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title: "1,800-HP Eagle Talon Is World’s First 6-Second, AWD Four-Banger Drag Racer"
description: "Better still, this massively turbocharged twin of the Mitsubishi Eclipse set a drag racing world record using a manual transmission."
date: "2022-06-01"
modified: "2022-06-01"
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  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/1800-hp-eagle-talon-is-worlds-first-6-second-awd-four-banger-drag-racer"
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# 1,800-HP Eagle Talon Is World’s First 6-Second, AWD Four-Banger Drag Racer

![1,800-horsepower Eagle Talon "Red Demon" of Boostin Performance](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/01/281884186_755357849178196_437831169695832403_n.jpeg>)
*Instagram | @boostinperformance*

Drag racers' propensity to split hairs can make it hard to tell when they break [a record that anyone cares about](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-268-mph-quarter-mile-pass-is-the-fastest-in-drag-bike-history>). This time, it's clear a milestone was set by a massively boosted Eagle Talon that may be the first all-wheel-drive, four-cylinder car to bust into the sixes in the quarter-mile.

The Eagle to make the flight was Boostin Performance's "Red Demon," a contender for the title of the quickest H-pattern manual drag car in the world. Its claim to fame is staked by its highly modified Mitsubishi 4G63 turbo-four (Talons just being badge-engineered [Mitsubishi Eclipses](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37841/the-official-photos-of-the-final-mitsubishi-eclipse-are-just-as-sad-as-the-car-itself>)), whose current spec is unclear. However, our prior reporting and a 2016 build sheet on Hot Cars indicate the 2.0-liter guzzles 85 pounds of boost to generate 1,800 horsepower. It has hauled down the quarter-mile numerous times in the low sevens, but Sunday at Great Lakes Dragaway, the Red Demon was finally summoned into the six-second club.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CePLPX-FhUl/

Sharing time slips for proof, Boostin Performance announced Tuesday that its Talon ran a 6.988-second pass at 215.67 mph, which it claims makes the Red Demon the quickest AWD four-banger in the world and the first into the sixes. That'd appear to be true, as [*Drag Import News*](<https://www.dragimportnews.com/top-10/quickest-awd-4-cylinder/>) attributes a prior run by Red Demon as the quickest of any such car. Boostin Performance also claims this makes its Talon the quickest manual, though this claim's a little more dubious—[Holley](<https://www.holley.com/blog/post/joel_steele_s_mustang_claims_title_of_quickest_domestic_stick_shift_in_the_world/>) acknowledges an H-pattern [Ford Mustang](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/43891/next-gen-ford-mustang-s650-heres-your-first-look>) running a 6.95, while [a stick Toyota Supra has run as low as 6.84](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7OFX84Ziw>).

So, probably not the quickest stick, but to be within a shout of that record is still something to be proud of, and it doesn't lessen the importance of the Red Demon's pioneering run.

*Got a tip or question for the author? You can reach them here: james@thedrive.com*

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)