Another year another World's Greatest Drag Race from MotorTrend. This year the competition has some very fast cars but again it takes place on a non-prepped airport tarmac. That is fine as how else will you do a 12-wide drag race?

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It does give an advantage in traction to the all wheel drive cars. In a 1/4 mile race, launch is everything and without some serious drag rubber and a burn out vehicles like the ZR1 will be at a huge disadvantage.

This is MotorTrend so they try more for Youtube entertainment than hardcore test data.

So what is the lineup?

McLaren 720S
Porsche 911 GT2 RS
Honda Civic Type R
Lamborghini Huracán Performante
BMW M5
Ford Mustang GT PP2
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4 Quadrifoglio
Kia Stinger GT
Audi TT RS
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Mazda MX-5 Club
Aston Martin Vantage

Based on just looking at the list the McLaren should win this followed by the GT2 RS and then the ZR1. The M5 has an opportunity for a strong showing thanks to its all wheel drive so it would not be surprising to see it edge cars it shouldn't. The ZR1 being a prime candidate.

So how did the cars do?

1. McLaren 720S - 10.1 @ 141.5
2. Porsche 911 GT2 RS - 10.3 @ 139.3
3. Lamborghini Huracan Performante - 10.4 @ 134.5
4. ZR1 - 10.8 @ 133.1
5. BMW F90 M5 - 11.1 @ 126.7
6. Aston Martin Vantage - 11.7 @ 120.2
7. Stelvio Quadrifoglio - 11.8 @ 116.1
8. TT-RS - 12.0 @ 114.6
9. Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 - 12.1 @ 115.0
10. Mustang GT - 12.6 @ 113.5
11. KIA Stinger GT - 13.1 @ 106.9
12. Civic Type R - 13.7 @ 105.9

Things went about as they should with the dusty tarmac not helping the ZR1 show well and all wheel drive providing a nice advantage as the Huracan Performante shows. That is how it goes sometimes and in the real world you rarely have ideal conditions.

The McLaren 720S is the quickest and fastest which should surprise nobody at all.

Now, normally that is where things end but MotorTrend does something cool and decides to do a longer 1/2 mile race where the cars can really stretch their legs and grabs a ZR1 without the massive drag inducing wing. They then bring in a Hellcat Redeye.

The slower cars are dumped so we are left with the McLaren 720S, GT2 RS, Huracan Performante, ZR1, and Hellcat Redeye.

And what happens? Well, they force you to their subscription page. Well played MotorTrend but we're not paying you.