A 700hp Dodge Viper TA 2.0 and a tuned Audi R8 V10 race twice on a 2,000-foot runway with rolling starts. The front-engine Viper and mid-engine Audi trade wins, leaving the overall victor to viewer judgment.
Questions this video answers
645 brake horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque from an 8.4 liter V10.
Approximately 700 horsepower (tune and header installed).
Weight ~3,400 pounds; power-to-weight about 4.86 (lb per hp).
Stock ~532 horsepower; tuned (stage two + FabSpeed) roughly 670 to the crank.
Weight a little over 3,600 pounds; power-to-weight about 5.41 (lb per hp).
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So we made it this far. And today we have the third and final part of our supercar showdown. And this is where race the winner.
From our front engine head to head against the winner from our mid engine head to head.
And honestly, it's not really the lineup I was expecting. But you know what, I love me some good racing, so I think it's gonna be fun. Anyway, if you haven't seen the last.
Two episodes where we raced a bunch of supercars exhibition style, I suggest you go and check those out as well.
As usual, do some 30 to 40.
Mile per hour rolls on our 3500 foot long Runway.
And the actual distance of the race is gonna be a little bit over 2,000ft to give them, you know, adequate.
Braking room at the end of the.
But given the horsepower ratings of both of these cars, I'd say that they'd probably be able to hit well over.
140 miles per hour.
Anyway, let's get to know our fighters.
A little bit better. This is The Dodge Viper TA 2.0. A lean, mean American fighting machine. Stock it makes 645 brake horsepower and 600 pound feet of torque from a mighty all natural 8.4 liter V10. It's more hardcore than a base Viper, but not as track focused as the acr. And as with all Vipers, you can only get them in a six speed manual. But this car is in stock. It's got a tune and header. So we're guessing that it now makes around 700 horsepower. At 3400 pounds, we're looking at a power weight of 4.86. Let's see how this thing sounds. Here we have a gen 2 audi R8 V10 wrapped in a very intense color scheme. It's not the plush trim, so it has less aggressive gearing and it only makes 532 horsepower stock. Luckily, like the Viper, it's not stock either. So with the stage two tune and fab speed exhaust, we're looking at roughly 670 to the crank. It's going to have an advantage in the fact that it's got all wheel drive and a seven speed dual clutch, maximizing its ability to put all that power to the pavement. Weighing in at a little bit over 3,600 pounds, the power to weight is about 5.41. Let's listen to it. So when I first embarked on this three part series, I was really hoping for the Ferrari 488 to line up against this Viper or even the AMG gtr.
But you don't always get what you want.
The good thing is that both these cars on the same playing field relatively market value is around 120,000, give or take 10 grand. They're both tuned, they're both V10s, they're both naturally aspirated. They both only carry two people legally. You get the idea. So let's get this party started.
Sam, It's.
I know you're thinking, Dan, we need a third race to declare a winner.
I agree. And while we did have a third run, we also ran into some technical.
Difficulties during that race.
And, and by the time we sorted that all out, we ran out of.
Time at the airstrip.
So unfortunately, we don't have a third.
Race for you guys.
Instead what we'll do is we'll analyze the first two runs and then you.
As the viewer can decide who's the faster car.
So in that first race, the Audi R8 looked like it got a pretty solid jump off the line. But towards the end you could see.
That it was starting to lose ground and get reeled in by the Viper. Based on the finish line camera, I'd say that the R8 still won by about two car lengths.
But now in the second race, both cars look like they got a pretty.
Pretty good start off the line.
The Viper edged ahead and started to.
Pull on the high end. And at the finish line, it looked.
Like it won the race by maybe.
Two to two and a half car lengths.
Unfortunately, none of the data loggers are running during the races, so we don't have any in race 6130 times. But we do know that the Viper is a 7.55 second car, whereas the R8 is a 7.5 to 7.8 second car. So with that said, I'll leave it up to you guys to decide who.
The winner of this front engine versus mid engine shootout is. Let me know in the comments below. I hope you guys enjoyed this video. If you did, let me know by leaving a thumbs up and comment below. Also, don't forget to take a look at our merch store and support the channel. And if this is your first time here, check out some of my other stuff. I produce high quality cinematic car content, so if you like what you see, hit that subscribe button and ring that bell icon for new episodes every Thursday. Thanks for watching.
