Tag: drag race

Here’s what happens when you pit Chevy’s Corvette Z06 against Dodge’s Viper TA. Hint: All hell breaks loose when the drivers put their feet down.

Whoever said we’re in the twilight of horsepower and performance cars hasn’t looked outside recently. If anything, we’re in the new golden age of both.
Just take the following video of a race between a C7 Z06 and a motorcycle as proof.

Now, let me just start this out by saying that this is a Ducati-sponsored video, so you can pretty much guess how the damn thing’s going to turn out.

Last year we showed you the 2014 C7 Corvette drag racing a lightly modded C6. You may recall the C7 gave a performance to be proud of. Now you’re about to see a modded C7 drag race a modded C6 Z06. Will the C6 in this race avenge the loss of the C6 in last […] More »

Have you ever wondered how the C7 Corvette would fair in a drag race against a Tesla Model S? Wonder no longer, for you are about to find out how the Tesla’s electric “buzz” compares with the Corvette’s internal combustion “pop” at Palm Beach International Raceway. We’ve seen the Tesla Model S compete against established […] More »

NASA and Corvette go together like peanut butter and jelly — dinner and a movie — Donny and Marie. The connection makes sense: Corvette and NASA are some of the all-time coolest American treasures. If you were an astronaut in the Mercury or Apollo space programs, chances are you drove a Corvette. The Motor Trend Epic Drives […] More »

This drag race between a C7 Corvette and Lexus IS F could play out a couple of ways: Scenario One: Both the Lexus IS F and the C7 Corvette are stock. The Corvette’s 39 to 44-horsepower advantage combined with its 400-pound weight advantage over the IS F means the Corvette beats the living hell out […] More »