C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 faced off against a Ford Mustang GT in a drag race and one got completely dominated
- This US drag race saw a C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 vs a Ford Mustang GT
- The race was 1/8-mile
- There was a very clear winner
Published on Nov 10, 2024 at 12:00 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Nov 06, 2024 at 8:05 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This US drag race involving a C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 and a Ford Mustang GT has one clear winner.
The muscle car face-off had one aim – to put an end to the competition between GM and FoMoCo.
The race took place on a quarter-mile dragstrip.
However, the race itself was 1/8-mile.
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C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 vs Ford Mustang GT
On the US automotive market, the Ford F-Series wins the single-series perspective, whereas the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra when bundled together, have the group crown.
However, the S650 seventh-generation Ford Mustang rules the sports car niche despite rising sales of the C8 Chevrolet Corvette.
The drag race
However, the drag-race track is another animal altogether and a YouTuber dedicated to weekend racing at the track – SSDracer – wanted to pit them against each other.
The 1/8th mile race variety happened at Barona Dragstrip in Lakeside, California.
The content creator has a blue 2024 C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 has a 495HP mid-engine sports car.
Its opponent? A white fifth-generation Ford Mustang GT.
With the racer knowing the track inside out and time taking a toll on V8 muscle cars, the Ford lost with an 8.66s pass against the 7.58s performance of the C8.
However, it certainly didn’t seem like a fair fight.
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What’s more, a Ferrari SF90 took on a Lamborghini Revuelto in a classic $1.3 million drag race – and there’s a clear winner.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
