Just a while back there was a video posted of a drag race. This wasn't an ordinary drag race. The two cars that were racing was the new Dodge Challenger Hellcat against the all battery powered Tesla P85D. Both of these cars are insane in their own way, the Hellcat contains 707 horsepower and sounds as if you’re in the middle of a thunderstorm. On the other hand the Tesla P85D has 691 horsepower and probably wouldn't hear it if you were sitting in a library. Well when the video was posted the Tesla did see the finish line first as well as setting a world record for fastest electric quarter mile, causing mayhem in the track, especially since everyone loves big V8 engines roaring and the smell of petroleum those big engines let out, how can you give that up? Of course you see that the hellcat didn't launch so well, and I don’t blame the driver, launching that massive car on street tires after you have just purchased it must be hard. After so many requests for a rematch the driver of the hellcat when out and bought himself a set of drag tires and practice his launch. With the P85D and the Hellcat lined up the outcome was different. The Hellcat crossed first in the rematch and gasoline reined supreme once again. The Hellcat ran an 11.08 at 125.92 while the P85D behind at 11.92 run at 112.11. Although the Hellcat did win, this definitely shows in which way cars are heading in the future. A car that you can drive daily, and take to the track and give a hellcat a run without burning a drop of gasoline or releasing any emission is insane in my opinion. This a certainly a race that will stay in the history books.
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