SEMA Drag Race: 240Z vs 370Z vs GTR vs Trophy Truck! - 2015 SEMA Week Ep. 5

It's the final day of Sema Week Powered by Nissan and we've concocted a matchup of cars that only a child would dream of! Jessi has the incredible Nissan 370Z Nismo. The keys to a mint 1970 Datsun 240z with an RB26 are in the hands of Finnegan. Sabounchi sweet talked his way into an 1100hp ethanol Nissan GTR. And Fred? He is a wild card and no one has any idea what crazy truck he will arrive in. It's a 1/4 drag race the likes of which have never been seen. Will the Roadkill spirit beat out the tuner world? Will they fall to pieces while the highly engineered 370Z rockets past them? Or will Fred bring something so audacious that his asphalt loving co-hosts will be left in the dust?
2015 SEMA Week Powered by Nissan begins on Monday, November 30 on the Motor Trend Channel, with a whole week of videos dedicated to bringing you an exclusive inside look at SEMA, the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world.
SEMA Week Powered by Nissan culminates on Friday December 4th with a War of the Worlds grudge match. Each host will leave SEMA and travel to an airstrip in the California desert with a hand picked vehicle from their respective market which they will line up for one epic head-to-head drag race for ultimate bragging rights!
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[@MitchellFreerunning]

That GTR killed them, but I ave to give that 240 props for the acceleration

[@supercarsofwichita9485]

MitchellFitnessLife yeah it was quick and the drive was fast to launch too, unlike the gtr driver. Who knows what he was doing with that reaction time

[@sofusvase4992]

He luanched the gtr wrong

[@50ksubswithnothing16]

He had no idea how to launch the gtr

[@zlyasser1208]

dat dude with with tthe nissan gtr screwed up the launch i mean the acceleration

[@shichi_desu2502]

MitchellFitnessLife BRO, SPOILER!

[@mikezeke7041]

surprising outcome... SAID NOONE.

[@donotforgetthis2]

+Robbie Keith whah

[@badbadger2979]

+Robbie Keith pretentious much?

[@n300zx931]

definitely an obvious win.

[@Thelastcritic]

+Mike Zeke He almost blew it off the line though. That would have been funny.

[@mikezeke7041]

+Aaron Peplinski yepyep

[@lukskiller5850]

My man was so confident he didnt even launch that godzilla...imagine if he did tho

[@kingofrandom4816]

man that gtr was about to take off into space

[@pauljeitler7678]

wears racing gloves... can't even launch a damn GTR...

[@stanislaseidel5280]

They are not using launch control for the gtr!!! Its gonna kill the car otherwise!! Just check the comment section

[@clorlaxorangemustdrinkcanc2785]

He was messing around

[@Sparklemuffin]

they borrowed it

[@Dekuoni]

Paul Jeitler they literally said they didnt do it on purpose

[@tityboi6545]

Just making it easier

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

I knew the Nissan would win.

[@civicsr2cool]

I see what you did there

[@dedyefendi8282]

well i hope so much for toyota to win this race

[@MADBONE0]

They don't call it Godzilla for nothing

[@bartolodsm888]

TheOtherNeutrino lmao their all nissan

[@invaderguy78]

TheOtherNeutrino 370Z?

[@javanbybee4822]

The GT-R launch was absolutely pathetic

[@Lucas-fb6xi]

Oxi Clean i mean its 1000 horsepower, and the last time he used a car with 200-300 or something

[@ivxrson_]

agreed

[@ilhaamashraf3800]

He was just being humble 😅

[@TysonPaxton1214]

He didnt use launch control

[@salteendude5643]

It has no torque.

[@c.a.t.sandclashroyalegamep6532]

That girl in the 370z was so close to the wheel it gave me anxiety 😂❗

[@thatguymar3383]

That's how females drive

[@lukiotemmi]

@@thatguymar3383 sexism.

[@zzz7zzz9]

@@lukiotemmi not if it's true.

[@lukiotemmi]

@@zzz7zzz9 ikr but it was a sexist joke.

[@zzz7zzz9]

@@lukiotemmi it's not if it's true. Then it's reality and he's simply pointing out a fact.

[@arch417powersports]

Obviously the GT-R is insane but that little trophy truck is badass.

[@kinggoten]

+archinuk417 if I could pick any of these I'd totaly take that truck even if it still said fred every day on it :P

[@Tanner731]

+Zero Cool that truck is for sale.

[@bobbyb608]

+Tanner Kennedy how much and where

[@Tanner731]

+Gage Davis $41,000 prospectator.com/galleries/nissantt/

[@kinggoten]

Tanner Kennedy If I wasn't already paying a arm and a leg for my car I'd be all over that :(

[@cardesinr]

Nissan sponsored the fuck outta this video.....

