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Betting on This Ford Mustang vs Dodge Challenger Drag Race Is One Way To Lose Money
Betting on This Ford Mustang vs Dodge Challenger Drag Race Is One Way To Lose Money

19 May 2023, 06:26 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The quarter-mile battle between the Ford Mustang GT and the Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack had a clear winner. Can you tell which one was faster?

 
The Fascinating Underdog Story of the Record-Braking 1969 AMC AMX Super Stock
The Fascinating Underdog Story of the Record-Braking 1969 AMC AMX Super Stock

16 May 2023, 12:52 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Developed in collaboration with Hurst Performance, this iconic two-seater put the American Motors corporation on the drag racing map in 1969

 
The Hurst Hairy Olds Story: An Epic 2,400-HP, AWD 442 Powered By Two Supercharged V8s
The Hurst Hairy Olds Story: An Epic 2,400-HP, AWD 442 Powered By Two Supercharged V8s

12 May 2023, 21:13 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / An outrageous drag car designed for promotional purposes, the Hurst Hairy Olds was a muscle car on a whole lot of steroids

 
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Drag Races Tuned Toyota GR Supra, Prepare to Be Surprised
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Drag Races Tuned Toyota GR Supra, Prepare to Be Surprised

24 Apr 2023, 20:15 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Over 1,000 feet and from a rolling start, the hulking Raptor R is quicker than a modified Supra that reportedly makes 440 horsepower at the wheels

 
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Built by Father and Son Is a 10-Second Sleeper
1969 Plymouth Road Runner Built by Father and Son Is a 10-Second Sleeper

23 Apr 2023, 13:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As much as I love all-original survivors, garage-built sleepers are just as exciting to watch. Especially if they've been prepped for drag racing

 
Kia Stinger GT Drag Races BMW M340i xDrive and Lexus IS F, Winner May Surprise You
Kia Stinger GT Drag Races BMW M340i xDrive and Lexus IS F, Winner May Surprise You

17 Apr 2023, 15:36 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not even a JB4 map 3 can make the Stinger GT quick enough in the standing quarter mile against the incredibly capable M340i xDrive

 
McLaren 765LT Takes On Porsche 911 Turbo S and Immediately Regrets It
McLaren 765LT Takes On Porsche 911 Turbo S and Immediately Regrets It

1 Apr 2023, 15:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / This drag race is as closely matched as can be, as a McLaren 765LT tries to dethrone a drag racing titan, the Porsche 911 Turbo S

 
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Races Chevy Camaro ZL1, Hulk Gets Smashed
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Races Chevy Camaro ZL1, Hulk Gets Smashed

31 Mar 2023, 14:03 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Even though these two vehicles differ a lot in terms of size and weight, they also happen to have similar power units in terms of displacement and tech

 
Tesla Plaid Looking for 9-Sec Cars Meets Turbo'd Ford Mustang GT, Could Be Anyone's Game
Tesla Plaid Looking for 9-Sec Cars Meets Turbo'd Ford Mustang GT, Could Be Anyone's Game

31 Mar 2023, 01:40 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Even with a turbo and numerous other mods, can the Ford Mustang stand neck and neck with the mighty Tesla Model S Plaid? Well, this one can!

 
What's BMW M's Quickest Grocery Getter and School Bus? M3 Touring Drag Races X5 M
What's BMW M's Quickest Grocery Getter and School Bus? M3 Touring Drag Races X5 M

24 Mar 2023, 11:15 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / The M3 Touring is a lighter and less powerful proposal, whereas the X5 M is punchier and heavier. So which one do you think is faster down the quarter mile?

 
1957 Chevrolet 210 Hidden for Decades Is an Amazing Survivor With a Drag Racing Past
1957 Chevrolet 210 Hidden for Decades Is an Amazing Survivor With a Drag Racing Past

17 Mar 2023, 18:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Built from 1955 to 1957, the Chevy Tri-Five is quite the common barn find nowadays. But luckily enough, not all of them were forgotten once retired

 
1,200-HP Twin-Turbo C8 Stingray Jitters at the Dragstrip, Huracan Shows How It’s Done
1,200-HP Twin-Turbo C8 Stingray Jitters at the Dragstrip, Huracan Shows How It’s Done

24 Feb 2023, 13:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / YouTube vlogger Brink of Speed loves the C8 Corvette (he owns an outrageous Z51 Stingray), and of course, he joined JoTech Motorsports and their twin-turbo C8

 
1971 Dodge Demon 340 Comes Out of Storage, Shows Off Tiny Surprise Under the Hood
1971 Dodge Demon 340 Comes Out of Storage, Shows Off Tiny Surprise Under the Hood

22 Feb 2023, 15:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yeah, high-performance upgrades for classic V8s are nice, but Don "Big Daddy" Garlits' signature on the engine bay is even better.

 
Hot Wheels RLC Exclusive '66 Super Nova Is Out Now, Looks Like a 10-Second Car
Hot Wheels RLC Exclusive '66 Super Nova Is Out Now, Looks Like a 10-Second Car

22 Feb 2023, 10:46 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / One of the most popular Red Line Club castings ever is back with a new design, and pre-orders are still open for any Pro Street enthusiasts

 
Watch the 2023 Corvette Z06 Run 10.4s in the Quarter Mile With Drag Radials
Watch the 2023 Corvette Z06 Run 10.4s in the Quarter Mile With Drag Radials

15 Feb 2023, 20:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Always impressive in a straight line, the Z06 could've done better than 10.4 seconds with rear drag radials had the weather been better

 
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Races European Supercars, Sadly Doesn’t Beat Them
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Races European Supercars, Sadly Doesn’t Beat Them

13 Feb 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though the weather didn't help this Corvette Z06 in the quarter mile, 10.8 seconds in a bone-stock C8 Z06 is mighty impressive, nevertheless

 
1,000-HP Nissan Hardbody Challenges 800-HP Ford Mustang to a Race, Junkyard Build Wins
1,000-HP Nissan Hardbody Challenges 800-HP Ford Mustang to a Race, Junkyard Build Wins

6 Feb 2023, 13:54 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Never underestimate your opponent even if it looks like his car just came out of the junkyard. Turbocharged LS engines are a force to be reckoned with!

 
1951 Kaiser Henry J "Pain in the Gass" Nostalgia Gasser Is Pure Eye Candy
1951 Kaiser Henry J "Pain in the Gass" Nostalgia Gasser Is Pure Eye Candy

30 Jan 2023, 17:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Not familiar with this car? Well, don't beat yourself up, the Kaiser Henry J is not exactly iconic as far as classic cars go

 
1970 Dodge Challenger Black Ghost: The Story of an American Street Racing Legend
1970 Dodge Challenger Black Ghost: The Story of an American Street Racing Legend

19 Jan 2023, 17:20 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / During the 1970s, this HEMI-powered Challenger was a Detroit street racing king, and in the decades that followed, its fascinating story made it a legend

 
1962 Pontiac Catalina Drag Races Firebird and Fox-Body Mustang, Takes No Prisoners
1962 Pontiac Catalina Drag Races Firebird and Fox-Body Mustang, Takes No Prisoners

19 Jan 2023, 13:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A somewhat modern take on the iconic Catalina Super Duty, this beefed-up Pontiac is impressively fast down the eighth mile