Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Drags Pontiac G8 GT, This Awkward Meeting Ends Unexpectedly

As always, the channel's videographer selected some of the best moments of action, including crashes, records, sleepers, exotics, and monsters, or six-second heroes. Back to the 'serene' Island Dragway, you would think that all that drama is now a thing of the past. Well, guess again, as the little dragstrip is home to some pretty cool racers.

For instance, a 1,025-horsepower (on E85) 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 limited series track monster was at the premises honing the quarter-mile dragstrip skills along with its driver and/or owner. It encountered a great mix of old- and new-school brawls, including a hot-rodded Chevy Nova, an S550 Ford Mustang GT, and also a classic muscle car transformed into a parachute-toting six-second hero.

Now, it's time for a sample of awkwardness. Logic dictates that Ford and anything from GM are old foes, and there should be no surprises when they meet for some racetrack action. However, this pair couldn't be more disconnected from each other – a Ford Mustang Mach-E all-electric crossover SUV and a Pontiac G8 GT full-size sedan produced by Holden in Australia for export to the United States as a rebadged Holden Commodore and offered solely for the 2008 and 2009 model years.

The Pontiac G8 GT came to the US market with a Gen IV 361-horsepower 6.0-liter V8 and six-speed automatic transmission, and the automaker touted a zero to 60 mph time of 5.2 seconds plus a quarter-mile time of 13.4 seconds. Meanwhile, as far as we can tell, the Ford Mustang Mach-E is the GT variant, too, so it should come with AWD and the extended range battery pack, among other features.

As it turns out, this was yet another unexpected case of electric beats V8 – the lonely skirmish showcased in the video embedded below started with the Mach-E taking control of the race early on and never relinquishing it. In the end, the victory in this pretty quirky race was awarded to the high-riding Mustang Mach-E, possibly to the dismay of both V8 aficionados and traditional Mustang fans. However, the result of 12.73s versus 13.79s was not necessarily something to write home about.

However, Ford just updated the Mustang Mach-E and released the specifications for the 2024 model year, touting a new base price of less than $40k plus an updated eMotor developed in-house bringing more torque across the entire lineup. Also, the Mach-E GT variant with the new Performance Upgrade (optional on GT, standard on new Rally flagship) is now allegedly faster than a Tesla Model Y Performance to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds while the best quarter-mile time should be down to just 11.8 seconds at 114 mph! How about that?