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World’s Fastest Nissan GT-R Pulls 7.81s Quarter Mile
World’s Fastest Nissan GT-R Pulls 7.81s Quarter Mile

14 Apr 2014, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / These days, if you get a good night sleep, you have all the chances of missing a new Nissan GT-R drag record. Well, we don’t know how you’ve been spending your nights recently, but the G...

 
Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG S-Model vs Tesla Model S
Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG S-Model vs Tesla Model S

11 Apr 2014, 09:33 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The drag race of the century will probably take place when the last sports car with an internal combustion engine will be pitted against an electric sports car. Sadly, we are probably not that f...

 
Watch an 800 hp Brabus E V12 Drag Race a Bunch of Supercars
Watch an 800 hp Brabus E V12 Drag Race a Bunch of Supercars

9 Apr 2014, 18:18 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Back in 2010 we had the immense pleasure of visiting the Brabus headquarters in Bottrop for a few days, which also proved enough time for us to drive what at the time was the fastest and most powerf...

 
This E 55 AMG W211 Does The Quarter in 10.3 Seconds
This E 55 AMG W211 Does The Quarter in 10.3 Seconds

8 Apr 2014, 16:23 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Launched back in 2003 and manufactured for around three years until it was replaced by the E 63 AMG, the Mercedes-Benz E 55 AMG (W211) is pretty much a modern classic when it comes to AMG uber-sedan...

 
Slightly-Tuned E 63 AMG vs Slightly-Tuned BMW M5 F10
Slightly-Tuned E 63 AMG vs Slightly-Tuned BMW M5 F10

7 Apr 2014, 19:18 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Even though last year's billionaire mid-cycle refresh for the Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 also brought a jump in horsepower and performance for the E 63 AMG models, there are still people out th...

 
See an SL 63 AMG R231 Do 10.6 Seconds in The Quarter Mile
See an SL 63 AMG R231 Do 10.6 Seconds in The Quarter Mile

1 Apr 2014, 15:58 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / With the continuous offensive of 4Matic all-wheel drive on AMG models started by Mercedes-Benz last year, you would expect that pretty much every three-pointed star model that wears an AMG badge in ...

 
SLR McLaren vs SL 65 AMG vs Bird - Two of Them Lose Badly
SLR McLaren vs SL 65 AMG vs Bird - Two of Them Lose Badly

31 Mar 2014, 08:23 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / If you are a bit squeamish you might want to skip clicking the play button on the following drag racing video, as it involves a small bird getting hit by a speeding Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG and most ...

 
Probably the First 2015 Nissan GT-R Quarter Mile Run
Probably the First 2015 Nissan GT-R Quarter Mile Run

28 Mar 2014, 14:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Dear drag racers, we are bringing you one of the first drag strip runs of the 2015 Nissan GT-R, with the Japanese supercar having recently played the quarter mile game. The clip below shows a Bla...

 
See an S 65 AMG W220 Make a Slight Mess Out of a Porsche 911 Turbo 997 <span>· Video</span>
See an S 65 AMG W220 Make a Slight Mess Out of a Porsche 911 Turbo 997 · Video

26 Mar 2014, 20:43 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / When it was launched in 2004, the Mercedes-Benz S 65 AMG W220 was the most powerful production S-Class in history, with a large amount of automotive journalists calling it a “limousine dragste...

 
Check Out an AMG Burnouts and Drag Racing Compendium
Check Out an AMG Burnouts and Drag Racing Compendium

26 Mar 2014, 19:28 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The “one man, one engine” philosophy is not the only detail by which Mercedes-AMG is completely different from each of its competitors, but it sure is a large part of its appeal. Ano...

 
Watch a 10s Honda Civic in Action
Watch a 10s Honda Civic in Action

26 Mar 2014, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / People always tend to pick on drag cars with four pistons and the Civic has a special base of anti-fans - just check out all the Internet memes mocking VTEC and you’ll understand. Well, we are...

 
2014 Dodge Dart Pro Stock Wins Debut NHRA Race
2014 Dodge Dart Pro Stock Wins Debut NHRA Race

18 Mar 2014, 09:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unveiled last week, before the NHRA Gatornationals kicked off in Florida, Mopar’s brand new Dodge Dart Pro Stock race car had a successful drag strip debut by winning its maiden event. Driv...

 
TX2K14: Fastest Car Hits 201 MPH, “Superbowl of Street Racing” Follows
TX2K14: Fastest Car Hits 201 MPH, “Superbowl of Street Racing” Follows

14 Mar 2014, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As we reported yesterday, Texas is once again the capital of drag racing these days, with the TX2K14 “gathering horsepower-aholics” welcoming many, many cars with mind-blowing outputs. 2...

 
TX2K14: From Day Drag Runs to Street Racing at Night <span>· Video</span>  <span>· Updated</span>
TX2K14: From Day Drag Runs to Street Racing at Night · Video · Updated

13 Mar 2014, 10:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Back in 1999, Houston, Texas was the host of a “gathering of horsepower-aholics” called TX2K. Now this high-octane secret society is celebrating its 15th year of existence with the TX2K1...

 
Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo
Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo

12 Mar 2014, 10:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Lamborghini Gallardo may have gone out of production now, but we still remember our time out with the LP570-4 Super Trofeo Stradale. This special edition, the penultimate special edition release...

 
This Is the World’s Fastest All Motor Jeep Grand Cherokee
This Is the World’s Fastest All Motor Jeep Grand Cherokee

10 Mar 2014, 15:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you’re looking to take your family out for a picnic in a really fast SUV, there are plenty of options to choose from. One of them comes straight from Chrysler’s Street and Racing Tech...

 
Sand Drag Racing in UAE Looks Extreme
Sand Drag Racing in UAE Looks Extreme

10 Mar 2014, 12:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Drag racing comes in many shapes and sizes and we are here now to show you how they do it in the United Arab Emirates. As expected, the races take place on sand, but the action is not exactly... lin...

 
2013 RENNtech E 63 AMG Smokes a Lot of Supercars From a Roll
2013 RENNtech E 63 AMG Smokes a Lot of Supercars From a Roll

26 Feb 2014, 20:11 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Mercedes-Benz introduced its most expensive mid-cycle refresh in history last year, with the E-Class family facelift costing around one billion Euros ($1.37 billion) according to our sources. Amo...

 
This Sinister Viper Packs 1,300 HP
This Sinister Viper Packs 1,300 HP

25 Feb 2014, 17:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Now that we’ve introduced you to this slightly modified 2014 SRT Viper, which retains its stock powertrain, we thought it would be the right time to show you that these Detroit-built snakes c...

 
2,000 HP Mustang Takes Off During Quarter Mile Race
2,000 HP Mustang Takes Off During Quarter Mile Race

25 Feb 2014, 12:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Drag racer David Measell was in for a wild ride during last weekend’s Outlaw Drag Radial event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, when his monster of a Ford Mustang nearly flew over the safety...