive turbochargers. Sounds great in sport mode, as well . With the fast depreciation of these vehicles, older ones in decent shape are also reasonably priced, esp. if you can do a lot of the maintenance yourself (finishing up a CV axle replacement right now - did not notice a torn boot until it was too late, and crud got in to the joint and wore it out).
@@johnathonmcalister6645 Very good, my suspension air compressor is on the fritz currently sadly, hopefully I will get it going again soon.
Carwow reviews and drag races are the best! Good luck Mat and Carwow staff!
Computer says no...
@@rasherbasher8203 AVG Antivirus and Smadav say no.
Your English is limited
Remember if the Porsche had been left in off-road mode it would have gained another 50mm of ground clearance with its air suspension
is that true?
Whats the ground clearance options with air suspension?
@@bpw8214Yes
It’s actually 40mm gain.
There are different options on the Macan. The base comes with ground clearance of 202mm.
The GTS comes with 187. the air suspension is lowering it by another 10mm. So 177mm in normal mode, 167 in sport and shown here with the off-road mode the GTS had 217mm!
@@AV-sf5xqyes. Wrong Macan for this test. Macan-S with air is the offroad choice. Also both cars should have had mud(&snow) tyres on because you're mostly testing the tyres otherwise.
Love the dirty AWD launches 🤘
Porsche themselves made a video showing how to properly pronounce the name of their brand and it's more like Porsch-e/a. So it's up to you if you want to say right or not.
2 syllables. ua-cam.com/video/Im2eYuGdmfY/v-deo.html
Trust me. There is no -a at the end. It's just an -e. Say a normal E and you're good.
Love the vids! ❤️ gonna tell my mum to watch ‘em
Ratio you are saying cap
Ratio bot
🙏
@@oscarrose7148 wtf, I’m not a bot
@@carwow np ❤️
The decrease in seriousness is directly correlated to this channel being increasingly more awesometacular.
I love the way the BMW and the Porsche perform in those hard conditions!
The Porsche handled better...
German quality bro
Well, the conditions were not especially hard imho
Yeah so hard and difficult terrain. Wonder if a Grand Cherokee could do it.
@@purwantiallan5089 Not true right everything depended on the tires and the driver. Although I can see that the grabus fanboys get an orgasm on the forum.
I don’t usually comment but I love the sound edit when both vehicles initiated the race! It’s from the first Grand Turismo for the PS1 - lots of memories
Brilliant video Matt, as always! Really interesting, we are thinking of buying one of these cars - but not for off roading 😂. Put off a bit right enough with harsh ride of X3M 😢
I’ve had an X3M Comp for 3 years, it’s amazing and so crazy fast. I don’t notice the ride issues at all and would highly recommend it.
@@irishphil9480
That’s good to know, just reviews we have read and videos watched, it appears to be ‘too uncomfortable’ for British roads? In fairness though we’ve never test drove one 😬, we’ve currently got a M5, which was supposed to be the same ‘harsh’ ride but we love it?? Moral of the story I suppose is to just bite the bullet and go and take one for an extended test drive 🤷♀️
@@karene4990 where are you based? I have had several M3’s, had an F10 M5, an X5M and now the X3M. The X3M is considerably faster than all of those. The engine is amazing. In fact so good I have a brand new M4 Convertible being delivered in weeks.
Please feel free to ask me anything about the X3M.
My wife is 34 and has a degenerative back disease and has never had an issue in it.
@@irishphil9480 X3M Competizione still cant match Nissan Pickup tho.
@@purwantiallan5089 I can’t disagree
The Macan GTS is a perfect daily
I love Carwow reviews, drag races and off-road challenges! Keep making more insane videos!
Scamming a c/programme😢🤔
What if the offroad battle is between Cayenne GT vs Focus WRC 07?
Yet again insane... what about awesome🤔
Editor deserves some credit for this video
Give this director bunch of credits, Tom Spain.
Porsche's always look so good!
5:08 😂😂😂 editors are on point, give them a raise 😂
The porsche is masterpiece 🇩🇪💪🏻
it stunk of Porschefanboy
@@antekqwe well someone who can’t even pronounce one correct sentence, can’t afford the BMW or the Porsche anyway 😂
Let’s see how the 911 Safari/Dakar fares in the off-road test next year. Make it happen Matt!
I love how incredibly flat Porsche stays at all times even with her wheels off the ground
Yeah I think it did better overall. A good test would be like ice traction using identical tires
the new face cam setup is such an improvement.
it gives the videos alot more life.
Great editing today about the Porsche… that’s a girls name absolutely hilarious 😂😂😂
I am so grateful you brought an "off-road" expert to explain us the outcome of the races...
When i saw this video i literally screamed 😂 this video was epic!!!
Crazy how the GTS cost so much less than the X3M in the UK. But in the US it’s cost significantly more than the X3M.
