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McLaren 650S Kills Ferrari 458 in a Drag Race, Shows Twin-Turbo Generation Gap
McLaren 650S Kills Ferrari 458 in a Drag Race, Shows Twin-Turbo Generation Gap

5 Oct 2015, 08:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Prancing Horse fans shouldn’t fret, since Ferrari’s 488 is on its way to giving the McLaren 650S a hard time, but this Mac vs. 458 battle remains impressive

 
1,600 HP Viper Goes Lawn Mowing at 100 MPH, Nearly Hits the Spectators
1,600 HP Viper Goes Lawn Mowing at 100 MPH, Nearly Hits the Spectators

4 Oct 2015, 12:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Viper drag racing machine has to be the most extreme lawn mower in the world. After all, it is motivated by a twin-turbo V10

 
Two-Stroke V8 Turns this Volvo Amazon into a Wacky-Sounding Drag Racing Machine
Two-Stroke V8 Turns this Volvo Amazon into a Wacky-Sounding Drag Racing Machine

2 Oct 2015, 09:29 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / From deep within the cold heart of Sweden, we bring you a smoking hot two-stroke V8 drag race machine like you've never seen before

 
900 HP Viper on Nitrous Races Monster Twin-Turbo Porsche 911
900 HP Viper on Nitrous Races Monster Twin-Turbo Porsche 911

1 Oct 2015, 11:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Here we are, looking at two manual gifted monsters pushing around 900 horsepower each, with the machines battling it out

 
Nitrous Volvo Battles Turbo Volvo in 1,500 HP Swedish Street Races
Nitrous Volvo Battles Turbo Volvo in 1,500 HP Swedish Street Races

30 Sep 2015, 18:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is a taste of what’s currently happening on the Swedish street racing scene. Spoiler alert: may include boosted big blocks

 
The Moment When a VW Beetle Sleeper Smokes a Porsche 911 in a Quarter Mile Race
The Moment When a VW Beetle Sleeper Smokes a Porsche 911 in a Quarter Mile Race

30 Sep 2015, 14:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This race is every Porsche driver’s nightmare, and yet we are dealing with more than your usual sleeper vs. Porsche battle in this case

 
Koenigsegg One:1 Drag Races Audi R8 GT Spyder, Shows Megacar VS. Supercar Difference
Koenigsegg One:1 Drag Races Audi R8 GT Spyder, Shows Megacar VS. Supercar Difference

30 Sep 2015, 14:09 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is what happens when a supercar meets the world’s first series produced Megacar, the Koenigsegg One:1. Spoiler alert: the action takes place on an airfield

 
2,000+ HP Lamborghini Huracan Twin-Turbo Aims to Beat Alpha Omega, World’s Fastest GT-R
2,000+ HP Lamborghini Huracan Twin-Turbo Aims to Beat Alpha Omega, World’s Fastest GT-R

29 Sep 2015, 19:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Lamborghini Huracan delivers in excess of 2,000 hp to the wheels and is currently training to take on the world’s fastest Nissan GT-R

 
Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drag Races Extreme Turbo Honda Civic: Hilarious Soundtrack
Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drag Races Extreme Turbo Honda Civic: Hilarious Soundtrack

29 Sep 2015, 09:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve seen the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat go up against plenty of competitors and this Turbo Honda race is hilarious, at least when it comes to the soundtrack

 
BMW 1-Series Sleeper with M5 V10 Engine Sounds Heavenly, Goes Drag Racing
BMW 1-Series Sleeper with M5 V10 Engine Sounds Heavenly, Goes Drag Racing

29 Sep 2015, 08:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When a 1-Series packs a V10 that allows the driver to control 507 PS, you can call it a sleeper. Or can you? Let's find out

 
230 HP Mega-Kart Drag Races Two 1,000 Plus HP Cars and Mega-Wins
230 HP Mega-Kart Drag Races Two 1,000 Plus HP Cars and Mega-Wins

28 Sep 2015, 12:38 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / When you come across something like this, all you can do is sit back in admiration and watch this crazy vehicle do its thing

 
Monster Turbo Dodge Omni GLH Does 9.99s Quarter Mile Record for a 5-Speed Manual
Monster Turbo Dodge Omni GLH Does 9.99s Quarter Mile Record for a 5-Speed Manual

25 Sep 2015, 15:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / With a 2.5-liter four-cylinder Turbo, this little Dodge is ready to take on the big boys at the drag strip and with staggering results

 
Russian Nissan GT-R with Extreme Mods Pulls Blistering 8s Quarter Mile
Russian Nissan GT-R with Extreme Mods Pulls Blistering 8s Quarter Mile

25 Sep 2015, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While America still leads the extreme horsepower GT-R tuning market, Russia isn’t bad either. Here’s an 8s example for you

 
Doug DeMuro Takes His Hummer H1 to the Drag Strip Because Why Not?
Doug DeMuro Takes His Hummer H1 to the Drag Strip Because Why Not?

25 Sep 2015, 11:46 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Are you sick of fast cars flying through the quarter mile like they were time traveling? No, of course you're not, but take a break from all that and watch this

 
Tesla P85D Battles Procharged C7 Corvette and Evo in 700 HP Street Race
Tesla P85D Battles Procharged C7 Corvette and Evo in 700 HP Street Race

24 Sep 2015, 17:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / All three vehicles here play in the 700 HP league, but they do so using entirely different approaches, even if we’re talking about the two gas-powered machines

 
Nitrous Backfire Blows Chevrolet S-10 Drag Racer Engine, Sets Car on Fire
Nitrous Backfire Blows Chevrolet S-10 Drag Racer Engine, Sets Car on Fire

24 Sep 2015, 15:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Nitrous backfire moments are always painful, but when something like this happens on an exquisite drag racing machine, things are even more difficult to watch

 
9s Miata Has LS V8, Turbo and Nitrous, Humiliates Corvettes and Camaros
9s Miata Has LS V8, Turbo and Nitrous, Humiliates Corvettes and Camaros

24 Sep 2015, 13:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Do not underestimate the sheer muscle of a Miata. This is true at least when it comes to this Mazda, whose hood conceals quite the arsenal

 
1,200 HP Supra Daily Driver Doing 197 MPH in Half-Mile Race Is Overly Brutal
1,200 HP Supra Daily Driver Doing 197 MPH in Half-Mile Race Is Overly Brutal

23 Sep 2015, 18:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Sure, Nissan GT-Rs customer cars climb to about 2,000 hp these days, but this 1,200+ hp Supra is a daily driver. And yes, it used street tires during the race

 
1,000 HP Chevrolet Trailblazer Not Enough, Owner Upgrading to 1,400 HP Drag Racing Setup
1,000 HP Chevrolet Trailblazer Not Enough, Owner Upgrading to 1,400 HP Drag Racing Setup

21 Sep 2015, 15:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / What do you do when you have a Chevrolet Trailblazer turned drag racer and feel 1,000 hp are not enough? You aim for 1,400 horses, of course

 
1,900 HP Dodge Ram SRT-10 Pulls 7s Quarter Mile World Record Run
1,900 HP Dodge Ram SRT-10 Pulls 7s Quarter Mile World Record Run

19 Sep 2015, 18:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The original Viper block is still at work, but the rest of the V10 has gone through a fetish-level makeover. Did we mention the contraption is street-legal?