Instead of continuing the ever-entertaining ‘brand wars’ that we often see in these types of videos, German car site Auto Bild decided it’d be much more interesting to match up the best of BMW against the best of BMW. This challenge pits an M4 coupe against the i8. With the M4 long seen as a bastion of BMW performance and the i8 coming on the scene as the prodigal son of hybrid performance and futuristic styling, the match-up promises to be a captivating one indeed.

The M4 sports BMW’s 3.0 liter twin-turbo in-line six cylinder engine with variable valve timing and direct fuel injection. This setup produces 425 horsepower and 406 ft. lbs. of torque. The i8 sports a much smaller turbocharged 1.5 liter three cylinder that produces 228 horsepower in its own right but gets a 130 horsepower boost by way of an electric motor, bringing the car’s total output to 358 horsepower. The i8 edges out the M4 in terms of torque, producing 420 ft. lbs to the M4’s 406. The hybrid is also 300 lbs. lighter.

The match-up of the bold new i8 vs the time-tested M4 is certainly an interesting one. However, the i8’s sticker price of $135,000 is way above M4’s seemingly paltry $70,000-ish.