[@24thMandark]

Right, I bet none of this cars were their first picks.

[@rookie4582]

Yeah give Chevy and ford a break from sponsoring so much.

[@zeytunci1]

is there something wrong with sponsoring?

[@eryk3146]

+Arm3nia91 yeah. They had a lower budget. I agree with +cardesinr Nissan had so much say in what they used

[@ChevySpeedAddict]

+Zene Elzy even though this is too true, and sucky for the audience, depending on who you are, if you're given the keys to any one of these cars and told to drive the piss out of it, would you say no? I'm not a Nissan fan by any means, but keeping that in mind, I can see why they went along with the sponsorship bs

[@harrymatthews8000]

Nissan GT-R now I remember why I fell in love with them

[@handsome4922]

hold on...... did that 370 get walked by a trophy truck?!? gg

[@theinfoone]

Edgy Hooded Guy a 25 year old truck 😂

[@potatosalad6524]

Handsome I mean it was stock

[@javanbybee4822]

No the 370z had the GT-R V6 tt

[@moso8979]

A random Russian Frog no it didn’t 😂

[@MELLtheLEGEND]

370 are wack

[@MichaelSabounchi]

Thanks for watching everyone! To answer all of your questions. We specifically didn't launch the GT-R because we didn't want to stress the transmission. Roy from Narvaez racing was nice enough to lend us his car and I didn't want to be the one to break it. Plus, I figured, why not give these other guys a shot by hanging back at the start for a bit. ;)

[@MichaelSabounchi]

+Michael Sabounchi BUMP

[@theeswagasaurus6252]

+Michael Sabounchi o crap so that's why you didn't launch hard.... well time to delete my comment I made about you

[@NoVaRedacted]

+Josh Pitpitan yeah launch control also voids the stupid warranty depending on how nice your nearest dealership is.....

[@slikrx]

+Michael Sabounchi - I assumed as much, plus, it was a hell of a lot more impressive watching you just BLOW by Finnegan & co... though I have to admit that Toyota had way more top end than I expected.

[@XennialGuy]

+Jaiden Can No it doesn't.

[@Dudeman9339]

there are no losers here

[@MotorTrendWatch]

+Dudeman9339 Agreed!

[@LedGaRRagE]

+Motor Trend Channel ... GTR still the road Godzilla!!

[@nismokid2533]

This video made me so-so happy. 🙊

[@mustafamalik785]

Hey dudeman, man can you please figure it out that what exhaust did he put on GTR?? cuz it sounds sick !

[@Hello-xq7kl]

armytrix

[@GamingGameplay]

THE BEST PART HERE IS 5:06

[@ahmednoushad3374]

oh yes... feels soo goooood

[@dachiiiii]

Gaming Gameplay satisfying

[@rrpharaoh]

the 280z is still by far one of the best looking cars. who else agrees

[@alexlloyd3641]

nevermore 280? They were getting more edgy and less curvy, not my cup of tea but to each they’re own! 370 is one of the most beautiful cars in my opinion

[@nikomoin7604]

pharaoh definitely. The 240-280zs were the best

[@dogsandyoga1743]

240 > 260/280 If only because of the protruding taillights.

[@xborg7117]

370 ofc

[@kifz1418]

240z is the best looking out of all the z's

[@kevin1kraemer1]

Last time I came this early i became a father

[@Ro.nttt.de-m]

loooooool

[@AnimalzyCo]

last time i heard that joke was... about 2 minutes ago. grow up and be original :)

[@ParkerBarandon]

Let me guess... You saw this on a thatdudeinblue video.

[@AQCE245]

+Kevin Kraemer Last time I came this early I became a Mother

[@AnimalzyCo]

243kingfrank ermergerd!

[@warkus123]

Next year Fred will show up in a monster truck.

[@murica9746]

Wouldn't surprise me

[@onterntvarata2131]

+Greg Schwartz me either lmao

[@mikehammond1227]

naww thats to easy...im thinking a mud drag racing truck

[@warkus123]

Mike Hammond Monster truck shouldn't be that good at drag I don't think, sure it has good acceleration, but low top speed.

[@onterntvarata2131]

Error Creator well, its a fun vehicle, and im pretty sure he doesnt care if he wins or loses

[@michaelwood4444]

that 240 is badass, who owns it ?

[@stumpydatto4236]

Michael Wood finnegan

[@AdmiralRustyShackleford]

Gordon MacSwain, check out the video made a couple years before this when he put it up against a twin turbo 370Z. He built the car himself at home, it's miles cooler than the Nismo Z and GTR, but maybe only 1 mile cooler than that Trophy Truck.

