The Thrill of Track Day: A Review of the BMW M3 and Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

As I pulled out of the parking lot, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and nervousness. My car of choice for this track day was my trusty BMW M3, equipped with the coveted Race Chip tuning, which gave it an additional 630 horsepower. The sound of the engine roaring to life was music to my ears, and I knew that this car was going to be a beast on the track.

As I pulled onto the track, I couldn't help but notice how quickly the M3's transmission shifted gears, responding to every pedal input with lightning speed. It was truly impressive to see the gearbox hooked up to the heavy engine, yet it still managed to feel like a dual-clutch unit. The Hellcat XR, on the other hand, seemed to be pulling away from me as we started our respective laps around the track.

The M3's rear tires were screeching in protest as I pushed the car to its limits, but somehow, I was able to maintain a blistering pace, even though my opponent was driving an incredibly fast Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. The American muscle car's massive power and torque made it nearly unbeatable on the track, and I had to admit that I was impressed by George's driving technique.

But what really stood out about this American beast was its incredible acceleration. The 0-60 mph time was an impressive 3.6 seconds, and with the right gearing, it seemed like the car could go from 0 to 100 km/h in no time at all. And while I couldn't help but feel a pang of envy towards the Hellcat's raw power, I knew that my M3 had its own strengths.

As we continued around the track, I couldn't help but notice how much I enjoyed driving my car. The precision and handling of the BMW M3 were unmatched, and I felt like I was in control every step of the way. But at the same time, I couldn't deny the Hellcat's incredible speed and acceleration. It truly was a hooligan on the track, and I found myself smiling as we took the corners.

One thing that really stood out to me about this track day was how much I loved driving an American muscle car. The raw power and simplicity of the Hellcat XR were infectious, and I couldn't help but feel like I had caught a glimpse into a bygone era of high-performance driving. And while I still think that my M3 is one of the best cars on the track, I have to admit that the Hellcat was an absolute beast.

As we finished our respective laps around the track, I couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment. The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat had outpaced me by a hair's breadth, and while my M3 had been incredibly fast, it just didn't seem to have enough power to keep up with the American muscle car.

But as we stood in the paddock, waiting for our next turn at the track, I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. My BMW M3 may not be the fastest car on the track, but it was definitely one of the most fun. And as I listened to the sound of its engine roaring to life, I knew that this was what made driving so special.

I have to admit, however, that I do miss some things about my M3. For one, I hate how BMW insists on keeping me informed with annoying messages about tire pressures, even when I'm not using them. It's a stupid system that really needs to be fixed. But aside from that quibble, I was thoroughly enjoying myself driving around the track.

But then I saw an opportunity to take my M3 out for another spin - this time, in the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. The massive V8 engine seemed to come alive as I put the car through its paces, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement. It was time to see how the American muscle car stacked up against my trusty BMW.

As we pulled onto the track, I made sure to switch the Race Chip tuning to its highest setting, knowing that this would give me an edge over George's Hellcat XR. And with the sound of the engine roaring to life, I knew that it was going to be a close race. The Hellcat had been around for many years and still felt like a very competitive vehicle.

But just as we were about to start, I realized that there was one thing that could give me an edge - the exhaust system. My M3's F5 downpipes seemed to make it sound even more menacing than before, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride knowing that this was what gave my car its unique character.

As we took to the track, I couldn't help but notice how quickly the Hellcat accelerated, leaving me in its dust. But while I wasn't able to catch up, I couldn't deny the thrill of driving an American muscle car. It truly was a hooligan on the track, and I found myself smiling as we took the corners.

But despite the Hellcat's incredible speed, I knew that my M3 had its own strengths. The precision and handling were unmatched, and I felt like I was in control every step of the way. And while the American muscle car may have outpaced me on this track day, I knew that my BMW would be just as fun to drive back home.

As we finished our respective laps around the track, I couldn't help but feel a sense of disappointment. The Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat had outpaced me by a hair's breadth, and while my M3 had been incredibly fast, it just didn't seem to have enough power to keep up with the American muscle car.

But as we stood in the paddock, waiting for our next turn at the track, I couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. My BMW M3 may not be the fastest car on the track, but it was definitely one of the most fun. And as I listened to the sound of its engine roaring to life, I knew that this was what made driving so special.

