Ford F-150 Beats Up a Nissan GTR on the Drag Strip

F-150 with a Whipple-supercharged V8 beats the Japanese supercar on three straight runs.

In most cases, a quarter-mile clash between a Ford F-150 and a 2012 Nissan GTR would lead to a beating, but this is no normal half-ton pickup. This is the “Undertaker” of the Boosted F-150 YouTube channel and in the video above, it beats down a GTR with an inexperienced driver in three-straight drag races. In all fairness, the first two runs weren’t really races, as the Nissan didn’t leave the starting line until the truck was well down the track, but on the third run, the Ford pickup left no question as to which is quicker.

The Undertaker

The Ford F-150 regular cab, short bed, four-wheel-drive pickup in the video above has been nicknamed the Undertaker. This truck is powered by a 5.0-liter Coyote V8 that has been outfitted with a Whipple supercharger, bigger fuel injectors, headers, high-flow catalytic convertors and a host of other upgrades. As a result, this is one crazy-quick truck that runs consistently in the 10-second range.

The GTR

As we learn shortly into the video, this 2012 Nissan GTR is new to the owner, who is still trying to learn how to use the launch control system. The car has no catalytic convertors, no resonators, a cold air intake system and a tune, leading to 475 all-wheel horsepower. That F-150 is most certainly machining more than 475 horsepower at the wheels, but the Nissan is lighter than the truck, so with the fancy launch system, the truck might have a tough fight on its hands.

Or not.

The Racing Action

On the first of three runs, the F-150 jumps out to a huge lead on the launch and never looks back. The Nissan waits a few seconds to leave and doesn’t gain any ground once it is moving. After that run, we learn that the driver is trying to figure out the launch control system and when the F-150 driver deep staged, the Nissan driver wasn’t ready to run yet.

On the second run, the F-150 waited as the Nissan got into the beams and set up the launch control system. We can hear the twin-turbocharged V6 roaring as the Ford inches into the beams, but when the green lights drop, it is all F-150 once again.  Even when time to prepare at the line, the driver still couldn’t get away with the truck.

Finally, the F-150 driver told the Nissan driver that he would give the GTR the hit. In other words, the Ford wouldn’t move until the Nissan moved, guaranteeing that the truck would end the race in the first 60 feet. On this run, the GTR actually held a bit of an early lead, but the Undertaker pulled ahead just past half-track to take the win.

On the one good run, the Ford won with a 10.87 at 129 miles per hour while the GTR ran a 10.99 at 125.

Crank up your speakers and enjoy!

Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

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