Remember MotorTrend original shows like Head 2 Head and World’s Greatest Drag Race? So do we! And we’ve got a new one for you that we’re calling Head 2 Head Drag Race, a show that combines the fun, subjective nature of Head 2 Head and Ignition with the hard, objective facts from WGDR. Returning to your screen is longtime host Jonny Lieberman, and we’ve added in a new face: Shift Talkers’ own Jeff Glucker. We think it all adds up to the next great car show.
On this debut episode, Jeff and Jonny take two of the world’s quickest-accelerating cars to a runway to learn if the definition of the word “supercar” has changed. The Porsche 911 Turbo S has long been the dominant straight-line supercar, routinely popping off 0-60 and quarter-mile times that seemed absurd just a decade ago.
But is the Turbo S now the embodiment of the old notion of a supercar?
To find out, the boys also bring along the Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance, an EV that makes nearly twice as much horsepower as the Porsche: 1050 horses’ worth! It’s also a big luxury sedan, not a two-door sports car. But can it hang with an icon like the 911? Spoiler alert: It can. And then some.
It’s gasoline vs. electricity on the debut episode of H2H DR, with all sorts of surprises—think gemstones and prancing horses—thrown in. Who you got?
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