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Yamaha R1 Drag Races Ferrari 296 GTB Assetto Fiorano, Someone Gets Walked
Yamaha R1 Drag Races Ferrari 296 GTB Assetto Fiorano, Someone Gets Walked

12 May 2023, 17:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ferrari 296 is hugely impressive in a straight line (think high-9-second quarter mile), but against an R1? Not a chance, no sir!

 
900 HP Audi RS 6 Gaps 800 HP BMW M3 Competition in a Drag Battle for the Ages
900 HP Audi RS 6 Gaps 800 HP BMW M3 Competition in a Drag Battle for the Ages

7 May 2023, 16:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / One of the fiercest rivalries in the car industry is that between BMW fans and every other brand, and this drag race shows Bimmers can lose too

 
Corvette Z06 Drags 850+ HP Ferrari 488 Pista – It's a Pleasant V8 Display of Performance
Corvette Z06 Drags 850+ HP Ferrari 488 Pista – It's a Pleasant V8 Display of Performance

7 May 2023, 11:52 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The humble American supercar is not afraid to take on any pretentious name with track referrals and athletic heritage, and it does not disappoint

 
Zero Funs Given: Porsche Taycan Drags Mercedes EQS and BMW i7 Over a Quarter-Mile
Zero Funs Given: Porsche Taycan Drags Mercedes EQS and BMW i7 Over a Quarter-Mile

6 May 2023, 11:50 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / After Dieselgate, Germans are even less fun than usual, and they do their best to wipe the smile off our combustion faces with soul-less drag races

 
New Maserati Grecale Trofeo Drag Races BMW X4 M Competition, Both Are Properly Quick
New Maserati Grecale Trofeo Drag Races BMW X4 M Competition, Both Are Properly Quick

3 May 2023, 15:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Spoiler alert: zero to 60 mph (97 kph) is dealt with in 3.6 seconds and 3.4 seconds, respectively, by these six-cylinder performance SUVs

 
G81 BMW M3 Touring Drag Races B9 Audi RS 4 Avant, Humble Pie Is Served
G81 BMW M3 Touring Drag Races B9 Audi RS 4 Avant, Humble Pie Is Served

2 May 2023, 18:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The B9-generation Audi RS 4 Avant is quicker than the G81 in the quarter mile only if you fill the BMW M3 Touring with five people

 
Hooningan Family Feud: Old Ferrari 360 Modena Gets Walked by Aging Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Hooningan Family Feud: Old Ferrari 360 Modena Gets Walked by Aging Porsche 911 GT3 RS

1 May 2023, 20:47 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Although neither Porsche nor Ferrari built cars to be the first at the quarter-mile mark, occasional races will occur because Americans

 
Type R on Type R Violence Ensues As Two Generations of Honda Civics Race Each Other
Type R on Type R Violence Ensues As Two Generations of Honda Civics Race Each Other

30 Apr 2023, 13:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / Sometimes the most entertaining drag races happen between more attainable cars for the average enthusiast, and this Civic vs Civic race stands as proof

 
Ford Explorer ST Drag Races Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, Someone Gets Smoked Twice
Ford Explorer ST Drag Races Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat, Someone Gets Smoked Twice

30 Apr 2023, 01:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Spoiler alert: the fastest of these sport utility vehicles reached 121.14 miles per hour (194.95 kilometers per hour) in 11.49 seconds

 
Chevrolet Corvette C5 Gaps Jaguar XK8 in a Drag Race, but Both Cars Are Winners
Chevrolet Corvette C5 Gaps Jaguar XK8 in a Drag Race, but Both Cars Are Winners

29 Apr 2023, 14:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / There's something truly special about drag races and their shorts bursts of adrenaline, but seeing old cars race is just a bit more interesting

 
New Lexus RX 500h Drag Races Volvo XC60 T8 Recharge, Performance Gap Is Massive
New Lexus RX 500h Drag Races Volvo XC60 T8 Recharge, Performance Gap Is Massive

28 Apr 2023, 16:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Spoiler alert: the loser needs an additional eight tenths of a second to cross the line in the standing quarter-mile race

 
G80 BMW M3 Competition U-Drag Races F92 BMW M8 Competition, It's Very Close
G80 BMW M3 Competition U-Drag Races F92 BMW M8 Competition, It's Very Close

27 Apr 2023, 20:13 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The heavier BMW M8 Competition is quicker, faster, brakes harder, and corners harder than the BMW M3 Competition as well

 
1,500-HP Audi Mauls Tesla S Plaid in a Race, Too Bad It's a One-Time 8-Second Wonder
1,500-HP Audi Mauls Tesla S Plaid in a Race, Too Bad It's a One-Time 8-Second Wonder

24 Apr 2023, 08:30 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A twin-turbocharged R8 with bad dragstrip manners walks all over the three-motor sedan like its not even moving, but can't put up a second-chance fight

 
Porsche 930 Races Acura NSX, Ferrari F40 and Ruf CTR Yellowbird Join In on the Fun
Porsche 930 Races Acura NSX, Ferrari F40 and Ruf CTR Yellowbird Join In on the Fun

23 Apr 2023, 19:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 930 made easy work of the NSX, but as expected, it simply didn't stand a chance against the Ferrari F40 and RUF CTR Yellowbird

 
Ruf CTR Yellowbird Races Ferrari F40 and Dodge Viper ACR, It's in a League of Its Own
Ruf CTR Yellowbird Races Ferrari F40 and Dodge Viper ACR, It's in a League of Its Own

23 Apr 2023, 18:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / We all know the Yellowbird is faster than the F40, but did you know that it's tremendously quicker in the quarter mile as well?

 
Crazy AWD Integra Races 900-HP Audi Quattro, It's Not Even Close
Crazy AWD Integra Races 900-HP Audi Quattro, It's Not Even Close

23 Apr 2023, 15:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / As far as drag races go, this is among the wildest ones yet as two highly modified AWD monsters with ludicrous amounts of horsepower go head to head

 
M2 Versus XM Is the Ugly BMW Drag Race Where Size Matters Most
M2 Versus XM Is the Ugly BMW Drag Race Where Size Matters Most

22 Apr 2023, 11:10 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The smallest and biggest M cars in BMW's lineup stretch their legs over a 440-yard dash; sometimes brute force isn't the synonym for success

 
C4 Corvette Races 1995 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, a Wild Mazda CX-30 Joins In on the Fun
C4 Corvette Races 1995 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, a Wild Mazda CX-30 Joins In on the Fun

21 Apr 2023, 18:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Worlds apart on the strip despite coming from the same automaker, the C4 Corvette and F-body Pontiac Firebird Trans Am can be picked up for cheap nowadays

 
C8 Corvette Drag Races C5 Corvette and You Could Land a Boeing 737 in That Gap
C8 Corvette Drag Races C5 Corvette and You Could Land a Boeing 737 in That Gap

21 Apr 2023, 01:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The generational gap between the C5 and C8 'Vette couldn't be larger in terms of straight-line acceleration and braking prowess

 
Corvette Z06 Takes Its Ferrari-Inspired V8 Seriously, Drags and Thrashes 812 Superfast
Corvette Z06 Takes Its Ferrari-Inspired V8 Seriously, Drags and Thrashes 812 Superfast

16 Apr 2023, 20:37 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The high-revving flat-plane crank V8 design makes a lot of difference, even when pitted against vastly more powerful V12 opponents with better all-around specs