1200hp Corvette C8 v Model S Plaid: DRAG RACE

Check out this incredible petrol vs electric drag race!

We’ve got our hands on the awesome Tesla Model S Plaid, and it’s facing off against an insane Corvette C8 that’s been tuned to 1,200hp!!

So let’s see how the two compare. Starting with the Tesla, it’s housing three motors under the skin that combine to produce 1,020hp and 1,420Nm of torque. Naturally, the batteries and motors weigh a fair bit, and the Model S tips the scales at 2,167kg. What’s more, this Model S comes with a few upgrades, including some Koenigsegg carbon fibre aero at the front & around the back!

Then alongside it, we have the Corvette, which has had a whole lot more work done to it than just adding some aero! As a result, the 6.2-litre twin-turbo V8 now produces 1,200hp and an amazing 1,491Nm of torque! So it’s packing a serious punch, but this power is sent to the rear wheels only!

So will the Corvette be able to put the power down? Or will it be a clear win for Tesla? There’s only one way to find out for sure… LET’S RACE!

Thanks to everyone who helped set up this race:

[dboy]

Petition to have lights as a countdown to prevent jump starts for future races 🙋‍♂️

[shadowred]

The corvette was misfiring it's brains out on every run. Hats off to the owner for keeping it in the races.
Some great drag races in 2023, looking forward to what you have planned in 2024.

[ultramb]

Looks like a stock c8 would do a better time than that on this surface man 🤣

[jsieg]

Stock c8 runs 11.2 in the quarter and this 1200hp runs 11.0. Let us know who the tuner is so we don't take our cars there lmao

[bidanmashauri]

Mat and Sam's chemistry is sibling rivalry-ish. I love it

[twitch_not_olli]

Corvette sound: 4:04
Race start 1: 5:26
Race start 2: 6:39
Race start 3: 7:54
Race start 4: 10:42
Race start 5: 12:30
Conclusion: 13:18
Rolling race: 13:32
Brake test: 14:59

[devinfladung]

An 11 second 1200 HP Corvette? I'm confused 🤷

[joshmason]

11 seconds for a 1200hp C8. The shame.

[MvzZAinc]

Matt looks completely unfazed by speed now, he's driven to many fast cars ahahah

[michaelwaiwood]

So I guess what we have learned is don't let Victor touch your Corvette 😂

[Lucasky]

The way Matt said head condom made me laugh🤣

[sebrob]

I appreciate that when Matt is speaking, at least one of his eyes is squarely looking into the camera while the other is reading the script.

[deviantarsenal]

I'm not a big fan of how Tesla's look but that black Plaid with those wheels and the carbon fiber front chin and the spoiler on the trunk makes that car look so much better! I didn't realize they could look that good.

[peter]

I just love how all tuning cars fall apart when they are stress tested 😂😂

[Deetroiter]

To think that an ‘affordable’ car like a stock Tesla Model S Plaid is readily available to the masses with that sort of power and speed. Crazy times we live in!

[JJH_]

Those heavy tuned cars always break down during the race 😂

[nilanjandas]

That spaceship-like sound caught on rear camera of Plaid is just something else!!

[ATICrossX]

That Vette doesn't even have close to 1200hp 😄

[jakus]

So if you over double the hp on the c8, you get 0.2sec faster in the quarter over stock?

[rayanjose]

Am I going crazy or did that Tesla actually make some interesting noise 😂😂