Tag: drag racing
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BMW M3 Competition Does Its Best To Out-Accelerate The Tesla Model 3 Performance
It wasn’t too long ago that the Model 3 Performance was the latest must-have car from Tesla and while it is now the Model S Plaid that customers are clamoring for, the range-topping Model 3 is still a very impressive car. Powered by a pair of electric motors, the Model 3 Performance delivers 500 hp…
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Can A 1,000 HP McLaren 720S Keep Up With A Tesla Model S Plaid?
We recently discovered that not even a McLaren 765LT can keep up with a Tesla Model S Plaid in a straight-line, but what about a tuned, 1,000 hp 720S? To answer that question, the Hoonigan crew managed to line up an extensively modified 720S alongside a Model S Plaid for some performance testing. Street-legal cars…
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Mustang And Camaro Crash At Drag Strip After Marshals Apparently Failed To Clean Up Oil Spill
Another day and another video has hit the web of a Ford Mustang crashing. However, this particular incident is a little different than most. And oh, a Chevrolet Camaro crashed as well. The two crashes happened at a recent event in the U.S. and appears to be the same drag strip that claimed a red…
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This Is How Much Quicker The Tesla Model S Plaid Is Than The Porsche Taycan Turbo S
For years, the Tesla Model S was the king of electric sedans but then the Porsche Taycan came along and the Turbo S quickly established itself as the quickest-acceleration electric sedan on the market. Fast forward to mid-2021 and the Tesla has reclaimed its crown. The facelifted Model S range is now topped out by…
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Audi RS6 Avant Strives To Hold Its Own In A Drag Race Against The Tesla Model X
Internet videos have conditioned us to understand just how quickly electric cars can get off the line and through the quarter-mile. And, indeed, they are very quick. But their speed isn’t unmatchable. CarWow pitted the fan-favorite Audi RS6 Avant against the Tesla Model X Performance to see if a hot ICE wagon can take on…
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As CarWow Nears 2 Billion YouTube Views, Matt Watson Tells Us Why Drag Race Videos Have Us All Hooked
If you’re a regular Carscoops reader, or spend any time at all looking at car videos on YouTube, you’ll have come across a CarWow drag race. The CarWow channel is a monster, boasting over five million subscribers and a back catalogue of hundreds of head-to-heads that grows with the addition of new races every week.…
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Tesla Model Y Performance And Lamborghini Urus Battle It Out For SUV Supremacy
The Lamborghini Urus has proven itself to be one of the quickest SUVs on the market, but can it out-accelerate the all-electric Tesla Model Y Performance? Although they are both performance SUVs, that’s one of the few things they have in common. The Urus is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that is good for…
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Tesla Model S Performance Can’t Keep Up With Porsche’s Taycan Turbo S
Next year, the Tesla Model S ‘Plaid’ will start to get to the hands of clients but for the time being, it’s the Porsche Taycan Turbo S that’s demonstrated itself to be the most accelerative electric sedan now on sale. In what’s the most extensive test between the flagship Model S Performance and the Taycan…
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S3XY Tesla Range: Which Is The Most Electrifying Of Them All?
While EV fans are waiting for Tesla to release its future models, namely the Roadster, the Semi and especially the Cybertruck, its current range, which consists of the Model 3, Model Y, Model X and Model S, is also going strong. Each of these four models have played a significant role in increasing the popularity…
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Ferrari F8 Tributo Wants To Show Tesla Model S Performance ICE V8s Are Very Much Alive
Electric vehicles are hard to beat off line, but if you own a gas engined car with sufficient power plus a long stretch of street to race , it’s possible to out-accelerate the quickest EV available: the Tesla Model S Performance using Cheetah Mode. This clip comes in YouTuber DragTimes and shows three races the…