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700HP GT-R Makes Friend's Mom Scream With Excitement
700HP GT-R Makes Friend's Mom Scream With Excitement

20 Apr 2024, 11:42 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / How much horsepower does it take to scare a non-car person into screaming while in the passenger seat? It seems 700 will do the job nicely.

 
Honda Civic Type R Drags Seat Smoke Machine, Winning Is Winning
Honda Civic Type R Drags Seat Smoke Machine, Winning Is Winning

31 Mar 2024, 16:25 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / You wouldn't think a Seat Ibiza could ever take on a Honda Civic Type-R. But if that Ibiza has a nitrous system inside, that should raise some questions.

 
Toyota MR2 Drag Races Supra, a Lot of Fanboys Will Cry
Toyota MR2 Drag Races Supra, a Lot of Fanboys Will Cry

15 Jan 2024, 09:26 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Things aren't always what they seem to be in life. That's why you should never underestimate an opponent whose car sounds like a turbocharged Honda.

 
Suzuki GSX1400 Dragster Took Thousands of Hours of Work for Seven Seconds of Pure Bliss
Suzuki GSX1400 Dragster Took Thousands of Hours of Work for Seven Seconds of Pure Bliss

16 Jul 2023, 10:16 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I've discovered some fantastic stories behind the people involved in drag racing, and you wouldn't believe how much time and effort goes into a 7-second pass.

 
Seven Years for Seven Seconds: This Is How You Win in Time Attack Racing
Seven Years for Seven Seconds: This Is How You Win in Time Attack Racing

22 Jun 2023, 15:07 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / You can't get the perfect lap in one shot. That's one of the things the owner of this $150K Volkswagen Golf racecar has learned in seven years of competition

 
This 1972 Modified Volkswagen Super Beetle Is the Perfect California Dream
This 1972 Modified Volkswagen Super Beetle Is the Perfect California Dream

30 May 2023, 14:56 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / The Volkswagen Beetle is a cultural icon. It is unanimous with hippie and surfer culture. So what happens when you throw a lot of power at it? Let's find out

 
Faceless 1971 Chevrolet Corvette Drags First-Gen Mustang, There's No Contest
Faceless 1971 Chevrolet Corvette Drags First-Gen Mustang, There's No Contest

26 Dec 2022, 11:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The fact that the owner had to cut off the front clip to make room for the engine is enough to guess that this Corvette is more potent that a regular C3

 
Manual 1993 Toyota Supra Turbo Finished in Renaissance Red Invites You Down Nostalgia Lane
Manual 1993 Toyota Supra Turbo Finished in Renaissance Red Invites You Down Nostalgia Lane

15 Dec 2022, 00:17 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / This collectible treasure is going under the hammer with less than 49k miles on the clock, so the next person to enjoy it could be you

 
1,200-HP Mustang Has a Chevy-Branded Secret, Uses It To Poke Fun at 1,400-HP Integra
1,200-HP Mustang Has a Chevy-Branded Secret, Uses It To Poke Fun at 1,400-HP Integra

14 Nov 2022, 20:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / This Fox Body Mustang has got all the right ingredients to be a drag racing alfa-warrior, and there's nothing any Acura Integra can do about it.

 
1,400-HP Integra Boldly Races 1,300-HP GT-R, Step Right Up
1,400-HP Integra Boldly Races 1,300-HP GT-R, Step Right Up

7 Nov 2022, 18:38 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Even with 1,400 horsepower at its disposal, this Acura Integra might be way over its head as its opponent looks like an ultimate weapon.

 
AWD 4-Rotor Mazda RX-7 Took Six Years to Build and It's Finally Ready
AWD 4-Rotor Mazda RX-7 Took Six Years to Build and It's Finally Ready

3 Nov 2022, 10:19 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Rob Dahm is back at SEMA with his AWD 4-rotor RX-7, but this time the car seems to have reached its final stage. It took him six years to get to this point!

 
2004 Mustang SVT Cobra Is a 1/4-Mile Addict, Flaunts Rare Mystichrome Paint
2004 Mustang SVT Cobra Is a 1/4-Mile Addict, Flaunts Rare Mystichrome Paint

1 Nov 2022, 10:22 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / This 2004 Terminator Cobra has turned to the boost-side in an attempt to enter the 8-second quarter-mile club, and it's not that expensive either.

 
R35 Nissan GT-R Drags Mercedes-AMG GT S and Tuned Audi TTRS, It’s a Big Downpour
R35 Nissan GT-R Drags Mercedes-AMG GT S and Tuned Audi TTRS, It’s a Big Downpour

1 Nov 2022, 07:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sam, the host of the “Sam CarLegion” channel on YouTube, has prepared yet another uncanny mix of drag and roll racing combatants for our entertainment

 
780-HP Audi RS 6 Goes for a Top Speed Run on the Autobahn, Exceeds 220 MPH
780-HP Audi RS 6 Goes for a Top Speed Run on the Autobahn, Exceeds 220 MPH

28 Oct 2022, 16:11 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A bone-stock Audi RS 6 is quite a fast car but adding more power will push things even further. And this Autobahn test is going to serve as proof of that

 
Bentley Four-Way Drag Race Reveals How Much Faster Cars Are Today Than 93 Years Ago
Bentley Four-Way Drag Race Reveals How Much Faster Cars Are Today Than 93 Years Ago

27 Oct 2022, 14:05 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The classic Bentley Blower is lining up against three of its modern-day siblings at the drag strip, and the gap might not be as big as you think

 
VW Golf V GTI Commercials Were First Creepy Then Funny, Can You Decide on a Winner?
VW Golf V GTI Commercials Were First Creepy Then Funny, Can You Decide on a Winner?

16 Oct 2022, 06:56 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / More than a decade ago, Volkswagen released two series of commercials for the Golf V GTI. The rabbit demon was a bit eerie, but un-pimping cars felt quite fun.

 
Wild Fox Body Mustang Boldly Challenges 1,100-HP Integra, It's Not Even a Race
Wild Fox Body Mustang Boldly Challenges 1,100-HP Integra, It's Not Even a Race

26 Sep 2022, 20:18 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / If you're driving a Ford Mustang that still has the interior trim, and a Honda Integra with a rear-mounted parachute pulls up next to you, best stay put

 
Skoda Celebrates 25 Years Since the Launch of the Octavia Estate, It's an Ongoing Success
Skoda Celebrates 25 Years Since the Launch of the Octavia Estate, It's an Ongoing Success

22 Sep 2022, 14:44 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The Skoda Octavia is still the Czech company's best seller to this date. The Estate version was introduced 25 years ago and will still go on into the future

 
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

 
Collectible 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo Holds Pristine Looks and Historical Significance
Collectible 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo Holds Pristine Looks and Historical Significance

25 Jul 2022, 17:41 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / About 5,000 copies of the CX500 Turbo were assembled during its single-year production run, and they’re not easy to come by