Porsche 911 Drag Races Lamborghini Huracan, Quarter-Mile Showdown Ends As Expected

Equipped with Pirelli rubber shoes, the Neunelfer clocked 2.31 seconds to 60 miles per hour (make that 97 kilometers per hour in the metric system), 6.41 seconds over the eighth middle, and 7.23 seconds from 60 to 130 miles per hour (209 kilometers per hour). As if that wasn't impressive enough, the 911 Turbo S made easy work of a Huracan Tecnica with semi-slick tires out back. On three occasions!

Owned by Brooks Weisblat of DragTimes, the Lambo is otherwise stock. It should also be mentioned that it's a rear-drive affair, which is a bit unfair against Porsche's all-wheel-drive land missile in the quarter mile. On the other hand, semi-slick tires against regular summer tires isn't fair either.

Over the course of three drag races, Weisblat ran 10.5 consistently, beginning with 10.545 at 131.42 miles per hour and 10.527 at 131.24 miles per hour. In the third race, Brooks clocked 10.510 at 130.72 miles per hour, meaning 210.373 kilometers per hour.

The Dragy app reads 2.77 seconds to 60 miles per hour, 6.76 over the eighth mile, and 7.61 seconds from 60 to 130 miles per hour. Pretty stellar performance for a rear-drive supercar that's a year away from getting replaced by a completely new type of entry-level Lambo, namely a plug-in hybrid with – get this – a twin-turbocharged V8 engine.

Spied numerous times in and around Sant'Agata Bolognese donning heavy camouflage, the Huracan-succeeding model is extremely similar to the V12-powered Revuelto in terms of exterior styling. It's likely that Lamborghini has modified the Revuelto's platform for this application, together with the transverse-mounted transmission. It remains to be seen, however, if the Baby Lambo will get a grand total of three electric drive units à la Revuelto.

Over at Porsche, this generation of the Neunelfer is preparing for a mid-cycle refresh. It's not clear if all versions of the 992.2 will receive hybrid assistance, but we do know that a performance-oriented hybrid setup is on the cards from a gentleman called Frank Moser. You know, vice prez of the 911 and 718 lines since July 2022. Speaking of the 718, the mid-engine Porker is going fully electric. Boo and hiss, right?

It's easy to bash on the 718 EV, for certain! Looking at the glass half full, try to picture this: next-gen 718 with a hybridized four-cylinder turbo boxer or next-gen 718 with the near-instant torque delivery of an electric powertrain? That said, now try to picture the upcoming 718 EV with a rear-mounted electric drive unit rather than two motors, three, or a quartet.

Similar to the Taycan, it will drive and feel exactly as you'd expect from a Porsche. Regarding the 911, the all-electric Neunelfer is still a long way off. The 911 will be the final Porsche to receive a fully electric powertrain, and chances are that Porsche will follow up on the 992 with yet another ICE-powered 911 before the inevitable happens due to emission and fuel economy regulations in the US and the EU.