Gran Turismo DRAG RACE... In real life!
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- GT-R R34: / ants_gtr
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- Silvia: / brad_s15
- Supra: / lc_skyline
- Chaser: / y7_oof
- Evo VI: / geobyluke
That’s right, we’ve brought together SEVEN Japanese legends to go head-to-head over the quarter-mile! Just check them out for yourself…
- Honda NSX
- Nissan Skyline R34
- Mazda RX-7
- Nissan Silvia S15
- Toyota Supra Mk4
- Toyota Chaser
- Mitsubishi Evo VI
Do we really need to say anything else?! No, we didn’t think so either… So there’s only one thing for it - LET’S RACE!
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Which of these JDM legends would you choose?!
All these cars are absolutely insane! I can't choose one of them!
all of them
Tbh idk lol
GTR-34
R-34 Anyday Mat!
Thanks so much for featuring my R34 on carwow again! One of my favourite drag races 🔥
Barbecue sauce
This aint your r34
@@shampoo4273 It’s literally his, the Instagram is linked??
Learn how to drive it
a minecraft youtuber owns an r34? i have now subscribed :)
It's painful to see how awesome Mitsubishis were as opposed to where they are now. A 4 door saloon simply humiliated all the 2 door rockets.
True,mitsubishi is finished when they decided to stop production of evo x and the lancer.
because mitsubishi is a four wheel drive vehicle. It doesn't matter if it's 4 or 5 doors.
@@osmanaga6450 Skyline is also 4wd vehicle but the Evo whooped its ass
@@osmanaga6450 4wd doesn't matter on a roll, yet it won that too. Your argument is irrelevant.
@@osmanaga6450 this doesn't explain the rolling race domination. 4 doors means boxier and less aerodynamic than most of the others.
i love how scenery of every race was totally different but the Evo still won it all
It was tuned to 380bhp
@@jonnywalker3208 Was that later explained somewhere?
@@jonnywalker3208 Hmm they say it was stock 280 - 300 hp
@@jonnywalker3208 it was stock 280hp
Dude, why are you spoiling the intrigue?
For those who don’t know why Senna is in the NSX, it’s because he helped with the development of the car and test drove it
At least someone knows about it...I got surprised...Matt should know about it.
Only watching this now but I did feel slightly embarrassed when he didn't know the reason for the senna figure 🤔
The nostalgia hits hard hearing the GT sound effects on the light countdown. The Evo the unsung hero
Totally agree!
This is my favorite Mat Watson drag race yet. To hear and SEE the manual shifting is awesome! No launch control, no soft limiters, no junk! Fantastic, and from such an iconic game, which itself was paying homage to gear heads and tuners, absolutely amazing! Well done carwow!
I played so much GT2, this has made me very happy! After reviewing the specs, my money was on the NSX or RX-7 winning due to their power to weight ratios, but the Evo 6 came out of nowhere with insane runs every time. Such a great watch!
NSX and RX-7 arent built for drag race, they are performance cars in turn. In a race with a lot of corner, the supra would be last, followed by the chaser. RX7 would be first with the nsx, followed by the r34 if there is some straight lines.
The awd makes a huge difference
In the wet yea but on the dry with those power levels
Yea that would be NSX vs RX7 … although you have to use a NSX-R vs a RX7 Type S
Matt didn't drive the NSX properly. He started at 3500 RPM in the rolling start. 🤦🙄
I loved seeing the GT2 gameplay edit at the point of the video with the vehicles’ stats; music, menu layout, all of it. Nostalgic memories. Amazing 🙌🏻
As someone who played Gran Turismo since childhood and still till this day, this gives me a smile. Thank you, Carwow.
Hearing those Gran Turismo sound effects was like riding a wave of nostalgia...
Exactly. The only othe car(s) that would have been nice to see is the honda prelude sr-v h22a1, and the civic ek9 type r b18c
Heck I'm about to boot up my ps5 and play gran turismo 7 right now
Wait a moment
Gran turismo is not about drag races tho, i wish they put more effort and took like 3 cars to track instead of a mega drag race, carwow has seriously dropped off in quality, even drag races don't get as many views as before because after some point people just stop caring about which car that they will never own ij their life would win in a straight line
Hands down this is one of the best carwow video ever with JDM legends, This look like a dream come true. Thx Mat for pulling this up, this is insane drag race.
SSS Rated drag race right here.
Best drag race ever !!. A type that you are not waiting for the winner , just enjoying all the cars ❤
I'd have ALL of them, as a major JDM fan! Most wicked drag race i've seen so far!!! Thanks muchly for showing this!!!
