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Watch Jay Leno Break the Quarter-Mile Record in a Tesla Model S Plaid
Watch Jay Leno Break the Quarter-Mile Record in a Tesla Model S Plaid

9 Nov 2021, 17:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Model S Plaid can hit 60 miles per hour in less than two seconds, but only on a prepped surface and with the first foot of rollout extracted

 
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 vs. BMW M5 Competition Drag Race Is Very Close
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 vs. BMW M5 Competition Drag Race Is Very Close

9 Nov 2021, 16:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Say what you will about the BMW M5 Competition for the F90 generation, but the all-wheel-drive sports sedan can surely hold its own over the quarter mile

 
Porsche 911 Turbo S Takes Taycan Turbo S to School, Proves It’s Still the Boss
Porsche 911 Turbo S Takes Taycan Turbo S to School, Proves It’s Still the Boss

9 Nov 2021, 14:17 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Mat Watson drag races a Porsche 911 Turbo S against Taycan Turbo S in wet conditions, discovers the 911 Turbo S is a force to be reckoned with

 
Twin-Turbo Challenger Redeye Drags FWD 4-Cylinder Turbo Civic, It's a Photo Finish
Twin-Turbo Challenger Redeye Drags FWD 4-Cylinder Turbo Civic, It's a Photo Finish

9 Nov 2021, 07:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now and then we get caught by surprise by the good folks over at the “Drag Racing and Car Stuff” channel on YouTube via an unsuspecting skirmish

 
Stock Chevrolet SS vs. Tuned Jaguar XE Drag Race Concludes With Surprise Winner
Stock Chevrolet SS vs. Tuned Jaguar XE Drag Race Concludes With Surprise Winner

8 Nov 2021, 20:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even against a tuned and all-wheel-drive Jaguar that weighs less, the bone-stock Chevrolet SS proves its mettle on the quarter mile

 
Tuned 1967 Pontiac GTO Battles Tesla Model Y Performance, Flexes Doomsday-level Muscles
Tuned 1967 Pontiac GTO Battles Tesla Model Y Performance, Flexes Doomsday-level Muscles

8 Nov 2021, 10:22 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The classic muscle car and the Tesla SUV raced over a 1/8-mile distance, although it’s unclear whether the shorter run favored either of them

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags 911 Turbo S and Tuned GT-R, Braking Is the Scary Part
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags 911 Turbo S and Tuned GT-R, Braking Is the Scary Part

8 Nov 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the “Throttle House” channel on YouTube have decided to play hard (or we could also say heavy, given the Plaid's heft) this time around

 
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

 
Tuned Mazda RX-7 Drag Races Ferrari 458, All Efforts Are in Vain
Tuned Mazda RX-7 Drag Races Ferrari 458, All Efforts Are in Vain

7 Nov 2021, 14:28 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / This drag race is about to reveal how much horsepower a 1992 Mazda RX-7 needs in order to keep up with a slightly tuned Ferrari 458

 
RC Arrma Boldly Drag Races RB7 F1 Car, Size Doesn't Matter
RC Arrma Boldly Drag Races RB7 F1 Car, Size Doesn't Matter

6 Nov 2021, 12:43 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Drag racing an RC car is going to be a lot cheaper than building a 1/1 scale vehicle. And by the looks of it, it can also yield better results

 
Jeep Trackhawk vs. X5 M Competition vs. RR Sport SVR Drag Race Is a Super-SUV Showdown
Jeep Trackhawk vs. X5 M Competition vs. RR Sport SVR Drag Race Is a Super-SUV Showdown

5 Nov 2021, 17:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you believe the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is faster over the quarter mile than its Euro rivals, I suggest you glance over the specs and think again

 
World’s First-Ever Electric Flying Drag Race Takes Motorsport to the Sky
World’s First-Ever Electric Flying Drag Race Takes Motorsport to the Sky

4 Nov 2021, 23:33 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Have you ever seen two electric flying cars compete with each other in the sky? Well, you're about to see the world's first flying drag race take place

 
Tesla Model S Plaid vs. M5 CS vs. CT5-V Blackwing Drag Race Isn't Even Close
Tesla Model S Plaid vs. M5 CS vs. CT5-V Blackwing Drag Race Isn't Even Close

4 Nov 2021, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It may be the slowest car on the quarter mile, but the CT5-V Blackwing has tons more personality than the M5 CS and Model S Plaid

 
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?

 
Ram 1500 TRX Hits the Drag Strip with Satin White Wrap, Smokes Chevy Camaro
Ram 1500 TRX Hits the Drag Strip with Satin White Wrap, Smokes Chevy Camaro

3 Nov 2021, 19:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The TRX is known to cover the quarter-mile in 12 seconds, which is quicker than most production cars that don't fall into the four-digit horsepower category

 
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Drag Races Tesla-Powered VW Beetle Tire Shredder
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Drag Races Tesla-Powered VW Beetle Tire Shredder

3 Nov 2021, 12:36 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / We're tempted to characterize this race as "old meets new", but in reality, we could use that to describe just one of the two vehicles involved

 
Tire Shredder or High Tech Performance? 830 HP Pontiac GTO vs 2020 BMW M8 Competition
Tire Shredder or High Tech Performance? 830 HP Pontiac GTO vs 2020 BMW M8 Competition

2 Nov 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Hoonigan place a heavily modded 830 hp 2006 Pontiac GTO against a precision tuned 900 hp twin turbo 2020 BMW M8 Competition

 
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

 
Place Your Bets: 1969 Plymouth Cuda 440 Drag Races 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA
Place Your Bets: 1969 Plymouth Cuda 440 Drag Races 1966 Ford Fairlane GTA

31 Oct 2021, 17:14 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Two 1960s classics are getting down to business on the quarter mile in the following video, which pits a 390 against the mighty 440

 
MKV Supra vs. Manual-Equipped 2021 BMW M4 Drag Race Concludes Rather Obviously
MKV Supra vs. Manual-Equipped 2021 BMW M4 Drag Race Concludes Rather Obviously

30 Oct 2021, 17:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although more powerful, the M4 loses both the dig and roll race because it's heavier and because of its manual transmission