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Nissan GT-R Drags Tesla Model X Plaid, You Don't Need Google to Tell You Who Wins
Nissan GT-R Drags Tesla Model X Plaid, You Don't Need Google to Tell You Who Wins

16 Mar 2024, 10:35 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / How much more horsepower does a NISMO GT-R need to defeat a Tesla Model X Plaid down the quarter-mile? The answer might surprise you.

 
Twin Turbo Silverado Drag Races Audi R8 in 2,700-hp Battle
Twin Turbo Silverado Drag Races Audi R8 in 2,700-hp Battle

11 Mar 2024, 16:53 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A Sheepey Race-built Audi R8 with 1,200 hp on tap is a formidable adversary. But it may have met its match today as it races Ondgas' Silverado.

 
RPM Motorsports' '06 Trailblazer SS Runs Eight-Second Quarter Miles, Here's How
RPM Motorsports' '06 Trailblazer SS Runs Eight-Second Quarter Miles, Here's How

10 Mar 2024, 08:22 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As the team at RPM Motorsports proved, the difference between a drab family SUV and a fire-breathing drag strip thriller is a group willing to make it happen.

 
Turbo'd Mustang Runs 7s, Demon Thinks It Can Send It to Hell
Turbo'd Mustang Runs 7s, Demon Thinks It Can Send It to Hell

5 Mar 2024, 13:19 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / This is one bad-to-the-bone Ford Mustang GT S550, but is it bad enough to beat the fabulous Dodge Challenger SRT Demon down the 1/4-mile?

 
Audi TT RS Drag Races Lucid Air Sapphire, It's a Silent Victory
Audi TT RS Drag Races Lucid Air Sapphire, It's a Silent Victory

4 Mar 2024, 19:06 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / There's only one way a tricked-out Audi TT RS can win a race against the Lucid Air Sapphire. But you can tell who the real winner is.

 
740-HP Lancer Evo Drag Races Twin-Turbo R8, All Bets Are Off
740-HP Lancer Evo Drag Races Twin-Turbo R8, All Bets Are Off

25 Feb 2024, 17:19 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / It's another David versus Goliath challenge as a tricked-out Mitsubishi Lancer Evo tries to defeat a twin-turbo Audi R8. But it's only partially successful.

 
Video: Tesla Cybertruck Already up to No Good, Drag Races Jeep Trackhawk on Public Roads
Video: Tesla Cybertruck Already up to No Good, Drag Races Jeep Trackhawk on Public Roads

19 Feb 2024, 09:35 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Remember, kids, always keep your racing and other car-related stunts to places where you're allowed to do that, like drag strips, in this case

 
Dodge Scat Pack Wants To Have Fun, Challenges Camaro ZL1 and Mustang GT to 1/4-Mile Battle
Dodge Scat Pack Wants To Have Fun, Challenges Camaro ZL1 and Mustang GT to 1/4-Mile Battle

17 Feb 2024, 16:24 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Since the Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack's owner was very familiar with their ride, the gap was often measured in inches

 
Maverick Grabber: Ford's Muscly Compact Gem That Deserves To Be Remembered
Maverick Grabber: Ford's Muscly Compact Gem That Deserves To Be Remembered

16 Feb 2024, 10:57 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though it wasn't a muscle car, the Maverick Grabber was a cheap, lightweight V8-powered compact that could be easily transformed into one

 
Tesla Cybertruck Drag Races Mitsubishi Eclipse "Evo", Proves a Point
Tesla Cybertruck Drag Races Mitsubishi Eclipse "Evo", Proves a Point

12 Feb 2024, 18:55 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Elon's Cybertruck is out and about, and the whole world is curious to see if it's as fast as Tesla claims. Today's race will only make ICE fans sadder.

 
750S Drag Races 720S, the McLaren Wins
750S Drag Races 720S, the McLaren Wins

10 Feb 2024, 10:46 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The McLaren 750S takes on its predecessor in a fight to the quarter-mile line. It should theoretically win, but it all boils down to more than just raw power.

 
All-Subaru Drag Race Lines Up 2,000-HP Worth of Cars, Two of Them Need a Tow
All-Subaru Drag Race Lines Up 2,000-HP Worth of Cars, Two of Them Need a Tow

5 Feb 2024, 13:45 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / If you push your tuned vehicle to the limit, don't be shocked if it breaks down in the middle of the road. Four cars enter, and one car wins.

 
Ferrari SF90 Drag Races 296 GTB and 812 Superfast, Looks Like a Safe Bet
Ferrari SF90 Drag Races 296 GTB and 812 Superfast, Looks Like a Safe Bet

3 Feb 2024, 11:18 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Three Ferraris line up for three tests, but only one can emerge victoriously. Betting on the one with the most power is the safest way.

 
1967 Corvette L88 Is the Only Matching Numbers Coupe Left Alive; Better Bring a Banker
1967 Corvette L88 Is the Only Matching Numbers Coupe Left Alive; Better Bring a Banker

2 Feb 2024, 22:51 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / One of the 20 examples built in 1967, the car was used for a brief period for drag racing, but in 1969, it was taken off the road, and it never returned

 
1964 Mercury Comet A/FX: One of the Rarest, Most Brutal Muscle Cars of the Sixties
1964 Mercury Comet A/FX: One of the Rarest, Most Brutal Muscle Cars of the Sixties

17 Jan 2024, 13:01 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Conceived for the drag strip and powered by a 427 high-riser, the Comet A/FX remains one of the most insane cars to don Mercury badges

 
What Happens in Vegas Should Stay in Vegas for the Loser of This Drag Race
What Happens in Vegas Should Stay in Vegas for the Loser of This Drag Race

10 Jan 2024, 11:15 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / You're about to watch a quarter-mile battle between two discontinued V8-powered muscle cars: the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

 
Old Diesel-Powered VW Golf Goes Drag Racing – You Can Smell This Picture, Can't You?
Old Diesel-Powered VW Golf Goes Drag Racing – You Can Smell This Picture, Can't You?

9 Jan 2024, 12:31 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The roll-coaling force is strong not only with this Volkswagen Golf but with its ad-hoc challenger on that day, a diesel-powered Audi A3

 
Drag Race: 1,000-HP Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Takes Europe by Storm
Drag Race: 1,000-HP Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Takes Europe by Storm

7 Jan 2024, 12:22 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Boasting as much power as the original Bugatti Veyron, this Jeep Trackhawk was filmed drag racing a Lamborghini Huracan Evo and other fast rides

 
Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Goes Drag Racing in Las Vegas, Meets Two Unlikely Rivals
Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Goes Drag Racing in Las Vegas, Meets Two Unlikely Rivals

6 Jan 2024, 02:22 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Both of its ad-hoc challengers feature internal combustion power, so can the electric workhorse put them in their corners?

 
Video: Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drag Races C8 Chevrolet Corvette, America Wins
Video: Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drag Races C8 Chevrolet Corvette, America Wins

4 Jan 2024, 08:10 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Both models offer similar straight-line performance, so which of the two do you think is faster down the quarter mile? Only one way to find out