The Quickest Cars in the World Are EVs. Here’s How They Stack Up in a Drag Race

Looking for the quickest production cars on the planet? You’ve found them. Every car in this new Dragtimes video is incredibly quick. At 1,020 horsepower, the Tesla Model S Plaid is actually the underdog here, because it’s facing the 1,234-hp Lucid Air Sapphire. And both are playing second fiddle to the Rimac Nevera. At 1,914 hp, it’s the most powerful production EV in the world.

And all three are lined up on a runway for half-mile drag racing. That’s 4,168 combined horses, all in one place.

The video doesn’t open with the grand finale. The super sedans race first, ripping to 60 mph in about 1.5 seconds and running quarter-mile times in the low-nine-second range, according to Dragy data. The winner at the half-mile mark is the more powerful Lucid,  crossing the line in 14.42 seconds at 186 mph. The Tesla also reached 186 mph but was a bit slower mid-track, reaching the finish line in 14.56 seconds

Race number two pits the Nevera against the Sapphire, and actually, it’s closer than you might expect. Being on an unprepared surface, the 1,914-hp Rimac struggles getting power to the ground. That’s reflected in a 0-60 mph time of 2.6 seconds, giving Lucid the early lead. That’s soon vanquished, however, as the Nevera flashes past en route to a 13.84-second half-mile time. Its speed at the finish line is 203.9 mph. As for the Sapphire, it lost. But considering the disparity in power between the two cars, the margin isn’t as big as you’d expect.

That, finally, brings us to the headlining act for this showdown, which plays out over two races. The first starts from a dig, and as before, the Rimac struggles with traction early on. Both sedans move ahead, but the Lucid Air Sapphire is an absolute monster. It leads the Nevera for nearly the entire half-mile run, only losing out at the very end.

The second race starts from a 40 mph roll. With no traction issues and a Hellcat’s worth of extra horsepower over the Lucid, you can probably guess which car wins. But the battle for second place is a legit nail-biter. It shows how the sedans are set up differently for acceleration and speed.

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