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This Ford GT Generational Drag Race Is Like Automotive Poetry, but ill Fortune Strikes
This Ford GT Generational Drag Race Is Like Automotive Poetry, but ill Fortune Strikes

6 Jan 2024, 10:41 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / You don't want to miss this quarter-mile poetic drag race between three different generations of the legendary and revered Ford GT

 
1992 Dodge Viper Drag Races Vector W8 Supercar, It's Not Even Close
1992 Dodge Viper Drag Races Vector W8 Supercar, It's Not Even Close

6 Jan 2024, 03:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The W8 may have more power and torque, but its three-speed automatic transmission clearly isn't meant for drag racing, especially not against a Viper

 
Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Goes Drag Racing in Las Vegas, Meets Two Unlikely Rivals
Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Goes Drag Racing in Las Vegas, Meets Two Unlikely Rivals

6 Jan 2024, 02:22 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Both of its ad-hoc challengers feature internal combustion power, so can the electric workhorse put them in their corners?

 
Naughty VW Golf GTI Drags Ford Mustang Mach 1 and Genesis G80, Someone Takes a Beating
Naughty VW Golf GTI Drags Ford Mustang Mach 1 and Genesis G80, Someone Takes a Beating

4 Jan 2024, 10:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused 'ImportRace' channel on YouTube have a nice set of brawls at Island Dragway featuring domestic and import racers

 
Video: Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drag Races C8 Chevrolet Corvette, America Wins
Video: Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drag Races C8 Chevrolet Corvette, America Wins

4 Jan 2024, 08:10 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Both models offer similar straight-line performance, so which of the two do you think is faster down the quarter mile? Only one way to find out

 
Mercedes-AMG GT Drag Races Mercedes-AMG C 63, Twin-Turbo V8 Brawl Ends as Expected
Mercedes-AMG GT Drag Races Mercedes-AMG C 63, Twin-Turbo V8 Brawl Ends as Expected

3 Jan 2024, 20:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The C 63 T-Modell may be far more practical in daily driving scenarios, but in the straight line, it can't hold a candle to the less powerful AMG GT

 
Chevy Camaro SS Drags Charger Scat Pack and Model 3, Someone Gets Shamed Quickly
Chevy Camaro SS Drags Charger Scat Pack and Model 3, Someone Gets Shamed Quickly

3 Jan 2024, 08:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The videographer behind the "Wheels" channel on YT is a big fan of Bandimere and Mission Raceway Park but also loves The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

 
Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Drags Nasty Chevy Vega, It's Close But Not Close Enough
Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Drags Nasty Chevy Vega, It's Close But Not Close Enough

2 Jan 2024, 21:56 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused 'ImportRace' channel on YouTube have a nice set of brawls at Island Dragway featuring an orange Charger Hellcat

 
Ford Mustang GT Races a Chevrolet Camaro SS and Someone Gets Put to Shame Hard
Ford Mustang GT Races a Chevrolet Camaro SS and Someone Gets Put to Shame Hard

2 Jan 2024, 13:21 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Is there a better way to start 2024 than by racing two American classics like the Ford Mustang GT and Chevrolet Camaro SS?

 
1,012-HP Mammoth TRX Drags 1,000-HP Charger Jailbreak, Someone Gets Destroyed
1,012-HP Mammoth TRX Drags 1,000-HP Charger Jailbreak, Someone Gets Destroyed

2 Jan 2024, 12:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Usually, Hennessey Performance Engineering conducts their own races with their tuned products, but now they're allowing 'carwow' a taste of the goodies

 
R34 GT-R Drag Races R35 GT-R, Godzilla Is Going Down
R34 GT-R Drag Races R35 GT-R, Godzilla Is Going Down

31 Dec 2023, 13:28 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Can a 900-horsepower R34 GT-R keep up with a 700-horsepower R35 GT-R? Or will the difference in gearbox performance define this battle?

 
1200-HP Corvette C8 Races a Modified Tesla Model S Plaid Fitted With a Parachute
1200-HP Corvette C8 Races a Modified Tesla Model S Plaid Fitted With a Parachute

30 Dec 2023, 10:21 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / A quarter-mile drag race between a 1,200-horsepower Chevy Corvette C8 and a 1,020-hp Tesla Model S Plaid isn't something you'd want to miss

 
Kia EV6 GT Races a Turbocharged BMW M2 and It's a Really Close Shave
Kia EV6 GT Races a Turbocharged BMW M2 and It's a Really Close Shave

29 Dec 2023, 16:25 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / This U-drag race between the Kia EV6 GT and the all-time favorite BMW M2 is closer than an old school Italian barbershop shave

 
End the Year on a High Note With This New vs. Old Muscle Cars Drag Racing Compilation
End the Year on a High Note With This New vs. Old Muscle Cars Drag Racing Compilation

29 Dec 2023, 13:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The videographer behind the "Wheels" channel on YouTube is a big fan of Bandimere Speedway and Mission Raceway Park but also loves The Strip at Las Vegas Motor

 
BMW M3 Has One Brave Soul, Drag Races Lamborghini Huracan Performante
BMW M3 Has One Brave Soul, Drag Races Lamborghini Huracan Performante

29 Dec 2023, 11:29 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Can the BMW M3 really rub shoulders with the Lamborghini Huracan without any outside intervention? Watch this video to find out

 
Porsche Family Feud: Cayman 718 GT4 RS Drag Races the 911 GT3
Porsche Family Feud: Cayman 718 GT4 RS Drag Races the 911 GT3

28 Dec 2023, 14:20 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Both feature the same heart, a 4.0L flat-six. They're rear-wheel drive, have a 7sp PDK, and take 3.2 seconds to 62 mph. But which one is faster?

 
Aston Martin Vantage F1 Drags Ford Explorer & Subaru Legacy; Obliteration Doesn't Follow
Aston Martin Vantage F1 Drags Ford Explorer & Subaru Legacy; Obliteration Doesn't Follow

28 Dec 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused 'ImportRace' channel on YouTube have a nice set of brawls featuring a Vantage, an Explorer, and a Legacy

 
Sebastien Loeb Sends His Race Drivers to Dakar in Polaris RZR Pro R Factory Machines
Sebastien Loeb Sends His Race Drivers to Dakar in Polaris RZR Pro R Factory Machines

28 Dec 2023, 09:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Polaris announced it is going to the 2024 Dakar Rally with two race-prepped RZR Pro R Factory, handled by Sebastien Loeb Racing (SLR) drivers

 
Rivian R1T Drag Races Jaguar F-Type, BMW X5 Also Tastes Defeat
Rivian R1T Drag Races Jaguar F-Type, BMW X5 Also Tastes Defeat

28 Dec 2023, 00:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Though limited to 110 miles per hour, the Rivian R1T makes easy work of the Jaguar F-Type and BMW X5 in the quarter mile

 
Toyota Tundra Drag Races Can-Am Maverick, Mind the Gap
Toyota Tundra Drag Races Can-Am Maverick, Mind the Gap

27 Dec 2023, 19:36 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Can an upgraded Can-Am Maverick with a professional driver keep up with a supercharged Toyota Tundra over a straight, off-road section?