BMW.SG | BMW Singapore Owners Community The Ultimate BMW Community – Established Since 2001
Since the news is filled of updates from the 2016 Rio Olympics, Carwow decided to have some fun and create a car edition of some of the games. Watch this video and see the BMW M2, Caterham 620S, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 and a Honda Civic Type R compete in a Rhythmic Gymnastics event.
They try to mimic the Rhythmic Gymnastics as much as they can. They wanted to show that cars too can be stylish, graceful, and beautiful under pressure as they face competitors around a race course. Yes, they’ve attached a stylish ribbon to make it more like the Olympics.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 is an underdog with its all wheel drive platform but can it steal the show? The German BMW M2 is a crowd favorite, but can Japan’s unorthodox front wheel drive Honda Civic Type R or the British Caterham 620S steal the crown?
Each went through a simple road course with obstacles including a little slalom to weave in and out of, a challenging parking space to go in an out of, some donuts to drive around, and a gate of cones.
The Caterham 620S was first and it did pretty well. Thanks to its 2.0 liter supercharged Ford Duratec four-cylinder delivering 310 hp, its compact size, and a great weight of 1,344 lbs.
The Honda came next but it had a few challenges on the donuts because of its front-wheel drive platform. It relied heavily on the handbrake to go through the course and increased the chances of having a flat tire. It had a good speed of 306 hp and a manual gearbox though, that did well in the first two obstacles.
The big Jeep was next with its 475 hp 6.4 liter V8. It had difficulty going through the race because of its massive size and lack of proper handbrake. It failed in the parking spot obstacle and even in the donuts.
The BMW M2 on the other hand did a really good job in its 365 hp I6 engine, six-speed manual, rear-wheel drive, and proper chassis dynamics. The performance could have scored a perfect ten in the Olympics because it breezed through without any issues. It was graceful and quick. It was the obvious winner.
