If looks could kill, this car can definitely take a bite out of you – and yeah, it’s got some power behind that bite too.
This car is the Project Zed dragste, a car powered by a Nissan 350Z and is created, owned, and driven by John Bradshaw. The car is currently headed to the FIA European Finals at the Santa Pod Raceway where it is set to unleash its fury on those lucky enough to witness it.
This car is more than just a menace on the hood – it’s got some massive power underneath it too. Then again, having a 3.5-liter V6 engine that produces as much as 1,900 horsepower can be considered as a monster, right?
Do you remember the drag racing video we brought you a few weeks ago that featured a Lingenfelter Performance Engineering tuned Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 walking all over an 800 HP all wheel drive Nissan GT-R modified by Switzer Performance, well here is the “revanche,” an old French world which means the act of retaliation or revenge and was brought to us by our Russian friends at Dragtimes.info. While last time the Nissan had a hard time puling away without jumping the gun, this time it is Godzilla who lays claim to victory on the icy highways of Moscow. Either way, both the Switzer P800 and LPE ZR1 are amazing cars capable of doing 202 MPH in traffic. What would be interesting to see is how both cars would fare from a launch. Sending 800 HP though the GT-R’s transaxle might be enough to make the affordable super car take a bow.
If you have been a high school student than you can relate to Derek Murrell’s dream of blowing the pants off of his shop teacher Bill Rosenblum in a 1/4 mile grudge match style drag race, and somehow miraculously the blue oval fairies made it happen with a pair of highly modified 2010 Ford Mustang GTs. The one thing you have to watch out for when challenging a high school shop teacher to any sort of automotive competition is that they most likely have some sort of speed junkie inspired mechanical know how that got them into that position. Which just so happens to be the case with seasoned central Florida drag racing public school employee.
While Mr. Rosenblum was in charge of installing all of the Ford Racing Parts onto his shiny new Mustang, the student had another teacher, 10 time NHRA Pro Stock Champion Bob Glidden to help him figure out how to hook up the GT’s hoosier drag radials. But only the winner of this best two out of three competition will be able to take home their ride. Will Derek’s 11.2 second passes be good enough to make his dream come true? Watch the video to find out.
Audi has just shoehorned a V10 in the back of the R8 and Mercedes Benz is messing with the entire E Class range for 2010, however the crew from Car and Driver were curious to see how two very different, yet very similar high performance machines would stack up against one another at the drag strip for some straight line acceleration competition. On one hand is the lightweight 420 HP Audi R8 super car while on the other is one of the baddest grocery getters of all time, the Mercedes Benz E63 AMG Estate. Despite the fact that the Merc has an extra hundered horsepower under the hood, the R8’s Quattro all wheel drive system should be good for a better 60 foot time, but the real surbrise came at the end of the quarter mile. That is because despite having the exact same 0 to 60 MPH time, the AMG barely nosed out the R8 at the end of the 1320.
What does it take to get a 2010 Ford Mustang into the 10’s? Start with a blown Ford Racing Aluminator V8 making 500 HP, add some drag slicks at all four corners and let the Detroit based race shop, Livernois Motorsports go to town on the installation. These days, automotive performance is reaching new heights, and being able to run the standing quarter mile in around 10 clicks of a stopwatch means that you will be hard pressed to find a suitable competitor on the streets.
In an attempt at a bit of viral video marketing, Ford showed this video to a group of journalists at the recent launch of the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO. The drag pits Ford’s factory tuned flagship model against an upscale Audi A6 with Quattro all wheel drive and a Hemi powered Chrysler 300. Which do you think won?
What’s interesting is that Ford is playing up the four wheel drive and V8-like capabilities of the new for 2010 SHO, but what would have happened if Ford put their best four door sedan up against an Audi S6 or an SRT-8. Either way, the blue oval group proved that a boosted V6 can outrun a V8, and use less gas while doing it.
A while back Top Speed reported on the North Carolina based Underground Racing’s twin turbo Lamborghini. The tuners claim that this is the fastest Lamborghini ever. Well, here is the video to back up their claims. Although the driver has a pretty awful reaction time. This racing bull is able to rip off consistent 9 second passes time and time again.
There are just some days that it must be great to work at Motor Trend. It’s a safe bet that the day you get to drag race a Corvette ZR1, Nissan GT-R, Ferrari 599 GTB, and Porsche GT2 would be one of those days. Watch as pure horsepower dominates over a long, straight track run.
Enjoy some video of what BMW has just declared as the “World’s Quickest and Fastest MINI”. This is a 650-horsepower MINI Cooper S drag racer, built by ABF Performance. The little car ran the quarter mile in 10.48 seconds at 135.16 MPH. It even beat out a Big-Block-equipped Camaro.
Is there anything the iPhone can’t do? Watch the video above as Dynolicious, a $13 accelerometer application for the iPhone, can give accurate track and dyno results. It was even put against the G-Tech Pro performance meter, which starts at around $150.
Technology is a wonderful thing. It wasn’t too long ago that it was impressive if your phone had a camera on it!
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