Highest Power To Weight BMW Cars In The World

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The Highest Power / Weight BMW Cars Ever

By David ChappleUpdated 27 May 2025

These are the highest power-to-weight production BMWs ever to be allowed on the public roads.

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2021 BMW M5 CS (F90)
Power-to-Weight: 343 BHP/Tonne
1^st

(2021 - 2022)
...M5 CS

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

190 mph

3.0 seconds

626 BHP

25.9 mpg

4 Doors

4 Seats

530 L

1,825 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 343 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M5 CS takes first place.
It's a 4 door 4WD Saloon with 4 seats and was sold from 2021 to 2022.
It is also 1st in The Fastest Acceleration BMW Cars Ever.
2023 BMW 3.0 CSL (G82)
Power-to-Weight: 340 BHP/Tonne
2^nd

(2023)
...3.0 CSL

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3 L Inline 6 Bi-Turbo

187 mph

3.6 seconds

552 BHP

25.7 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

440 L

1,624 kg
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 340 BHP/Tonne, the BMW 3.0 CSL takes second place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 2 seats and was sold during 2023.
It is also 1st in The Highest Power / Litre Straight Six Engined Cars Ever.
2022 BMW M4 CSL (G82)
Power-to-Weight: 334 BHP/Tonne
3^rd

(2022 - 2024)
...M4 CSL

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3 L Inline 6 Bi-Turbo

191 mph

3.7 seconds

542 BHP

28.8 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

440 L

1,625 kg
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 334 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M4 CSL takes third place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 2 seats and was sold from 2022 to 2024.
It is also 1st in The Fastest BMW Cars Ever.
2019 BMW M8 Competition Coupe (F92)
Power-to-Weight: 327 BHP/Tonne
4^th

(2019 - present)
...ion Coupe

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.2 seconds

616 BHP

26.6 mpg

2 Doors

4 Seats

420 L

1,885 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 327 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M8 Competition Coupe takes fourth place.
It's a 2 door 4WD Coupé with 4 seats, with deliveries starting in 2019.
It is also joint 2nd in The Fastest Acceleration BMW Cars Ever.
2020 BMW M5 Competition (F90)
Power-to-Weight: 325 BHP/Tonne
5^th

(2020 - 2023)
...mpetition

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.3 seconds

616 BHP

26.9 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

530 L

1,895 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 325 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M5 Competition takes fifth place.
It's a 4 door 4WD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold from 2020 to 2023.
It is also joint 4th in The Fastest Acceleration BMW Cars Ever.
2018 BMW M5 Competition (F90)
Power-to-Weight: 318 BHP/Tonne
6^th

(2018 - 2020)
...mpetition

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.3 seconds

617 BHP

26.2 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

530 L

1,940 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 318 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M5 Competition takes sixth place.
It's a 4 door 4WD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold from 2018 to 2020.
It is also joint 4th in The Fastest Acceleration BMW Cars Ever.
2019 BMW M8 Coupe (F92)
Power-to-Weight: 314 BHP/Tonne
7^th

(2019 - present)
...M8 Coupe

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.3 seconds

591 BHP

26.6 mpg

2 Doors

4 Seats

420 L

1,885 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 314 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M8 Coupe takes seventh place.
It's a 2 door 4WD Coupé with 4 seats, with deliveries starting in 2019.
It is also joint 4th in The Fastest Acceleration BMW Cars Ever.
2020 BMW M5 (F90)
Power-to-Weight: 312 BHP/Tonne
8^th

(2020 - 2023)
...M5

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.4 seconds

592 BHP

26.9 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

530 L

1,895 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 312 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M5 takes eighth place.
It's a 4 door 4WD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold from 2020 to 2023.
It is also joint 9th in The Fastest Acceleration BMW Cars Ever.
2020 BMW M8 Competition Gran Coupe (F93)
Power-to-Weight: 311 BHP/Tonne
9^th

(2020 - present)
...ran Coupe

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.2 seconds

616 BHP

26.4 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

440 L

1,980 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 311 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M8 Competition Gran Coupe takes joint ninth place.
It's a 4 door 4WD Coupé with 5 seats, with deliveries starting in 2020.
It is also joint 2nd in The Fastest Acceleration BMW Cars Ever.
2016 BMW M4 GTS (F82)
Power-to-Weight: 311 BHP/Tonne
10^th

(2016)
...M4 GTS

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3 L Inline 6 Bi-Turbo

190 mph

3.8 seconds

493 BHP

33.2 mpg

2 Doors

4 Seats

445 L

1,585 kg
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 311 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M4 GTS takes joint ninth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 4 seats and was sold during 2016.
It is also joint 2nd in The Fastest BMW Cars Ever.
2016 BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition (2016) (F82)
Power-to-Weight: 311 BHP/Tonne
11^th

(2016 - 2017)
...on (2016)

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3 L Inline 6 Bi-Turbo

190 mph

3.8 seconds

493 BHP

33.2 mpg

2 Doors

4 Seats

445 L

1,585 kg
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 311 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition (2016) takes joint ninth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 4 seats and was sold from 2016 to 2017.
It is also joint 2nd in The Fastest BMW Cars Ever.
2025 BMW M2 CS (G87)
Power-to-Weight: 308 BHP/Tonne
12^th

