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With its less-than-sleek 1990s cloth top, the Nissan 300ZX we have here might pass as a kit car or an aftermarket effort to an untrained eye. In fact, the Japanese sports car does pack plenty of custom bits and pieces, but those are neatly tucked under the hood and to a spectacular effect.

Turbo Chevy Z71 Drag Races Cadillac CTS-V, Truck Throws a Big Punch 24 May 2021, 9:33 UTC · by With an aftermarket offer thats as diverse as they get and cameras linked to popular social media accounts lurking in every corner, taking your factory-condition machine to the drag strip has become more difficult than ever. As such, you can always expect a modded machine to show you its taillights, with the internet out there watching. And the Chevy truck we have here is a perfect example of su...

Recent Street Car Takeover events that took place earlier this month at the Atlanta and Bristol Dragways have proven very successful in attracting both drag racing enthusiasts and onlookers, as the suspense was guaranteed. Case in point, the latest series of skirmishes presented by the Drag Racing and Car Stuff YouTube channel, this time centered around the small yet just as feisty Cadillac ATS-V series.

autoevolution 12 May 2021, 16:01 UTC · by The BMW M8 Competition, be it a two-door model or the four-door Gran Coupe incarnation we have here, packs A-grade sprinting abilities. Still, you wont see too many of these Bavarian bruisers at the drag strip, simply because their six-figure MSRP means there are plenty of less expensive ways of excelling at the quarter-mile game. And yet here we are, talking about one of the exceptions. 8 photos The Bimmer in question recently took part in the S...

Freshly Tuned Caddy CTS-V Goes Against C7 Vette, 1,000+ HP Hellcat and Chevelle 7 May 2021, 8:10 UTC · by Although Cadillac has already abandoned the CTS series in favor of something new (the CT5), that doesn’t mean fans have done the same, especially when they pursue racing interests in the high-performance CTS-V models. And with the aftermarket sector more than willing to keep these relevant, we could be seeing them for a long time at the strip. 9 photos The premium U.S. automaker ha...

autoevolution 6 May 2021, 8:54 UTC · by The drag strip (not the street) is always the correct setting for venting steam. And we all know that with all the little niches out there, there’s always somebody ready to demonstrate the rest don’t have the same amount of panache. This time around, though, it’s basically a war of ages. 25 photos We all know that today most of the automotive world is all about anything even remotely connected to SUVs, crossovers, and trucks. There are a few ...

autoevolution 5 May 2021, 10:07 UTC · by Earlier this month a huge downpour of monster rides occurred in Thunder Valley, California. It was time for the “ Street Car Takeover” event at the Bristol Motor Dragway and the quarter mile aficionados certainly had a good time over the weekend (April 30th - May 1st). Some, a little bit more than others, though. 15 photos The good folks over at the Drag Racing and Car Stuff (aka D.R.A.C.S.) channel on YouTube were present for the action and...

Never Count a Race Over, Probably Said 9s Mustang to Old-School Chevy Chevelle 4 May 2021, 14:56 UTC · by We all know that old saying “ it ain’t over till the fat lady sings” and its applications do range extremely wide (no pun intended this time), including when it comes to ETs and trap speeds, apparently. As such, here’s a trio of interesting encounters that coincidentally took place during the same event, Bristol Dragway’s recent “ Street Car Takeover.” 12 photos The dra...

autoevolution 21 Apr 2021, 13:24 UTC · by Mercedes-AMG heavily relies on its handcrafted 4.0-liter V8 mill for the high-performance credentials of the vast majority of its models. As far as the high-riding GLC 63 is concerned, it’s good for either 469 or 503 horsepower when opting for the “ S” configuration. That means a Lamborghini Urus, the mighty Trackhawk, or a Hellcat Charger should make short work of this Merc at the strip. 18 photos Still, if there’s one thing we’ve lear...

AMG G 63 Goes for a Drag Lesson, Doesnt Surprise Us When Yamaha FZ-09 Smokes It 8 Apr 2021, 12:06 UTC · by We have seen many strange things hit the drag strip, and this time we’re just referring to the lot thats also legal on the street. Of course, hulking SUVs aren’t an exotic appearance anymore, although a bone stock Mercedes-Benz G-Class would have been considered one not long ago. 20 photos But, in a world where eight-second SRT8 Jeeps can humiliate Camaros and then lose control ...