These drag races are SO MUCH MORE FUN when the cars are all manual transmission. The bouncing of positioning, the drivers actually having to drive. I couldn't care less how much faster modern cars are, this is how it's meant to be.
I understand what you’re saying - however buying a performance car that you know to be comparatively slow, just shows how much emotion and how little rational thought goes into buying performance cars.
@@MrTroytroy he probably drives a manual and gets gapped on the street on the regular that’s why he hates autos 😭
@@slowestna yep. Auto gearboxes sometimes made for slower cars.
@@MrTroytroy not everyone wants the faster car, performance cars are all about how the driver drives it. manual drivers like the rawness the telling the car what to do and being exactly in control of how your car handles.
@@MrBronkitis I guess there’s always paddles if you’re in the mood…
This has to be one of the best drag races ever on carwow. Great cars, great sounds and great race. Well done
S15 is my dream car simply because of its weight balance and it’s appearance. I didn’t realize it could actually keep up as close as it did with those other legends. I’m Presently surprised.
My school teacher has a s15 and it’s always parked near the school, and I can see at any time
thanks to the gentlemens agreement in japan to limit the power to 280hp, they're all in the same range in stock condition
Goes to show how much it really comes down to the driver and getting good shifts in drag racing. Otherwise a remarkably balanced set of rivals! Really fun. ♥️
Yea launching a NSX being the only NA from 4000rpm is just criminal haha KZheadrs never really put in the work on how to drive a car.
Was a pleasure to be involved in this amazing JDM race! Shoutout to car wow every time! 🙌🏽
WOWED by that Evo, definitely one of my favourite 90’s jdm cars along side the r34gtr but I wish you s15 was involved 🤣 🚀
@@samairsting2473 XJ13 says hello.
I can hear the prices of Evos going up another 10k today.
@@leviathan8up 🤞😂
You killed it 🔥👏🏼
Love how you used the Gran Turismo menu sounds when showing the cars!
Yep. Gran Turismo 2 menu sound actually.
LEGENDARY BRO
You brought me back 20 years mate! I drove that Evo so many hours in GT2…great race, thanks!
Even the cars flying down the drag strip sounded like Gran Turismo of old! Thanks for the nostalgia😁
This is one of my favourite Carwow drag race ever! I love this drag race!
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@@purwantiallan5089 Hi!
Never will I ever stop getting amazed by how timeless the r34, nsx designs are♥️
RX7 has aged like a fine wine as well
@@RYU583 amen
@@RYU583 what about 3000gt vr-4
@@ahmedislam2580 that was the first car I bought grab turismo 1 & 2. Surprised it wasn't here.
Absolutely r34 nur would be my dream build
This was an absolute JOY to watch especially being a GT fan!!
I'll be honest, chaser is my most favourite car out of those. Glad to see it represented ❤️
I love seeing the cars go back and forth as they change gears!!! Didn't realise how much I miss this, with all the new cars having dct / automatic transmissions and linear acceleration.
Agreed. All engine and manual gearboxes. The traction control is your right foot. I have a 2002 Boxster S and it is just that. Flat 6 and a 6spd. No nannies except abs. Modern cars are a work of engineering, but nothing beats old school analog
@@stacypadilla6506 Oldskool analogs always top out.
Nothing feels organic as H drive cars...
Problem though, some of them can’t drive. My mother can shift gears faster lol. The r34 especially, the lag time between shifts. (Yikes) and no, don’t cry and say “it’s a classic” blah blah. No excuse, put a real driver in the car. It’s a DRAG race after all. I shift my r33 faster in daily traffic. 😂
All new cars pretty much still have manual gearboxes, at least in Europe, you don't have to buy an automatic...
Love it. I had a red EVO 6 TME with 'tweaks', 350hp from that chassis and so much mechanical grip it was astounding.
That one also had some tweaks, I also owned a couple of EVO's and they do not run 13.0 stock.
The Evo!!!
@@ericmichel3857 My friend had a 340 or 360hp dynoed evo9 and he did something like 13.2-13.4 IIRC :)
Been my dream car since the gran turismo games
@@ericmichel3857Fantastic cars with very minor tweaks, but the standard clutch would also be in pieces after 3 full bore starts on a 13.0s run.
One of the best drag race ever!
This was maybe one of the most entertaining vids I've seen on Carwaw 😂at every shift we had a new race leader! Simply brilliant!! 🤣
A while ago I commented that it would be amazing to actually see this JDM drag race and I can’t believe they have actually managed this
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Wish we also add SLR McLaren 2009, McLaren F1 LM, 300SL, and Alfa Romeo TZ2 on this list.
