---
title: "Watch a 2,500-HP Nissan GT-R Drag Car Hit 248 MPH in a Half Mile"
description: "Did this car just set a new record?"
date: "2017-03-18"
modified: "2017-03-18"
authors:
  - name: "Aaron Brown"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/8431/watch-a-2500-hp-nissan-gt-r-drag-car-hit-248-mph-in-a-half-mile"
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---

# Watch a 2,500-HP Nissan GT-R Drag Car Hit 248 MPH in a Half Mile

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It's hard to fathom just how fast 248 miles per hour actually is, but trust us, it's pretty up there. Especially for a car that, for the most part, still resembles the street car it was when it rolled off its assembly line, like the highly modified Nissan GT-R drag car shown in the YouTube clips below.

[Mohammed Al-Baker](<https://abphy.com/user/mohammed_albaker>) was able to reach a speed of 248.32 MPH on a half-mile airstrip course in Qatar Saturday, potentially setting a new world record for half-mile speed runs for cars in the driver's class. According to YouTube channel UndergroundRacing, a twin-turbocharged Lamborghini Huracan previously held a [record half-mile time of 247.25 MPH](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgkVN3Q3-l4>), though it appears that car was less drag-dedicated than the GT-R we see here.

According to a Reddit commenter who claims to know the owner of the drag car, the car puts out around [2,500 horsepower](<https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/603w0v/my_friend_broke_the_12_mile_record_today_248mph/df3bcpz/>).

Whether it officially set a record or not remains to be seen, but man is this thing fast.

Check it out in the videos below.

https://youtube.com/embed/rmUIZdXsvPg

https://youtube.com/embed/rZzBxn_vgmk

## Author
Aaron was previously a contributing writer with Jalopnik and has also written for Business Insider covering cars. When he's not in the office writing the news, you'll probably find him thrashing a beater car around a RallyCross.

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