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The Kia EV6 GT and the Dodge Challenger SRT Black Ghost represent opposing bookends for their brands. One is component of a bold new wave and 1 is component of a tearful adieu. Both are functionality flagships but only 1 can win this U-drag and the 1 that does may well surprise you.

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U-drag racing tests acceleration, braking, and cornering speed by getting each vehicles start with a conventional drag race but only ends after the two make a 180-degree turn and get back to the original beginning spot. On paper, this race appears somewhat stacked in the muscle car’s favor.

The Challenger Black Ghost is about as burly as it can get. Dodge sells it with 807 hp (601 kW) and 707 lb-ft (957 Nm) of torque. That’s no much less than 231 hp (172 kW) and 162 lb-ft (219 Nm) of torque far more than the Kia EV6 GT. The Dodge also has rear-wheel drive, a rapid-shifting eight-speed automatic transmission, and a clever launch manage program that’ll assist these horses grip and go.

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Did we mention that the Kia also takes place to weigh 317 pounds (143 kg) far more than the massive old-college Challenger? The two massive advantages that Kia’s Stinger replacement has more than the Dodge are the truth that it is electric, so it has immediate torque, and that it sends that torque to all 4 tires so it has much less difficulty gaining traction. Those two benefits prove to be sufficient to exorcise this track of the Black Ghost.

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In race 1, the EV6 GT gets off of the line swiftly and simply and whilst the Dodge launches nicely it is nowhere close to as quick. The Kia does -60 in three.six seconds, a complete second more quickly than the Dodge. The gap in between the two remains comparable all the way to the finish of the quarter-mile. Only throughout braking does the Challenger becoming to shorten the gap. It also corners tougher than the Kia but it is not sufficient.

The Kia rolls onto the energy and finishes nicely ahead of the Dodge. Race two goes precisely the identical but with a tiny far more drama from the tail-satisfied Dodge. The future may well be electric but that surely does not imply it’ll be slow, and in the EV6 GT, you can cram in 4 buddies for the ride.

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