@@purwantiallan5089 they’re not jdm you mug
@@Umar-gw6fy he didn’t say they were JDM’s You mug, all he said is that he wants to see them
I love how in these cars in the rolling race you don't have to push 5 different buttons, turn 4 dials according to the sun angle and fiddle with the paddles to get into sport mode. You push the pedal, you go full power.
XJ220 and XJR-9 should've been here too....
😂😂👍
Uhm i hate to say it, but you dont have to press anything other than the gas pedal, dct gearboxes cannot be beat by any human. And if we are talking about a modern manual ( if there is such a thing) it works the same. Clucth in, shift down, rev match, clutch out and push it. I dont even wanna mention an electric car, as those dont even have a lag in a rolling race due to not having a gearbox.
@horvathr95 you re right.. but I think you missed the point that these cars are analog... and thats involving and fun.
Simplicity is what we love :]
Honestly seeing and feeling the whole video is priceless... Brought some old memories... Won't forget the Suzuki Escudo pikes peak version... And TVR speed 12 Awsome video.... ❤️
lovely! It would be nice to see the cars from a rolling start but in the best gear for each car as well.
Simply wow! I foretell that this will be carwow's most watched episode of 2022. Let's take a moment and appreciate the owners and the whole team who made this insane race possible!!👏
i agree, so much greatness in one video!
@@robertreynolds930 Robert, i bet this drag deserved an SSS.
Absolutely loved it. The nostalgia, the noise, the cars😭. Genuinely my favorite of the year. Top stuff boys, keep up the awesome work. 👌
They just ruined their own video with the title. Should have named it : "Greatest Drag race ever on Carwow" or "BIGGEST JDM DRAGRACE WE EVER MADE" The clicks would go through the roof.
@@DarkSession6208 😂😂😂
Wow!amazing race...only listen to amazing engine sounds...i love these cars❤
I'm glad the Evo was last in the lineup. When you see those specs, and remember the drivetrain, you know it was going give everyone hell.
Awd for the win!! Mitsubishi
Because its the newest car.
@@19tuureluur86 by 1 year smh
I’m surprised it didn’t rust away
@@19tuureluur86 No. Simple mathematics. 2 or 4wd. weight. hp. nm.
NSX has tall gears, you should’ve been in second. Great race! The countdown sounds was pure nostalgic joy
More of these races please
So good to see the Evo getting the wins it deserves. Always been my JDM of choice. Best thing is... It'll do that in all conditions on all surfaces. Awesome car.
I agree! Too many GTR fan boys getting upset that the Evo is still the better car
And just like that the evo prices just went up.
Glad to see other Evo fanboys and not just gtr's and supra fanboys
@@JH-Carbon they are in their cave
@@sandilencobile8910 Prices ha gone up for years. This however will not have any impact.
Best video from Carwow. Only three things missing that could have made this more enjoyable are S2000, WRX STI and Yianni.
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300zx
Yianni running on foot right?
@@beefbroth6539 😂😂
Imagine if they were able to get a TVR Speed 12 in there as well.
im so happy every owner of those cars are a young person i have mad respect for them for keeping the jdm legacy alive and shining
The statistics rather implied that the Evo was the logical winner, and I’m glad to see the numbers held up! I feel like you were missing some form of Impreza (obviously, from an owner…), but otherwise that was like watching a dream come true. So cool! I think, on looks alone, I’d want that Silvia, although it’s hard to look past the GT-R.
I thought the Supra would win because it had the most torque 🤔
@@AgentSmith911always bet on an AWD 😅
I thought Impreza was missing too
@@AgentSmith911 Supra definitely not running right
Thought it would be the Mazda tbh. Same power but the lightest
This is my whole childhood . Look at the Skyline, Supra & NSX 😍😍😍 BONUS NOSTALGIA FOR THE GRAN TURISMO RACE START SOUND EFFECTS 🙌🏾
Hi
Fuck the supra and skyline’s and lambo’s
The slowest drag race ever
@@frankcastle9691LOL what do you expect from 90s cars kid, these cars just stole our hearts not the speed
@@hayatod.senpai2008 speak for yourself, the only people that like these little ricer cars are kids.
This is the best drag race video I've watched! I am happy now
absolutely beautiful drag race!
I've always dreamed about a drag race between R34 vs EVO 6, and I'm so happy to see that EVO wins. I appreciate to watch a race between the top three winners against Subaru, 3000GT 99, NSX 3.2 R and EV8 or 9 MR...carwow is literally the best motoring of this era..and Mat is the BEST journalist for the success
You good man thenks
This is one of my ultimate dream line-up! Mat and Carwow thank you so much for making it real!
