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1,000 HP Audi RS7 Thinks It's Got Enough Juice to Handle a Tuned 911 Turbo S

There’s an unwritten rule as old as social media itself when it comes to drag racing or even street racing from a standstill – you do not, under any circumstances, mess with a 997-or-newer modified Porsche 911 Turbo. Even when stock, it is one of the fastest-accelerating cars ever built, and any additional power will make it almost impossible to beat off the mark, over a relatively short distance.
1,000 HP Audi RS7 takes on 750 HP Porsche 911 Turbo S 5 photos
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The 992 Turbo S is Porsche’s mightiest 911, and everything from the gearbox to the all-wheel-drive system was mapped so that it will rocket you towards the horizon as quickly and as efficiently as humanly possible.

Without any modifications, the 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S can hit 60 mph (96 kph) in an earth shattering 2.6 seconds with the Sport Chrono Package. Doing the heavy lifting is a twin turbocharged 3.7-liter boxer-six with 640 hp (650 PS) and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque, mated to an 8-speed PDK automatic transmission. The top speed,meanwhile, is 205 mph (330 kph).

For the purposes of crushing all competitors on the drag strip, the owner of this particular 992 Turbo S opted for a Gosha Turbotech Stage 2 modification, handing the mighty Porsche another 100 or so horsepower. It’s what we’d call a lightly tuned 911, although still formidable.

Its opponent this time is a first-generation Audi RS7 Sportback, whose 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 received a Stage 3 Seven Force upgrade, bumping power from 553 horses all the way to, gulp, 1,000 hp. That’s a lot of muscle in a car that’s quite capable of putting it down with ease, thanks to its quattro all-wheel-drive system and quick shifting 8-speed tiptronic gearbox.

The race is fascinating to watch because both cars prove extremely fast over half a mile, while also being monitored over the first 60 feet, as well as the quarter-mile. We can't say we're suprised by the overall winner though, which crossed the half-mile mark in 16.08 seconds at 167.37 mph (269.36 kph). As for who won the quarter-mile, that one was equally predictable.

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About the author: Sergiu Tudose
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Sergiu got to experience both American and European car "scenes" at an early age (his father drove a Ford Fiesta XR2 supermini in the 80s). After spending over 15 years at local and international auto publications, he's starting to appreciate comfort behind the wheel more than raw power and acceleration.
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