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Watch Two Tuned Performance Wagons Go For The Kill In Epic Series Of Races

What Brings The Heat To The Race?

The Subaru WRX STI wagon is tuned by Racedynamix. It features a 2.0-liter, EJ207 STI engine that makes 500 horses. The mods on this build include an SC46 turbo, a five-speed Pfitzner Performance gearbox that powers all four wheels, and a Syvecs S6 ECU with anti-lag, launch control, flat-foot shifting, and rolling launch. It rides on semi-slick tires on all four corners.

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The Volkswagen Golf R Estate is powered by a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Power is sent to all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. The mods on it include a Venom 500 turbo, an Autotech high-pressure fuel pump, a Revo low-pressure fuel pump, and a Wagner intercooler. It is riding on Michelin PS4S tires.

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The Subaru weighs 1,150 kilos (2,535 pounds), giving it a power-to-weight ratio of 434 BHP/ton. The Volkswagen has a stripped interior, but still weighs 1,500 kilos (3,307 pounds) – significantly more than the Scooby. This gives it a power-to-weight ratio of 333 BHP/ton.

0-60 mph

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The Subaru took just 3.168 seconds to touch the mark, but the VW was even quicker. It sprinted from 0 to 60 mph in 2.974 seconds

The first round was the 0-60 mph individual test. Here, the Subaru took just 3.168 seconds to touch the mark. The Volkswagen, on the other hand, was quicker. It took just 2.974 seconds to touch 60 mph from a standstill. Well, thank the dual-clutch auto gearbox and the all-wheel-drive system.

Winner: Volkswagen Golf R Estate

Quarter-Mile Run

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The Scooby ran the distance in 11.382 seconds at 125.66 mph. The German was almost as quick, taking 11.507 seconds at 122.49 mph to complete the distance

The Scooby went first and ran the quarter-mile in 11.382 seconds with a trap speed of 125.66 mph. The Volkswagen Golf R Estate was a tad bit slow, but still fairly impressive. It took 11.507 seconds at 122.49 mph to complete the quarter-mile distance.

Winner: Subaru WRX STI

Quarter-Mile Races

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Seeing how closely matched both the wagons were in their respective quarter-mile runs, the race was going to be exciting. The Subaru was quicker off the line in the first race and managed to keep the lead till the very end. It looked like it would be a mighty close race, perhaps one of the cars beating the other by the nose, but it wasn’t. The WRX STI wagon beat it by at least three car lengths.

Winner: Subaru WRX STI

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The driver of the Golf R Estate, Yuri, wanted to give it another shot. So, they raced again to see if the German wagon would get a better and smoother start off the line. As it turns out, it did! The Golf R Estate sped off the line, leaving the WRX STI in the dust. The latter was able to get quite close by the end, but not enough to win. With the way the Subaru was going, the result could’ve been different had this been a half-mile race. But, the Japanese hit a snag and that could’ve been the reason for the result.

Winner: Volkswagen Golf R Estate

Watch Two Tuned Performance Wagons Go For The Kill In Epic Series Of Races
- image 1027146 — The next two races belonged to the VW. In one of these, the Subaru hit a hurdle, but the next one was as close as it could get, which the German eventually won again

After fixing it up, they raced for the third time, and this was the closest race of them all. The wagons were neck-and-neck halfway, but then the Volkswagen edged slightly forward. In the end, it won by barely a car length.

Winner: Volkswagen Golf R Estate

Roll Race

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The rolling race was up next. The Subaru had a better kickdown here and got the lead as soon as they touched the starting line. The Volkswagen couldn’t catch it and eventually lost the race. There was just one roll race, and it belonged to the WRX STI wagon.

Winner: Subaru WRX STI

Watch this epic race below and share your thoughts with us in the comments section.

Can You Believe It’s Been 10 Years Since This 2.0 Skoda Octavia vRS Touched 227 MPH?!

In stock form, this generation of the Octavia RS produces 200 horsepower and 207 pound-feet (280 Nm).

This is enough for 7.1 seconds to 60 mph (97 km/h) and a top speed of 149 mph (240 km/h).

The VW-derived, EA888, 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four engine was tweaked by REVO Technik and had extensive modifications, among which upgraded injection system, better cooling including a radiator with a 10-liter capacity, bigger Garett turbocharger working at 2.0 bar (29.0 PSI), and many other supporting mods. The gearbox was borrowed from an Octavia GreenLine, as it had longer gear ratios, and a mechanical limited-slip differential was installed. The result was 608 horsepower to the front wheels.

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Expectations were shattered, as Skoda initially aimed for 200 mph (322 km/h). Now 10 years later, the mighty Skoda has been restored to its former glory. It features the same shiny livery, although with a different shade of green. The aerodynamic wheels have been swapped for normal ones. As part of the restoration process, the team behind the car remembered to put back the car’s front brakes, which were removed for the record attempt. The Octavia RS still has the stripped interior, fire extinguishers, and a parachute.

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Nowadays, the Skoda Octavia Bonneville Special is fully restored and is equipped with regular wheels and tires, ready to blast down at Millbrook Proving Ground’s high-speed oval in Bedford, U.K. At the very least, this proves that even a seemingly boring car like a Skoda Octavia can be a formidable performer.

