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2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Drag Races 2017 Shelby GT350, Loser Should've Stayed Home
2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse Drag Races 2017 Shelby GT350, Loser Should've Stayed Home

19 Sep 2023, 08:42 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Can the old Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 beat the new 2024 Mustang Dark Horse in a straight-line sprint? This video answers the question

 
1973 Chevrolet Nova SS Hides a Massive Surprise in the Trunk, Very Low Miles
1973 Chevrolet Nova SS Hides a Massive Surprise in the Trunk, Very Low Miles

12 Sep 2023, 18:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A Nova SS with just 29K miles on the clock wants to return from drag racing to the road with a mixed package for a thrilling legal ride

 
Hellcat vs. McLaren Drag Race Has an Absolute Winner, Loser Doesn't Stand a Chance
Hellcat vs. McLaren Drag Race Has an Absolute Winner, Loser Doesn't Stand a Chance

5 Sep 2023, 23:10 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / It's the Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat vs. the McLaren 570S in this drag race recorded at the Las Vegas Speedway. Can you spot the winner?

 
Sulking Corvette Z06 Meets Bad Tesla Model 3, Challenges It to a 1/4-Mile Battle
Sulking Corvette Z06 Meets Bad Tesla Model 3, Challenges It to a 1/4-Mile Battle

3 Sep 2023, 11:52 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The two unlikely rivals were quite evenly matched during this battle, but there can only be one winner. Can you guess it?

 
Drag-Ready 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Needs a New Owner ASAP, Doesn't Break the Bank Either
Drag-Ready 1965 Plymouth Belvedere Needs a New Owner ASAP, Doesn't Break the Bank Either

20 Aug 2023, 22:00 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Featuring numerous mods, including a serious engine under the hood, this 1965 Plymouth Belvedere is for sale and needs a few tweaks to become street legal

 
BMW Family Feud: M240i Drag Races M2 With Very Surprising Results
BMW Family Feud: M240i Drag Races M2 With Very Surprising Results

12 Aug 2023, 07:29 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / There is a small power difference between the two fast premium subcompact Bimmers, but the punchiest is also the heaviest. Can you guess the winner?

 
1967 Ford Fairlane With 2,500-HP Coyote V8 Is a 7-Second, Road-Legal Monster
1967 Ford Fairlane With 2,500-HP Coyote V8 Is a 7-Second, Road-Legal Monster

3 Aug 2023, 13:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yup, we're looking at a road-legal muscle car that hits the asphalt with 2.5 times more oomph than the 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170.

 
Tesla Model X Plaid Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo S – Let the Games Begin!
Tesla Model X Plaid Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo S – Let the Games Begin!

3 Aug 2023, 12:14 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / There are huge differences in power and weight between the two, so can the Porsche 911 Turbo S really beat the bad Tesla Model X Plaid in a quarter-mile race?

 
Koenigsegg Agera RST Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo S, All Bets Are Off
Koenigsegg Agera RST Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo S, All Bets Are Off

31 Jul 2023, 10:25 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / What's the difference between a $4.5 million hypercar and a $230K supercar down the 1/4-mile? Sometimes, it's not all about money.

 
The Seventh-Generation Ford Mustang Will Get a Cobra Jet Version
The Seventh-Generation Ford Mustang Will Get a Cobra Jet Version

28 Jul 2023, 16:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The last Mustang Cobra Jet dates back to 2018 but Ford isn't planning on giving up on its ICE-powered drag racing program just yet.

 
Nissan 350Z Looks Like the Ultimate Sleeper, But Its Cover Is Quickly Blown
Nissan 350Z Looks Like the Ultimate Sleeper, But Its Cover Is Quickly Blown

22 Jul 2023, 09:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / You never know what you'll find at a pro drag racing event. Seeing a street-legal Nissan 350Z in the 9-second club is fantastic!

 
1,300-HP Corvette Drags 1,200-HP Camaro, Thank God They're Not Racing for Pink Slips
1,300-HP Corvette Drags 1,200-HP Camaro, Thank God They're Not Racing for Pink Slips

22 Jul 2023, 07:36 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / These two Chevrolet dragsters are lining up for an epic 2,500-horsepower battle down the quarter mile. And it's tricky to predict who will win.

 
World's Nastiest 1964 Chevy Nova Runs the Quarter-Mile Quicker Than a Hellcat
World's Nastiest 1964 Chevy Nova Runs the Quarter-Mile Quicker Than a Hellcat

20 Jul 2023, 12:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Powered by a 400-cubic-inch V8, this 1964 Chevrolet Chevy II needs fewer than 10 seconds to complete a quarter-mile run.

 
Richard Petty's 1965 Plymouth Barracuda A/FX Surfaces in a Junkyard, It's a Total Wreck
Richard Petty's 1965 Plymouth Barracuda A/FX Surfaces in a Junkyard, It's a Total Wreck

18 Jul 2023, 19:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Richard Petty went drag racing in late 1964 after NASCAR's decision to ban the 426 HEMI V8. He raced a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda.

 
1947 Nash Ambassador Gasser Hidden for 37 Years Flaunts Psychedelic Livery, SBC V8
1947 Nash Ambassador Gasser Hidden for 37 Years Flaunts Psychedelic Livery, SBC V8

18 Jul 2023, 10:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / No, this Nash is not a modern conversion for the nostalgia classes. This 1947 Ambassador was part of the iconic Gasser Wars of the 1960s.

 
Suzuki GSX1400 Dragster Took Thousands of Hours of Work for Seven Seconds of Pure Bliss
Suzuki GSX1400 Dragster Took Thousands of Hours of Work for Seven Seconds of Pure Bliss

16 Jul 2023, 10:16 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / I've discovered some fantastic stories behind the people involved in drag racing, and you wouldn't believe how much time and effort goes into a 7-second pass.

 
Chevrolet Monte Carlo Used to Be a Street Sleeper, Now It's a 1/4-Mile Winning Machine
Chevrolet Monte Carlo Used to Be a Street Sleeper, Now It's a 1/4-Mile Winning Machine

15 Jul 2023, 19:08 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / You will rarely see cars with engines this big. And even if you do, will they be able to run the quarter mile in under nine seconds?

 
Audi RS 6 Avant Performance Drag Races Its R8 Supercar Sibling, Loser Struggles Every Time
Audi RS 6 Avant Performance Drag Races Its R8 Supercar Sibling, Loser Struggles Every Time

12 Jul 2023, 10:56 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Does the Audi RS 6 Avant stand a chance in a direct straight-line battle against the R8 supercar? This video answers the question

 
Monstrous Ford F-150 Hits the Drag Strip and Immediately Faces a Very Big Problem
Monstrous Ford F-150 Hits the Drag Strip and Immediately Faces a Very Big Problem

11 Jul 2023, 21:02 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / This inconspicuous-looking Ford F-150 went drag racing against a nitrous Dodge Challenger and a bad Ram 1500 TRX. But did it put them in their corners?

 
Ford Mustang Drag Races Chevy Corvette, Decides To Attack the Side Wall Mid-Race
Ford Mustang Drag Races Chevy Corvette, Decides To Attack the Side Wall Mid-Race

11 Jul 2023, 07:07 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The Ford Mustang's destructive nature strikes again, as this previous-gen muscle car crashed into the side wall while drag racing an older Corvette