Chevy Corvette E-Ray drag raced Ford Mustang Dark Horse in ultimate American muscle head-to-head but there was an annihilation
- Check out this epic American muscle car drag race
- The Chevy Corvette E-Ray vs the Ford Mustang Dark Horse
- But will hybrid or ICE win?
Published on Nov 21, 2024 at 9:47 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Nov 22, 2024 at 4:29 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
The strip at Island Dragway in the US state of New Jersey set the stage for an epic muscle car drag race between the 2024 Chevy Corvette E-Ray and the 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse.
They are two of America’s freshest muscle cars.
On one side – a hybrid monster.
On the other – a naturally aspirated Gen-4 5.0L 500-hp Coyote V8.
But who would emerge victorious?
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Chevy Corvette E-Ray vs Ford Mustang Dark Horse
The Chevy boasts 655 horsepower flexing within a sleek blue coat accented by red-and-black racing stripes.
It recently broke boundaries as Chevy’s first hybrid all-wheel-drive Corvette.
The Dark Horse, on the other hand, is all ICE under its menacing gray hood.
You have to admit, they both look incredible.
The Ford is the American brand’s most track-focused Mustang yet.
However, those flashy specs mean nothing without performance in a drag race – and these two certainly delivered the goods.
This isn’t the first time a Chevy and Mustang have gone head-to-head.
The muscle car drag race
In the video – uploaded by ImportRace – the light turned green, and the Mustang Dark Horse got off the line faster thanks to a marginally quicker reaction time.
However, it was almost immediately apparent that the Corvette E-Ray had the upper hand.
The E-Ray’s all-wheel drive and electric motor-assisted launched it ahead of its competitor.
While both cars impressed as they roared down the quarter-mile strip, the scoreboard revealed the ultimate winner – 11.44 seconds for the E-Ray versus 13.99 seconds for the Dark Horse.
Disappointing for both the Dark Horse and Chevy, which both hit their supposed speed benchmarks.
However – the outcome felt like watching modern car evolution in action.
Proof – if it were needed – that going green doesn’t mean sacrificing speed, and when Chevy goes hybrid, it will take more than horsepower to keep up.
For more, you can see the Cybertruck beating Porsche 911 in an epic drag race whilst towing a Porsche 911.
Meanwhile check out the Tesla Plaid, Rimac Nevera, and Lucid Sapphire facing off in a three-way EV drag race, with one ultimately outpacing the others.
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.”
