Ultimate Drag Race
Video here. As soon as I saw one car, I knew it would win.
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September 13th, 2011 at 10:58 am
I just watched that… then looked up the Nissan $80,000+ to get pulled over constantly.. 😉
September 13th, 2011 at 11:35 am
I guessed the 1st through 3rd winners.
September 13th, 2011 at 11:36 am
They ran the Nissan GT-R on Top Gear last night. Launch control is what wins the drag race. That and all-wheel drive. Incredible car for the money. If you can find one.
September 13th, 2011 at 11:43 am
I’d still like an Arial Atom 😉
September 13th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
+1 to Robb, in 1/4 Mile and even in the corners the Atom would have smoked them all, and unless I’m off on my pricing, cheaper than them all.
September 13th, 2011 at 12:13 pm
you can put the wife, kids and some luggage in the GTR. Not so much the atom.
September 13th, 2011 at 12:15 pm
I’m a Lotus guy, so cool to see it represented…but a drag race is the complete opposite of its intended purpose. Kinda silly to include that.
September 13th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
Meh… I’d forgotten how slow cages really are…
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/exotic/1101_ferrari_458_italia_vs_ducati_1198_s/index.html
September 13th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
What kind of times does the nissan post if it doesn’t use the warranty voiding launch control?
Also, correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Nissan still yank your warranty if you use launch control too much?
September 13th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
I was guessing whichever car would turn into a Decepticon.
September 13th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
Come on. One of these cars has more HP than that whole field.
And they go 4-wide! And cost less!
September 13th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
You can’t legally drive one of those to get milk, HL
September 13th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
Speed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ycBGkLkEkg
September 13th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Why the Z06 ‘Vette and not the ZR1? Oh yeah, Motor Trend hates American cars.
September 13th, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Jim W, Na that was when new. When they realized the LC lunching the trans couldnt be stopped, they said no go. One launch, no warranty.
Whats funny is every car there has a form of LC… oh, except the ‘vette. Funny how they picked the slow ‘vette too. Jorma’s right, no fun having the caveman car whip ass on the computer driven (you just hit the “go” button) car.
September 13th, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Just for fun, and I quote:
The official GM acceleration specification for the quarter mile is:
2009-2011 (638 horsepower)…11.3 131
Tires- Stock, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 ZP
Sounds like that would have been more interesting of a super-uber-race to me.
Whats really cool is the ZR is man driven rather then computer, so the .1 could easily have been made up.
The real story is the 131 MPH. A good set of tires and this car could get into the 10’s… UNREAL on a stock car.
September 13th, 2011 at 8:21 pm
A good set of tires on the GT-R would… Oh… break it faster… Lame.
September 13th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
For some reason I still like the 458. might be because of the name, it matches my favorite bullet diameter
September 13th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
As soon as I saw 11 cars, I knew one would win.
September 13th, 2011 at 9:21 pm
That’s not a drag race!
THIS is a drag race:
September 13th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
I’d rather have a 98′ Hardtop JZA80 Supra with a built 2JZ-GTE, 3.4L stroker kit and maybe a 74 trim single turbo.
September 14th, 2011 at 3:18 am
its hard to watch a supercar drag race without Jeremy Clarkson…….
September 14th, 2011 at 8:32 am
And a daily driven correctly modified 20 yr old Mitsubishi Eclipse or Eagle Talon could beat all of them in a 1/4 mile drag race (without the benifit of launch control or computer controled paddle shifting), have room for the kids and groceries, and do it for a lot less money.