It would be interesting to see how these SUV perform against similarly spec off-roaders.
10:14 you jinxed it Matt, as soon as you said that, a fly flew in front of me!
Imagine using the the off-road feature during the uphill drag race?????
Thanks for this amazing OffRoad battle, Carwow!
It's amazing how that Porsche won the off-road challenge with less power than the BMW!
Since when was off-road about power. 😂 in the test that required power I.e. the uphill drag race, the BMW won!
@@andywmoffat lol exactly, i know porsches are good vehicles but the way their fans think its a perfect car makes them conjure up ridiculous aspects about the vehicle which is quite laughable like saying off-roading is about power😂. I can bring a Toyota pickup with way less power and would smash these two cars.
@@andywmoffat it's a bot... same generic bullshit comments..
I never knew Uncle Fester was still alive and well working in the off-road community in the UK just brilliant!
So much information, yet it is still so entertaining! Keep up these great videos!
Hope Carwow uploaded Offroad battles with this X3M Comp vs Ford USAF Reserve Rally Car.
13:16
"It's not over until the bold man gives his verdict"
I'm gonna use this from now on
You need to try the BMW Performance Center off roads course in Greer South Carolina. Its mostly a dirt and cobblestone surface where they run standard X3s and X5s. Impressive capabilities for either. I'd guess the PS4S aren't the best off road tire (AS4s probably better) but my X3M has been on dirt and gravel before with no issues.
I think at the end of the day, both of these vehicles did an exceptional job. A good set of off road tires and maybe a lift kit would help immensely
@@PapiAndrey a lift kit? Maybe they should just actually make these wanna be SUVs off road capable. They have the clearance and flex of a car, it's crap. I have a $750 jeep Cherokee that would destroy both of these "suvs" offroad, and could take me many places these cant. Deep mud, bigger rocks, steep breakover angle, sand driving, these will never do it with that clearance.
@@nelsondln okay? Nobody cares about your $700 dodge. Suv means sport utility vehicle, not off road machine. The main purpose isn’t to go off road, cars are meant to drive on the road. You don’t use channel locks to pull teeth out, but they would suffice if you had to do it. They are capable of it. A $4000 old cayenne would do better than these and your shitbox.
No lift kit or anything other than tires and it’s awesome off roading, low range, center locking Torsen diff, front and rear diff, etc.
Just because you drive a shitbox that has lost most of its value does not mean you should flex it 😂
@@PapiAndrey @Andrey good sir, I can assure you that a cayenne is not beating an xj off road, its not happening. A man such as yourself who loves his BMW and Porsche suvs, is surely lacking in firsthand experience in the worlds of mechanics and off roading. You make this quite obvious by suggesting lifts for bmw and Porsche suvs, which as I stated before have ridiculously low clearances to begin with. Talk about using channel locks hey? Also, the off road highlights of the cayenne you listed are a joke if you know anything about cars. Great low end and a front and rear diff, ya dont say?? Does it have tires as well? And third in your lack of knowledge expose, you obviously know nothing about the jeep XJ and it's off road capabilities, which is currently still quite popular in the offroad world for a reason. Anyone who has any knowledge of off road capable vehicles would never argue that a cayenne would out perform an xj, obviously offroad. Use google and see for yourself. There is a reason the XJs are legendary and sought after, and quickly rising in price, i bought mine 12yrs ago for $750 which was a steal and have restored it and loved it. I also own a 530i which is a great car. As you said, the main purpose for these vehicles is to be on the road, which my jeep does perfectly fine, obviously inferior handling and not as fast as the Porsche or bmw, but all three will drive the speed limit and turn corners with ease. In regards to sport utility, I'll say again, the jeep will get you far more places and through much more than the low riding German SUVs. Price is irrelevant, we're talking about capabilities, but I understand that an X3M owner probably doesnt understand that, and if it's old it must be trash right? I wouldn't brag that you spent 70k on a suv that wont get through mud, and my 20 yr old cheap AF jeep will tow you out.
@@nelsondln Im not some German fanboy, I do however like the cars for their intended purpose. Don’t take my previous comment too seriously, I have nothing against the xj and im well aware of their capabilities, there’s a reason why they are popular for off roading. You know nothing about me in the real world, you only have a UA-cam comment to go off of.
Anyways, my main point to your original comment is that the two cars they used are not meant for off roading, they are considered sporty compact SUV’s. The cayenne I mentioned is larger and has the low range, this Macan doesn’t have it, although it’s awd system is very good. I wouldn’t take either of these out for serious off roading.
