This Drag Race Between Two Pissed-off European Sports Cars Will Settle An Age-Old Feud Once And For All - gallery

The Jaguar F Type R has an obvious power advantage, but the BMW has a trick up its sleeve

The M4 Competition's superb chassis, torquey engine, and brilliant transmission allow it to punch above its weight

The Jaguar F Type R is a love letter to old-school sports cars

When it came out, the F Type's goal was to be the E Type's spiritual successor. The overall aesthetics, including the clamshell hood, are an obvious hint

But it's what's under the hood that matters today

Being the R version, the Jaguar F Type is powered by a 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 with 575 hp and 516 lb/ft. Power is routed through a ZF, 8-speed automatic

The BMW M4 Competition is a much newer platform than the F Type

The G29 generation was introduced in 2020 and showcases the very latest from BMW's M-division. For 2019 the F Type was refreshed, but underneath, it's the same platform from 2013

The BMW M4 Competition may have more power than advertized

While not yet confirmed, there's an obvious pattern to how BMW rates its engines. The 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six here is rated at 503 hp and 479 lb/ft

More driven wheels mean better traction, but also more weight

After 2018, all V-8-powered Jaguar F Types come with an all-wheel-drive setup. This allows the F Type R to, allegedly, sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds

A BMW M4 Competition xDrive would have made for a more fair race

That said, the M4 Competition G29 launches surprisingly well for a rear-wheel-drive car. According to BMW, as equipped the M4 Competition could sprint to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds

Jaguar has more power, but BMW's transmission is better calibrated

The Jaguar's transmission short-shifts into 2nd, allowing BMW to take the first race. While the transmissions are almost identical, it goes to show the importance of fine-tuning

The Jaguar F Type R makes a comeback

BMW consistently experiences delays at the start while the Jaguar jumps off like a cat. 1,320 feet later, it wins the race, evening the score. It also sounds like a dinosaur with asthma

The 3rd and final race revealed the Jaguar F Type R as the winner

The more powerful Jaguar consistently launched better. To everyone's surprise, the BMW, with its snappier gear-changes, was catching up, but 1/4-mile just wasn't enough

The result from the rolling race evened the score

From a 30 mph roll, the BMW M4 Competition managed to beat the Jaguar. It looked like the Jaguar was about to start closing in, but it would have needed a lot more room to stretch its legs

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The BMW M4 Competition is a technological marvel and proved capable enough to keep up with the much more powerful Jag. The British brute, however, is a charming dinosaur and we love it for that