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Watching a 992 Porsche 911 Turbo S race a supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa and a supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2 is really something. We don’t see too many matchups between motorcycles and cars these days. Maybe it’s because a lot of people just assume crotch rockets or high-performance sports bikes will absolutely roast any street-legal car.
Someone brought a flooded, trashed Porsche 993 back from the dead.
After all, the motorcycles weigh next to nothing and have a ton of power, so that ever-important power-to-weight ratio tilts heavily in their favor. How could a car made to drive on the street even dream of keeping up?
But that’s a myopic view of vehicle acceleration. After all, any hardcore drag racer can tell you there are a number of factors affecting how quickly a car can blast down the strip in a quarter mile run. While weight certainly is important, it’s not all-important. But does that mean Porsche’s engineering wizardry can work some magic with the 992 Turbo S?
To make things even more interesting, all three vehicles are modified. Starting with the 2016 Kawasaki Ninja H2, it has an inline four-cylinder supercharged 1000cc engine pushing 330-bhp. It’s been professionally modified and tuned with a long list of go-fast parts added.
Then there’s the 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa with a 1340cc supercharged inline-four engine pulsing a mighty 400-bhp. Also professionally modified and tuned, the bike is all about blinding acceleration and high speeds as well.
Finally, the 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S has been modified so the 3.8-liter turbocharged flat-six produces 1,094-bhp. That’s all thanks to a list of performance parts and tuning.
But perhaps one of the most important factors in the race is skimmed over in the video. While the two crotch rockets has 6-speed sequential transmissions, the Porsche of course uses an 8-speed PDK dual clutch. Plus, the car is putting power down at all four wheels, versus the bikes only sending it to the rear.
The stretch of pavement these vehicles race on isn’t prepped, so it’s street conditions. Which one do you think will win and how close do you think it’s going to be? Check out the video to see the results.
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