hahaha..sent this to my buddy who owns 3 mustangs and builds them.his is particularly proud of his new cobra.think i should send him some VW brochures?
*quality spanking right there.

Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by enoch.

Not the best run for either car, but a clear example of power/weight being the most important measurement to consider when thinking about pure acceleration.

As per this *related=http://videosift.com/video/home-made-70hp-Rat-Bike-vs-180-HP-CBR1000-Drag-Racing video, low end torque is quite important too. Doesn't matter what your peak power output is if you don't get it until after your opponent is over the line.

"home made" 70hp Rat Bike vs 180 HP CBR1000 Drag Racing has been added as a related post - related requested by oritteropo.

Weight distribution is just as important too. the beetle has the engine right at the back sot he weight is over the driven wheels. Very little weight up front and the body is relatively tall. That means from the start the rear wheels grip and bite hard, then any weight shift as the car accelerates and the front lifts puts more weight to the rear axle meaning even more grip. Beetles win drag races in the first 20m or so. As you can see in this video the difference in speed in the first second or two is massive. Stop the video at 39 seconds and you'll see in that first launch the beetle has gone twice as far as the mustang. That speed difference that early on is very hard to catch up.

Moving this video to oritteropo's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 2 days.