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Toyota Supra Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, It’s Not Even Close
Toyota Supra Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, It’s Not Even Close

9 Oct 2023, 19:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you want to have fun in the twisties, the Supra may be right up your alley. At the drag strip, however, the Model S Plaid is the far superior choice

 
Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Races Audi RS Q8, It’s Closer Than Expected
Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Races Audi RS Q8, It’s Closer Than Expected

7 Oct 2023, 10:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Quicker by a tenth to 60 miles per hour and in the quarter mile, the Audi RS Q8 also brakes harder and turns harder than the better-sounding Durango Hellcat

 
1,000-HP Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Races Fully Stock CT5-V Blackwing, They’re Worlds Apart
1,000-HP Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Races Fully Stock CT5-V Blackwing, They’re Worlds Apart

5 Oct 2023, 15:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The CT5-V Blackwing is unnervingly quick right off the bat, but with Hennessey's touch, the luxury sedan morphs into a wholly different straight-line beast

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Plaid With Track Package, They're Insanely Quick
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Plaid With Track Package, They're Insanely Quick

2 Oct 2023, 20:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Two similar EVs battling it out over 1,000 feet of runway. The question is, which is the right setting for maximum straight-line performance?

 
Stock 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Races Drag Pack GT, It's Over in 11.9 Seconds
Stock 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Races Drag Pack GT, It's Over in 11.9 Seconds

30 Sep 2023, 16:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Had it been stock as well, the GT would've also struggled off the line due to wheel spin. But with drag radials and a passenger seat delete, it did 11.9 seconds

 
Mercedes 500 E Races M5 Touring and RS 2 Avant, Winner Gets to Race a Modern Sports Car
Mercedes 500 E Races M5 Touring and RS 2 Avant, Winner Gets to Race a Modern Sports Car

28 Sep 2023, 16:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 500 E makes easy work of the 2023 model year Mazda MX-5 Miata, clocking 14.0 seconds flat in the quarter mile compared to 14.2 for the Japanese roadster

 
2024 Ford Mustang GT Drags and Rolls Chevy Camaro SS, 700-HP Truck Joins In on the Fun
2024 Ford Mustang GT Drags and Rolls Chevy Camaro SS, 700-HP Truck Joins In on the Fun

28 Sep 2023, 15:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you want to be fast in a straight line, pick the 2024 Mustang GT over the Camaro SS. But in the twisties, the soon-to-be-discontinued Camaro is better

 
2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Drag Races Mustang GT Premium, Someone Gets Walked
2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Drag Races Mustang GT Premium, Someone Gets Walked

27 Sep 2023, 15:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 480 horsepower versus 500, less torque, and worse rubber against a car that weighs roughly the same means the GT doesn't stand a chance against the Dark Horse

 
775-HP F-150 Super Snake Drags Pro-Lite Truck; Winner Runs Smoking Circles Around Loser
775-HP F-150 Super Snake Drags Pro-Lite Truck; Winner Runs Smoking Circles Around Loser

27 Sep 2023, 14:04 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Ford’s most notorious Shelby-badged muscle truck challenges a 3,000-lb dirt race truck to a quarter-mile duel, only to watch it fly by

 
Blind Man Drag Races Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, Clocks 11.517 Seconds at 123.18 MPH
Blind Man Drag Races Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock, Clocks 11.517 Seconds at 123.18 MPH

27 Sep 2023, 01:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sheldon Wilson intends to dip into the 9s with his 2022 model year Super Stock. His ultimate four-wheeled goal, however, is to crack 200 mph

 
Father and Son Drag Race New Lexus IS 500 and Old Ford Mustang GT, It's Over in 14 Seconds
Father and Son Drag Race New Lexus IS 500 and Old Ford Mustang GT, It's Over in 14 Seconds

27 Sep 2023, 00:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Both the Lexus IS 500 and nearly 10-year-old Mustang GT need 14 seconds to cover a quarter mile, but which one is quicker?

 
1996 Dodge Viper GTS Drag Races Sleeper Twin-Turbo V8 Ford Bronco, Prepare To Be Surprised
1996 Dodge Viper GTS Drag Races Sleeper Twin-Turbo V8 Ford Bronco, Prepare To Be Surprised

25 Sep 2023, 19:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Estimated to pack approximately 1,000 pound-feet at the wheels, the 1986 Ford Bronco XLT won one out of three drag races

 
2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Drag Races 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R, Defeat Is Swift
2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Drag Races 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R, Defeat Is Swift

25 Sep 2023, 17:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Lighter and more powerful, the S550-gen Shelby GT350R makes easy work of the 2024 model year Dark Horse with the 10-speed auto

 
SLR McLaren Drag Races Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, Can You Guess Which GT Wins?
SLR McLaren Drag Races Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, Can You Guess Which GT Wins?

25 Sep 2023, 14:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Offered between 2007 and 2009, the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Roadster still looks perfect after so many years since the final example of the breed was produced

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Track Package Drag Races Taycan and e-tron GT, It's Not Even Close
Tesla Model S Plaid Track Package Drag Races Taycan and e-tron GT, It's Not Even Close

23 Sep 2023, 15:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Be it a dry or a wet runway, the Model S Plaid with the $20k Track Package easily outperforms the best Porsche and Audi can throw at it

 
2024 Ford Mustang GT Drag Races 2018 Camaro SS, the Chevy Puts Up a Good Fight
2024 Ford Mustang GT Drag Races 2018 Camaro SS, the Chevy Puts Up a Good Fight

23 Sep 2023, 14:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not surprising in the least, the Mustang GT's drag radials and front runners make a world of difference at the drag strip

 
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Drag Races Ram 1500 TRX, American V8 Muscle Wins
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Drag Races Ram 1500 TRX, American V8 Muscle Wins

23 Sep 2023, 13:52 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it features larger tires and no launch control, the lighter Ford F-150 Raptor R makes easy work of the Ram 1500 TRX on the drag strip

 
Dodge Hellcat Drag Races Rivian R1T, Someone Loses Twice
Dodge Hellcat Drag Races Rivian R1T, Someone Loses Twice

21 Sep 2023, 13:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Had the R1T not been electronically limited to 111 mph due to its weight and tires, it would have easily asserted dominance over the Challenger SRT Hellcat

 
2024 Ford Mustang GT Modified by Steeda Needs 11.22 Seconds to Run the Quarter Mile
2024 Ford Mustang GT Modified by Steeda Needs 11.22 Seconds to Run the Quarter Mile

19 Sep 2023, 22:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 11.22 seconds is mighty impressive for a slightly modified 2024 model year Mustang GT, although Steeda upgrades do come at a cost

 
New Mercedes-AMG C 43 Drag Races Audi S4, It's Very Close
New Mercedes-AMG C 43 Drag Races Audi S4, It's Very Close

18 Sep 2023, 18:12 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Both ran the quarter mile in 12.5 seconds, but the S4 pipped the C 43. It also accelerated to 60 miles per hour one tenth of a second quicker than the Merc