The World's Quickest Cars: Lucid Air Sapphire v Bugatti Chiron v Tesla Plaid - Cammisa's Drag Race

Jason Cammisa got the exclusive first test, strapped on his equipment, and broke the record: the Lucid Air Sapphire is the world's quickest-accelerating production car. With a staggering quarter-mile performance of 9.1 seconds at 156 mph, this 1200 horsepower 3-motor Air beat out the reigning champion, the triple-motor, 1020-hp Tesla Model S Plaid, which runs the 1/4-mile in 9.3 seconds at 152 mph. The cars are “tied“ at 2.1 seconds 0-60, though some trivia: the Lucid Air Sapphire gets to 60 mph seconds before the Tesla Model S Plaid. We weren't satisfied with just that race, so we also brought along the fastest-accelerating gas-powered production car, the Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport. This is the 1479-hp (1500-PS) Chiron with shortened gear ratios, grippy Michelin Cup 2R tires, a fixed rear wing, and weight-reduction measures. Even despite these hyper-aggressive Michelins' distaste for cold tarmac, the Chiron ripped off a , four-wheel-burnout lau