Overall, my experience with the BMW M3 and Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was an unforgettable one. Both cars delivered incredible performances on the track, but it was clear that the American muscle car had the edge in terms of sheer speed and acceleration. But while I may not have won this battle, I knew that my M3 would be just as fun to drive back home.

And so, as we wrapped up our respective laps around the track, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement for what's next. Will I take on another muscle car and see if I can finally catch up? Or will I stick with my trusty BMW M3 and enjoy every moment of its precision and handling? Whatever the case may be, one thing is certain - driving is an experience like no other, and I feel grateful to have had the opportunity to share that experience with you.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this pov review by alex openel my name is martin and today i am taking a look at my bmw m3 g80 and today i'm finding out if i should have gone for the american muscle variance of a family performance car because this is my family performance car this is the car i take my kids to daycare in with the wife the four of us in the car enjoying the car enjoying our journey just enjoying our lives as petrolheads yes even my two little girls are true petro heads love sitting in the back of the car but shouldn't i have gone for this the dodge charger hellcat it's a lot more powerful in a lot of countries these cars are about as expensive for instance in the us an m3 is about 70k dollars as is a charger hellcat in germany it's also quite equal this starts at about 82 000 and this is also in that area so let's first take a look at the hellcat um i really prefer this over the challenger hellcat the challenger being the the coupe the two-seater well it's not a two-seater it's a two-door however you want to call it this is a lot more practical this is max's seating position so it's a lot to the back but the space in the back is really really a lot they even have heated seats in the back i mean that's so convenient that's always the case with american cars they are so convenient a lot of practical values and this boot space is just immense this has been such a nice car these last days i've had this car for a few days so i really really enjoy it and my crap in the m3 my biking stuff remember these my golden tips i now have the carbon tips from fi yeah i've done a few upgrades i've had the car for like six months now absolutely love the car uh i've done downpipes and the exhaust and of course the race chip because yeah they are not equals in power because this is 770 horsepower 800 newton meters somewhere around that area incredible power and that is 480 horsepower and 550 newton meters so that's a big big difference let's have a look at that 6.2 hemi v8 supercharged because it's well it's not a thing of beauty it looks very purposeful it's not about having a carbon fiber engine cover it's it just looks the way it looks you know it's not a beautiful engine it's just very very powerful and that's what i really really like about the charger hellcat it's it's practical it's purposeful it's no it's it's not about intricate materials like carbon fiber and stuff it doesn't have any carbon fiber it doesn't have carbon fiber brakes it just has a very very good set of brembos and even on the autobahn this thing will do 312 and you don't need any stupid optional drivers package blah blah blah like with this one because normally these things do 250 but i have the stupid drivers pack um which sets you back a few grand and then you can do 290. so i tend to go towards the dodge on that area you don't get any this is a bit of so what do you think of the looks guys i think the m3 is a lot more busy a lot more about aerodynamically shaped parts and carbon fiber roof and stuff like that this is just a very very powerful charger you pay for the engine and it's in a dodge charger i think that's the approach you also get a rear spoiler which is hollow as always with the with the hellcats with the challenger hell hellcat you even get like a a hollow plastic spoiler which hasn't which which even hasn't been painted so the exhaust this is the american exhaust which is illegal in europe so aec europe the importer of dodge vehicles they have to modify the exhaust with a little valve that opens and closes at certain rpm but it still sounds absolutely insane a lot better than this as stork because this of course is a three liter straight six by turbo s58 engine a more subtle approach to a performance sedan this is just big big power v8 uh yeah the american way and this is the european way having a smaller engine uh with very advanced techniques getting more and more power out of them you could also get this as a competition 510 horsepower you get 100 newton meter extra and a zf 8 speed it's the same zf hp roughly the same as you get in this okay enough with the talks let's get driving hope max is around here somewhere where is he maxie boy jesus christ he's not getting paid this month there he is you drive the hellcat gangsta i drive the m3 with the tuning off so that's stock power and then we can see whether i made the right choice well when you get in here you just think okay this is absolutely beautiful the carbon fiber race buckets the carbon fiber interior trim the dash it's just beautifully made the leather the orange leather i really like it in combination with the exterior the individual paint i went for it's just a lovely car now of course