Is a Modern Family SUV Faster than an '80s Turbo Legend? Grand National vs Palisade // THIS vs THAT 

Probably the quietest match up so far

that was uncomfortably close for how badly i've wanted that car since my youth

That GN will always make you smile when the turbo spools up. And keep you looking back at it after you park it. The Legend lives on.

Came here to watch a 30+ year old stock buick from the 80's beat up a new car with almost every advantage. Not disappointed.

I don't care who is faster, the GN always wins in my heart! 😎😎

I've got a 66 Caprice, 327 with long tubes, stainless exhaust, sounds bitchin, looks great... but I've gotta be careful when Honda Odyssey minivans can walk me from a stoplight, or a roll....

“Nads being a Honda guy he STILL doesnt have a 300 hp car” S A V A G E Vinnie lol

Lmfao I lost it when vin said “ scotto is like a hidden executive ricer “ 🤣💀

Hoonigan footrace on this course. My moneys on Dan with the swift feet.

The Grand Nationals are nasty when upgraded. Who else remembers the 5.0 vs Grand National wars.

As soon as I saw the RTJ plate. I knew exactly who's car it was.

As a ford guy, I mad respect for that Buick for being the last true muscle car ever.

Never rooted for a car more than I did watching this video wanting the Buick to take the W.

that gn/gnx is still one of the sexiest cars that came out of the states...

I parked next to a clean af grand national the other day, gorgeous. Killer Mike is a great dude

That: Donk racing This: Dork racing

Hyundai did better than I thought but then again it’s crazy how much horsepower is now considered the norm nowadays. Hell 400hp doesn’t seem that impressive on paper no more because so many cars are pushing that.

86-87 intercooled, prior turbo Buick’s were hot-air turbo charged .

This V That is the best most interesting show on the auto tube!! Fun to see how dailies and such match up

Saw the license plate, and said: "Yo, that's Run The Jewelz's car!" 😎💪 Killer Mike, still killllllin' it

Love the fact Hert knew how to open the hood when Ron was a little confused.

Damn someone really comes here in the first minute just to dislike the video.

Lovin This V That, prolly the most entertaining series on RU-vid!

The cool factor on that Grand National is off the charts! I need to know more about this full rebuild

hert got style even at the line.. did u see that fancy foot work when he drops his hands??.. swag 😂🤣😆😭

I wonder if that Hyundai will still be running in 33 years like the Grand National is now ?!!

These are my favorite! Keep em coming

Shows how far cars have come. Incredible

I have been waiting too see this buick since the first vid

I LOVE the Grand National! The poor thing is tired and in dire need of a Restore!! Tighten that thing up and bring it back!! Turn it into a Moden GNX!!

I love when the boost finally hits on the gn and it chirps the tires

Nothing brings me more joy than watching these guy nerd out hard on a car, it's like watching a butch of high schooler.

And technology marches on. I’ve owned my GN since I was a kid in high school in late 1994 and now have a turbo T. Black and white. Just a quick correction or two.... the 84-85 non intercooled cars were rated at the 15.8 sec 1/4 mentioned here. The 86-87 like the one here were rated at 235 and 245hp, 360lbs, zero difference in hp. Mags had it at 14.5-13.8. I’ve taken a bone stock 87 to a 13.5 several times (and a couple 16sec passes but we won’t talk about those). Also taken a bone stock GNX to a 12.98 @ 106? (I think it was 106). These cars seemed to be all over the place when stock. I think there are two main reasons besides the weather making a big difference even for a turbo car. Boost control: wastegate base was around 10-12psi and the ECU would spike it up to 17 and back down to14-15 psi assuming no knock. The problem is the ECU has no idea what the boost is at. The MAP sensor on these cars is for the boost gauge, not the engine. It just hits a certain DC based on its map. I’ve seen these cars run 11-12psi and I’ve seen them running 17psi bone stock. Most I’ve driven were +- 1-2psi though. The other issue is what you saw here with the rolling coal comment. A bad 02 sensor or any number of things can cause it to go rich and destroy spool and top end power. It’s open loop at full throttle and latches onto the last closed loop correction. If you can see black smoke at the launch it’s going to be a boring ride. These cars bone stock running correctly with a decent driver should be able to go high 13s consistently and trap from 98-102mph. They’re best at getting off the line hard (relatively). Even with the stock 215/60/15s Car and Driver managed a 4.7 sec 0-60 time in 1986 at a time when sun 10s were quick. This one looked like an 8+. There are plenty of regular cars that will beat a stock GN but this one was closer than it should have been. I still love this series. Oddball matchups are awesome and put some perspective on things. Probably the most impressive thing is not just how quick the Hoonicorn is, but it’s consistency and reliability at that level. It never misses a beat nor does Ken but I was a little nervous watching the Ford GT roll/standing race and the 30 minutes on the launch assist. A testament to the engineering and the driving.

"it even starts old" 😂😂

I had a 87’ grand national in high school. Biggest mistake I ever made was selling that car a few years after I graduated in 08. Loved that car.

I'm building a nasty drag GN on my channel right now. Keeping the badass look but bringing the power up...into the 4 digits. Love this car so much.

