The rumored upgrades that Nissan is planning on doing with the GT-R just so it could keep pace with cars like the Porsche 911 Turbo may have been triggered by this race video from GTBoard featuring the two aforementioned sports cars engaging in nice and friendly quarter-mile drag race.
Okay fine, we don’t think Nissan would be spending their time watching videos like this, but nonetheless, this video does show you just how much legs the 911 Turbo has over the GT-R, something that the makers of Godzilla would be wise to take note of.
And if you’re watching the video, the GT-R vs 911 Turbo drag race throwdown is not the only thing you’ll find here. There’s also a look at some pretty awesome supercars getting their sunbathing fix, plus a parade of the very same cars on a nice patch of road.
For whatever reason, drag racing SUVs aren’t all that common in today’s world. Whether they’re a little too bulky or they just don’t make for good drag racers, SUVs have served far bigger purposes in our lives than for just the 12-second, quarter-mile thrill-ride.
That being said, when we do chance upon the rare sight that is a quarter-mile race between two high-powered SUVs, we certainly won’t miss the chance to see which one takes the cake and which one ends up whiffing on it. In this video, we have a BMW X5M taking on a Range Rover Sport Supercharged. Pretty even race, don’t you think?
Well, it was pretty even for a while before one of them decides to take-off, leaving the other one staring at the winner’s rear end. Care to venture a guess as to who crossed the quarter-mile first? Check it out and find out.
America’s ’bad boy’ sports car, the Corvette ZR1, is pretty fast in its own right, but sometimes, even the fast is no match for the faster. Putting the ZR1 in its place is Sweden’s super bullet, the Koenigsegg CCR Evo, which, to be honest, is just about head and shoulders faster than a lot of cars on the planet.
Despite the proverbial long chances of the ZR1, it doesn’t stop it from throwing the gauntlet at the CCR Evo. Bad move, buddy. While we enjoy a pretty good drag race every chance we get to see one, we didn’t enjoy this one for the competition, but for the way the CCR Evo just about wiped the tarmac with the ZR1.
What does one do when they want an even playing field in terms of automobile racing? Well, get two cars of the same brand and same model line-up, head over to a clean piece of road, and start burning rubber! Of course, there’s always a want and a way to make it a little more interesting. In that case, get these same two cars and give them a chance to be fine-tuned by different tuning houses in an effort to determine how each one will try to outperform the other.
That’s what this video is about and that is exactly what these car fanatics did. And so, after everything’s said and done, the two machines are out for their day in the sun. Both are Nissan GT-Rs. One was fine-tuned by Novidem, while the other was worked on by Cobb. One could say that in addition to finding out which GT-R will reign supreme, we’re out here to also find out which tuning house can stick it to one another.
So, here it is, the battle of the upgraded Godzillas. GT-R versus GT-R. Novidem versus Cobb. Something definitely has to give.
Nobody saw this coming, or at least those who don’t know the underlying secrets of why this custom electric Volkswagen Beetle laid the smackdown on a Tesla Roadster in a quarter-mile drag race.
While people may question the manhood of the Roadster for losing to a Beetle, it’s worth noting that this Bug, which was the handiwork of brothers Olly and Sam Young, is far from being a typical car. The Beetle actually has two electric motors - 60 Odyssey PC680 12V batteries and a Zilla 2K motor controller - that delivers as much as 1,200 lb.-ft. of torque. With all that power, the Beetle, aka the Black Current III, can clear 0-60 mph in just three seconds while posting a quarter-mile time of 11.24 seconds at 114 mph.
Proving that perception isn’t always reality, this souped-up electric Beetle takes on a Tesla Roadster, which now seems to be woefully incompetent in putting up a fight against the electric Beetle. Watch the video and see how the race unfolds.
