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Here’s the McLaren Artura Covering the Quarter Mile in 10.27 Seconds
Here’s the McLaren Artura Covering the Quarter Mile in 10.27 Seconds

23 Nov 2022, 21:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Less than 3 seconds to 60 miles per hour and less than 10.3 seconds in the quarter mile are super impressive results for a V6-engined plug-in hybrid supercar

 
Rowdy Honda Civic Is Going To Need More Than 1,200-HP To Win Against Godzilla
Rowdy Honda Civic Is Going To Need More Than 1,200-HP To Win Against Godzilla

21 Nov 2022, 19:12 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A 1,200-horsepower Honda Civic is about to meet its worst nightmare at the drag strip. Taking on a Nissan GT-R is never an easy task, even more so now

 
2023 Honda Civic Type R Races FK8 CTR, Ford Focus RS, and VW Golf R, Mixed Results Ensue
2023 Honda Civic Type R Races FK8 CTR, Ford Focus RS, and VW Golf R, Mixed Results Ensue

15 Nov 2022, 16:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's not quicker than the Focus RS and Mk. 8 Golf R from a dig, but from a roll, the FL5 surely is. Also from a roll, the previous FK8 is quicker than the FL5

 
Engine Explodes and Blows the Body From an 11,000 HP Funny Car; Driver Walks Away
Engine Explodes and Blows the Body From an 11,000 HP Funny Car; Driver Walks Away

15 Nov 2022, 13:53 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / John Force, aka 'The Goat', walked away fazed but unhurt from a terrifying engine explosion that blew the body of his car straight up in the air

 
1,200-HP Mustang Has a Chevy-Branded Secret, Uses It To Poke Fun at 1,400-HP Integra
1,200-HP Mustang Has a Chevy-Branded Secret, Uses It To Poke Fun at 1,400-HP Integra

14 Nov 2022, 20:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / This Fox Body Mustang has got all the right ingredients to be a drag racing alfa-warrior, and there's nothing any Acura Integra can do about it.

 
2022 NHRA Camping World Champions Crowned With One Surprise
2022 NHRA Camping World Champions Crowned With One Surprise

14 Nov 2022, 07:00 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Of the three championships on the line, Top Fuel was the most anticipated until Ron Capp's lit up the Funny Car class in a shocker

 
NHRA Season Wraps Up Out West With a Surprise; Courtesy of Cruz Pedregon
NHRA Season Wraps Up Out West With a Surprise; Courtesy of Cruz Pedregon

14 Nov 2022, 06:02 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The finals of the long 8-month 22-event 2022 NHRA Camping World season happened in true NHRA style with some surprises and some duds

 
Check Out This Nitromethane Funny Car Engine Exploding Into a Ball of Flames at 245 MPH
Check Out This Nitromethane Funny Car Engine Exploding Into a Ball of Flames at 245 MPH

13 Nov 2022, 07:48 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / All forms of motor racing have different levels of danger with the degree dependent upon the power, speed, and handling of the vehicles involved

 
55 Years of Hot Wheels Corvettes Part 1: the '60s and 70s
55 Years of Hot Wheels Corvettes Part 1: the '60s and 70s

12 Nov 2022, 12:35 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The Corvette nameplate has been part of the Hot Wheels lineup ever since 1968. You could start an entire 'Vette collection, but it won't be cheap at all

 
Force Monster Energy Dragster Goes From a Standstill to 338.94 in 1,000 Feet To Set Record
Force Monster Energy Dragster Goes From a Standstill to 338.94 in 1,000 Feet To Set Record

12 Nov 2022, 11:02 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / The finale of the 2022 NHRA season is underway at Pomona, and hometown favorite Brittany Force came out blazing on Friday evening

 
Cadillac ATS-V Coupe vs Chevrolet Camaro SS: Both Tuned and Ready to Go to War
Cadillac ATS-V Coupe vs Chevrolet Camaro SS: Both Tuned and Ready to Go to War

10 Nov 2022, 15:43 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Even though they share the same GM Alpha platform, the sixth-gen Chevy Camaro SS and Cadillac ATS-V promote different driving philosophies

 
NHRA Season Comes to an End on Route 66
NHRA Season Comes to an End on Route 66

10 Nov 2022, 04:41 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / A dramatic season will culminate at the famed raceway in Pomona with three champions being crowned in the 22nd race of the season

 
Chevy Camaro LT1 Races Ford Mustang GT S197, Loser Learns Who’s in Charge the Hard Way
Chevy Camaro LT1 Races Ford Mustang GT S197, Loser Learns Who’s in Charge the Hard Way

8 Nov 2022, 14:48 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Both this LT1 Camaro and this Mustang GT boast manual gearboxes and are modified, featuring custom headers and running on E85

 
1,400-HP Integra Boldly Races 1,300-HP GT-R, Step Right Up
1,400-HP Integra Boldly Races 1,300-HP GT-R, Step Right Up

7 Nov 2022, 18:38 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Even with 1,400 horsepower at its disposal, this Acura Integra might be way over its head as its opponent looks like an ultimate weapon.

 
1971 Chevelle Turbo Drags 2016 Mustang GT with Full Bolt-on Mods, Loser Gets Owned
1971 Chevelle Turbo Drags 2016 Mustang GT with Full Bolt-on Mods, Loser Gets Owned

7 Nov 2022, 15:29 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / This second-generation Chevrolet Chevelle has been extensively modified and it now presents a serious threat to any modern muscle car

 
2023 Genesis G90 Races 1994 Hyundai Excel in Reverse, Then Drags a Lexus LS 500h
2023 Genesis G90 Races 1994 Hyundai Excel in Reverse, Then Drags a Lexus LS 500h

3 Nov 2022, 18:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it's far from the Lexus LS 400 of Genesis, the all-new G90 has plenty of things to like and a price that shames its German rivals

 
AWD 4-Rotor Mazda RX-7 Took Six Years to Build and It's Finally Ready
AWD 4-Rotor Mazda RX-7 Took Six Years to Build and It's Finally Ready

3 Nov 2022, 10:19 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Rob Dahm is back at SEMA with his AWD 4-rotor RX-7, but this time the car seems to have reached its final stage. It took him six years to get to this point!

 
It's Giulia GTA vs Quadrifoglio in 1,036-HP Race Down the 1/4-Mile, Alfa Romeo Wins
It's Giulia GTA vs Quadrifoglio in 1,036-HP Race Down the 1/4-Mile, Alfa Romeo Wins

2 Nov 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / It's quite obvious that the "standard" Giulia Quadrifoglio won't stand a chance against the GTA, but this test is meant to show the differences between the two

 
Tuned Audi RS Q8 Goes Supercar-Bullying at Drag Racing Event, Meets Its R8 Sibling
Tuned Audi RS Q8 Goes Supercar-Bullying at Drag Racing Event, Meets Its R8 Sibling

1 Nov 2022, 22:12 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / It appears that the Audi RS Q8 has no less than 800 ps available via the loud pedal. But is that enough to help it beat the R8? Only one way to find out

 
2004 Mustang SVT Cobra Is a 1/4-Mile Addict, Flaunts Rare Mystichrome Paint
2004 Mustang SVT Cobra Is a 1/4-Mile Addict, Flaunts Rare Mystichrome Paint

1 Nov 2022, 10:22 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / This 2004 Terminator Cobra has turned to the boost-side in an attempt to enter the 8-second quarter-mile club, and it's not that expensive either.