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Mustang Drag Races Trans Am in Coyote Stick Shift Battle for Supremacy
Mustang Drag Races Trans Am in Coyote Stick Shift Battle for Supremacy

9 Aug 2021, 07:52 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Both the Mustang and the Trans Am pack Coyote firepower and manual transmissions, but since there can only be one winner, which one do you think won?

 
Challenger Hellcat Takes on C 63 S in 1,227-HP Race
Challenger Hellcat Takes on C 63 S in 1,227-HP Race

8 Aug 2021, 15:17 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Messing around with a Challenger Hellcat is a really tricky thing to do, especially if you're bringing a knife to a gun fight.

 
Stock BMW M3 vs. Tuned R34 GT-R vs. Blown Mustang V8 Is One Random Drag Race
Stock BMW M3 vs. Tuned R34 GT-R vs. Blown Mustang V8 Is One Random Drag Race

7 Aug 2021, 15:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it's the only stock car in this drag race, the 2021 BMW M3 Competition wipes the floor with a 740-hp R34 GT-R and a 725-hp Mustang V8

 
Young Woman Goes Racing in Diesel BMW 4 Series, Literally Smokes the Strip
Young Woman Goes Racing in Diesel BMW 4 Series, Literally Smokes the Strip

7 Aug 2021, 13:48 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / With 467 HP available on tap, this tuned BMW 435d xDrive is more powerful than the previous-gen M4, and can run the quarter-mile in 11+ seconds.

 
1955 Ford Thunderbird Looks Like a Top Fuel Dragster, Flexes Vintage Y-Block
1955 Ford Thunderbird Looks Like a Top Fuel Dragster, Flexes Vintage Y-Block

5 Aug 2021, 11:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1955 Thunderbird looks like a vintage Top Fuel dragster. The kind that Don Garlits would drive on his way to new ET and trap speed records

 
Lizzy Musi Crashes Her New Chevy Camaro Dragster, Gets Engaged The Same Day
Lizzy Musi Crashes Her New Chevy Camaro Dragster, Gets Engaged The Same Day

4 Aug 2021, 14:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Despite the violent crash, Musi got out of the dragster uninjured. She returned to the track to find a wedding proposal waiting for her at the starting line

 
Twin-turbo, 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a 6-Second Beast, Takes on Monstrous Supra
Twin-turbo, 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a 6-Second Beast, Takes on Monstrous Supra

4 Aug 2021, 09:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This dragster is potent enough to cover the quarter-mile in less than seven seconds thanks to a big, twin-turbocharged V8

 
Stock Toyota Supra MKV Drag Races Tuned Infiniti Q60, Both Are Very Impressive
Stock Toyota Supra MKV Drag Races Tuned Infiniti Q60, Both Are Very Impressive

3 Aug 2021, 10:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As expected, a stock 2021 Toyota Supra 3.0 easily wins a drag race against a 400-horsepower Infiniti Q60 from a standstill

 
750-HP C 63 AMG Drag Races Twin-Turbo Mustang
750-HP C 63 AMG Drag Races Twin-Turbo Mustang

2 Aug 2021, 19:20 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Once again we are looking at the same dilemma, is a supercharged vehicle going to outrun a twin-turbo one in a straight line acceleration test?

 
Old, Beat-Up Dodge Ram Truck Is Quicker Than a TRX, Runs 10s
Old, Beat-Up Dodge Ram Truck Is Quicker Than a TRX, Runs 10s

2 Aug 2021, 17:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Isn't it satisfying to see an old pickup overcome its limitations and raise above its modern sibling? Especially if it's quicker than a TRX?

 
Classic Cuda Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, Someone Gets Knocked Out
Classic Cuda Drag Races Tesla Model S Plaid, Someone Gets Knocked Out

2 Aug 2021, 09:12 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Surely the insanely fast Tesla Model S Plaid cannot be beaten by a tuned third generation Plymouth Barracuda, now, can it?

 
BMW M5 CS Drag Races 730-HP ABT RS6-R, It's Very Close
BMW M5 CS Drag Races 730-HP ABT RS6-R, It's Very Close

1 Aug 2021, 17:41 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / BMW has created a formidable weapon with the M5 CS, but will it be capable of defeating or at least keeping up with an ultra-fast ABT RS6-R?

 
BMW E30 Dragster Hides a Huge Secret Behind That Big Intercooler
BMW E30 Dragster Hides a Huge Secret Behind That Big Intercooler

1 Aug 2021, 15:50 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Thanks to its new engine born in Japan, this BMW 3 Series E30 has about as much power available on tap as the original Bugatti Veyron.

 
Corvette Z06 Goes Drag Racing, Meets One Bad Mercedes V-Class MPV
Corvette Z06 Goes Drag Racing, Meets One Bad Mercedes V-Class MPV

31 Jul 2021, 16:02 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Besides this AMG V8-powered Mercedes V-Class, the Corvette C6 Z06 went up against two tuned BMWs, an M140i and an M5. See how it did here.

 
F1 Car vs. 1,200-HP Huracan vs. 1,300-HP Nissan GT-R Is One Crazy Drag Race
F1 Car vs. 1,200-HP Huracan vs. 1,300-HP Nissan GT-R Is One Crazy Drag Race

31 Jul 2021, 11:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Surprisingly enough, the Formula 1 car that won the 2011 season can't hold a candle to a 1,200-horsepower Lamborghini Huracan over the quarter-mile

 
Shelby GT500 Drag Races BMW M4 Competition in 1,263-HP Battle
Shelby GT500 Drag Races BMW M4 Competition in 1,263-HP Battle

30 Jul 2021, 21:20 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Does an European sports car stand a chance against an American Muscle Car, especially considering the huge difference in performance figures?

 
Shelby GT500 Runs 11s Quarter-Mile, Durango Hellcat Tries To Keep Up
Shelby GT500 Runs 11s Quarter-Mile, Durango Hellcat Tries To Keep Up

30 Jul 2021, 09:07 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Can the Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat actually beat the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 down the quarter mile? This video answers the question.

 
2022 Acura MDX Drag Races 2021 Mazda CX-9, They're Both Pretty Slow
2022 Acura MDX Drag Races 2021 Mazda CX-9, They're Both Pretty Slow

29 Jul 2021, 22:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it should have been pitted against the Honda Pilot, the Mazda CX-9 launches better than the all-new Acura MDX despite not having a sport mode

 
Audi R8 Drag Races New Audi RS e-tron GT Electric Sedan, Friendly Shots Fired
Audi R8 Drag Races New Audi RS e-tron GT Electric Sedan, Friendly Shots Fired

29 Jul 2021, 13:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The RS e-tron GT isn't only the most powerful Audi in production today, but it's also quicker than the R8 over the quarter-mile in Mat Watson's hands

 
Honda Accord 2.0T Auto Drag Races Honda Civic Type R, They're Not Even Close
Honda Accord 2.0T Auto Drag Races Honda Civic Type R, They're Not Even Close

28 Jul 2021, 15:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With nothing more than a remap of the engine control unit, the 2.0-liter turbo Accord would have walked the Civic Type R over the 1/8-mile