[@danielfajardo2833]

Akio Asakura.

[@kelliebransfield7717]

It took u two years to get 65 likes and it took me 4 days To get 112

[@ed8804]

devil z

[@coffinguy2680]

Hey I really your channel soo much because you don't waste anytime talking about other stuff non car related and you make your videos just right.Its a short video but highly packed with awesomeness, and I like it.Keep up that good work guys thumbs 👍 👍

[@mojostevo]

I'd still take the 240z, alllllll day.

[@iplayoldschoolrunescape]

+mojostevo Right all these other cars look like a pile of fiberglass turds

[@kinggoten]

+mojostevo dat Truck > the rest(even tho I love the GT-R)

[@welshwarrior7197]

+mojostevo You got it! I want to build one myself now!

[@keo.family.adventures]

Me too. That best looking in the bunch.

[@DennisH22A]

+sage sokol uhh, NO. the gtr is probably running ~45psi on two massive turbos. if you "turn up the boost" on the rb26, up to the maximum of ~14psi, you would be getting 400whp best case scenario. that gtr is probably capable of mid 8s in the quarter mile and almost 200mph in the half mile...i would still take the 240z though :)

[@AnthonySchnitzel]

The little doggy on the passenger seat LMAO !

[@civicsr2cool]

best part lol

[@whatareyoudoingyouidiot342]

+Tony Schnitzel I love how this is a car channel but every time there's a dog on screen so many people are all "OMG LOOKIT THE DOGGY!!!"

[@AnthonySchnitzel]

Whatareyoudoingyouidiot Exactly. So when there's a dog in a car, we're all like "wtf there's a dog ?!"...

[@Zcypot]

+Tony Schnitzel I found that to be way too cute

[@ivanrostro4693]

If she got rid of it she could have won. weight reduction bro

[@user-qn8fk2mf5t]

Who else was thinking to themselves please oh please start in the dirt fred

[@confinez555]

Amazing vids!!! Amusing! Love the sound of GTR and that nissan pickup

[@altern8ive]

wow even ex-TG's Captain Slow could launch a GTR quicker than this Sabounchi guy

[@xxmurdernova12]

they obviously made him do that because if they did not their would 0 challenge for him

[@xxmurdernova12]

+MURDERNOVA GAMING and to make it more dramatic

[@CBrunk]

Pretty sure he was trying to protect the driveline from damage. When you borrow a car, it's nice to return it with axles and tranny intact.

[@TheBranddawg]

They weren't using launch control. Probably didn't feel like destroying it

[@KAGENfilms]

+Mike Hammond there is no turbo lag with the GTR

[@ARMYTRIX]

GT-R won because of that spoiler!

[@crazylunitic1]

No it was because of all of the stickers

[@dedyefendi8282]

no that headlights help gtr wins

[@errorcode99]

+jerry juarez No dude, it's the side mirrors that provide all the downforce!

[@SuperYertleTurtle]

+ARMYTRIX I bet those massive brake discs and calipers help quite alot too

[@oscartobaroatmeal6734]

wtf? have you been in school man? it's what under the hood that matters

[@thestonedhippo]

When he said 1000hp gtr WE ALL KNEW WHO WOULD WIN

[@chaseadams8018]

Man I hope to own all three of these one day. Absolutely love the series

[@ArchimedeanEye]

great episode... loved the cinematic look.... and the outtakes.. nice work

[@davebrittain9216]

That was very cool! Great video guys! Brightened up my morning for sure! Thanks

[@MotorTrendWatch]

+Dave Brittain Glad to hear it! Thanks for writing!

[@scottferguson866]

5:09 "Good God that thing's fast!" *pokes middle finger*

[@Hotrod_Henry]

motortrend needs to make a playlist for their sound tracks, love so many of the background songs.

[@jameshawkins809]

I really want to build a 240z. That thing has some amazing lines!

[@welshwarrior7197]

The take-off from that 240Z makes me want to build one myself!

[@MrDecran2]

I love the GTR but that truck sounds beastly!

[@roderick720s3]

I just noticed this came out on my birthday last year so thank you moter trend

[@johntrout640]

I am not one for Japanese cars but I would love to have that Datsun.

[@jmsraz123]

I know people are saying stuff about the dog in the passenger seat but look at the glasses that dog is wearing at the end awesome

[@HoneyBadgerAP]

good ol doggles!

[@noscx]

That is the sweetest sounding drag race EVER!!!

[@HK.Builds]

id take the Nissan

[@kevekulcsar5732]

Street Lords Good choice!

