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Quickest Street-Legal Car Does a Blistering 6.16-Second Quarter Mile Run
Quickest Street-Legal Car Does a Blistering 6.16-Second Quarter Mile Run

16 Sep 2014, 14:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Pardon us, it's pickup truck, not a car. But still, that makes this machine that bit more interesting. C'mon, did you hear anyone saying anything about a Chevy S-10 capable of doing a mind...

 
Hennessey Drag Races Its Supercharged 2015 Cadillac Escalade against the Stock Car
Hennessey Drag Races Its Supercharged 2015 Cadillac Escalade against the Stock Car

11 Sep 2014, 11:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As part of the “because why not?” side of the US car industry, Hennessey Performance can supercharge your 2015 Cadillac Escalade. When it comes to SUVs like this Caddy, numbers are more ...

 
Supercharged Toyota GT 86 with 400 HP vs Stock Subaru BRZ
Supercharged Toyota GT 86 with 400 HP vs Stock Subaru BRZ

8 Sep 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It’s no secret that the Toyobaru needs extra grunt in order to be a complete sportscar and the aftermarket world already offers solutions for this. Today we are here to show you the accelerati...

 
Tesla Model S vs Nissan GT-R Drag Race Will Not Surprise You
Tesla Model S vs Nissan GT-R Drag Race Will Not Surprise You

2 Sep 2014, 17:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Every now and then, the right guy with the right video camera and a YouTube account uploads very unusual drag races. Unusual as in the cars competing are so different in specifications, powertrain a...

 
The Fiery Quarter Mile from Hell
The Fiery Quarter Mile from Hell

12 Aug 2014, 08:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Have you ever wondered what would happen if they held quarter mile events in that place people call “hell”? We didn’t either. Even if this may be an answer to a question nobody ask...

 
Blown Chevy Camaro Does 8.63-Second Quarter Mile Run at 158 MPH
Blown Chevy Camaro Does 8.63-Second Quarter Mile Run at 158 MPH

30 Jul 2014, 12:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sold between 1993 and 2002, the fourth-gen Chevrolet Camaro is not the type of pony car to float your boat, not then, not now. It's ugly, plasticky and the F-body platform isn't a big succ...

 
McLaren P1 Goes Fishing, Uses Aventador as Bait: Drag Race
McLaren P1 Goes Fishing, Uses Aventador as Bait: Drag Race

17 Jul 2014, 11:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Imagine you’re importing the McLaren P1 to Indonesia. This hypercar requires tons of explanation in order for the people to completely understand its hybrid ways, so how do you explain it? ...

 
2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Official Quarter Mile Time Released
2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Official Quarter Mile Time Released

11 Jul 2014, 16:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Last week, we pointed out the rumor mill-supplied 10.9-second quarter mile time for the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat seemed legit. Dodge has now dropped the official 1/4 mile bomb, proving the afor...

 
Watch Germany’s Fastest Mitsubishi Colt Bunny Hop Its Way to a 9.43s Quarter Mile
Watch Germany’s Fastest Mitsubishi Colt Bunny Hop Its Way to a 9.43s Quarter Mile

7 Jul 2014, 12:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While some gamers work for hours and hours to develop new bunny hopping techniques, when it comes to the world of drag racing, and racing in general, for that matter, this is definitely something yo...

 
Watch the World’s Fastest 3.7L V6 Mustang Pull a 10s Quarter Mile Run
Watch the World’s Fastest 3.7L V6 Mustang Pull a 10s Quarter Mile Run

7 Jul 2014, 09:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Just like the cartoon character Jabberjaw, V6 Mustangs “don’t get no respect”, especially if we’re talking about the aftermarket world. One tuner decided to change all this, ...

 
2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat: Rumored 10.9s Quarter Mile Time Seems Legit <span>· Updated</span>
2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat: Rumored 10.9s Quarter Mile Time Seems Legit · Updated

2 Jul 2014, 19:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in June, when Dodge was still playing the mystery game with the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat’s muscle rating, some people started telling sweet bedtime stories about the supercharged machi...

 
New S 63 AMG Demolishes Porsche Cayenne Turbo S in a Drag Race <span>· Video</span>
New S 63 AMG Demolishes Porsche Cayenne Turbo S in a Drag Race · Video

19 Jun 2014, 18:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As some of our British readers know, with the exception of cars built on the MFA (Modular Front-wheel Drive) platform and large SUVs, there aren't any Mercedes-Benz models with all-wheel drive ...

 
Here is a Ten-Second E 55 AMG Killing it on the Drag Strip
Here is a Ten-Second E 55 AMG Killing it on the Drag Strip

18 Jun 2014, 11:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Built from 2002 until 2006, the E 55 AMG variant of the Mercedes-Benz E-Class W211 was the fastest V8-powered sedan in the Stuttgart manufacturer's lineup, with its standard power and torque be...

 
Porsche 918 Spyder vs McLaren 650S Spider vs Koenigsegg Agera R: Extreme Drag Race
Porsche 918 Spyder vs McLaren 650S Spider vs Koenigsegg Agera R: Extreme Drag Race

10 Jun 2014, 18:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Yesterday we showed you the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder and Koenigsegg Agera R throwing a party on the Assen Circuit in The Netherlands. Today we’re back to give you anot...

 
Watch the Abu Dhabi Police Drag Race their Cars: Camaro vs GT-R
Watch the Abu Dhabi Police Drag Race their Cars: Camaro vs GT-R

9 Jun 2014, 14:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the Dubai Police uses its supercar fleet to patrol the streets of the city in image-related purposes, they are not the only law enforcement unit in the United Arab Emirates to possess such mac...

 
GAD-Tuned E 63 AMG S-Model Destroys Porsche 911 Turbo S (991)
GAD-Tuned E 63 AMG S-Model Destroys Porsche 911 Turbo S (991)

6 Jun 2014, 16:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Launched last year to cement Porsche's position in the niche of all-weather supercars that can be driven everyday and which can glue the back of your head to the headrest if you so much look at...

 
Must Watch: Fire Breathing Monsters Documentary
Must Watch: Fire Breathing Monsters Documentary

29 May 2014, 09:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're a fan of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, then heed our words and watch the 'Fire Breathing Monsters' documentary as soon as possible. It's aggressive, deafenin...

 
Wild Toyota-Powered smart fortwo Needs a Wheelie-Bar
Wild Toyota-Powered smart fortwo Needs a Wheelie-Bar

28 May 2014, 13:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thought power is everything in a drag race? Well it's only part of the equation. You can have like 12,000 horsepower and still loose the race if your car weighs as much as a locomotive. In drag...

 
1991 Holden Commodore Makes Mincemeat Of Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG
1991 Holden Commodore Makes Mincemeat Of Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG

22 May 2014, 17:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most of you would imagine the seventh generation Holden Commodore as a simple and reliable point A to point B car. However, don't get fooled by the sleeper look of the one featured in the video...

 
This Bentley Continental GT Has 3,000 HP
This Bentley Continental GT Has 3,000 HP

21 May 2014, 12:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Bentley Continental GT isn’t exactly a stranger to the world of customization and yet tuners usually ignore the mechanical side, focusing on upgrading the visual side of the coupe, as well...