Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is the complete group of the fastest cars you can buy for under $35,000 — the Ford Mustang Ecoboost, Subaru WRX, VW GTI, Hyundai Elantra N, Mini Cooper S, Mazda3 Turbo, and Toyota GR86. We drag-race them all, with our signature walkback explanation of what happened on the run from 0-to-60 mph and through the 1/4-mile.

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In this video, we perform scientific, weather-corrected instrumented testing to measure the acceleration of the:

2024 Ford Mustang Ecoboost (10-speed automatic)
2025 Subaru WRX ts (6-speed manual)
2024 Volkswagen GTI 380 (6-speed manual)
2025 Hyundai Elantra N (6-speed manual)
2025 Mini Cooper S (7-speed dual-clutch automatic)
2025 Mazda 3 AWD Turbo (6-speed automatic)
2024 Toyota GR86 Trueno (6-speed manual)

Chapters:
0:00 Introducing the $35,000 Fast Car
1:35 Front-Wheel Drive Acceleration and Physics
1:50 The 2024 VW Golf GTI 380 Manual
2:18 The 2025 Mini Cooper S
2:46 The 2025 Hyundai Elantra N Manual
3:41 Race 1: The FWD Race
4:19 Race 1 Recap
5:50 RWD / AWD $35,000 cars
6:02 The 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost
6:24 The 2024 Toyota GR86 Trueno Manual
6:54 The 2025 Subaru WRX ts Manual
7:40 The 2025 Mazda3 Turbo AWD Hatch
8:35 Race 2: The RWD/AWD Race
8:59 Race 2 Recap
11:14 RIP Mike Valentine
11:50 Race 3: Elantra N vs Mustang EcoBoost
12:30 Race 3 Slow-Mo Recap
14:19 Quarter-Mile Leaderboard and Conclusion

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