Both the McLaren Senna and Ferrari LaFerrari are special in their own ways, but how do they fare at the track? DragTimes wanted to find out so they pit both hypercars against each other in a drag racing showdown. The McLaren Senna is powered by a twin-turbocharged 4.0L V8 making 789 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
Limited to 50-units worldwide, the $3.5-million Aspark Owl electric hypercar managed to set two EV world records in a single day. More specifically, ‘Fastest Average Speed over eighth mile by an electric car’ at 192.0205 mph and Fastest Average Speed over quarter mile by an electric car by achieving 198.1288 mph.
The 2024 Aston Martin DB12 is touted as the world’s first Super Tourer, and rightfully so. Power comes from a twin-turbocharged 4.0L V8 engine making 671 hp and 590 lb-ft of torque, mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission with an Electronic Rear Differential (E-Diff), enabling it to hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, while topping out at 202 mph.
Byakuya by Japan-based Cellato is now the world’s most expensive ice cream at 880,000 yen ($6,351) per scoop. What makes it so expensive? Each scoop comes topped with edible gold leaf, natural cheeses and white truffle. The latter is sourced from Alba, Italy and costs nearly 2,000,000 yen ($14,430) for one kilogram.
When you think of the Porsche 918 Spyder with the Weissach package, the last thing you’d probably expect is for an owner of one to take it for a top speed run, but that’s exactly what happened here. Power comes from a 4.6L V8 engine, paired with two electric motors, that generate a combined 875 hp and 944 lb-ft of torque, mated to a 7-speed PDK double-clutch gearbox.