The new Kia EV6 is already a hot car in base trim, thanks to its slinky, Lancia Stratos-inspired styling (with a hint of Lotus thrown in) and instant, rear wheel drive torque. The EV6 GT? Even better, thanks to its all wheel drive layout and supercar-baiting acceleration … but, do … [continued]
Hagerty recently pulled together a drag race involving 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing, 2022 BMW M5 CS, and a 2022 Tesla Model S Plaid. Despite some of the quickest performance sedans from the internal combustion engine (ICE) world, both of these cars were left behind in a drag race against the … [continued]
The last time I met with the cool True Cousins Hans-Henrik Thomsen and Glenn Ellegaard Nielsen, they beat the world record with their mad electric door slammer TC-X, but that day they had some trouble with their bike. Since then they have gotten that Silver Lightning under control. I can’t … [continued]
Can Porsche’s all-electric Taycan Turbo S compete with Tesla’s new Model S Plaid? Well, it turns out that the YouTube channel DragTimes took these two cars to the track for a jaw-dropping drag race battle. It was, indeed, a showdown between two stunning, high-performance electric cars. Porsche’s top-end variant of … [continued]
A drag race between 4 electric microcars is more fun than you might think.
For those of you too young to remember the fact for yourselves, I’m about to drop a truth-bomb: the 1980s were an absolutely magical time to love cars. There was a strange mix of things happening to help fuel that fact, too — a bit of hand-built craftsmanship here, some … [continued]
Electric cars are fast. We know that, because we’re CleanTechnica readers and we’ve watched Tesla after Tesla beat up on supercar after supercar time and time again. It’s expected here, but there are a whole lot of people out there in middle America who still equate electric cars with golf carts, and it’s … [continued]
Electric cars are fast. After nearly a decade of watching Tesla after Tesla go up against — and often beat — everything from hyper-expensive Ferraris to motorcycles to other Teslas, that’s a well-established fact. Still, it seems that some people will always have to learn their lessons “the hard way.”
The new Silver Lightning has claimed the throne as the fastest electric drag bike ever, beating the previous record at 6.94 seconds set in 2012.
Porsche Taycan has emerged as the Tesla Model S arch rival when it comes to performance on the race track, be it in a straight line or circuits like the Nürburgring and the Laguna Seca.
