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1969 Dodge Super Bee A12 Drag Races 1970 Oldsmobile F-85 W31, It's Extremely Close
1969 Dodge Super Bee A12 Drag Races 1970 Oldsmobile F-85 W31, It's Extremely Close

1 Aug 2022, 11:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 1969 Super Bee A12 may be the more powerful rig, but the 1970 F-85 W31 puts up a good fight and almost scores a surprising win

 
BMW M3 Drag Races Mercedes-AMG C 63 in 1,600-HP Battle, It's Not a Good Day for V8s
BMW M3 Drag Races Mercedes-AMG C 63 in 1,600-HP Battle, It's Not a Good Day for V8s

31 Jul 2022, 11:38 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Today we've got yet another rivalry about to get settled down the quarter-mile, as two tuned sedans are about to test their performance upgrades

 
RS e-tron GT Challenges RS Q e-tron to a 1/4-Mile Battle, the Gloves Are Off
RS e-tron GT Challenges RS Q e-tron to a 1/4-Mile Battle, the Gloves Are Off

30 Jul 2022, 09:50 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The road-going RS e-tron GT is about to race a Dakar Rally monster down the quarter-mile, and the results of this electric battle might just shock you.

 
All-Ferrari Drag Race Offers Answer for Eternal "Road Vs Track" Debate
All-Ferrari Drag Race Offers Answer for Eternal "Road Vs Track" Debate

12 Jul 2022, 08:53 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / With the 488 Pista ("track") and the SF90 Stradale ("Road") going head to head, we couldn't have asked for a better, more relevant lineup

 
Toyota GR Supra Drag Races BMW M140i, They're on the Same Level
Toyota GR Supra Drag Races BMW M140i, They're on the Same Level

11 Jul 2022, 12:49 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Is it wrong to think of the GR Supra and M140i as being unidentical twins? They're both similar in many ways, but today we'll find out which one is faster

 
Porsche 918 Spyder Drag Races MotoGP Bike, You Know What's Going to Happen
Porsche 918 Spyder Drag Races MotoGP Bike, You Know What's Going to Happen

9 Jul 2022, 09:22 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / What are the odds that a road-going vehicle can win a quarter-mile challenge against a 2021 MotoGP motorcycle with Dani Pedrosa riding it?

 
1941 Willys "Son of Night Prowler" Is a Nostalgia Gasser With a Touching Story
1941 Willys "Son of Night Prowler" Is a Nostalgia Gasser With a Touching Story

6 Jul 2022, 11:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Willys Americar may not be an iconic road car, but it's one of the most legendary vehicles out there in gasser form. This one looks the part

 
Audi A3 Boldly Drag Races an R8, Retaliation Is Swift
Audi A3 Boldly Drag Races an R8, Retaliation Is Swift

3 Jul 2022, 12:35 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / It takes some courage to go up against an Audi supercar if you're driving an A3, but it's downright insane to do so when you notice the twin-turbo setup.

 
PAC13B RX-3 Sets a New 1/4-Mile World Record, Celebrates With a Night Drive
PAC13B RX-3 Sets a New 1/4-Mile World Record, Celebrates With a Night Drive

28 Jun 2022, 10:46 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The fastest street-legal rotary vehicle with a 13B engine inside hails from Australia, and has just managed to secure a 7-second run down the quarter-mile

 
X5 M Boldly Drag Races Huracan Performante, RS 6 Steps In and Ruins Their Fun
X5 M Boldly Drag Races Huracan Performante, RS 6 Steps In and Ruins Their Fun

27 Jun 2022, 11:23 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A tuned BMW X5 M is going to have a tough time going up against any kind of Lamborghini, but it's going to get even worse when an RS 6 pulls up for the race

 
2022 Ford Bronco Raptor Acceleration Test Concludes Rather Predictably
2022 Ford Bronco Raptor Acceleration Test Concludes Rather Predictably

20 Jun 2022, 12:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Spoiler alert: it's not that much quicker than a Bronco First Edition, and the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 also happens to brake better as well

 
World's Rarest 1967 AMC Rambler Rebel Is a 10-Second Quarter-Mile Beast
World's Rarest 1967 AMC Rambler Rebel Is a 10-Second Quarter-Mile Beast

13 Jun 2022, 15:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A one-off factory prototype developed for drag racing, "Topel's Rambler" is now a finely restored classic that roars like a Super Stock machine

 
RS 3 Drag Races Sport Quattro S1, 1985 Was a Good Year
RS 3 Drag Races Sport Quattro S1, 1985 Was a Good Year

11 Jun 2022, 11:19 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A 2022 Audi RS 3 is about to go quarter-mile racing against a former Group-B race car, will modern-day technology be able to help it win?

 
M3 Competition xDrive Races 911 Turbo S, Gets Taught a Lesson
M3 Competition xDrive Races 911 Turbo S, Gets Taught a Lesson

8 Jun 2022, 11:50 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A slightly-tuned BMW M3 Competition xDrive is trying to take on a Porsche 911 Turbo S down the quarter-mile, but the mountain might be too big to cross

 
1,000-HP Huracan Drags Stroked Polara, Huge Gap Appears
1,000-HP Huracan Drags Stroked Polara, Huge Gap Appears

6 Jun 2022, 19:54 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A 1964 Dodge Polara with a stroked 512 V8 is fast, to say the least. But is it going to be fast enough for a Twin-Turbo Huracan?

 
Alcohol-Injected 1979 Chevy Malibu Hits the Drag Strip, 7-Second Insanity Ensues
Alcohol-Injected 1979 Chevy Malibu Hits the Drag Strip, 7-Second Insanity Ensues

6 Jun 2022, 08:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Are you familiar with Murder Nova? Well, this dragster is pretty much Murder Malibu, the cousin that went rogue after growing up in the disco era

 
Two Supras Duke It Out on the 1/4 Mile, It's 2020 vs 1993
Two Supras Duke It Out on the 1/4 Mile, It's 2020 vs 1993

5 Jun 2022, 16:33 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A 700-HP Toyota Supra MK IV is going up against a 550-HP MK V down the quarter-mile, but there's a plot twist: a wet track can prove to be a decisive factor!

 
1972 Pontiac Firebird Drag Races 1970 AMC AMX, Can You Guess Who Wins?
1972 Pontiac Firebird Drag Races 1970 AMC AMX, Can You Guess Who Wins?

31 May 2022, 11:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Keep in mind that these cars compete in the Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race series, which allows modifications to the drivetrain

 
Nissan S-Chassis Drag Race Lines Up S13, S14 and S15, Winner Takes All
Nissan S-Chassis Drag Race Lines Up S13, S14 and S15, Winner Takes All

30 May 2022, 17:38 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The following drag race goes to show that throwing out your SR20DET engine in favor of an RB25DET unit might not be the best choice after all.

 
Corvette C8 Boldly Races R8, 911 Carrera Wants In on the Action
Corvette C8 Boldly Races R8, 911 Carrera Wants In on the Action

28 May 2022, 11:11 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The Chevrolet Corvette C8 is one of the most exciting sports cars to hit the market in recent years, but it does have some serious contenders to deal with.