---
title: "Watch This Caterham 485 S Chase a BMW M3 Around the Nurburgring"
description: "Nothing like flying around \"The Ring\" in an open cabin sports car."
date: "2017-05-22"
modified: "2017-05-23"
authors:
  - name: "Max Goldberg"
    job_title: "Associate Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/max-goldberg"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/10527/watch-this-caterham-485-s-chase-a-bmw-m3-around-the-nurburgring"
categories:
  - "BMW News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Watch This"
tags:
  - "BMW"
  - "BMW M3"
  - "Caterham"
  - "luxury"
  - "m3"
  - "Nurbrugring"
  - "RingTaxi"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
---

# Watch This Caterham 485 S Chase a BMW M3 Around the Nurburgring

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2017/05/nurburgringcaterham-hero1.jpg>)
*\<em\>www.thedrive.com</em>*

Even if it's not a race, it can be extremely satisfying to watch two very different sports cars go up against one another in the heat of battle. In this 11 minute video, we get to watch a [BMW M3 Ring taxi sedan](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/10145/this-2013-bmw-m3-crt-is-for-sale-for-nearly-300000>) play a game of follow-the-leader with a Caterham 485 S on the [Nurburgring](<https://www.thedrive.com/tech/8528/watch-the-nio-ep9-supercar-set-a-nurburgring-record-for-electric-cars>). Although the cars are very different, they are each quick in their own right.

The [Caterham 485 S](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/6730/who-should-caterham-build-a-sports-car-with>) is powered by a 2.0-liter Ford Duratec engine making [236 horsepower and 151 lb-ft of torque](<https://int.caterhamcars.com/cars/seven-485>). The combination of 236 horsepower and a dry weight of 1,157 pounds allows the Caterham 485 S to hit 62 mph in 3.4 seconds...and easily stay on the tail of the more powerful BMW M3.

The particular BMW M3 being used as the RingTaxi is a 2016 BMW M3, powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 making 425 horsepower. Due to the increased weight of the vehicle compared to the Caterham, however the M3 launches to 60 mph in a comparatively lazy 3.9 seconds. Neither vehicle will break any track records, but together, they make for a great video.

https://youtube.com/embed/zJYQl-L_huM

## Author
Before working at *The Drive*, Max Goldberg raced the streets of Westchester in an ambulance as a licensed Emergency Medical Technician. He has boundless enthusiasm.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/maxems>)