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The Wildest Dodge Charger Ever Spawned as a Blown 426 HEMI 'Flying Dutchman' Dragster
The Wildest Dodge Charger Ever Spawned as a Blown 426 HEMI 'Flying Dutchman' Dragster

11 Jun 2023, 20:30 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The 1968 Dodge Charger III concept car was Chrysler's proposition of a spaceship-inspired sportscar with triple airbrakes, no doors, and mind-bending styling

 
BMW M3 Touring Faces Audi RS 6 Avant in a Perfectly-Matched Battle of the Wagons
BMW M3 Touring Faces Audi RS 6 Avant in a Perfectly-Matched Battle of the Wagons

25 Feb 2023, 14:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / Sports wagons are cool cars loved by many enthusiasts, and since the BMW M3 Touring is now a thing, it had to face the RS6 Avant to prove its worth

 
Two Diesels Smoke Quarter-Mile Sprint in a Quiet AWD Showdown in the Fog
Two Diesels Smoke Quarter-Mile Sprint in a Quiet AWD Showdown in the Fog

22 Jan 2023, 17:52 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Audi vs. BMW is the name of the game in this sparkless bout between tuned-up, six-cylinder smokers looking to shine in the drag strip spotlights

 
A Four-Way Drag Race Between Three Germans and a Brit Sees the Underdog Thrash the Others
A Four-Way Drag Race Between Three Germans and a Brit Sees the Underdog Thrash the Others

18 Dec 2022, 12:44 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Porsche, Mercedes, BMW, and Jaguar duel in a twin-turbo top-down winter sprint over the quarter mile; a German win overall, but with an unexpected champion

 
Tuned Tesla Model S Plaid Desecrates Three Italian Legends for a Good Cause
Tuned Tesla Model S Plaid Desecrates Three Italian Legends for a Good Cause

4 Dec 2022, 00:03 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A Ferrari hypercar, a Ferrari-hypercar-inspired supercar, and a Ferrari supercar go head-on against the electric advocate of ICE obsolescence, the Tesla S Plaid

 
F-150 Raptor R Loses to RAM 1500 TRX in a Quick and Fun Quarter-Mile Showdown
F-150 Raptor R Loses to RAM 1500 TRX in a Quick and Fun Quarter-Mile Showdown

19 Nov 2022, 19:07 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Two super trucks go head-to-head on the concrete and dirt to settle the American dispute on who makes the better truck, Ford or RAM

 
Porsche 911 Turbo S Held at Point Blank by Ferrari SF90 in Quarter-Mile Event
Porsche 911 Turbo S Held at Point Blank by Ferrari SF90 in Quarter-Mile Event

12 Nov 2022, 12:33 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Italian supercar demolishes the iconic German sportscar without any sign of effort, thanks to its massive power and electric-backed superiority

 
2,000 HP Bout: A Cocky Ferrari SF90 Takes On a Nissan GT-R and Goes Home With a KO
2,000 HP Bout: A Cocky Ferrari SF90 Takes On a Nissan GT-R and Goes Home With a KO

4 Nov 2022, 21:21 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Japan vs. Italy automotive war is a full-out piston-powered version of King of the Castle with an electrified Ferrari going head-on against a drag strip legend

 
2,000+ HP Nissan GT-R Drags Bugatti Chiron Just for the Fun of It, Sends It Home
2,000+ HP Nissan GT-R Drags Bugatti Chiron Just for the Fun of It, Sends It Home

15 Oct 2022, 02:20 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A popular YouTuber and supercars collector took his lineup of exotics to a drag race and maxed them out to find a competitor for his latest toy, a tuned GT-R

 
One-of-Two 1966 HEMI Whackee Wagon Plymouth Belvedere I Is One Great Looking Timestamp
One-of-Two 1966 HEMI Whackee Wagon Plymouth Belvedere I Is One Great Looking Timestamp