[@r0nanj]

They're all...nissans

[@jwayne_2936]

which one?

[@turehernebro]

Rivinaka Dharmaratne r/wooooosh

[@fatal3583]

@kasgu Yeah you are wrong here as well mate.

[@swsephy]

Haha hell yeah Fred that's how you make an entrance!

[@Bones12x2]

this video is perfect evidence of my theory that every true car nerd needs at least 4-6 cars. 1. You have to have some kind of truck. 2. You ha e to have some kind of off road toy. 3. A nice daily that you don't spend extra money on but still enjoy driving it. 4. A straight up track/drift car that you can abuse and drive balls to the wall only. 5. Some kind of really clean classic or tuner car that gets driven the least but is saved for beautiful weather days or special events.

[@nickmotsarsky4382]

+Bones12x2 ...a truck IS an off-road toy..

[@bobbyb608]

+Nick Motsarsky you have to have something to haul your shit with

[@snakerb]

Don't forget a motorcycle 👍

[@UnseenSpirit]

Good point. I've always felt that way with everything such as tools, guns, knives etc... I have 3 different modes of every day carry. Obviously that could apply to cars if u could afford more tab one

[@UnseenSpirit]

+snakerb yeah an off road motorcycle for green laning, a tourer for long trips, a sports with a turbo and long swing arm for racing, a daily like a Honda hornet that you don't need to worry if it's stolen and maybe a scooter with a top box for short easy trips to the shops

[@danielgooden7073]

he launched the gtr on purpose

[@jackrios4040]

That 240 will forever be a gem

[@Astrones808]

This race brought to you by Nissan...

[@NoHalfSlams]

Actually Ford sponsored this

[@Astrones808]

I find that very unlikely... why would Ford have them driving 4 Nissans?

[@NoHalfSlams]

Don't you fucking question Ford's marketing strategies

[@Astrones808]

Lol... Ford guys really are dumb. (Just kidding, don't hate)

[@LilMafs]

Go fuck yourself

[@RambleOnIan]

way better than this year's best driver car drag race, despite that video's name.

[@MotorTrendWatch]

+Ian Wright Glad you enjoyed it; thanks for the feedback!

[@kadenpaul977]

Motor Trend Channel yeah right

[@themanwithahat5456]

"God, I knew that thing was fast" *middle finger*

[@Aussie_Aaron]

nissan makes some of the most amazing cars ever and Finnigans rb26 powered 240 was amazing to keep up with the gtr35 i love the rb26 motor this made my day to see my favourite cars race cheers guys you guys rock

[@MichaelSodapop]

Fred is right, next time it needs to be an offroad challenge. Here's an idea: you're all given 2k or so & gotta build your own homemade trophy truck to the best of your ability. Then race it against each other out in whatever desert terrain Fred picks. Everyone please thumbs this up so they'll do it, could be funny as fuck!

[@theskippie5458]

Literally impossible to build a "trophy truck" for 2k. 2k will buy you 2 decent shocks.

[@00mazone]

+Mike Soda No sponsor would pay for that. It would be cool to do a sand drag or maybe a hill climb. Dumont dunes are not too far from Vegas.

[@MichaelSodapop]

Random Person You know this how? Either way just vote up & give your own idea, they'll see both I'm sure & implement something similar at least.

[@jesusolguin207]

+The Skippie lol 2k gives him the tires 😂

[@MichaelSodapop]

jesus olguin But that's not Roadkill, lol.

[@sjeses]

That offroad thing needs to happen!

[@josefastboats5874]

Jdm is life jdm is love , love it how ur showing jdm cars sum love ... for once

[@MrStevesparkz]

I love how the guy in the gtr was like ah let the little children have a bit of fun before decimating them lol

[@cbr600rrturbo]

now do it in the dirt

[@Northcoastwrench]

Tac my man

[@justinl2009]

Now do it on the Ring. Carousel and all.

[@TheUncleGoat]

Honestly, out that whole line up, i'd take the 240z, that thing flew!

[@anthonylopresti6125]

ngl the intro of the cars was amazing

[@awierediahwee1679]

Great!G-TR!Superb!!!..greetings from KK Sabah🇲🇾✌🇲🇾

[@unkela1235]

240 with skyline power hmmm i am impressed

[@drhula]

good to see Jessi back

[@rorygrantham784]

This was a task to watch

[@dualityfirm4551]

That truck is wild. It's so light.

