You’re going to need a lot more than high-octane gasoline and a pair of slicks to beat the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, as it’s impressively fast in a straight-line. Two days and 1,000 miles (1,609 km) after being shipped to its owner on Friday, this example was taken to a drag strip in Dallas, […]
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It’s been almost three years since the McLaren 720S was unveiled to the world and in that time, very few high-performance vehicles have managed to surpass it for straight-line acceleration. Can a tricked-out Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat do the job? To see, Drag Times pitted the heavily-modified super sedan against a McLaren 720S Spider that […]
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The owner of the following Porsche 911 GT3 RS had a rude awakening while attempting to out-accelerate a classic Shelby Cobra in the U.S. This video, which went viral on YouTube a few years ago, shows a 997.2-generation GT3 RS lined up against a bright blue Cobra while waiting at a red light. The Porsche […]
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What’s the fastest accelerating SUV out there? If you ask Lamborghini, they’ll say it’s the Urus, but Hennessey begs to differ, as their Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is hypercar fast. With the HPE1200 upgrade that includes both revised and new mechanical parts, the 6.2-liter supercharged V8 makes a stunning 1,200 hp (1,217 PS / 895 […]
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25-year old Chadwick Quinones of New Jersey and his father, 44-year-old Fred Ordine, were arrested by Port Authority police after the pair posted this drag racing video on Instagram. The clip shows them racing their Corvettes through the Lincoln tunnel, to the point where the yellow Vette makes contact with the grey one, causing the […]
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On the face of it, this is just a 2011 Dodge Challenger prepped for drag racing. Only, while technically correct, it is bit more special than most for a number of reasons. See, this particular example is one of only 70 made to honor Norm Kraus who, in the fall of 1966, created his first […]
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It was 2005 when Volkswagen pulled the plug on the Lupo, replacing it with the Fox which, in turn, was retired by the Up!. Nowadays, you can pick one up in decent running condition for as low as a few hundred bucks (well, euros, to be precise) and use it like it was always intended […]
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Can you beat a Tesla Model X off the line with a seven-year old SUV that’s completely stock? Well, if it’s got a Porsche badge on it, then you can at least try… This drag race comes courtesy of The Fast Lane Car YouTube channel, and sees a new $87,000 Tesla Model X dual-motor (not […]
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Back in 1967, the regular Ford Mustang Fastback used to cost $2,500. For $4,200, though, you could have the Shelby GT500, with its 7.0-liter V8 pumping out 355 horsepower. Compared to its ancestor, the new Mustang Shelby GT500 looks and feels like a spaceship. It enjoys a massive 760 HP produced by a 5.2-liter, supercharged […]
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This blue Nissan GT-R R34 had a really bad day at the drag strip, where it was being filmed and broadcast live on Twitch. The car was reportedly sending power only to its rear wheels at the time of the crash, which definitely didn’t help the driver in maintaining control. Still, while we’re not exactly […]
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