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Audi RS6 Drag Races Tesla Model X Performance, It's a Real Cliffhanger
Audi RS6 Drag Races Tesla Model X Performance, It's a Real Cliffhanger

3 Jul 2021, 11:58 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Once again we get to see a race between a petrol-powered vehicle and an electric one, and this one is quite difficult to predict.

 
Racing on an Abandoned Drag Strip Is the Most No-Prep Thing You'll See Today
Racing on an Abandoned Drag Strip Is the Most No-Prep Thing You'll See Today

2 Jul 2021, 18:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Coeburn Dragstrip is the finest example of a no-prep surface outside a public road and these racers managed to bring it back to life

 
Tesla Model Y Drag Races World's Fastest Donk, Instantly Regrets Decision
Tesla Model Y Drag Races World's Fastest Donk, Instantly Regrets Decision

2 Jul 2021, 12:35 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2021 Tesla Model Y Performance and the 1976 Chevrolet Impala recently got together at the Piedmont Dragway in North Carolina

 
Suzuki Hayabusa Races Ducati 959 Panigale and BMW S1000RR, Gets Smoked Twice
Suzuki Hayabusa Races Ducati 959 Panigale and BMW S1000RR, Gets Smoked Twice

2 Jul 2021, 12:30 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / On paper, the first-generation Suzuki Hayabusa shouldn’t have been slower than the Ducati 959 Panigale or the BMW S1000RR over a quarter-mile

 
Ford Mustang Mach 1 Drag Races Toyota Supra GTS, Can't Catch a Break
Ford Mustang Mach 1 Drag Races Toyota Supra GTS, Can't Catch a Break

2 Jul 2021, 07:22 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Drag racing may have been invented in the U.S., but that doesn't necessarily mean that an American car is going to be faster down the line than a Japanese one

 
Twin-Turbo Camaro ZL1 Drag Races Fox Body Mustang, Gets Severely Punished
Twin-Turbo Camaro ZL1 Drag Races Fox Body Mustang, Gets Severely Punished

30 Jun 2021, 09:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is now an eight-second beast, thanks to a new engine and tranny, but it can't win all the races

 
Aston Martin DBX Wants a Piece of the Lamborghini Urus, Gets Destroyed Swiftly
Aston Martin DBX Wants a Piece of the Lamborghini Urus, Gets Destroyed Swiftly

29 Jun 2021, 14:12 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / While the Mercedes-AMG-powered Aston Martin DBX sees itself as a Lamborghini Urus rival, the Italian SUV is considerably quicker on paper

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Nissan GT-R, Destruction Comes With Zero Effort
Tesla Model S Plaid Drag Races Nissan GT-R, Destruction Comes With Zero Effort

29 Jun 2021, 11:59 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Tesla Model S Plaid recently got together with some internal combustion monsters at the Great Lakes Dragway in Wisconsin

 
Ford Mustang "Tower of Power" Digitally Gets Twin Superchargers, Rad Wheelie Bar
Ford Mustang "Tower of Power" Digitally Gets Twin Superchargers, Rad Wheelie Bar

28 Jun 2021, 16:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is the original Mustang (before the 1967 revamp), with the muscle having expanded on the Z axis while the rest of the tech setup matches this

 
Charger Hellcat Races Challenger Hellcat, Corvette Z06, Others, Shocks Everybody
Charger Hellcat Races Challenger Hellcat, Corvette Z06, Others, Shocks Everybody

28 Jun 2021, 12:17 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / This Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat took on multiple opponents during a recent Street Car Takeover event, winning all but one race

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Runs 9.3s, Beats Supercars on the Way Home
Tesla Model S Plaid Runs 9.3s, Beats Supercars on the Way Home

28 Jun 2021, 10:10 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / After running the quarter mile in a little over 9 seconds, this Tesla Model S Plaid beat a Lamborghini Aventador and a McLaren 720S.

 
1962 Harley-Davidson Sportster Drag Bike Comes Out of Storage to Race Again
1962 Harley-Davidson Sportster Drag Bike Comes Out of Storage to Race Again

28 Jun 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Like many vintage racing bikes, drag-prepped Sportsters have been retired into museums and private collections, but this 1962 Sportster is a bit different

 
Tuned Mercedes-AMG G 63 Drag Races ABT RSQ8-R, Dominance Is Established
Tuned Mercedes-AMG G 63 Drag Races ABT RSQ8-R, Dominance Is Established

27 Jun 2021, 18:06 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Two of the most impressive SUVs on the market, with a combined output of almost 1,700 horsepower, duke it out on the quarter and half mile, who will win?

 
2,400 HP Nissan GT-R Races Turbo Suzuki Hayabusa, Doesn't Even Stand a Chance
2,400 HP Nissan GT-R Races Turbo Suzuki Hayabusa, Doesn't Even Stand a Chance

26 Jun 2021, 16:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Suzuki Hayabusa that duked it out with the heavily massaged R35 Nissan GT-R had been turbocharged to around 500 wheel horsepower

 
Bugatti Chiron Drag Races a 2011 F1 Car, It's Closer Than You Would Think
Bugatti Chiron Drag Races a 2011 F1 Car, It's Closer Than You Would Think

26 Jun 2021, 13:04 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / We all know how fast F1 cars are, and we also know how fast Bugattis are, so the question is, which one would win in quarter-mile challenge?

 
Buick GSX Stage 1 Wagon Conversion Is Not Your Regular Grocery-Getter, Runs Fast
Buick GSX Stage 1 Wagon Conversion Is Not Your Regular Grocery-Getter, Runs Fast

26 Jun 2021, 10:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / On top of the massive 7.5-liter V8 and Turbo 400 transmission, the wagon also received a front clip from a 1970 Buick and 1970 GSX decals and stripes

 
Stock Subaru WRX STI Drag Races Tuned Hyundai Veloster N, Wheel Spin Galore
Stock Subaru WRX STI Drag Races Tuned Hyundai Veloster N, Wheel Spin Galore

26 Jun 2021, 08:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It may not be as exciting as the Honda Civic Type R, but a soft remapping of the ECU can elevate the Hyundai Veloster N to Civic Type R-rivaling output figures

 
1,000-HP Toyota Supra Drag Races 862-HP Subaru STI, Fan Boys Will Be Upset
1,000-HP Toyota Supra Drag Races 862-HP Subaru STI, Fan Boys Will Be Upset

25 Jun 2021, 18:57 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / There's a new rival for Travis Pastrana and his Gymkhana-spec Subaru STI in town, and Supra fan boys will think that there can be only one outcome.

 
Dodge Charger Hellcat Drag Races Tesla Model 3, Driveshaft Goes Bye-Bye
Dodge Charger Hellcat Drag Races Tesla Model 3, Driveshaft Goes Bye-Bye

25 Jun 2021, 11:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / While the driver of the Hellcat tried to avoid a mechanical failure by setting off in second gear at first, he eventually went all in and the problem showed up

 
Truck Loses Rear Wheel At the Drag Strip, Runs 1/8-Mile Anyway
Truck Loses Rear Wheel At the Drag Strip, Runs 1/8-Mile Anyway

25 Jun 2021, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Definitely not the kind of day you want to have at the drag strip, but it could have been worse—imagine losing a rear wheel at higher speed