[@DYLANCHO170]

Fred brought a full on Baja truck 😂

[@teddymeredith2565]

If fred wanted to win, he could just bring a lifted diesel with insane amounts of power

[@joshuayoung1935]

Fred is always the show stopper with his off-road vehicles

[@BBigSmooth]

the beautiful Jessi is finally back

[@aidanred6270]

can we get a driver mod in the R35 please

[@philtripe]

that looks like a Manchester terrier...I used to have a min pin (half Manchester terrier and half dachshund) that helped me through some tough times (medical issue) and after I was better I took that dog everywhere with me...and if I didn't he would just trash my house...my guess is that little dog helped Jessi the same way

[@alienlee4676]

a silvia would have been cool awsome video

[@eightballsidepocket]

All are badass. But that 240... absolutely perfect.

[@thunderwolf8908]

love how finnigan gave the gtr the middle finger

[@codcrew4428]

Every one who have a brain knew the winner before the Video starts

[@moses9187]

5:07 GTR be like: aight imma head out

[@urielcarrillo627]

YOU GUYS BROUGHT MY ABSALOUTE 3 FACORITE CARS. NISSAN GT. PORSCHE AND A 379Z

[@urielcarrillo627]

370*

[@SuzukiLTZ-]

I always love what Fred brings but he should have brought a dodge diesel drag truck

[@jessiedunaway1703]

Cooper grasseth reviews it was a all Nissan race

[@SuzukiLTZ-]

Jessie Dunaway I know

[@joshuagodsey3731]

that truck was seriously hauling ass

[@heinman6250]

4 of the greatest sounding V6s in a race

[@abdelkrimmeftah7028]

Nissan sport makes a beautiful machines 😍😍😍

[@chayla5595]

If you had to pick just 1, what would it be, so hard! I think i would go for the 240z...

[@MrGoof-so4th]

They didnt launch the gtr tho(because they borrowed it) so i feel if tjey launched it the gtr would win

[@humblehypebeast959]

@@MrGoof-so4th are you a moron, the gtr did win...by like 2 seconds

[@uneazypolarb7691]

That truck, mainly because I live in a desert.

[@Mashukoria]

Has to be the GTR

[@LVL1Yo-YoGuy]

Something tells me the gtr and the truck will end up in Saudi Arabia.

[@GKWunder]

The 370Z sounded so good!!!

[@kbipinson2935]

GKWunder it was stock

[@JackTheDemon2x574]

That sound you heard was the trophy truck

[@BruteForceGarage]

This was such a beautiful thing to see.... I need another pair of pants

[@SamBeanie]

When that v-tec kicks in for the gtr xD

[@Chepecafeteria]

2:28 where do I get that truck. I love it. 😍

[@rocklandkcorvic9408]

Do a road kill with Finnegan and Fred .

[@natestollings1792]

I want to see the next one HYPER CARS!!!! YEAH

[@roxastherogue]

I would love to work for motor trend... stuff like this looks like fun

[@Johkah]

fire jesse

[@TurboMitsubishi]

I'd take the 240z or the truck.

[@shinigami300]

Nice was really fun

[@prodbyscythe]

i love it how mike got a terrible start and then it's almost like vtec kicked in lmao

[@axelquanico4766]

THE GTR HIT V-TEC IN 5:09

[@Bronyfur05]

The Penetrator 9000 *v spec*

[@heinman6250]

Actually *VR*

[@kyleeaton2717]

Didn't expect that truck to stay level with the 370. Wonder how much Horse it has.

[@kyleeaton2717]

***** wow, hard to believe that stock from the factory in the 90's. very cool.

[@HoneyBadgerAP]

+kyle eaton Fred says the engine was worked over to be like an Indy car. I'm sure it has had head work to increase the revs

[@jakemanter5071]

+kyle eaton those trucks can easily do around 100 mph on dirt

[@motorbloxx]

Heaps! I wonder....Nissan only work with V6s don't they...

[@Jose-cc9yj]

The sound of that 240z taking off MMM MMM MMM

[@JS-xv2uh]

Mans was so confident he didn’t even bother launching the GTr 🤷‍♀️ lol. Dream car ❤️

[@brocky9780]

It was never really a fair race was it 😅

[@sanduzmeu8891]

Jessi Lang. Nuff said

[@zakiramin4510]

Miss this series

[@charliefrawmberger1066]

El 240.. Impresionante.!

[@frankjavy6492]

damn that GT-R is fast AF!!! he fucked up the launch tho...

[@spheresector]

Thats really hilarious ..... all you guys enjoying the show for free but complaining about the Nissan sponsorship...go buy more magazines and support petersen publishing if u dont like that!

[@word2mutha862]

at the beginning of the race the gtr was in last , i’m just like ‘ uhh you not driving that car right ‘ but then i was like yea nvm lmaooooo

[@hankrodriguezhill7029]

I like how the shoe bloopers funny