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New Range Rover Sport SV Drag Races Old Range Rover Sport SVR, Both Are 12-Second SUVs
New Range Rover Sport SV Drag Races Old Range Rover Sport SVR, Both Are 12-Second SUVs

27 Mar 2024, 20:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 12.0 seconds flat for the SV is tremendously impressive, especially if you remember that Land Rover's most powerful SUV yet weighs 2,485 kgs (5,478 lbs)

 
Savage BMW Wagon Picks a Fight With 1,000-HP Porsche 911, Audi R8TT, Doesn't Back Down
Savage BMW Wagon Picks a Fight With 1,000-HP Porsche 911, Audi R8TT, Doesn't Back Down

24 Mar 2024, 19:16 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Heavily tuned German brawlers show no mercy for one another over two rounds of quarter-mile bouts; one of them punches high above its league

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Races Ford Mustang GT and Cadillac CTS-V, Electrons Assert Dominance
Tesla Model S Plaid Races Ford Mustang GT and Cadillac CTS-V, Electrons Assert Dominance

13 Mar 2024, 00:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if the Model S Plaid wasn't quick enough in the quarter, Elon Musk expects the second-gen Roadster to clock 60 mph in less than a second

 
Toyota GR Corolla Drag Races Volkswagen Golf R, Sadly Doesn't Cut It
Toyota GR Corolla Drag Races Volkswagen Golf R, Sadly Doesn't Cut It

10 Mar 2024, 03:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Obviously enough, the manual-equipped Toyota GR Corolla doesn't stand a chance against the more powerful and DCT-equipped Volkswagen Golf R in a drag race

 
Audi R8 Spyder Drags Lamborghini Huracan – Don't Watch if You Have a Short Temper
Audi R8 Spyder Drags Lamborghini Huracan – Don't Watch if You Have a Short Temper

7 Mar 2024, 14:51 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Audi’s Launch Control system fails six times in a row during the races but works perfectly in the warmup, and the outcome is inevitable

 
Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, Makes ICE Loyalists Proud
Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, Makes ICE Loyalists Proud

6 Mar 2024, 19:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 5.93 clicks at 116.79 miles per hour over the eighth mile is seriously impressive, but once the weather gets better, Demonology will surely improve on his ET

 
2024 Toyota Sequoia Races Land Rover Defender and GMC Yukon, It's Over in 14 Seconds
2024 Toyota Sequoia Races Land Rover Defender and GMC Yukon, It's Over in 14 Seconds

5 Mar 2024, 14:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Defender 130 may have a higher top speed than the Sequoia and Yukon, but over the quarter, it's the Toyota that proves the fastest of the lot

 
1,100-HP BMW X3M Drags Heavily Tuned M3, M5, Proves There's Such a Thing As Too Much HP
1,100-HP BMW X3M Drags Heavily Tuned M3, M5, Proves There's Such a Thing As Too Much HP

4 Mar 2024, 13:57 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Power is only as good as you can get it to the ground, and when tuning pushes the limits of mechanical engineering, head lifts take over

 
Tuned BMW M5 CS Drag Races Tuned BMW M3 Touring, Traction Not Found
Tuned BMW M5 CS Drag Races Tuned BMW M3 Touring, Traction Not Found

1 Mar 2024, 21:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This modified M5 CS may be stupidly quick in the quarter mile, but the next-gen M5 is a plug-in hybrid, meaning even more ridiculous acceleration performance

 
BMW M3 Competition Drag Races BMW M850i xDrive, Somehow Manages To Win
BMW M3 Competition Drag Races BMW M850i xDrive, Somehow Manages To Win

27 Feb 2024, 19:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the quarter mile, the rear-drive M3 Competition bested the all-wheel-drive M850i xDrive by a scarcely believable 0.01 seconds

 
Minivan Drag Race Pits the Honda Odyssey Against the Toyota Sienna and Kia Carnival
Minivan Drag Race Pits the Honda Odyssey Against the Toyota Sienna and Kia Carnival

27 Feb 2024, 16:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / You can't go wrong with the VTEC-infused 2024 model year Honda Odyssey if you intend to race your minivan a quarter mile at a time

 
McLaren 765LT Drag Races 800-HP Eagle Talon, Someone Gets Walked
McLaren 765LT Drag Races 800-HP Eagle Talon, Someone Gets Walked

27 Feb 2024, 00:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The track-oriented 765LT is ridiculously quick in the quarter mile, but alas, it doesn't hold a candle to a 1990 Eagle Talon with an 800-hp built motor

 
Audi RS 6 Drag Races Mercedes-AMG A 45, Compact Hatchback Gets Smoked
Audi RS 6 Drag Races Mercedes-AMG A 45, Compact Hatchback Gets Smoked

26 Feb 2024, 21:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Between the world's most powerful series-production hatchback and a 621-horsepower wagon, it's easy to guess which one is faster in the quarter mile

 
Tuned Honda Civic RS Drag Races Bone-Stock BMW M340i xDrive, Sadly Admits Defeat
Tuned Honda Civic RS Drag Races Bone-Stock BMW M340i xDrive, Sadly Admits Defeat

26 Feb 2024, 20:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even with 365 horsepower and 406 pound-feet on deck, the modded Civic RS in the video below didn't stand a chance against the completely stock M340i xDrive

 
Porsche 918 v Ferrari SF90: Here's How $1.2 Million Isn't Enough To Win a Drag Race
Porsche 918 v Ferrari SF90: Here's How $1.2 Million Isn't Enough To Win a Drag Race

24 Feb 2024, 16:12 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Two of the fastest hybrid performance models from Porsche and Ferrari go head-to-head at the drag strip, and here’s how much technology has moved in six years

 
DCT-Equipped Renault Megane RS Trophy Drag Races Honda Civic Type R, Should've Stayed Put
DCT-Equipped Renault Megane RS Trophy Drag Races Honda Civic Type R, Should've Stayed Put

24 Feb 2024, 01:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Despite being a manual, the lighter and more powerful Civic Type R makes easy work of the Megane RS Trophy EDC in the quarter mile

 
1,300-HP Onslaught: VW Golf R Drag Races Audi RS 3 Until 'Rear Diff Has Left the Chat'
1,300-HP Onslaught: VW Golf R Drag Races Audi RS 3 Until 'Rear Diff Has Left the Chat'

20 Feb 2024, 13:51 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Sometimes, too much power isn’t the best solution to getting across the finish line ahead of the other guy, but reliable parts that work when needed most

 
R35 Nissan GT-R Drag Races C8 Corvette Stingray Z51, Old Dog's Still Got It
R35 Nissan GT-R Drag Races C8 Corvette Stingray Z51, Old Dog's Still Got It

18 Feb 2024, 14:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As expected, the rear-drive and free-breathing C8 Stingray Z51 couldn't beat the all-wheel-drive and twin-turbo R35 GT-R in the quarter mile

 
Manual Mustang Dark Horse Drags Auto Porsche Cayman GTS, Frustration Is Deep
Manual Mustang Dark Horse Drags Auto Porsche Cayman GTS, Frustration Is Deep

17 Feb 2024, 21:00 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A drag race between the last muscle car standing and a cocky 718 Cayman doesn’t reveal the essential, leaving a trail of mixed feelings and confusion

 
BMW M3 Competition Drag Races Audi R8 V10 Plus, They're Worlds Apart
BMW M3 Competition Drag Races Audi R8 V10 Plus, They're Worlds Apart

12 Feb 2024, 20:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it's a bit older than the G80 M3 Competition, the R8 V10 Plus doesn't break a sweat in the quarter mile against BMW's performance sedan