With this year’s fifth drag race news, we invite car enthusiasts once again. The famous YouTube car channel carwow, which organized a bombing race in the second month of the new year, put the Mercedes AMG SLS Black Series and Mustang Shelby GT500 drag racing models to the test in drag racing. In the new drag race, which was published recently, four powerful vehicles share their trump cards.
This week’s guests in the classic drag races were Mercedes AMG SLS Black Series and Mustang Shelby GT500. We can say that both models are not designed to dust the racetracks. Before we take a look at the race itself, let’s take a look at the general features of the cars, as always.
General characteristics of the racers:
Let’s start with our Mustang Shelby GT500 racer. It comes with a 5.2-liter V8 engine that can produce 760 horsepower and 850Nm of torque. This vehicle is rear wheel drive only and automatic transmission. When we look at the weight of our Mustang Shelby GT500 racer; He weighs in with 1916 kg. The price of our competitor is stated as 125,000 pounds.
Our second and last competitor is the Mercedes AMG SLS Black Series. The vehicle has a natural 6.2-liter V8 engine. In addition, the car reduces the most power with 631 horsepower and 630Nn. With a weight of 1550 kg, the Mercedes AMG SLS Black Series is also the lightest vehicle on the track. This vehicle is rear-wheel drive, just like the Mustang Shelby.
Now it’s time for the race where these two strong rivals share their trump cards. In the first stage of the race (3:13 and 3:45), the departure speeds of the vehicles are tested. In the second stage (4:40 and 5:29), the acceleration abilities of the cars while driving are competed. The third and final stage (7:56) is the brake test.
Mercedes AMG SLS Black Series and Mustang Shelby GT500 Drag Racing
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