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Gran turismo without the 300zx 🤷🏻♂️
Almost all of them hardly wanted in my dream garage!! Such a beautiful peace of history, incredible machines!
Best Race Ever! Thank you!
Matt, these videos are so legendary. You will forever be one of the greatest automotive personalities! Love you & your work bro!! Shout out to all the team that helped make this as well! Quality content!
You changed the game with your short format car reviews 🫶🏼🔥
If you loves the lancer Mitsubishi and JDM culture like me, please visit and suscribe to my KZhead Channel 🏎🔥🍀👏
your short car reviews are also very appreciated and make you a proper legend. you made your own lane and its awesome man
That was PEAK content ! The nostalgia hits really hard. Well done Matt ! 😁
Yessssss😎
Even down to adding all the Gran Turismo sound effects and that screen showing the stats is straight out of Gran Turismo as well. Those little details just made all the difference ~
@@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan Exactly! Had the biggest grin on my face! The music was also unexpected.
What a dream! This is my childhood! Loved the touches with the sounds and the graphics
Awesome race ! very nostalgic of good old days
Oh my. This takes me back. I was playing GT so much in the early 2000s and I remember I tuned an S4 B5 to like 600 horses to get my Suzuki Escudo with that huge wing later haha. Good times.
ok.
The Escudo was wicked! 🤣
@@ytsux9259 so did Cultus PPV and Monster Sport SX4.
@@miljororforsprakpartiet290 what about Citroen C4 WRC or GT By Citroen Race Car?
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Gran Turismo 2 helped me through many lonely afternoons when I was little and made me love cars with passion. And damn those 300 lap races were so satisfying on the final laps. Oh and... Where's the Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak Edition?!
Where’s the 3000GT from GT2
@@TheGreatWhite202 waiting for this comment!
Man you must be 39 years old like me
@@TheGreatWhite202 There was one in my small Eastern Block city growing up... Whenever I saw it, I got more excited than seeing McLarens and Lambos today. @Yazan Al Helou 31 only, but growing up in Eastern Europe, everything felt a few years behind lol.
And the Toyota GT-one which had the highest top speed, other than the HKS drag car.
I want them all in my garage 🙏 Legendary lineup 🙌🔥
This was the best gt around show! The best cars of our generation!!! Tnx 👌👍
Mitsubishi GTO - was my go to in GT1 and GT2. The best car in the game.
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Exactly! That car maxed out was epic fast!
The fact that Matt is sitting in the NSX truly shows what a legendary petrol head he is. I mean from the line up they have here, who wouldn't wanna drive them all, but if we had only one choice....the NSX just has to be it...
Sure if it was a type r. But who in their right mind would choose a regular NSX over a V-Spec R34?
@@HAPPYFUNTIMEx2 that's exactly what i say. If it was a Type R or a Type S Zero would be very different. But that beat up early 1992 5 speed 3.0 keep up very well.
I would also pick the NSX 😂😂😂. Yeah vspec is there but sorry NSX is the racers car. Tsuchiya, senna, verstappen, zanardi
Agreed but not for a silly drag race. Put these on Suzuka, now you're talking..
@@HAPPYFUNTIMEx2 the nsx is a mid engine supercar rival while r34 is an overpriced boat its a legendary car but the nsx is better come on bro senna helped to make the car how can it not be better than a gtr
Thank you for this video!
The testing showdown that dreams are made of!
Thanks Carwow for putting on such an epic race! What an epic throwback to the 90’s. Really exciting to watch such legendary JDMs going head to head, if there was such a thing as car porn this would be it. For me though the RS-34 “skyline” in that very blue colour is the one to pick!
What do you mean by RS 34? It was never a RS34. And what's with the quotation marks on Skyline? It's literally a Skyline. The R35 left out the Skyline name, not the R34
Best drag race ever! And the nostalgia of the games sound effects 😭😭 Love it! Thank you Carwow
Such a 🔥🔥🔥 video, all beautiful cars.
Man!!! I loved that brake test💥💥💥😳😳😳amazing....all cars did well....and GTR nailed it
The Gran Turismo selection sounds 😭🙌🏾 This race was epic as well as the edits. The GT2 countdown took me back 😂
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The noise from that NSX though 🔥
And that was only a base early 199q model 3.0 5 speed. Imagine a Type R or Type S.. amazing car l.
Thank you so much... I love this video.
love the chaser and evo
Finally a normal race; no downsizing, revlimiter and particulate filter cat bs... And no launch control, dsg... You must know how to drive! Thank you Carwow
Yeah but how do you know the drivers in this video know how to drive? Maybe the only reason some cars lost was because of the drivers' incapability?
