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3,000 HP Nissan GT-R Nearly Flies Off Dyno while Testing for 6s 1/4-Mile Record
3,000 HP Nissan GT-R Nearly Flies Off Dyno while Testing for 6s 1/4-Mile Record

26 Feb 2017, 12:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / No matter how many straps are used for this Nissan GT-R, the bewildering force of the car still makes dyno runs look like disasters waiting to happen

 
760 HP Mercedes-AMG GT Sets New Quarter-Mile Record in Abu Dhabi
760 HP Mercedes-AMG GT Sets New Quarter-Mile Record in Abu Dhabi

24 Feb 2017, 16:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With a track that looks like it's covered in superglue and an exhaust system that should be illegal, the AMG GT is one fast Merc

 
LaFerrari vs. Porsche 918 Spyder Amateur Drag Race Shook the San Antonio Raceway
LaFerrari vs. Porsche 918 Spyder Amateur Drag Race Shook the San Antonio Raceway

20 Feb 2017, 12:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As a coincidence, both the Porsche 918 Spyder and the Ferrari LaFerrari that duked it out with an amateur twist were dressed in white

 
Nissan GT-R Alpha X Package Is a 7s Customer Car, Makes Stunning 1/4-Mile Debut
Nissan GT-R Alpha X Package Is a 7s Customer Car, Makes Stunning 1/4-Mile Debut

16 Feb 2017, 17:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / You know things have gone drag-crazy when a Nissan GT-R customer car package is able to play in the 7s league. Not to mention a 213 mph quarter mile run

 
Dodge Challenger Hellcat Blows Driveshaft to Pieces While Drag Racing a Tesla
Dodge Challenger Hellcat Blows Driveshaft to Pieces While Drag Racing a Tesla

16 Feb 2017, 15:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you're planning to hit the drag strip in a Hellcat gifted with aftermarket goodies, you'd better plan a driveshaft upgrade

 
Rolls-Royce Phantom vs. Toyota GT 86 Drag Race Is David and Goliath Gone Wrong
Rolls-Royce Phantom vs. Toyota GT 86 Drag Race Is David and Goliath Gone Wrong

14 Feb 2017, 22:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We'll drop some numbers here, letting you know that, in the quarter-mile sprint, the two are separated by just 0.6 seconds

 
Audi TT RS vs. Porsche 718 Cayman S Drag Race Will Infuriate Porschephilles
Audi TT RS vs. Porsche 718 Cayman S Drag Race Will Infuriate Porschephilles

10 Feb 2017, 16:53 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Those who wish to see the Porsche grabbing the lead have to wait for Zuffenhausen to introduce the GTS incarnation of the 718 Cayman and Boxster

 
Hennessey 2017 Camaro ZL1 vs. Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drag Race Gets Brutal
Hennessey 2017 Camaro ZL1 vs. Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drag Race Gets Brutal

9 Feb 2017, 13:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We wish Hennessey had stuck to the initial plan, which should've seen a stock Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 duking it out with the Dodge Challenger ZL1

 
Gym Freak Buick Grand National vs Mercedes-AMG C63 S Drag Race Is a Knockout
Gym Freak Buick Grand National vs Mercedes-AMG C63 S Drag Race Is a Knockout

8 Feb 2017, 15:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In factory stock trim, the Buick Regal Grand National can complete the quarter-mile run in about 14s, but this example is a gym freak

 
YouTuber Drag Races His 450 HP Mercedes-AMG A45 against Fellow YouTuber's BMW M3
YouTuber Drag Races His 450 HP Mercedes-AMG A45 against Fellow YouTuber's BMW M3

3 Feb 2017, 11:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nowadays, seeing a YouTuber displaying his go-fast machine isn't that much of a big deal, which is why vloggers come up with spicy adventures such as this one

 
Supercharged Lamborghini Huracan RWD Races McLaren 650S On Snow Tires
Supercharged Lamborghini Huracan RWD Races McLaren 650S On Snow Tires

30 Jan 2017, 21:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Lamborghini Huracan RWD and the McLaren 650S taking part in this adventure used winter tires during their highway brawl

 
Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous+ Challenges Racecars at Drag Strip, Gets Bet On
Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous+ Challenges Racecars at Drag Strip, Gets Bet On

30 Jan 2017, 17:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As the driver of this Tesla Model S P100D puts it, at the drag strip, there's always somebody willing to bet on the Tesla

 
Random Porsche Boxster vs. 2017 Kia Soul Turbo Drag Race Gets Tight as Hell
Random Porsche Boxster vs. 2017 Kia Soul Turbo Drag Race Gets Tight as Hell

30 Jan 2017, 15:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Both the original Porsche Boxster and the Kia Sould Turbo pack 201 horses, but the similarities between the two end here

 
2015 Ford Mustang GT Gets High on E85, Drag Races Blown Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT
2015 Ford Mustang GT Gets High on E85, Drag Races Blown Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT

30 Jan 2017, 13:41 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and the Fors Mustang GT featured in this velocity brawl have one thing in common, namely their thirst for velocity

 
Tesla Model S P100D Crew Drag Races 2017 Cadillac CTS-V, Sets 1/4-Mile Record
Tesla Model S P100D Crew Drag Races 2017 Cadillac CTS-V, Sets 1/4-Mile Record

30 Jan 2017, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While Tesla Model S P100D drivers out there are getting closer to the official 10.6s quarter-mile time, Tesla is preparing a new velocity upgrade

 
Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Rendered as the RWD Drag Strip King
Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Rendered as the RWD Drag Strip King

27 Jan 2017, 23:42 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We're betting on rear-wheel-drive for the Demon and we're here to tell you why. Oh, and we also have cookies, which come in the form of a delicious rendering

 
Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous+ Drag Races Camaro ZL1 for Money on The Street
Tesla Model S P100D Ludicrous+ Drag Races Camaro ZL1 for Money on The Street

27 Jan 2017, 16:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Tesla Model S drag racing adventures shown here seem to have come straight from a game like Need For Speed, but the dangers of street brawls are real

 
1,000 HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat Gets High On Nitrous, Snaps a Half Axle
1,000 HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat Gets High On Nitrous, Snaps a Half Axle

25 Jan 2017, 17:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It's not all that difficult to send your Hellcat to the gym, but the drivetrain might not like the effect of the extra muscle

 
Tesla Model S P100D Racer Tests 2.4s 0-60 MPH Ludicrous+, Asks For Burnout Mode
Tesla Model S P100D Racer Tests 2.4s 0-60 MPH Ludicrous+, Asks For Burnout Mode

13 Jan 2017, 13:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Some Tesla Model S owners out there take the drag racing potential of the electric sedan just as seriously as automotive producer itself

 
450 HP Mercedes-AMG A45 Challenges BMW M4 to an Airfield Drag Race, Does Well
450 HP Mercedes-AMG A45 Challenges BMW M4 to an Airfield Drag Race, Does Well

10 Jan 2017, 15:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It's been a few years since hot hatches managed to enter proper sportscar territory and when the tuning market steps in, the battle between the two gets extreme