Teenagers happening a double-date in an American automobile is an idea as outdated as time. Or, not less than as outdated because the drive-in movie show. However a double date on the drag strip?
Properly, we actually wouldn’t advise anybody to go drag racing with three different individuals within the automobile, as something can go improper – and a video revealed on Twitch exhibits precisely that.
The 4 kids had been in a fifth-generation Mustang GT500. The automobile, which is outwardly on Toyo R888 tires (if the individual narrating is to be trusted), seems to launch higher than its opponent, a Dodge Charger Hellcat, earlier than spinning up its rear tires and operating into the wall on its facet of the drag strip.
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Happily, the left rear finish appears to have taken the brunt of the impression and whereas it may need ruined that double date, we hope that everybody within the automobile is okay. Furthermore, it’s a terrific reminder why racing on a drag strip is way more preferable, and secure, than doing it on the road: even when things go badly, the injury can largely be contained.
The Mustang in query has a sticker on its windshield suggesting that it’s been modified. When it was inventory, although, the 2007-2009 Mustang GT500 had a supercharged V8 that made 475 hp (481 PS/354 kW) and 450 lb-ft (610 Nm) of torque. That meant a 0-60 time of 4 seconds flat and thru the quarter-mile in 12.5 seconds, in line with Car and Driver, so if this instance is certainly tuned, it needs to be even quicker.