Twin-Turbo Trailblazer Destroys Everything at the Strip, Even 8-Second Hellcat

During this recent drag racing event, the Trailblazer faced a wide range of opponents, such as multiple Camaros (including a ZL1), a turbocharged Silverado, a turbocharged C10 truck, a supercharged Trailblazer SS, a Dodge Challenger Hellcat, and finally, a Charger Hellcat with a Whipple supercharger.

Aside from a twin-turbo setup, we also spot a bunch of cooling mods, drag radials on all four corners, plus a chute at the rear as any self-respecting drag strip brawler would have. On paper, there isn’t a stock production car on Earth that can cover a quarter-mile as quickly as this Chevy SUV can. Even the Chiron is nearly a full second slower.

Thankfully, there are plenty of tuned vehicles that would love to step up to the plate. Out of the ones you’re about to watch, only a handful really gave the Trailblazer a decent run for its money. One of the Camaros ran a 9.94 to the Trailblazer’s time of 9.09—not exactly close, but at least they were both in the 9s.

It was smooth sailing afterwards until the Trailblazer faced off against a Whipple-tuned Dodge Charger Hellcat, which turned out to be a proper main event, as both cars ran in the 8s.

That Hellcat would have beaten the Trailblazer’s previous times had the latter not gone even faster. In the end, the Dodge ran the quarter-mile in 8.97 seconds at 155.49 mph (250.23 kph), while the main protagonist pulled off a stunning 8.65-second run at 151.5 mph (243.81 mph). We suspect the Hellcat would have won over a longer distance, though.