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Volkswagen Golf R vs. Honda Civic Type R Drag Race Is Embarrassingly One-Sided
Volkswagen Golf R vs. Honda Civic Type R Drag Race Is Embarrassingly One-Sided

25 Mar 2021, 13:46 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / They say there's no shame in losing, and they're right, but does that still stand when your defeat is more accurately described as a "thrashing"?

 
Tuned BMW 335i Looks at Shelby GT350 Funny, Mustang Just Snatches out Its Heart
Tuned BMW 335i Looks at Shelby GT350 Funny, Mustang Just Snatches out Its Heart

25 Mar 2021, 11:27 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / This straight-line battle between a Shelby Mustang GT350 and an F30 BMW 335i with bolt-on 93 mods ended in tears for the German sedan

 
Dry Hopping Vintage '74 Chevy Camaro Thunders the Win Against “Showoff” Sibling
Dry Hopping Vintage '74 Chevy Camaro Thunders the Win Against “Showoff” Sibling

25 Mar 2021, 10:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Anyone looking for a time capsule to take them back to the wonderful 1970s will certainly love this Chevrolet Camaro quarter-mile thrill ride

 
515-HP Stage 2 Audi RS3's Schooling of a 414-HP VW Golf R Doesn't Go as Planned
515-HP Stage 2 Audi RS3's Schooling of a 414-HP VW Golf R Doesn't Go as Planned

25 Mar 2021, 09:01 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You'd think that in an AWD vs. AWD race where weight doesn't really play a role, 100 hp should be enough to make a huge difference, but you'd be wrong

 
1969 Buick GS 400 vs. 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Drag Race Is a Photo Finish
1969 Buick GS 400 vs. 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Drag Race Is a Photo Finish

24 Mar 2021, 14:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This drag race brings together some of the finest GM-built muscle cars from the late 1960s, and it's a close battle with a photo finsh

 
Grandpa's “Bad Apple” Show-Quality 1948 Ford F1 Truck Blows Rivals at the Track
Grandpa's “Bad Apple” Show-Quality 1948 Ford F1 Truck Blows Rivals at the Track

23 Mar 2021, 08:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Here's a great custom pickup truck that can easily cover the distance between the show floor and the drag strip with its blown, Nitrous-fed attitude

 
Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette Drag Races a Porsche Taycan Turbo, Fight Is Brutal
Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette Drag Races a Porsche Taycan Turbo, Fight Is Brutal

22 Mar 2021, 23:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's not just twin-turbo V8 vs. EV and custom vs. stock here; the egos of the drivers are also heated up over who's the better drag racer

 
BMW on BMW Crime: M340i G20 Flexes in Front of M5 F10, Mind the Gap Little One
BMW on BMW Crime: M340i G20 Flexes in Front of M5 F10, Mind the Gap Little One

22 Mar 2021, 14:57 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Neither the M340i nor the M5 were stock, with the former rocking a catless downpipe setup and the latter a bolt-on 93 mod

 
850-WHP Camaro SS Thinks It's Got Charger Hellcat FBO Beat, Gets Stunned Instead
850-WHP Camaro SS Thinks It's Got Charger Hellcat FBO Beat, Gets Stunned Instead

22 Mar 2021, 12:11 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / With the help of a fully built LT1 V8 engine, this Camaro SS puts down 850-wheel horsepower in its fight against a full bolt-on Charger Hellcat

 
Shelby GT500 FBO Goes at Tuned McLaren 765LT in Epic 9-Sec Quarter-Mile Showdown
Shelby GT500 FBO Goes at Tuned McLaren 765LT in Epic 9-Sec Quarter-Mile Showdown

22 Mar 2021, 09:08 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Seeing a modified Shelby GT500 run 9 seconds against the nearly unbeatable McLaren 765LT is an absolute win for fans of the Blue Oval

 
1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro Shows 600 Miles on the Odo, Boasts Racing Heritage
1969 Chevrolet COPO Camaro Shows 600 Miles on the Odo, Boasts Racing Heritage

21 Mar 2021, 12:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The seller claims that 67 of the 600 miles were added on the drag strip, which would translate into more than 200 quarter-mile passes

 
Seemingly Underpowered Dodge Demon Gaps Pontiac Firebird in Classic Drag Race
Seemingly Underpowered Dodge Demon Gaps Pontiac Firebird in Classic Drag Race

21 Mar 2021, 11:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This seemingly underpowered Dodge Demon wins not one, not two, but three drag races against a more potent 1968 Pontiac Firebird

 
1969 Chevy Corvair Drag Races 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass, Doesn't Stand a Chance
1969 Chevy Corvair Drag Races 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass, Doesn't Stand a Chance

19 Mar 2021, 15:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Chevy Corvair is no match for V8 muscle, but it's still a quick car thanks to its lightweight design and relatively potent boxer engine

 
SEAT Leon Cupra vs. VW Golf R vs. Audi RS3 Is the Race of VW Group Diversity
SEAT Leon Cupra vs. VW Golf R vs. Audi RS3 Is the Race of VW Group Diversity

18 Mar 2021, 14:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Three hot hatches (one is actually a wagon, but it could have been a hatchback just as well) from the VW Group and not even two of them are remotely the same

 
Toyota Supra Almost Loses Drag Race to 300-HP Yaris Hot Hatch With AWD
Toyota Supra Almost Loses Drag Race to 300-HP Yaris Hot Hatch With AWD

18 Mar 2021, 13:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's a case of GR Yaris vs. GR Supra, only the Supra is down on power and the Yaris has an engine tune, which makes this close

 
Tuned BMW M3 F80 Destroys Two Widebody Charger Hellcats Under Cover of Darkness
Tuned BMW M3 F80 Destroys Two Widebody Charger Hellcats Under Cover of Darkness

18 Mar 2021, 10:05 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The BMW features a downpipes E93 setup for its twin-turbo straight-six unit, while both Charger Hellcats are factory standard

 
Souped-Up 1955 Ford Thunderbird Gaps 2019 Taurus SHO in Unlikely Drag Race
Souped-Up 1955 Ford Thunderbird Gaps 2019 Taurus SHO in Unlikely Drag Race

17 Mar 2021, 13:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The veteran Ford takes off the line in pure dragster fashion with the front wheels up in the air and blasts through the quarter-mile struggling to maintain grip

 
Stock Shelby GT350 Completely Unafraid of Mercedes C63 AMG With Bolt-On Mods
Stock Shelby GT350 Completely Unafraid of Mercedes C63 AMG With Bolt-On Mods

17 Mar 2021, 12:27 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / This Shelby Mustang takes on a W204 Mercedes C63 from basically two generations ago, and all three races look really close

 
Tuned Ford Focus Uses Precision NX2 Turbo to Stun Both Truck and Rival Hatch
Tuned Ford Focus Uses Precision NX2 Turbo to Stun Both Truck and Rival Hatch

17 Mar 2021, 11:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It's highly unusual for a Ford Focus hatchback to deliver an 11-second drag racing pass at such a high trap speed, but it's not impossible with the right mods

 
Twin-Turbo Charger Thinks It's Got an Easy Win vs Tuned Mustang GT, Gets Stunned
Twin-Turbo Charger Thinks It's Got an Easy Win vs Tuned Mustang GT, Gets Stunned

17 Mar 2021, 10:23 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / According to the uploader, this twin-turbocharged 392 HEMI-powered Dodge Charger puts down 600-wheel horsepower, which is over 700 hp at the crank