Video: Kenworth W900 Vs BMW M5. KW Wins! Check This Out!!!

We love it when the guy you would never expect to win, just hands it to someone that should have it all day long. D Bill Productions shot a drag race between a Kenworth W900 and a BMW M5.

The Kenworth isn’t an average W900, nope; it was pretty heavily modified estimated to have about 1800 horsepower and 2,600 ft lbs of torque. But when you see a car line up against a truck, no one, thinks the big Class A truck can take a car. Let alone one that BMW performance built and has an incredible reputation like the M5. These furious factory cars are highly sought after for their top level performance and ultra-high end luxury features.

KW driver had a much quicker reaction time!

Well, we here at Diesel Army are happy to say that we will take a modified diesel over a factory performance car 9 out of 10 times. (Hey, there has to be room for an exception. Would you really turn down a Bugatti Veyron?)

Looking at the video, the driver of the KW, had a better reaction time and was smooth through the gears. The BMW on the other hand had a poor reaction time and just didn’t burn through the gears like the big KW did. If you think the BMW wasn’t trying, watch it again. He left with a hard launch, squealing the tires slightly (indicating he wasn’t sandbagging, he just got his butt handed to him). The truck was able to win by half a car length.

Perhaps if they had run a full ¼ mile the truck might have lost, but you never know how many gears the truck actually has. This was certainly a very impressive showing by the KW.

KW Wins by half a truck!

About the author

Chad Westfall

With diesel running through his veins from childhood, Chad has more than a decade of experience in the automotive industry. From editorial work to wrenching, there isn’t much he hasn't conquered head-on. When he’s not writing and shooting trucks and tech, you’ll find him in the shop working on turning the ideas floating around in his head into reality.
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