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Porsche GT3 RS Snaps the Whip on Two Rowdy Mustangs, and It's Not a Good Quarter-Mile Idea
Porsche GT3 RS Snaps the Whip on Two Rowdy Mustangs, and It's Not a Good Quarter-Mile Idea

24 Mar 2023, 01:28 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A Shelby GT500 and a Roush Mustang 5.0 respond to the defiant track-car attitude of the Porsche, one walks, one gets walked

 
2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray Drag Races Italian Supercars, Both Get Their Egos Bruised
2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray Drag Races Italian Supercars, Both Get Their Egos Bruised

23 Mar 2023, 19:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It may be powered by a humble small block, but the Corvette E-Ray is a serious quarter-mile weapon, as proven by this drag race

 
Performante-Only Drag Strip Battle: Huracan vs. Urus Ends With "Braking News"
Performante-Only Drag Strip Battle: Huracan vs. Urus Ends With "Braking News"

16 Mar 2023, 18:50 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A Lambo-on-Lambo hastilude pits the latest Performante knight – the Urus – against the superfast Huracan of the same speed-defending order

 
This Is How a Diesel BMW Beats the Petrol Out of a 500-HP M4 Competition
This Is How a Diesel BMW Beats the Petrol Out of a 500-HP M4 Competition

14 Mar 2023, 23:00 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A 750 lb-ft smoker pushes the pompous performance family superstar out of drag harm’s way with monster torque and lack of prejudice

 
Modded 1,100-HP Porsche 911 Drags Tesla X Plaid; Results Are Frustrating
Modded 1,100-HP Porsche 911 Drags Tesla X Plaid; Results Are Frustrating

12 Mar 2023, 14:16 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A stock Model X Plaid takes the quarter-mile challenge of a heavily tuned Porsche 911 Turbo S, and this just shows why ICEs will never die

 
Ford Mustang Races Jaguar F-Type, Someone Gets Walked
Ford Mustang Races Jaguar F-Type, Someone Gets Walked

10 Mar 2023, 16:29 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The pre-facelift S550 in European specification makes easy work of the V6-engined Jaguar F-Type despite costing quite a bit less than the British sports car

 
McLaren Artura Crosses Swords With Ferrari F12, Winner Might Surprise You
McLaren Artura Crosses Swords With Ferrari F12, Winner Might Surprise You

7 Mar 2023, 17:33 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A standing start race to the quarter-mile mark between two engineering phenomena is the music of the gods, a speed and acceleration rap battle of technology

 
Manual-Control 820-HP 911 Turbo Is a Drag in a Quarter-Mile Face-Off Against Stubby M5
Manual-Control 820-HP 911 Turbo Is a Drag in a Quarter-Mile Face-Off Against Stubby M5

5 Mar 2023, 22:00 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / When power, weight, air friction favor one competitor, a 1,320-foot race is rarely fair; unless the other guy happens to be a BMW M5 on heavy stereoids

 
Genesis G70 Drags Audi S5, BMW M340i in a Classic All-You-Can-Run 440-Yard Sprint
Genesis G70 Drags Audi S5, BMW M340i in a Classic All-You-Can-Run 440-Yard Sprint

4 Mar 2023, 20:56 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Tuned Korean vs. tuned German vs. stock German – a four-round race riddled by mechanical and driver upsets leaves us with mixed results and feelings

 
Mercedes-AMG GT S vs Tuned F10 BMW M5 Drag Race Is a Weight vs Power Showdown
Mercedes-AMG GT S vs Tuned F10 BMW M5 Drag Race Is a Weight vs Power Showdown

2 Mar 2023, 19:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Mercedes-AMG GT S may be considerably lighter, but the ECU-tuned F10 BMW M5 has a clear advantage in terms of power and torque

 
Mk IV Supra vs. GR86: Old-School 2JZ Is K.O. After Quarter-Mile Clash With Modernity
Mk IV Supra vs. GR86: Old-School 2JZ Is K.O. After Quarter-Mile Clash With Modernity

28 Feb 2023, 18:27 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / An aging icon gets owned big time in a straight-line sprint, despite having more power, torque, turbos, cylinders, and a “legendary status” aura

 
America Has Le Mans in Cadillac's Sights: V-Series.R Hypercar Aims for Overall Victory
America Has Le Mans in Cadillac's Sights: V-Series.R Hypercar Aims for Overall Victory

27 Feb 2023, 20:52 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The quintessential luxury brand from the city founded by a French nobleman in 1701 has been developing the 2023 Le Mans race car for the past two years

 
Modified Audi TT RS Generational Battle Shows Fun Can Come Sort-Of Cheap
Modified Audi TT RS Generational Battle Shows Fun Can Come Sort-Of Cheap

26 Feb 2023, 15:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / Sometimes, you come across a drag race that is just meant to be, and so is the case with this one that pitches two generations of Audi TTRS against each other

 
BMW E46 M3 Dukes It Out With First-Gen Audi R8, Loses but Still Proves M Cars Are a Menace
BMW E46 M3 Dukes It Out With First-Gen Audi R8, Loses but Still Proves M Cars Are a Menace

25 Feb 2023, 16:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / This track battle between an E46 M3 and a first-generation Audi R8 shows exactly why so many people love the Bavarian company

 
May ICE Have Mercy: 2023 Nissan Z Races a 2000 Skyline GT-T With 415 HP at the Wheels
May ICE Have Mercy: 2023 Nissan Z Races a 2000 Skyline GT-T With 415 HP at the Wheels

24 Feb 2023, 21:58 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The 23-year difference in mechanical engineering technology is enough to separate power performance from pretentious pomp in good Nissan tradition

 
33 YO ZR-1 Corvette Mocks C4, C5 Siblings in Quarter-Mile Game of Tag
33 YO ZR-1 Corvette Mocks C4, C5 Siblings in Quarter-Mile Game of Tag

23 Feb 2023, 20:29 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A slightly upgraded first-year second-generation ZR-1 shows it still has what it takes to put smiles on gearheads’ faces

 
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Drag Races McLaren Artura, Loser Clocks 10.9 Seconds
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Drag Races McLaren Artura, Loser Clocks 10.9 Seconds

21 Feb 2023, 19:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Both are members of the 670-horsepower club, but as expected, the plug-in hybrid Artura makes easy work of the Z06 in the quarter mile

 
RS or ST? Ford Throws a Fiesta on the Dragstrip in Old vs. New Showdown
RS or ST? Ford Throws a Fiesta on the Dragstrip in Old vs. New Showdown

19 Feb 2023, 17:25 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / A pair of Ford Fiestas bring it out on the tarmac to see how 13 years of technological progress changed the way straight 440-yard racing success is achieved

 
Tuned Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Drag Races Tuned 340i and RS 3, Prepare to Be Surprised
Tuned Mercedes-AMG E 63 S Drag Races Tuned 340i and RS 3, Prepare to Be Surprised

17 Feb 2023, 14:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A rather weird trio at first glance, this E 63 vs 340i vs RS 3 showdown concludes with two pretty clear victors and one loser

 
New Honda Civic Type R Drag Races Old CTR, Outcome Is Completely Obvious
New Honda Civic Type R Drag Races Old CTR, Outcome Is Completely Obvious

15 Feb 2023, 18:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / More than simply more powerful and torquier than the FK8, the FL5 Civic Type R is nearly one second quicker at the Castle Combe racetrack in Wiltshire