The G63 is also good off roading, but that’s the sporty model and the stock wheel/tire setup isn’t mean for off roading. They have a version suited for that. Do you think a trackhawk will do better off road than grand Cherokee 4xe trackhawk? Certainly not, it’s not meant for that. Do you see where I’m coming from? That’s my main point if you look over the nonsense of me messing with you
0:16 “Road biased Sport SUV’s” ah yes the famous Sport Sport Utility Vehicle
X3 if I had kids in tow (more trunk space), but Macan otherwise (simply better looking and will age more gracefully). I thought both vehicles offered a suspension lift system, much like the MB and Land Rover.🤔
For all practical purposes I would go for X3, given more space, similar performance, and bit cheaper maintenance now a days.
Porsche is definitely not better looking. The front of the Porsche is hideous. The rear is pretty nice. Bmw takes it for me
@@Eren-da-Jaeger for me always Cayenne. Cayenne has better reliability.
the macan is kinda ugly and already looks outdated
@@kaz8103 the front pf Porsche trucks are hideous. They used the car platform front with the small round lights. And for me. It's ugly. I understand why they did it so it looks like a porsche
We live in a time where off roading is just an aftertought in SUVs
Mat we need more drag races with Nick! He's awesome!
You commented 3 times in 1 video. Cringe
@@KungFuWizardOfJesus it's a bot.
Same bullshit generic comments... always seems to amazed by every video.. everything is "Insane"... stupid bot...
Love the Grand Turismo sounds, especially at the beginning of the "races".
so good
Personally would'nt buy that PORCHE for that. who agrees?😅
12:31
My heart stopped for a second 💔😭
Don't do that to us Mat😭😂
I'll definitely get the PorschA, looks way more elegant to me and it would seems like it's just a tiny bit better than the beemer.
Is that the Pig Latin pronunciation? Iway illway efinitelyay etgay ethay PorschA (roughly).
That X3 is an ultimate beast
Yep. But still cant match Cayenne and Subaru Forester.
Still lost 😂😂
@@danieljakobsen1289 its way sporty than the macan gts, take it to the drag strip and track and the x3m will destroy the macan gts
1 Subaru Forester
2 Porsche Macan GTS
3 Porsche Cayenne
4 BMW X3M
5 BMW X3
Probably the only time these cars will ever go offroad
Out of the BMW X3M or the Porsche Macan GTS my money goes to the Porsche. They're not really designed to Go off road but both of them surprised me with their capabilities. The Porsche will hold it's value better than the BMW.
Finally someone on the channel who pronounced Porsche correctly
Drive both and you see why one cost more than the other one. X3M cheap plastic in dashboard and a super stiff suspension (I have a GT3 with buckets so like stiff suspensions, but in this Suv is ridiculous). Only better thing is the engine that pulls more than GTS. Then GTS handling with sharp steering, the air suspension that is a world apart form the X3M and quality interior makes the difference. Ps: I’m taking delivery of a M3 Xdrive this month so I like both brands, but this is my experience, GTS is the one to get if you can afford it
How has the M3 experience been like? Do you have any regrets not going for a macan gts?
Hi Mat. Both can. I own a 2016 X3 35i. I was on michelin m&s pulot sports when I ended up off-road. Muddy water up to the hood - no problem (maintained speed). On 2 wheels, rear was on a rock in mud from a standstill up a pretty steep incline - a bit of tire spin but got through. Had to drive up a massive rock as the trail was too tight - no issues. Logging roads - in mud - check. They are extremely capable given you are on the right tire and mindul of the ground clearance. I ended up taking the wrong turn onto an ATV trail, and went too far into the trail before realising what I did - and there was no room to do a u-turn (0% chance at successfullly reversing down the same trail). My suv is now scratched to sh!t, and having been polishing/ touching up paint for months - and am still finding scratches. This is why you would be dumb to take any of these off-road (case in point, me). My neighbour has a huracan he took to the track - 12k to respray his bumper from flying bits of rubber and debris. Lesson? If you got money to burn - buy something that can do this for when you need to. I'm trading my bmw in for a mini cooper s, and going to buy a bush truck I can drive into a tree and not care about - because that is the reality of being off road. Greetings from Canada, and really like your show.
It would have been interesting to see how well the Acura MDX Type S does in comparison with these as well.
Acura vehicles aren’t sold in the UK.
I have the X3M comp, awesome car. Had to get something more practical than the M2 with x2 kids
1 BMW X3M
2 BMW M2
3 BMW X2
Snap!! Me out with a M140i in with X3M not disappointed in anyway.
"Congrats to everyone who is early and found this comment"🎯
The Porsche I think did better - some better tires on the BMW would of helped, not sure Michelin PS4S tries are suited for off-road use!
Only off-roading I have had to do in a bmw SUV is doing a U-turn through the ditch because I failed to exit before a 1 hour slow down on the highway.
That's still more off-roading than the average jeep has done, though
Two of the best looking SVUs on the market
Having driven both (and own a Macan Turbo) the X3M’s springs are very stiff and it’s not going to help off-road capability. The X3M is a beast straight line but I’ll take the ride quality of my P any day.