this is a manual and that's the auto but it's a fast manual i think it's not going to be easy for him max is going to drive in the front and that way we can see by how much he's going to pull away because the power difference i mean is a lot it's 240 horsepower extra with that car which is insane now both these cars come on pirelli p zeroes but with the dodge you get p0 all seasons i mean jesus those are just crap okay let's go three two one go that's just wheel spin i don't know why ah there he goes that's that's just raw power wow that's impressive go for second three two one wow yeah yeah it's definitely faster the great thing about the hellcat is that it will spin its wheels on those stupid all-season tires up until like 120 kph happens absolutely insane but hilarious at the same time i i just love that car i mean just for being so different it's it's the fred flintstone of performance sedans and it's just so it's not old school it's prehistorical and it's just awesome just an awesome awesome car i love the fact that in 2021 we can still drive cars like that when it comes to handling though you feel that this is a much lighter and more nimble car i mean the dodge has this heavy heavy engine and this nose is a lot more light so you can point it in a direction and it immediately goes it's really really nice i love that about the g80 m3 the turn in the front axle has gone is now so much better than with the f-80 it's i think the biggest improvement of the g80 over the f80 okay now here we go three two one go i think at higher speeds i will catch him yeah he's a bit faster that thing will do 312. even all the stupid all seasons it will do like three six it's a very very fast car as you can see wow i'm not gaining on them wow it's really really equal he's pulling away a bit but it's not much oh this is something i absolutely hate about the g80 it keeps keeps nannying about the tire pressures even though they are green green green and green 2.5 bars 2.6 bars at the rear i don't know why it's a stupid system fix it bmw come on okay let's get in the charger and show you guys what that's like and to make it a bit easier for max i'm going to put the race chip tuning to seven the highest map setting uh and it should give it 630 horsepower somewhere around that number it's currently at so yeah it's going to make it a lot faster and i think even a bit faster than the charger even though it has that ridiculously powerful v8 so this is something i absolutely love about my car i have the race chip uh which i completely love i can turn it off i can turn it on i have different stages of power it's really really convenient uh it's now in map seven race mode which max is going to enjoy i think do you have a key for this one that helps there you go bud when you come out of the carbon race seats and on this like couch typical for these cars these seats are big and soft and very comfortable and that is just carbon fiber race seats that grab on to you and it's it's it describes those the characters of the cars very very well let's go um i'm in track mode uh which is the fastest setting you can even get more power in europe with a hellcat because aec also built the hellcat xr which was fantastic that thing was absolutely insane go check out the review max made with that car it's a complete beast 900 horsepower around that number absolutely insane okay max is going to overtake me oh a little cupra right there oh i don't smile in that car i will admit and in this i keep smiling it's absolutely insane it's such a hooligan you can see that the bullet is vibrating a bit uh and that's because you know the american market they don't do 270. this car is made for drag racing burnouts stuff like that it even has a line lock system to do massive massive burnouts so in that mode it only uses the front brakes so you can spin up the rear tires move over you stupid german i am impressed with the technique i mean i keep calling it this simplistic raw power american vehicle but if you look at what they did with the transmission the torque flight eight speed it's a zf hp like with an m3 competition but they have calibrated it in a way that no one has i mean maybe alpha in the julia q that also is so crisp so sharp but what george have done is just incredible because the gearbox is hooked up to that heavy heavy engine but it responds to the pedal so damn quickly it's absolutely insane look at that up shift it's freaking immediate it it honestly it feels like a dual clutch unit and i'm just amazed by how they did that because the hellcat has been around for many many years and it still feels like a very competitive vehicle jesus christ stupid dutch guy there we go honestly it's so close i cannot even tell which one is faster wow i mean should i have gone for a charger hellcat instead of the m3 maybe guys just maybe i do feel like the m3 oh that's that's because of the f5 exhaust downpipes oh my god it's cool wow the sound of the m3 well i i haven't heard it from the outside sitting next to it that was awesome now where was i okay yeah uh m3 or charger well you cannot make the wrong choice both these cars are just absolute pinnacles of what they represent this is american big very very practical very very powerful big big smile on your face and that is more about like track driving precise driving more of a precision tool this is something i absolutely love because in europe we used to get amgs that do this big power on the rear axle big v8s big sound but amg has lost that character they are more going towards precision driving