Car-Videos.com News: August 2005

Wednesday, August 31, 2005

New Video: BMW Drifting

A BMW 7-series drifts around a highway ramp.

Thanks to Tabib for this video.

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

New Video: HPA Golf R32 Acceleration Test

HPA 550 HP Twin Turbo Volkswagen Golf/GTI R32 does an acceleration test on a track. This car can do 0-60 in about 3.2 seconds.

Thanks to Tabib for this video.

Monday, August 29, 2005

New Video: Porsche Carrera 4 vs. Yamaha R1

"Head to Head" hosted by Jeremy Clarkson pits a 320 HP Porsche 911 Carrera 4 against a Yamaha YZF-R1 superbike at the 2.36-mile Thruxton Circuit in Andover, UK.

Thanks to Tabib for this video.

Saturday, August 27, 2005

New Video: HPA Golf R32 Donuts

HPA 550 HP Volkswagen Golf/GTI R32 does a few donuts for the camera.

Thanks to Tabib for this video.

Friday, August 26, 2005

New Video: Skyline R32 vs. 300ZX

A 10-second Nissan Skyline GTR R32 drag races a 12-second Nissan 300ZX at the track. They both do the requisite burnout at the beginning.

Thanks to Tabib for this video.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

New Video: Skyline R32 vs. Skyline R33

A Nissan Skyline GTR R32 and a Nissan Skyline GTR R33 battle it out on the street. This is a very tight race between two supercars.

Thanks to Tabib for this video.

New Video: CRX vs. Civic SI

A Honda Civic SI and Honda CRX go at it on a drag strip.

CRX: 15.356 @ 89.05 mph
Civic SI: 14.566 @ 97.77 mph

Thanks to Tabib for this video.

Monday, August 22, 2005

New Video: Supra TT Dragster Wipes Out

A Toyota Supra Twin Turbo dragster loses control at the end of a half-hearted run at the dragstrip. Thanks to Tabib for this video.

Saturday, August 20, 2005

Performance Statistics: 2004 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Roadster

This bike if very quick for a Harley and is geared quite well for maximum acceleration. The simulation shows that the bike is only about 0.1 second off of its ideal gearing setup, so Harley obviously designed this bike for straight-line performance. But like most Harleys, this thing suffers in the curves and its lackluster track times will show that. Although it will do the 1/4 mile in 14.3, it cannot hang with average cars on most tracks. It tends to beat most cars off the line but as soon as it hits the first corner or large sweeping curve, it will generally fall behind and never catches up after that. You could probably chalk that up to a chassis that was built for cruising and inadequate tires. This bike definitely isn't at home on the track.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

New Video: CRX Burnout

A Honda CRX does a burnout before a race on the dragstrip. Thanks to Tabib for this video.

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

New Video: Gene Kelly GTI Commercial

This Volkswagen GTI TV commercial is a nicely done spoof of a Gene Kelly scene from the 1952 American classic "Singin' in the Rain". From MediaGuardian.co.uk.