Concern not, inner combustion followers. This is not a video that includes an electrical automobile placing gasoline engines to disgrace. There are three drag races on this single clip, all that includes a Tesla Mannequin 3. The racing motion is shut, and it contains some correct trendy muscle in opposition to the way forward for motoring. Briefly, it is only a nice racing video for folk who love racing. And because you’re studying Motor1.com, we suspect which means you.
First up, the opponents. You already know in regards to the Tesla Mannequin 3, which in Efficiency trim is able to working the quarter mile within the mid 11-second vary. It faces a Dodge Charger Hellcat which can be able to mid 11-second runs in inventory trim. The Ford Mustang GT is a bit slower within the low 12-second vary, and only for grins, there is a large Ford Explorer ST within the combine. On day, it’d attain into the excessive 13s – actually fast for a sizeable SUV however not remotely a problem for any of the automobiles talked about right here. That’s, in inventory trim anyway.
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The situation is Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida, and the races look like a part of a particular occasion. The digital timing boards all have 11.50 lit up on the underside, which implies all automobiles racing cannot run faster than 11.50 seconds. Completely different time classes are widespread at drag strips; by establishing a base elapsed time (ET), racers can compete side-by-side in heads-up racing versus bracket racing with staggered launches. As such, for the Mustang and Explorer to compete, they should have some modifications.
We’ll begin with the Charger, which on this state of affairs must be cautious to not go too quick. Sadly for the motive force, the Hellcat V8 is defeated by the Tesla’s all-wheel drive and battery energy. The Mannequin 3 will get a terrific launch and holds the result in run 11.60, versus 11.67 for the Charger. The Explorer ST follows, and with its screaming V6 exhaust notice we study it is undoubtedly not inventory. That is additionally confirmed by an ET of 11.91 seconds, a implausible time for the SUV. However, it isn’t sufficient to beat the Tesla’s time 11.66 seconds.
That leaves the delight of Detroit muscle within the palms of a black Ford Mustang. It is also not inventory, as evidenced by the prolific V8 soundtrack emitted through the burnout. Between the Charger and Explorer, the Mustang runs the quickest time of the bunch at 11.63 seconds. However is it sufficient to beat the Tesla? It is certainly a really shut race, however we’ll depart that query for the video to reply as a result of it is undoubtedly value watching.