@@sivansharma5027 i take this race as more of a fun one rather than anything scientific precisely because of what you mentioned.
And no softlimiter
The countdown noise at the start of the race, wow. Nostalgia slapping me in the face there
I asked for this! And you delivered Matt! Hell yes. Love the Gran Turismo selection sound effects. Nostalgia is real. Now please do a classic Mercedes drag race. 80s and 90s boxy mercs!
Don't push ur luck 😉
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@C0rruptedNic Why not? 😏😉
Nice job 🇦🇺
Yes he did this specifically for you
The drag race we all needed
This is so much more fun to watch than all these launch-control-dual-clutch-do-everything-for-you cars!!!
It's amazing how accurate the video game is to real life even back then. I always used the Lancer Evo on as many circuit races as possible but drag racing was definitely either the Supra or Mitsubishi GTO
I enjoyed seeing this drag race . Manual gearbox is always awesome. Old is Gold
The chaser sounded beautiful 😍
Best drag race ever💪💪💪
oh my god the memories.. the sound when “choosing” the cars is from GT4.. i’ve spend so many hours playing it and i’m still at 94% after 10+ years of owning the game
That brake test was crazy lol
Was it the endurance test that did you dirty?
@@samthemadman5000 Even with the Escudo, those were _so long_
@@Muskar2 some were car category specific too if I remember rightly
@@samthemadman5000 Yeah, I seem to recall there was even one where you were forced to use a specific vehicle - including some really slow categories. Some were like half a day's worth of gameplay, with no ability to save in the middle. I neither completed them all
I love evos and always wanted one but after seeing the line up I was sleeping on it. Quite amazed with its performance. This is definitely a dream garage collection.
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Wait a second!!! I've seen that Honda NSX at Go Japan, at brands hatch back I September. Such a beautiful car in person.
This was the fun drag race ever. How chaos is that😂😂😂. Got all the drama. If you continue the race, it would be interesting result.
There should have been an STi here!! Otherwise, nostalgia at its finest! Well done, guys! 👏🏼
Yes could've replaced the Toyota Chaser
Surprising decision considering there are loads of Imprezza STIs in the UK. Richard burns and colin mcrae would be very upset
should've been there to be beaten by the evo
@@venomancer711 loads of sti's where 99% are modded
@Xcon shhh just say it has an intake and tune like the audi s3 in earlier videos. No one needs to know how heavily modded it is unless the sti starts gapping lambos
The fact carwow were able to make this amazing race happen is so impressive an I must admit the nostalgia was sooooo real an the EARGASM was equally amazing!!!!!
Awesome video!!!! That roll race would have ended WAY differently if you race from a certain mph/kph not just 3rd gear
I like there are still some people that do epic stuff
Should have had a 3000gt vr4 aswell, it deserves to be more recognized ;) Cracking video as always!
maybe its hard to find. especially the stock one
Just hard to find one that’s still running…
Yeah the gto in gt1 was best car in the game
Now thats an epic line up and race! That Evo was doing work!
Idk how you can justify NOT including the venerable GTO Twin Turbo. But i did love the nostalgia, bring the menu music and the 3 tone race start music you used as the race was starting. This takes me back to better days. I played my Gran Turismo for hours and forgot about the rest of the world. So this was pretty kick ass.
Best sound by far of all videos
As a GT addict, I absolutely LOVE EVERYTHING about this video.
This is amazing what a list of cars. I remember seeing a 92 NSX at the dealer when they first came out and was blown away. The front end still looks fantastic even today.
The nsx sounds amazing
Love that BBS wheel ♥️
That is so amazing you were able to get these cars in for a drag race. Looking forward to seeing what else you guys have installed.
Loved the video! I gotta point out that there was a mistake on the chaser specs, after 1996 the chaser went from twin turbo to a bigger single for more torque. I have a 99 here in Japan and it's a single.
It's So Great To See The EVO Dominate. 💯
Y'all actually included the GT2 sound effects... I officially LOVE CarWow.
That evo would carve mountains and leave the rest behind. Love evos, they're just so track/race oriented.
That awd system is just unbeatable.
i mean it's fast but you don't just win races by accelerating there's a lot of other things like grip and braking that would leave the evo maybe not dead last but not first either
The Evo is faster than all of them on track too then the gtr then the nsx
@@benditogames disagree Evo would beat most of them on a track (maybe not the nsx). Evos are known for their cornering ability from factory. AYC, active centre diff, big brembos (bigger than the Gtr)…the Evo is an all rounder. The braking test in this video doesnt prove anything. He literally said “I need new pads”