What exactly is a 10 second car?

[redcarwire]

Yeah in the fast and furious movie, they keep on talking about the 10 second cars. So what exactly are they?



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[bustamove]

Yeah in the fast and furious movie, they keep on talking about the 10 second cars. So what exactly are they?

A 10 second car is one that can complete a quarter mile drag race with an ET of 10 seconds or less.