The Ford F-150 Raptor R and GMC Hummer EV characterize very totally different takes on high-performance pickup vans however one factor they’ve in frequent is their skill to rocket off the road. So, which is faster?
Desirous to reply that query, Hoonigan introduced an F-150 Raptor R and a Hummer EV to its airstrip for a sequence of drag races. On paper, the 2 match up fairly properly, regardless of one that includes a complicated electrical powertrain and the opposite counting on a supercharged 5.2-liter V8.
Within the case of the flagship Hummer EV, it has a trio of electrical motors that mix to provide 1,000 hp. That’s considerably greater than the 700 hp of the F-150 Raptor R. Nonetheless, working in favor of the Ford is the truth that it weighs roughly 3,500 lbs (~1,600 kg) lower than the Hummer.
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The motive force of the F-150 will get the higher launch within the first race however as soon as the Hummer was up and operating, it shortly pulled previous the Ford and completed first, regardless of the proprietor letting off the throttle earlier than the end line. In an effort to even the percentages for the second race, the Ford is giving a automotive size’s head begin and whereas it helps, it’s nonetheless not sufficient to cease the Hummer EV from storming previous and taking a cushty victory.
The third and last race is essentially the most thrilling. Not solely was the Ford given a head begin of three automotive lengths however the race was additionally held over 1,500 ft, versus the 1,000 ft of the primary two races. This ideas issues in favor of the Ford because the Hummer is proscribed to 106 mph (170 km/h), a determine that it may well hit in lower than 1,000 ft.