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Drako’s GTE Electric Supercar Tests Its Worth Against The Tesla Model S to Predictable Results

Benchmark tests are fun if you don’t take into account the belief that most of them are, to a certain extent, slanted to favor one car over the other.

Clearly, Drako, which was founded by Barracuda Networks CEO Dean Drako, wouldn’t have released this video had the Tesla Model S P100D spanked the Drako GTE electric supercar in their drag race.

But the video is live, and that should tell you that the Drako GTE won against the Tesla Model S P100D handily.

Make no mistake, it’s not a bad thing altogether. The Tesla Model S P100D, even this specific model that supposedly has miles under its belt, remains one of the fastest and most powerful cars in the world.

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Even if it’s weathered compared to the new GTE, the Model S P100D makes for an ideal benchmark, in part because of its stature in the industry. If there’s one car that a startup automaker measures its new all-electric product against, it’s the Model S P100D. That’s a testament to the capabilities of the Tesla more than it is an indictment born from the results of the race.

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So, what did we learn about the Drako GTE after this benchmark? We learned that it’s fast, which it’s supposed to be considering that, according to Drako, it’s powered by four permanent magnet hybrid synchronous motors — it’s the same setup you’ll see in a model like the Rimac C_Two — that can produce a staggering 1,200 horsepower. It also boasts a 90-kWh battery pack — bigger than the one Lotus uses in the Evija — that helps juice up the electric motors.

Drako hasn’t said how much range the battery pack has, but it’s not unreasonable to imagine that the GTE can run almost 300 miles on a single charge. On the count of performance, the GTE can hit a top speed of 206 mph so, if for nothing else, Drako’s electric supercar has the chops to compete against some of the fastest production cars in the world. The Tesla Model S P100D is among these cars, and, at least in the case of this benchmark test, the Drako GTE more than held its own against the standard-bearer of the electric performance car segment.

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Hopefully, we get to see and hear more from Drako in the coming months. It does look like the automaker has something special in its hands and it’d be really cool to see it hit the streets as a full-fledged production model, even if Drako is capping production to just 25 units with each priced at $1.25 million.

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How The Porsche 959 Rally Legend Redefined The Nature of Supercars

The five-minute video is both a history lesson on the race-spec 959 and a highlight footage of the car’s Paris-Dakar adventure. It documents how the 959 was designed and developed and it talks about its then-revolutionary all-wheel-drive system. It also gives us a closer look at the twin-turbocharged inline-six engine, rated at 400 horsepower, and the adjustments Porsche had to make to turn the 959 into a rally race winner.

Finally, it talks a bit about how the three Porsche 959s fielded in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally finished the race in first, second, and sixth positions, scoring a historic win for the German brand.

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The 959 did more than just race at Paris-Dakar, though. While the video doesn’t mention it, simply because it documents this historic event only, the 959 was also raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Called the 961, it won its class and finished seventh overall in 1986.

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Of course, the 959 is actually more famous as a road-going car.

Introduced in 1986, it was the world’s fastest streel-legal production car with top speeds of up to 211 mph.

It was also considered the most technologically advanced sports car of its time and set the standard for the competition. It also provided the basis for Porsche’s first all-wheel drive 911, the Carrera 4. Fitted with a twin-turbo, 2.8-liter flat-six engine rated at up to 523 horsepower, the 959 remained in production until 1993. Porsche built 337 units in seven years.

Hennessey Wants To Give The Ram TRX and Durango SRT A Hellephant Swap

We Could Be Looking At Two 1,200+ Horsepower Vehicles Here

In the video, John Hennessey talks about pairing the Hellephant engine with the Ram 1500 TRX and the Durango SRT. The Hellephant engine is a homage to the 426 HEMI V-8 from the past. Mopar sells the Hellephant as a crate engine, which it unveiled at the 2018 SEMA Show. It displaces at seven liters and comes with a 3.0-liter supercharged that made 15 pounds of boost. The result of this was 1,000 horses and 950 pound-feet of torque.

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The aftermarket company has already tried this in the TRX when it built a 6×6 version of the truck called the Mammoth. But, coming from Hennessey, no stick figures are even enough. So, they tuned it up to produce 1,200 horses, thus making it one of the most powerful trucks ever. The company has even tuned-up the standard 6.2-liter supercharged V-8 Hellcat engine and offers the TRX with it. It makes 310 horses and 319 pound-feet of twist more than the stock truck, which brings the power output to 1,012 ponies and 969 pound-feet of torque.

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John even mentioned Hennessey’s got about 60 TRXs in total, so it seems like a popular choice for the Hellephant build in the four-wheel-drive avatar. For now, the company has got two Hellephant crate motors with it, which could mean both, the TRX and the Durango, getting one engine each. We could see these builds make more than 1,200 horses and perhaps, over 1,000 pound-feet of torque too.

Conclusion

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This video was the first episode of a new ‘Hellephant Madness’ series, so we could see the crate engines being plonked into the vehicles in the upcoming videos. If you were to make a decision, which vehicle would you choose to be powered by the 7.0-liter, 1,000-horsepower Hellephant engines? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.