advanced techniques four wheel drive systems uh and luckily we still have dodge to cover that area and i love the fact that they do that so not really an answer to my question but i still hope you like this video you can subscribe by clicking the big button right here and don't forget to check out that hellcat xr video right here or check out the playlist of pov reviews okay thanks for watching guys see you at the next one byewhat's up ladies and gentlemen and welcome to this pov review by alex openel my name is martin and today i am taking a look at my bmw m3 g80 and today i'm finding out if i should have gone for the american muscle variance of a family performance car because this is my family performance car this is the car i take my kids to daycare in with the wife the four of us in the car enjoying the car enjoying our journey just enjoying our lives as petrolheads yes even my two little girls are true petro heads love sitting in the back of the car but shouldn't i have gone for this the dodge charger hellcat it's a lot more powerful in a lot of countries these cars are about as expensive for instance in the us an m3 is about 70k dollars as is a charger hellcat in germany it's also quite equal this starts at about 82 000 and this is also in that area so let's first take a look at the hellcat um i really prefer this over the challenger hellcat the challenger being the the coupe the two-seater well it's not a two-seater it's a two-door however you want to call it this is a lot more practical this is max's seating position so it's a lot to the back but the space in the back is really really a lot they even have heated seats in the back i mean that's so convenient that's always the case with american cars they are so convenient a lot of practical values and this boot space is just immense this has been such a nice car these last days i've had this car for a few days so i really really enjoy it and my crap in the m3 my biking stuff remember these my golden tips i now have the carbon tips from fi yeah i've done a few upgrades i've had the car for like six months now absolutely love the car uh i've done downpipes and the exhaust and of course the race chip because yeah they are not equals in power because this is 770 horsepower 800 newton meters somewhere around that area incredible power and that is 480 horsepower and 550 newton meters so that's a big big difference let's have a look at that 6.2 hemi v8 supercharged because it's well it's not a thing of beauty it looks very purposeful it's not about having a carbon fiber engine cover it's it just looks the way it looks you know it's not a beautiful engine it's just very very powerful and that's what i really really like about the charger hellcat it's it's practical it's purposeful it's no it's it's not about intricate materials like carbon fiber and stuff it doesn't have any carbon fiber it doesn't have carbon fiber brakes it just has a very very good set of brembos and even on the autobahn this thing will do 312 and you don't need any stupid optional drivers package blah blah blah like with this one because normally these things do 250 but i have the stupid drivers pack um which sets you back a few grand and then you can do 290. so i tend to go towards the dodge on that area you don't get any this is a bit of so what do you think of the looks guys i think the m3 is a lot more busy a lot more about aerodynamically shaped parts and carbon fiber roof and stuff like that this is just a very very powerful charger you pay for the engine and it's in a dodge charger i think that's the approach you also get a rear spoiler which is hollow as always with the with the hellcats with the challenger hell hellcat you even get like a a hollow plastic spoiler which hasn't which which even hasn't been painted so the exhaust this is the american exhaust which is illegal in europe so aec europe the importer of dodge vehicles they have to modify the exhaust with a little valve that opens and closes at certain rpm but it still sounds absolutely insane a lot better than this as stork because this of course is a three liter straight six by turbo s58 engine a more subtle approach to a performance sedan this is just big big power v8 uh yeah the american way and this is the european way having a smaller engine uh with very advanced techniques getting more and more power out of them you could also get this as a competition 510 horsepower you get 100 newton meter extra and a zf 8 speed it's the same zf hp roughly the same as you get in this okay enough with the talks let's get driving hope max is around here somewhere where is he maxie boy jesus christ he's not getting paid this month there he is you drive the hellcat gangsta i drive the m3 with the tuning off so that's stock power and then we can see whether i made the right choice well when you get in here you just think okay this is absolutely beautiful the carbon fiber race buckets the carbon fiber interior trim the dash it's just beautifully made the leather the orange leather i really like it in combination with the exterior the individual paint i went for it's just a lovely car now of course this is a manual and that's the auto but it's a fast manual i think it's not going to be easy for him max is going to drive in the front and that way we can see by how much he's going to pull away because the power difference i mean is a lot it's 240 horsepower extra with that car which is insane now both these cars come on pirelli p zeroes but with the dodge you get p0 all seasons i mean jesus those are just crap okay let's