The most unimportant test ever! Not one owner of either vehicle will do this. Both vehicles are usually located on double yellow lines outside schools 😂
Going down slow was unexpectedly good for these two.
Brilliant video guys! Content was even funnier than normal.
Honestly the Porsche looked better on that angle test “entertaining” isn’t as good of a thing as stability in that circumstance.
People really only buy SUVs for the elevated driving position and not off roading....although in the snow and ice here in Canada, the ground clearance helps along with 4wd! I have an X3 M40i xDrive with Continental Viking Contact winter tyres and it does marvels in the snow and ice in winter
Good soft rubber grip on the porsche probably ❤
Porsche Cayenne had an enormous grip.
ITS PORSCHE!!!! 😂 German for the win 😂
Big up the Madeline! My mate was a tech at Porsche when the Macan was released and the Madeline joke didn't go down too well! 🤣 Porsche is my ❤️ one day I will own a Macan! 👍
Me too BIG UP. 👍
Please can you make drag race with X3 M competition
Porsche makes good all around vehicles. I would take the Porsche all day!
Did the entire staff eat some special brownies before filming cuz that was the most quietest and chill episode ive ever seen lol
who else was expecting a dragrace here
That BMW is just awesome, sounds good too.
All of this can also be done in 4x4 wagon. And it will be more efficient and more sporty :D
Also done on Subaru Forester.
BMW kicked the Porsches arse up that first hill start
Joe Achilles view, on road, a while ago, was the X3 M Competition's set up was a bit firm and the M series engine a bit hard edged in ways that didn't quite suit the X3's ground clearance and character.
I suppose the X3 M40i would have been nearly as underpowered relative to the Porsche as this M Competition was over powered.
The BMW X3M is better than BMW X3.
Macan actually has almost 10” of clearance in offroad mode when the air suspension is at max ride height. I own one and take off road often. It’s as capable as any crossover and far more comfortable than just about anything offroad. Jump back onto the road and set to Sport Plus and it rips canyons about as good as any sports car. It’s really shocking how great it is at everything. A fellow engineer and Macan owner recently commented to me that it’s the best car ever made. Hard to disagree.
The differences in suspension between the BMW and Macan are fully articulated in the video (pun intended). BMW rides very stiff. Too stiff, to the point of fault. It has very stiff antiroll bars. Macan has superior suspension kinematics with multilink front and rear compared to the BMWs strut front. Macan has air suspension (must have option IMO). Compared to the BMW, the Macan has an optimal balance of compliance, traction, and composure on rear world roads, including offroad.
To me, it just showed how pointless off road SUV's are... A comparison between the Porsche or the BMW going up those hills and a person walking up them would have been handy... Human wins every time....people say sports cars are impractical and an indulgence... based on this demonstration I think SUV owners should be super embarrassed at their "indulgence".....
The editors of these videos are fantastic!!!
I always see the halo energy sword in the x3 brake lights
I would never off road these sweet beasts and as a South African the choice becomes more complicated. With BMW's Motorplan and vast dealership network the BMW would be an easier SUV to live with, but the Porsche have a much better resale value and level of exclusivity. End of the day the BMW just looks more masculine and would be my pick.
1 more point for the Porsche, looks much better :)
It's so funny to see people who can not afford a car criticizing others buy SUV instead of what they think is a good car.
The Porsche gave a more controlled impression but its ground clearance clearly suggests that this is not its preferred habitat :).
Off road setting with air suspension will lift the car up, I think this video is giving false information
Put a 4wheel drive estate car (like an octavia scout) together with them next time, i bet it's just as capable
A Subaru Outback would monster both of them, especially the Wilderness edition with its 2.4i turbo AWD and 21” ground clearance.
I really appreciate the off road videos. Thanks so much
On the drag race nick was left in the dust 😂😂😂
Loving the comedic editing! Best car wow video
I just ordered the BMW, on purpose!!!
Quattro came in clutch for the Porsche
These sporty AWD sports utility vehicles "off-road" abilities are often quite underrated.
I mean most sedans could do this as well honestly.
You couldn’t pay me to drive a Porsche, so I’d take BMW every time, especially these family SUVs which aren’t for the off road.
There are so many old Cayenne owners that actually do some serious off-roading in their SUVs.
I have a 2020 Macan, and not normally a BMW guy, however got to say that X3M looks nicer side by side! Unpopular opinion I'm actually like the new BMW design language :0
God I think the exact opposite! Crazy how preference differs.
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏻, Of course the X3MC will win!
So, the Porsche is actually good off road! If I get one of those as a courtesy car then, I know what I'll be doing...driving it on the road like literally everyone else.
Look forward to seeing you in Waitrose car park taking up two parking spaces with your pint of milk and loaf of bread in the boot 👍🏾
😂😂