There’s not much chance a Nissan GT-R would be beaten by a Trabant 601 wagon at a set of traffic lights. On the track though things are a little different. Check out this dual between a 432kW lightly tuned GT-R and a Trabant fitted with a 3.0-litre turbo engine. What […]
Quarter-mile
World’s quickest NA Jeep Grand Cherokee?
What do you get when you bolt a 6.4-litre HEMI V8, stroked to 7.2 litres, into a Jeep Grand Cherokee? You get a family wagon that’s capable of covering the quarter mile in just 10.4 seconds at 207km/h, just like the example below. It is apparently the world’s quickest naturally […]
Nissan GT-R battle: 1140kW Switzer vs 1251kW AMS
The mother of all races has taken place in Moscow, between in an AMS Performance Nissan GT-R Alpha 12+ with an astounding 1140kW (1550PS) versus a Switzer GT-R R1K-X Goliath producing a faint-inducing 1251kW (1700PS). The remarkable thing is they look pretty much like regular street-legal GT-Rs. Take a look […]
Video: Quickest Holden VF Commodore in the world, runs 10.37sec
The Holden VF Commodore has only been on sale for a handful of months but already tuners are extracting some awesome performance from it. If you’ve ever wondered what the fastest VF Commodore in the world is so far, this is it. Built by Walkinshaw Performance Formula Tech Dyno Centre […]
Video: RENNtech Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 breaks quarter-mile record
A highly modified Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG has broken the world record by running a quarter mile in a blistering 10.6 seconds. The twin-turbo V8 monster is tuned by RENNtech. In its factory form, the CLS 63 AMG is far from a weak performer. In the new ’63 AMG […]
Video: Standard 2013 SRT Viper runs 11.1 seconds on quarter mile
A factory standard 2013 SRT Viper has been run at Palm Beach International Raceway by DragTimes. As you can see below, the US muscle car ran an 11.1-second run at 205km/h. It’s a pretty impressive time for a road-legal vehicle, on the contrary, the 2013 Viper does come with a […]
Video: Tesla Model S Performance breaks EV quarter-mile record
Although there will always be those that say ‘there’s no substitute for cubic inches’ – including us – it seems cars of the future with zero cubes can be just as quick. Here we see a run between a Tesla Model S Performance versus a third-gen Dodge Viper SRT10. The […]
Standard 2012 BMW M5 runs quarter mile in 11.78 seconds
A Member of BMW enthusiast forum Bimmerpost has taken a bone stock 2012 BMW M5 and ran it down the quarter mile in a blistering time of 11.78 seconds at 192km/h (119mph). We’ve previously heard reports of the new M5 running the quarter in high-11 seconds, 11.8 and 11.9, but […]