6 INTERESTING CARS THAT THE 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 MIGHT BEAT IN A DRAG RACE

By all accounts, this is the best Camry yet. Gone are the days of beige and boring. It’s got sleek lines, unique styling touches, and a grille that frightens small children. It’s also packing heat via Camry’s most-powerful engine: a 3.5-litre V6 with 301 horsepower. With that much jam and an 8-speed automatic handling shifting duty, you might say the new Camry rips pretty convincingly. According to various sources, V6-powered models like the sportified Camry XSE V6 will pull zero to 100 km/h in under 6 seconds en route to a quarter-mile pass in the low 14-second range. Best of all, these figures will probably improve further once engine break-in is complete after a few thousand kilometres. This level of performance was once the stuff of the fastest sports cars on the road. Today, it’s yours for the taking in a family sedan with tech, safety, and space to spare. Let’s look at a few interesting cars that the Toyota Camry V6 would probably beat in a drag race.

NISSAN Nissan Maxima OK, OK. It’s a tie, but this is an interesting comparison. The Toyota Camry XSE V6 virtually matches the acceleration of Nissan’s top-dog sedan, which also lays claim to being the original four-door sports car. Looks like Nissan might...

MAZDA Mazda RX-8 The Mazda RX-8 was a thrilling driver’s car with handling, balance, and braking for days. Thing is, its silky rotary engine wasn’t much for torque output — which is why it’s about a half second slower to 100 than the Camry XSE, and about...

HONDA Honda Prelude SH Remember this car? Of course you do, because you’re a champ. The Honda Prelude was a thrilling sports car in its day and left us a good long while ago. Back then, Honda’s fast-revving sports coupe was capable of hitting 100 km/h in...

TOYOTA Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86 These brothers from different corporate mothers are athletic, balanced, and more mischievous than a box of kittens, though their light weight and fast-spinning flat-four engines are no match for the Camry’s mighty V6. In a good...

BMW 1999 BMW M3 Convertible Your annoying neighbour is pretend-rich and recently bought a 1999 BMW M3 Convertible. They think it’s the fastest thing on four wheels. Catch them at a traffic light, and you’ll prove them wrong: according to performance...

FORD Ford Focus ST We love the Ford Focus ST because its comfy, frisky, fun, and only comes with a manual transmission, which is our favourite. But with zero to 100 kilometres/hour arriving in about 6.2 seconds, and a quarter-mile pass of just under 15...