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1971 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Drag Races 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS, Doesn't Go as Planned
1971 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Drag Races 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS, Doesn't Go as Planned

7 Nov 2021, 18:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This drag race is a no-brainer, but a mistake at the Christmas tree sees the Ford Mustang lose the battle against the heavier Chevrolet Impala

 
Watch Two Ford Mustangs Set Quarter-Mile Records on 275 and 315 Drag Radials
Watch Two Ford Mustangs Set Quarter-Mile Records on 275 and 315 Drag Radials

7 Nov 2021, 11:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Don Burton and Manny Buginga reset two drag radial records this weekend, running five-second sprints at more than 220 mph

 
1970 Pontiac GTO Drag Races Modern Dodge Charger Scat Pack, It's Closer Than You Think
1970 Pontiac GTO Drag Races Modern Dodge Charger Scat Pack, It's Closer Than You Think

4 Nov 2021, 12:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Come 2021 and classic muscle cars don't seem all that powerful compared to their modern successors, but is the gap really that big?

 
1969 Chevrolet C10 Rocks 3,000-HP Duramax Turbo, Sets Quarter-Mile World Record
1969 Chevrolet C10 Rocks 3,000-HP Duramax Turbo, Sets Quarter-Mile World Record

2 Nov 2021, 12:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1969 Chevrolet C10 may look like a nice restomod, but those meaty rear tires are there to transfer the power of a massively potent Duramax to the ground

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Chevy Monte Carlo Donk, Instantly Regrets It
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Chevy Monte Carlo Donk, Instantly Regrets It

1 Nov 2021, 18:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Not only is the Monte Carlo off to a great start thanks to a near-perfect reaction time, but the EV's instant torque isn't enough to reduce the gap

 
BMW M3 Drag Races Tesla Model 3, Someone Gets Walked
BMW M3 Drag Races Tesla Model 3, Someone Gets Walked

31 Oct 2021, 20:26 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The BMW M3 Competition steps up to the Tesla Model 3 Performance and as you might have expected, that doesn't prove to be a wise choice.

 
1,600-HP GT-R Drag Races Lesser Siblings, It Doesn't All Go According to Plan
1,600-HP GT-R Drag Races Lesser Siblings, It Doesn't All Go According to Plan

30 Oct 2021, 13:21 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A 1,600-horsepower Nissan GT-R is bound to be faster than two less-modified ones, but how big is the gap going to be? And what about reliability?

 
Kia Stinger GT Races VW Arteon R, AWD Works Wonders in the Wet
Kia Stinger GT Races VW Arteon R, AWD Works Wonders in the Wet

20 Oct 2021, 18:58 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / As pointless as it may seem, a drag race between an Arteon R and a Stinger GT can still point out some of the differences between these two cars

 
Hemi-Powered Ford Mustang Fox-Body Is Sweet Blasphemy, Runs 8s
Hemi-Powered Ford Mustang Fox-Body Is Sweet Blasphemy, Runs 8s

18 Oct 2021, 09:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / We've all seen Fox-body Mustangs stuffed with turbocharged or supercharged Ford V8 engines under the hood, so here's something a little different

 
1969 Dodge Dart Drag Races 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, Big-Block Scores a Lucky Win
1969 Dodge Dart Drag Races 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, Big-Block Scores a Lucky Win

17 Oct 2021, 20:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / You'd think that a midsize with a big-block V8 would win against a small-block-powered compact easily, but this race has a surprising result

 
Twin-Turbo Chevrolet El Camino Drag Races Toyota Supra, It's a Photo Finish
Twin-Turbo Chevrolet El Camino Drag Races Toyota Supra, It's a Photo Finish

15 Oct 2021, 16:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Meet Mullet, a fifth-generation Chevy El Camino that's shaking it at the drag strip with a twin-turbo setup under the hood

 
Toyota Cressida Packs a Nasty Surprise Under the Hood, Runs 7s
Toyota Cressida Packs a Nasty Surprise Under the Hood, Runs 7s

13 Oct 2021, 11:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This fourth-generation sedan might look mostly stock on the outside, but it packs a fire-breathing dragon under the hood

 
LS-Swapped Toyota Tacoma Is a Drag Beast in Disguise, Runs 9s
LS-Swapped Toyota Tacoma Is a Drag Beast in Disguise, Runs 9s

11 Oct 2021, 11:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This first-gen Tacoma was modified with drag racing in mind, but the owner opted for an LS swap instead of the tried-and-true 2JZ mod

 
Challenger Hellcat Drags GTO and BMW, Classic Wheelie Camaro Poses a Real Threat
Challenger Hellcat Drags GTO and BMW, Classic Wheelie Camaro Poses a Real Threat

10 Oct 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Dodge's modern SRT Hellcat Challenger had no trouble showing 2000s heroes (Pontiac GTO and 3 Series) who's boss, so the only real contender was a vintage Camaro

 
1,100-HP Huracan Calls Out the Ninja H2R, Challenge Accepted
1,100-HP Huracan Calls Out the Ninja H2R, Challenge Accepted

9 Oct 2021, 10:59 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / No regular supercar can dare to go up against Kawasaki's supercharged Ninja H2R. But a twin-turbo Huracan might just do the trick

 
Dodge Charger Hellcat Drags C8 Corvette, 3 Series, and RS 3 for Bus-Length Glory
Dodge Charger Hellcat Drags C8 Corvette, 3 Series, and RS 3 for Bus-Length Glory

8 Oct 2021, 06:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the “Drag Racing and Car Stuff” channel on YouTube have found a very constant 9s kitty at Rockingham Dragway in North Carolina

 
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Drag Races Tesla Model S, You Know How This Ends
Mercedes-Benz S-Class Drag Races Tesla Model S, You Know How This Ends

6 Oct 2021, 14:06 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Not all the drag races will make sense, but some information can be extracted from even the strangest comparisons out there

 
2,000-Horsepower 1969 Chevrolet Nova Is a Hugger Orange Drag Monster, Runs 7s
2,000-Horsepower 1969 Chevrolet Nova Is a Hugger Orange Drag Monster, Runs 7s

4 Oct 2021, 12:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1969 Chevrolet Nova is no regular compact. The race-spec 427 V8 and the Garrett turbocharger team up to deliver a whopping 2,000 horsepower

 
Twin-Turbo Chevy S-10 Blazer Hits the Drag Strip, Runs Quicker Than a Dodge Demon
Twin-Turbo Chevy S-10 Blazer Hits the Drag Strip, Runs Quicker Than a Dodge Demon

30 Sep 2021, 11:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While it might not look all that great on the outside, this old crossover packs a monstrous turbo V8 mill under the hood

 
2JZ-Powered Toyota 4Runner Hits the Dragstrip, Smokes Mustang and Camaro
2JZ-Powered Toyota 4Runner Hits the Dragstrip, Smokes Mustang and Camaro

28 Sep 2021, 11:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When raced properly, this beefed-up Toyota 4Runner is actually quicker than the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon on the quarter-mile