go three two one go that's just wheel spin i don't know why ah there he goes that's that's just raw power wow that's impressive go for second three two one wow yeah yeah it's definitely faster the great thing about the hellcat is that it will spin its wheels on those stupid all-season tires up until like 120 kph happens absolutely insane but hilarious at the same time i i just love that car i mean just for being so different it's it's the fred flintstone of performance sedans and it's just so it's not old school it's prehistorical and it's just awesome just an awesome awesome car i love the fact that in 2021 we can still drive cars like that when it comes to handling though you feel that this is a much lighter and more nimble car i mean the dodge has this heavy heavy engine and this nose is a lot more light so you can point it in a direction and it immediately goes it's really really nice i love that about the g80 m3 the turn in the front axle has gone is now so much better than with the f-80 it's i think the biggest improvement of the g80 over the f80 okay now here we go three two one go i think at higher speeds i will catch him yeah he's a bit faster that thing will do 312. even all the stupid all seasons it will do like three six it's a very very fast car as you can see wow i'm not gaining on them wow it's really really equal he's pulling away a bit but it's not much oh this is something i absolutely hate about the g80 it keeps keeps nannying about the tire pressures even though they are green green green and green 2.5 bars 2.6 bars at the rear i don't know why it's a stupid system fix it bmw come on okay let's get in the charger and show you guys what that's like and to make it a bit easier for max i'm going to put the race chip tuning to seven the highest map setting uh and it should give it 630 horsepower somewhere around that number it's currently at so yeah it's going to make it a lot faster and i think even a bit faster than the charger even though it has that ridiculously powerful v8 so this is something i absolutely love about my car i have the race chip uh which i completely love i can turn it off i can turn it on i have different stages of power it's really really convenient uh it's now in map seven race mode which max is going to enjoy i think do you have a key for this one that helps there you go bud when you come out of the carbon race seats and on this like couch typical for these cars these seats are big and soft and very comfortable and that is just carbon fiber race seats that grab on to you and it's it's it describes those the characters of the cars very very well let's go um i'm in track mode uh which is the fastest setting you can even get more power in europe with a hellcat because aec also built the hellcat xr which was fantastic that thing was absolutely insane go check out the review max made with that car it's a complete beast 900 horsepower around that number absolutely insane okay max is going to overtake me oh a little cupra right there oh i don't smile in that car i will admit and in this i keep smiling it's absolutely insane it's such a hooligan you can see that the bullet is vibrating a bit uh and that's because you know the american market they don't do 270. this car is made for drag racing burnouts stuff like that it even has a line lock system to do massive massive burnouts so in that mode it only uses the front brakes so you can spin up the rear tires move over you stupid german i am impressed with the technique i mean i keep calling it this simplistic raw power american vehicle but if you look at what they did with the transmission the torque flight eight speed it's a zf hp like with an m3 competition but they have calibrated it in a way that no one has i mean maybe alpha in the julia q that also is so crisp so sharp but what george have done is just incredible because the gearbox is hooked up to that heavy heavy engine but it responds to the pedal so damn quickly it's absolutely insane look at that up shift it's freaking immediate it it honestly it feels like a dual clutch unit and i'm just amazed by how they did that because the hellcat has been around for many many years and it still feels like a very competitive vehicle jesus christ stupid dutch guy there we go honestly it's so close i cannot even tell which one is faster wow i mean should i have gone for a charger hellcat instead of the m3 maybe guys just maybe i do feel like the m3 oh that's that's because of the f5 exhaust downpipes oh my god it's cool wow the sound of the m3 well i i haven't heard it from the outside sitting next to it that was awesome now where was i okay yeah uh m3 or charger well you cannot make the wrong choice both these cars are just absolute pinnacles of what they represent this is american big very very practical very very powerful big big smile on your face and that is more about like track driving precise driving more of a precision tool this is something i absolutely love because in europe we used to get amgs that do this big power on the rear axle big v8s big sound but amg has lost that character they are more going towards precision driving advanced techniques four wheel drive systems uh and luckily we still have dodge to cover that area and i love the fact that they do that so not really an answer to my question but i still hope you like this video you can subscribe by clicking the big button right here and don't forget to check out that hellcat xr video right here or check out the playlist of pov reviews okay thanks for watching guys see you at the next one bye\n"