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It may have a sliver of Chevrolet muscle car heritage, but the plug-in hybrid Volt didn’t stand a chance of beating the Tesla Model S in a recent quarter-mile race.

As you can see in the video below, shown recently on That Racing Channel, the Model S took the lead in the race right away, hitting the finish line in 12.562 seconds at 108.34 miles per hour. The Volt took a leisurely 17.201 seconds and only reached 80.36 mph. “Hey, that one on the left was so quiet!” a member of the audience remarks about the Model S right after the race finishes. Yes, that’s part of its all-electric beauty.

About a week earlier, the same Model S set a quarter-mile speed record for a production vehicle, hitting a time of 12.371 seconds at 110.84 mph. Motor Trend has done better than 80.36 mph with a Volt – netting 16.8 seconds at 81.5 mph – but in a race against the much more powerful and much costlier Tesla, it’s just an unfair fight. Check out the video below.

Continue reading Tesla Model S vs Chevy Volt drag race ends exactly how you think it will

Tesla Model S vs Chevy Volt drag race ends exactly how you think it will originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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By John Neff

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos

It’s finally over. As the Baltimore Ravens ran down the clock at the end of an extra-long Super Bowl XLVII, so, too, did the onslaught of Super Bowl advertising from automakers finish like a fire hose running out of water. We’re now drenched in their marketing and it’s time to dry off and move on by picking the best one.

Choose your favorite car commercial of this year’s Super Bowl in the poll below. We’ve amassed them all further down the page, so click here to rewatch your favorites. If you’re a glutton for Super Bowl spots, click here to see which car commercial you picked as MVP of last year’s game.

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Continue reading Pick the best Super Bowl car commercial of 2013 [w/videos]

Pick the best Super Bowl car commercial of 2013 [w/videos] originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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