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Old Ford Torino Drag Races Dodge Charger and Challenger Hellcats, Wins
Old Ford Torino Drag Races Dodge Charger and Challenger Hellcats, Wins

5 May 2021, 16:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Ford Torino GT smokes Hellcat versions of both the Dodge Charger and Challenger at the drag strip, also gapping a Cadillac CTV-S in between

 
Buick Regal Looks Like a Sleeper, Pulls Brutal Launch at the Drag Strip
Buick Regal Looks Like a Sleeper, Pulls Brutal Launch at the Drag Strip

4 May 2021, 08:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While they don't get as much attention as the GNX and the Turbo-T, regular second-gen Regals are just as popular as the Fox-body Mustangs among drag racers

 
800 HP Chevrolet Nova Drag Races 600 HP Toyota MR2, Someone Gets Gapped
800 HP Chevrolet Nova Drag Races 600 HP Toyota MR2, Someone Gets Gapped

3 May 2021, 18:18 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Seeing two cars racing down a straight line will probably never get old, especially if the match-up is somewhat unusual, and if you're rooting for one of them.

 
Fire Up Them Electric Dragsters: NHRA Announces New EV Class for 2022
Fire Up Them Electric Dragsters: NHRA Announces New EV Class for 2022

3 May 2021, 11:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The series is supposed to bring electric car, racers, the safety industry, and the aftermarket together to a safe place to race and a platform to evolve

 
1964 Studebaker Commander Takes on 1974 Chevrolet Camaro in Unlikely Drag Race
1964 Studebaker Commander Takes on 1974 Chevrolet Camaro in Unlikely Drag Race

3 May 2021, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This unlikely drag race is proof that Studebaker built some really cool sleepers before it went bankrupt. The 1964 Commander is one of them

 
1965 Chevrolet El Camino Comes Out of Storage After 50 Years, Goes Drag Racing
1965 Chevrolet El Camino Comes Out of Storage After 50 Years, Goes Drag Racing

1 May 2021, 14:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This second-generation El Camino was put into storage in the early 1970s. After sitting for almost 50 years, it's back on the drag strip as a vintage racer

 
Audi S8 vs Audi RS6, There Can Be Only One Lord of the Rings
Audi S8 vs Audi RS6, There Can Be Only One Lord of the Rings

1 May 2021, 13:58 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / You wouldn't expect to see an Audi S8 being involved in this kind of an event, but in case you were wondering if it can keep up with an RS6, this is the answer.

 
Mat Watson Pits BMW M4 Against M2 CS on a Track, Has Loads of Quick Fun in Both
Mat Watson Pits BMW M4 Against M2 CS on a Track, Has Loads of Quick Fun in Both

29 Apr 2021, 11:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There's a very big reason for seeing these two going against each other: out there in the United Kingdom, they're almost evenly matched in terms of pricing

 
Rimac C_Two Challenges New Tesla Roadster With Real-World 8-Second 1/4-Mile Pass
Rimac C_Two Challenges New Tesla Roadster With Real-World 8-Second 1/4-Mile Pass

25 Apr 2021, 20:32 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The electric hypercar from Croatia has a few things in common with Tesla's Roadster, one of them being that it sadly hasn't been officially launched yet

 
1972 Chevrolet Impala Donk Hits the Drag Strip With Ridiculous 30-Inch Wheels
1972 Chevrolet Impala Donk Hits the Drag Strip With Ridiculous 30-Inch Wheels

22 Apr 2021, 14:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / I'm no fan of donks, but this thing is a looker; that's mostly because I'm a sucker for 1970s full-size rigs finished in bright, metallic green

 
Nissan GT-R Gaps Yamaha FZ-09 and C6 Corvette but Little Audi A3 Proves Too Much
Nissan GT-R Gaps Yamaha FZ-09 and C6 Corvette but Little Audi A3 Proves Too Much

22 Apr 2021, 13:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The AWD Japanese monster rightfully makes the C6 Corvette kneel; interesting car on bike run isn't actually a close call, but the final skirmish takes the crown

 
1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 Races 1967 Plymouth GTX Hemi, It's a Fierce Battle
1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 Races 1967 Plymouth GTX Hemi, It's a Fierce Battle

22 Apr 2021, 08:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With V8s rated at more than 400 HP, the Chevy Camaro ZL-1 and the Plymouth GTX Hemi were two of Detroit's amazing machines back in the day

 
AMG GLC 63 Drag Races Urus, Challenger, Charger, Trackhawk to Surprising Results
AMG GLC 63 Drag Races Urus, Challenger, Charger, Trackhawk to Surprising Results

21 Apr 2021, 13:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mercedes-AMG's V8 mill, even in the GLC 63 S, shouldn't hold a stock candle against the mighty 641-hp Lambo Urus or the Hemi V8-toting Trackhawk

 
2,000-Horsepower Toyota Supra Runs 6-Second Quarter-Mile, Hits 209 MPH
2,000-Horsepower Toyota Supra Runs 6-Second Quarter-Mile, Hits 209 MPH

21 Apr 2021, 11:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This isn't the quickest Toyota Supra drag racer out there, but it boasts that perfect sleeper look with no massive outlets and no big wing on the trunk lid

 
2003 Ford Mustang With Turbo Coyote V8 Smokes All Competition at the Drag Strip
2003 Ford Mustang With Turbo Coyote V8 Smokes All Competition at the Drag Strip

21 Apr 2021, 07:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / How much power do you need to run seven-second quarter-miles all day and destroy all competition? Apparently more than 1,500 horsepower!

 
Porsche 911 GT2 RS Goes Wingless for Optimal 0-60 and Quarter-Mile Times
Porsche 911 GT2 RS Goes Wingless for Optimal 0-60 and Quarter-Mile Times

15 Apr 2021, 07:25 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Usually, people take things off their cars to make them go faster to save weight, but that's not the main issue with the GT2 RS's wing

 
Chevy Monte Carlo Donk Drag Races Tuned Porsche 911 Turbo to Unexpected Outcome
Chevy Monte Carlo Donk Drag Races Tuned Porsche 911 Turbo to Unexpected Outcome

14 Apr 2021, 11:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Riding on gold-painted, 24-inch Forgiato wheels, this boxy coupe goes by the name "Black Blur" and hides a turbocharged LSX V8 under the hood

 
Shelby GT500 on Drag Radials Races Tesla Model S Twice, Second Time's a Charm
Shelby GT500 on Drag Radials Races Tesla Model S Twice, Second Time's a Charm

13 Apr 2021, 19:50 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Two very different cars go head-to-head in a quarter-mile drag race, and it's fair to say one (ahem! Mustang) has more to lose than the other

 
Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Races Beefed-Up Hellcat Redeye, the Gap Is Huge
Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Races Beefed-Up Hellcat Redeye, the Gap Is Huge

13 Apr 2021, 12:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Challenger Drag Pak remains the quickest Dodge on the quarter-mile, even when running against a modded Hellcat Redeye

 
Big Tire Dodge Dart Looks and Sounds Scary, Runs 5s
Big Tire Dodge Dart Looks and Sounds Scary, Runs 5s

9 Apr 2021, 14:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It might no longer look like one, but this is a fourth-generation Dodge Dart; it boasts a twin-turbo V8 and it's as fast as a rocket