Video: Nissan GT-R wins Motor Trend’s 11 sports car drag race, Ferrari 458 Italia wins Best Driver’s Car

Motor Trend 11 Car Drag Race

Supercars and sports coupes are my favorite segment of any segment out there. So you can images the excitement I had when I heard that CARandDRIVER was lining up 11 of the world’s most desirable supercars for a side-by-side drag race.

The list includes some of the most exciting cars out there including the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, Audi R8 GT, Ferrari 458 Italia, Lotus Evora S, Nissan GT-R, Lexus LFA, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and even the BMW 1-Series M Coupe. Including many others, that a combined 82 cylinders and nearly 5,000 horsepower – wrapped in $1.5 million of beautifully sculpted aluminum, fiberglass and carbon fiber skins

So who won the drag race and came out on top? The $89,950 Nissan GT-R. That’s right the Nissan GT-R was showing its rear-end to the $225,325 Ferrari 458 Italia, the $198,000 Audi R8 GT and the $200,00 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

Even though the Nissan GT-R won the race, the Ferrari 458 Italia won Motor Trend’s 2011 Best Driver’s Car.

The only car we feel that is missing from this gang that deserves a spot in this battle is the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe.

Hit the jump for the video.

Motor Trend’s “World’s Biggest Drag Race” Results
Competitor/Finish Horsepower Torque Elapsed Time/Speed
1. Nissan GT-R 530 448 11.2 sec @ 121.8 mph
2. Ferrari 458 Italia 557 398 11.3 sec @ 125.6 mph
3. Audi R8 GT 560 398 11.5 sec @125.1 mph
4. Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 563 479 11.7 sec @ 124.1 mph
5. Lexus LFA 552 354 11.9 sec @ 123.7 mph
5. Chevrolet Corvette Z06 505 470 11.9 sec @ 122.5 mph
5. Porsche 911 GT3 RS 450 317 11.9 sec @120.7 mph
8. Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca 444 380 12.4 sec @ 115.0 mph
9. Porsche Cayman R 330 273 12.7 sec @ 111.0 mph
10. BMW 1-Series M 335 369 12.8 sec @ 110.2 mph
11. Lotus Evora S 345 295 12.9 sec @ 109.9 mph

– By: Omar Rana