(2025 - present)
...M2 CS

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3 L Inline 6 Bi-Turbo

188 mph

3.8 seconds

523 BHP

28.2 mpg

2 Doors

4 Seats

390 L

1,700 kg
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 308 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M2 CS takes joint twelfth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 4 seats, with deliveries starting in 2025.
It is also joint 6th in The Highest Power / Litre BMW Cars Ever.
2024 BMW M4 CS (G82)
Power-to-Weight: 308 BHP/Tonne
13^th

(2024 - present)
...M4 CS

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3 L Inline 6 Bi-Turbo

188 mph

3.4 seconds

542 BHP

27.7 mpg

2 Doors

4 Seats

440 L

1,760 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 308 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M4 CS takes joint twelfth place.
It's a 2 door 4WD Coupé with 4 seats, with deliveries starting in 2024.
It is also joint 2nd in The Highest Power / Litre BMW Cars Ever.
2015 BMW M6 Coupé Competition Package (F13)
Power-to-Weight: 308 BHP/Tonne
14^th

(2015 - 2017)
...n Package

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.9 seconds

592 BHP

28.5 mpg

2 Doors

4 Seats

460 L

1,925 kg
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 308 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M6 Coupé Competition Package takes joint twelfth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 4 seats and was sold from 2015 to 2017.
It is also joint 24th in The Most Powerful BMW Cars Ever.
2023 BMW M3 CS (G80)
Power-to-Weight: 307 BHP/Tonne
15^th

(2023 - 2024)
...M3 CS

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3 L Inline 6 Bi-Turbo

188 mph

3.4 seconds

542 BHP

28 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

480 L

1,765 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 307 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M3 CS takes joint fifteenth place.
It's a 4 door 4WD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold from 2023 to 2024.
It is also joint 2nd in The Highest Power / Litre BMW Cars Ever.
2018 BMW M5 xDrive (F90)
Power-to-Weight: 307 BHP/Tonne
16^th

(2018 - 2020)
...M5 xDrive

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.4 seconds

592 BHP

26.9 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

530 L

1,930 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 307 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M5 xDrive takes joint fifteenth place.
It's a 4 door 4WD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold from 2018 to 2020.
It is also joint 9th in The Fastest Acceleration BMW Cars Ever.
2019 BMW M8 Competition Convertible (F91)
Power-to-Weight: 306 BHP/Tonne
17^th

(2019 - present)
...nvertible

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.3 seconds

616 BHP

26.2 mpg

2 Doors

4 Seats

350 L

2,010 kg
Front - 4WD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 306 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M8 Competition Convertible takes seventeenth place.
It's a 2 door 4WD Convertible with 4 seats, with deliveries starting in 2019.
It is also joint 4th in The Fastest Acceleration BMW Cars Ever.
2016 BMW M5 Competition Edition (F10)
Power-to-Weight: 304 BHP/Tonne
18^th

(2016)
...n Edition

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.9 seconds

592 BHP

28.5 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

520 L

1,945 kg
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 304 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M5 Competition Edition takes joint eighteenth place.
It's a 4 door RWD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold during 2016.
It is also joint 24th in The Most Powerful BMW Cars Ever.
2014 BMW M5 30th Anniversary (F10)
Power-to-Weight: 304 BHP/Tonne
19^th

(2014)
...niversary

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4.4 L V8 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.9 seconds

592 BHP

28.5 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

520 L

1,945 kg
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 304 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M5 30th Anniversary takes joint eighteenth place.
It's a 4 door RWD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold during 2014.
It is also joint 24th in The Most Powerful BMW Cars Ever.
2016 BMW M760Li xDrive (G12)
Power-to-Weight: 303 BHP/Tonne
20^th

(2016 - 2018)
...Li xDrive

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6.6 L V12 Bi-Turbo

155 mph

3.7 seconds

602 BHP

22.4 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

515 L

1,990 kg
Front - AWD
All Specs
With a power-to-weight ratio of 303 BHP/Tonne, the BMW M760Li xDrive takes twentieth place.
It's a 4 door AWD Saloon with 5 seats and was sold from 2016 to 2018.
It is also joint 12th in The Highest Torque BMW Cars Ever.

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Highest Power To Weight BMW Cars In The World

The Highest Power / Weight BMW Cars Ever

2021 BMW M5 CS (F90)

2023 BMW 3.0 CSL (G82)

2022 BMW M4 CSL (G82)

2019 BMW M8 Competition Coupe (F92)

2020 BMW M5 Competition (F90)

2018 BMW M5 Competition (F90)

2019 BMW M8 Coupe (F92)

2020 BMW M5 (F90)

2020 BMW M8 Competition Gran Coupe (F93)

2016 BMW M4 GTS (F82)

2016 BMW M4 DTM Champion Edition (2016) (F82)

2025 BMW M2 CS (G87)

2024 BMW M4 CS (G82)

2015 BMW M6 Coupé Competition Package (F13)

2023 BMW M3 CS (G80)

2018 BMW M5 xDrive (F90)

2019 BMW M8 Competition Convertible (F91)

2016 BMW M5 Competition Edition (F10)

2014 BMW M5 30th Anniversary (F10)

2016 BMW M760Li xDrive (G12)

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