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World's First 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 9-Second Quarter Mile Run
World's First 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 9-Second Quarter Mile Run

13 Mar 2015, 11:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The feat took place in Florida, with the Z06 in question using a cool list of bolt-on upgrades. The result? 714 hp and 720 lb-ft of torque at the wheels.

 
Hummer Dragster with 3000 HP 10-Liter V8 Is Absurdly Fast
Hummer Dragster with 3000 HP 10-Liter V8 Is Absurdly Fast

12 Mar 2015, 17:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The proud owner of the vehicle, Grant Fraysier from San Luis Obispo, CA, spent the best part of three years piecing together this amazing vehicle

 
Tesla Model S P85D Drag Races a Snowmobile on Ice Lake in Norway
Tesla Model S P85D Drag Races a Snowmobile on Ice Lake in Norway

12 Mar 2015, 17:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We've seen the Tesla Model S P85D using its AWD against exotics and muscle cars, but is it any good on ice and snow? The answer is spectacular.

 
2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Driver Tricked, Races Chevrolet Silverado Sleeper For Cash
2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Driver Tricked, Races Chevrolet Silverado Sleeper For Cash

10 Mar 2015, 16:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When you drive a 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and a guy in stock-looking, ex-generation Chevrolet Silverado challenges you, mayhem is sure to ensue.

 
Tesla Model S P85D Gets Obliterated by 2015 Corvette Stingray Z51
Tesla Model S P85D Gets Obliterated by 2015 Corvette Stingray Z51

6 Feb 2015, 08:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When Benjamin Disraeli said "I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best," we believe he was referring to this P85D vs C7 Stingray drag race

 
Tuned 2015 Corvette Z06 Races Tuned 2014 Viper TA
Tuned 2015 Corvette Z06 Races Tuned 2014 Viper TA

20 Jan 2015, 13:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Just when we thought the dust had settled on the “2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 races 2014 Viper TA” matter, here comes a new piece of footage that reignites the debate. This time though, ...

 
Watch a 2015 Tesla Model S P85D Set 1/4 Mile Record while Racing Challenger Hellcat
Watch a 2015 Tesla Model S P85D Set 1/4 Mile Record while Racing Challenger Hellcat

19 Jan 2015, 15:58 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / People have been racing the 2015 Tesla Model S P85D ever since the first deliveries started back in December last year, but now the thing has gone official, since the electric sedan has hit that dra...

 
Flying Chevy Chevelle SS Has a “Wheelie Pump”
Flying Chevy Chevelle SS Has a “Wheelie Pump”

19 Jan 2015, 10:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When your drag car lifts its nose each time you launch off the line and stays that way while the rear scrapes the asphalt sending sparks everywhere it’s time to mount a wheelie bar. Unless you...

 
2015 John Force Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car to Run in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
2015 John Force Chevrolet Camaro Funny Car to Run in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series

16 Jan 2015, 15:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / John Force Racing and the golden bowtie brand just announced they will join forces to back the 18-time NHRA Funny Car championship team starting with the 2015 season. The agreement will see all 3 of...

 
2013 Copo Camaro 427 Races Ancestor from 1967 and Wins
2013 Copo Camaro 427 Races Ancestor from 1967 and Wins

11 Jan 2015, 05:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Copo Camaro is a bespoke drag racing machine built on a production car body. This allows it to race in one of several NHRA categories – full-throttle adrenaline-packed stuff. This ...

 
2015 Corvette Z06 Races Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale: Wheelspin Matters
2015 Corvette Z06 Races Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Stradale: Wheelspin Matters

8 Jan 2015, 10:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Using a Lamborghini to measure the performance of the freshest go-fast pieces of American metal seems to be the latest fashion in terms of highway racing. We’ve already seen a Lamborghini Gall...

 
2015 Corvette Z06 Races Challenger Hellcat, Viper and Corvette ZR1: Stock Drag Strip Challenge
2015 Corvette Z06 Races Challenger Hellcat, Viper and Corvette ZR1: Stock Drag Strip Challenge

7 Jan 2015, 14:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / People considering the Golden Age lies in the past has always been one of the greatest issues of the performance automobile world, but the Detroit Big Three have been hard at work to change all that...

 
2015 Corvette Z06 Races 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat in Texas
2015 Corvette Z06 Races 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat in Texas

7 Jan 2015, 10:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / GM has only started shipping 2015 Corvette Z06 units late last year and yet the blown ‘Vette has already offered us plenty of entertainment, from racing Vipers to battling the ZR1 on the dyno....

 
Watch a Supercharged V8 Chopper Rider Drift His Motorcycle through the Quarter Mile
Watch a Supercharged V8 Chopper Rider Drift His Motorcycle through the Quarter Mile

5 Jan 2015, 09:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When you’re out there on the drag strip, trying to launch a motorcycle, the balance required on your side is more like a ballet. The same goes for those times when you manhandle your bike side...

 
Watch a 1973 VW Bus Pull a 9s Quarter Mile... Wheelstand, Driver Is 72
Watch a 1973 VW Bus Pull a 9s Quarter Mile... Wheelstand, Driver Is 72

30 Dec 2014, 11:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / How does a 9-second pass at 130 mph (209 km/h) sound? Sure, these numbers may not impress anybody when talking about custom-built rides, but what if we told you they were achieved on two wheels, in ...

 
2015 Corvette Z06 Races 2014 Viper TA and Nissan GT-R, Z06 Wins This Time
2015 Corvette Z06 Races 2014 Viper TA and Nissan GT-R, Z06 Wins This Time

30 Dec 2014, 10:36 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve come a long way since that day at the beginning of the month when a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 battled it out with a 2014 Dodge Viper TA and lost. The fight only sparked even more battl...

 
World’s Fastest VW Golf R Is a 10s Quarter Mile Car on Stock Engine Internals
World’s Fastest VW Golf R Is a 10s Quarter Mile Car on Stock Engine Internals

29 Dec 2014, 18:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hot hatches weren’t exactly built for the quarter mile run, but today we’re here to talk about a Volkswagen that feels at home on the drag strip. We are talking about a car that currentl...

 
1,000 HP Nissan Skyline GT-R: Watch a Driver Wrestle his R32 for an 8.6s Quarter Mile
1,000 HP Nissan Skyline GT-R: Watch a Driver Wrestle his R32 for an 8.6s Quarter Mile

29 Dec 2014, 14:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / People talk about the electronics in the R35 GT-R all the time, almost as if Nissan had replaced its famous Takumi engine builders with wizards who casted a VooDoo spell on Godzilla - you just push ...

 
2015 Tesla Model S P85D Drag Race Versus Model S P85: Standing and Rolling Start
2015 Tesla Model S P85D Drag Race Versus Model S P85: Standing and Rolling Start

29 Dec 2014, 13:06 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’ve been working hard to uncover Santa Claus this season and we are now ready to reveal his identity. The man in the red suit is actually... the Tesla Model S P85D. Think about it, the dual-...

 
2,200 HP Camaro Z28, Twin Turbos on a 1960s Muscle Car
2,200 HP Camaro Z28, Twin Turbos on a 1960s Muscle Car

27 Dec 2014, 06:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The drag racing scene nowadays is topped by Lamborghini Gallardos and Nissan GT-Rs that like to play on the 2,000 HP border and it's all thanks to the twin-turbo god. But what about the times w...