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Jul 2024
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America's Most Powerful Cars Ever — The ...

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Do we love fast cars? Or is the experience more important than the speed?


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Get some behind-the-scenes of Jason's Ultimate Drag Race Replay episode racing the two most powerful American cars of all time: the 1234-hp Lucid Air Sapphire and the 1025-hp Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170.


Jason's episode raced the cars both on regular asphalt and then on a VHT-prepped race surface at the Famoso Drag Strip. 


Are the Carmudgeons impressed? We'll find out — in a discussion about whether the faster engine option is the better choice. 


Is it speed we love? Or are we looking for experience? In that latter case, electric sports cars like the Rimac Nevera might be in trouble. And it might explain why Bugatti-Rimac's latest car uses a combustion engine.


This, and more, on this episode of the Carmudgeon Show.

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