Even if the GN had been slower, I'd rather own the all-black machine that terrorized Corvettes in its day than the fat SUV with the pig nose. And the GN has much more modification potential too

Dude had me dying when he said it was a rear drive bias on the palisade, as a Hyundai salesman i just laughed, it's a front wheel drive bias

so Glad we went from a 2014 ford flex to the 2020 palisade love driving it for work

Thats the best 15 second race ive ever watched

the quietest drag race ever

That Hyundai is impressive.

I’m so happy about the results, I wouldn’t of felt the same about getting into my 96 LT1 😩 Long live the dinosaurs

I'm so glad to see this play out like that😂

As a child of the 80's, I am stoked to own a base model Mustang that makes 300+ horsepower to the wheels with a couple of bolt on mods on 87 octane pump gas and gets 27 mpg. In 1988, the GT made 220 hp and got 14 mpg. Hell in '88 the ZR1 came out with 320 hp at the crank!

kids these days wont even know who the Fonz was

Love the races this channel set up. Just so random

4:02 That Food Truck Looking GMC in the background is sick.

1986 was first year for intercooler. The 1986 and 1987 models are the more desirable ones. This was super close to being disrespectful to a legend lmao. These cars were known to run ridiculously faster with simple mods. They are the reason turbo cars and turbo technology has come so far. They weren't the fastest bone stock but they hooked and booked while most V8 muscle cars in the 80s and early 90s were running poorly and or spinning at the light. Then once people started modding them and running 10s with simple mods back in the 90s the received that legendary status.

I recall GNs were really sensitive to heat. On cool days they picked up a lot of time.

Nice to see some tire smoke from a grand national as all owner of GNs dont usually beat on them. That's a car that shows u how cool the 80s were

That Grand National is such a GORGEOUS automobile. Love it forever!

Brake torque it. Leave at 1 psi and it’ll be a rocket

87 Grand National ran low 14s stock

Damn this is a fun series.

Nice fresh start and rev on that GN...

Finally an interesting match up lol

10:04 "get in losers, we're going shopping"

I’ve never seen a drag race that made me want to cry an actual tear

During the showcase at the beginning, I saw "RTJ" on the license plate, immediately thought of Run the Jewels, and thought "That's an interesting coincidence>" Then they said whose car it was and I realized the license plate was an intentional choice. lol

Grand National....NO WAAAY🔥🔥🔥🏁

Yo... can we get a counter for how many times Nads interrupts someone while they're explaining just for him to explain the same thing, but louder.

The Buick Regal T/Grand National hp/trq numbers were underrated in regular and GNX trim. It should win based on the 1000lb weight difference alone.

👉🤛 as soon as I saw the plates I was expecting to see killer Mike 👉🤛🇦🇺🦘 Grand National for the win. I wish we got them here in OZ.

>Mentions GNX >Doesn’t bring up the rear suspension

Who ever thought that hoonigan would be affiliated with drag racing Hyundai suv’s😂😂

Good, saw the "RTJ" plate and called it. Yussss

That Cactus Cooler snap back is dope

We live in a day where you can buy a Hyundai Genesis with a 5.0L V8 that's as quick as a MKIV Supra

I’ve owned a few GNs. He should foot brake it. Makes a big difference off the line.

Nads is my boy since Super Street magazine!!!

I knew the RTJ had to mean one of them, that’s awesome

Now do it with the GNX, since that Grand National wasn't one.

How could they let that beautiful car have that much rust

i like how the new song is just saying "this or that" in some sort of musical way.

Nice!! How about doing a 2017 Elantra sport and a stock 2010 V6 Camaro? That would be interesting to see.

There are settings for "SPORT" and "COMFORT" on the pushbutton transmission. In sport mode and even with cold tires the Palisade SPANKS the turbo GN, lol! And they give the win to the GN.

I have a GN and those were some of the shittiest starts I have ever seen in my life.

Imagine bringing something like Bugatti Chiron to the past 80s and showing to people, who would think its a alien spaceship.

Omg bro i wish i knew half as much as nads has forgotten rhe amount of knowledge in that dudes head is amazing id love to have a couple of beers with that dude

I rather lose on a grand national than ween in a new suv lol

Throw a te60 and a 3000 stall converter with an alky kit and a turbo tweak chip and that’ll be a 11 second car

My old neighbor had (has) this car when I was a kid this car is what got me into cars

Love the g body shuffle

Last time I came this early I got slapped

Have to admit new cars are fairly impressive by 1980’s standards 😂

I remember when my father owned an 87 Grand National. It was the most fun car I’ve ever been in. I was sad when he got rid of it

Nice to see both drivers awake at launch. Both times.

Before I even watch the video, yes im sure the SUV is faster than a grand national.

That wasn’t even a boosted launch or the national woulda really hauled ass

I had an 85 T-Type (non intercooled) that ran in the high 14s bone stock. With a few mods I had it in the mid 13s.

9:15 he really put it in race mode 🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

fking volume control ... learn it ... im sure the video editor can spare a few seconds balancing out the volume, its between 10% and 80% every different mic

Where did they get a 15.8 time for a gn lol

I miss my gn. Stock engine, upgraded turbo, injectors, chip and a few bolt ons and she ran 11s on street slicks. Fun car, good times 👍🏼

You guys jus gave alot of soccer dads hope 😂😂

That wasn’t even the GNX 🥴

GNX Would've ate that thing alive. Too bad they're really rare.

Hert really out here in them crocs hahaha

I really enjoy watching old Buicks beat new cars. I have a ‘66 Special like the gasser that raced the Supra, I’ve always wanted a GNX too.