Daniel WollsteinCar and Driver A Porsche driving instructor in Germany drifted a Taycan EV for 26.2 miles—yes, the length of a marathon. This was good for the (apparently inaugural) Guinness world record for longest drift in an electric vehicle. The car used was a China-market rear-wheel-drive Taycan. This content is …
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This is the new Golf R, the most powerful version of Volkswagen’s latest Mk 8 Golf. It has a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four with 315 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque. The new Golf R will arrive in the U.S. near the end of 2021. The VW Golf R returns for …
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Icon Sports WireGetty Images From the April 2020 issue of Car and Driver. How does 900 horsepower strike you? Now imagine it’s stuffed into a car that weighs just 1400 pounds, including a driver. No, this isn’t Formula 1. This is the fire-breathing, dirt-chewing World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. …
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