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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 won't 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 Street Car Takeover event held at the Atlanta Dragway, where it came across some of its more or less...

This Is the Quickest Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette in the World, Does Low-9s Runs 8 Mar 2021, 12:58 UTC · by Remember when the original Fast and Furious movie brought the 10-second quarter-mile car under the spotlights? Well, that was two decades ago. Nowadays, you can buy a 9s machine straight from the showroom. Of course, certain aficionados still prefer to distill their own nine-second animals using aftermarket attention. So, why not take the C8 Corvette Stingray down this route? 6 photos Ever since GM announced the phenomenal sub-$60,000 starting price of the mid-engined 'Vette back in 2...

autoevolution 27 Feb 2021, 10:37 UTC · by Drag racing might seem simpler than other forms of competitive hooning, but make no mistake, things can get pretty complicated in the realm of straight-line battles. And we'll demonstrate that with the help of a confrontation between the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ. 4 photos From the way in which they make and deliver their power, transmissions included, to the world of a difference between their prices, the muscle car and the Italian exotic are quite far away from each other. Then again, we're talking about lim...

autoevolution 25 Feb 2021, 16:19 UTC · by At first sight, throwing the C8 Chevrolet Corvette and the Lamborghini Urus into the drag racing blender might appear odd. However, upon closer inspection, there might be more than a few reasons to pit the super-SUV against the mid-engined supercar hunter, which is why we've brought along a piece of footage showcasing just that. 6 photos While we've witnessed the C8 Corvette's journey into twin-turbo land (here's an example that makes the most out of the boost), the car we have here is still stock, which means it provides just the comparison fu...

autoevolution 20 Jan 2021, 13:12 UTC · by On paper, the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 and the C8 Chevrolet Corvette aren't in the same drag racing league; according to the official 1/4-mile times, the first needs 10.7s for the job, while the second will complete the task in 11.2s. However, seeing the two slabs of modern America line up at the drag strip might just provide a proper spectacle. 5 photos These days, social media is boiling with clips that show mid-engined Corvettes with twin-turbo kits (no, the factory ECU hasn't been "cracked" yet, so that boost still can't be put to goo...