2 Oct 2022, 17:07 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The car in which Lee Smith reigned on the dragstrip is in greater shape than ever, after 56 years since it rolled out the Mopar assembly line

 
1,300 bhp Porsche 911 Turbo S Smashes Gearbox While Winning Half-Mile Roll Race Crown
1,300 bhp Porsche 911 Turbo S Smashes Gearbox While Winning Half-Mile Roll Race Crown

27 Sep 2022, 20:27 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Terminal Velocity Speed Trial in England proved to be too much of a strain for a heavily tuned 911 that hit 187 mph from a rolling start

 
840 HP 4WD '82 Oldsmobile Cutlass Smokes, Drags, and Drives Crowds Wild With Burnouts
840 HP 4WD '82 Oldsmobile Cutlass Smokes, Drags, and Drives Crowds Wild With Burnouts

17 Sep 2022, 11:15 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A life-long project of a very DIY-type car enthusiast, the one-off Oldsmobile is one mean-looking machine with a meaner demeanor and tire-shredding habits

 
5.0 Mustang GT Shows German-Japan Foes Who's Boss of the Drag Strip
5.0 Mustang GT Shows German-Japan Foes Who's Boss of the Drag Strip

27 Aug 2022, 09:45 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The American icon demolishes its competitors on the quarte-mile proving grounds and shows everyone what the "muscle" in "muscle car" stands for

 
Monster Head Start Does Not Drag Down the King of Monsters on the Drag Race
Monster Head Start Does Not Drag Down the King of Monsters on the Drag Race

22 Aug 2022, 21:48 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A Toyota Supra challenged a Nissan GT-R34. It put up a good fight in the first round but lost its footing in the end. The Skyline is still God(Zilla) of drags

 
5.7 Charger HEMI Daytona Shows American Pride and Might on the Drag Strip Against Hyundai
5.7 Charger HEMI Daytona Shows American Pride and Might on the Drag Strip Against Hyundai

21 Aug 2022, 19:02 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Hyundai made a habit of taking on big Americans in drag races. And winning on more occasions than the V8s can ignore. So it was about time for payback

 
2,800 HP Larry Larson Built Chevy II Destroys Competition… and It's Own Engine
2,800 HP Larry Larson Built Chevy II Destroys Competition… and It's Own Engine

13 Aug 2022, 19:18 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / 1966 Chevrolet II with enormous power and incredible reflexes makes challengers look devastatingly slow. But drag racing is not all about speed and power

 
Impossibly Close Finish at the End of the Quarter Mile Between Two German Classics
Impossibly Close Finish at the End of the Quarter Mile Between Two German Classics

7 Aug 2022, 14:20 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Take one BMW and one Audi, put them on the same track, and the outcome is inevitable: a muscle-flexing race is up and about

 
Motorcycle Melts Down the Track Under Its Wheels As It Drags On 150°F Ground Temperature
Motorcycle Melts Down the Track Under Its Wheels As It Drags On 150°F Ground Temperature

31 Jul 2022, 15:50 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A good burnout is the dragsters' preferred method of bringing the tires up to racing heat. Sometimes, high temperatures can turn the tables on the racer

 
"Hot Wheels" Turns Cold Aiming for Nines on the Quarter-Mile, Breaks Diff off the Line
"Hot Wheels" Turns Cold Aiming for Nines on the Quarter-Mile, Breaks Diff off the Line

31 Jul 2022, 13:26 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / An iconic car form half a century ago and Hot Wheels celebrity found its life purpose on the drag track, keeps owner busy with endless challenging repairs

 
Hennessey Drags Their 1,000 HP Mammoth Truck and Puts Challenger Into Extinction
Hennessey Drags Their 1,000 HP Mammoth Truck and Puts Challenger Into Extinction

28 Jul 2022, 22:56 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Size doesn't matter in a drag race, if we take Hennessey's empirical demonstration as a valid argument. Their Mammoth beats the base model big time