Last year, the mentalists at Hoonigan decided to showcase what Ken Block's insane 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTR could do in a straight line through a series of high-horsepower drag races. We got to see the AWD pony car take on absurdly expensive supercars, a ridiculously OTT donk car, and its own great-grandchild in the Mustang Shelby GT500. Now, the Hoonicorn has received some upgrades, and a new series called Hoonicorn vs The World 2 will be used to further test and improve the car while providing us with loads of entertainment. In the first installment, the Hoonicorn is taking on a purpose-built drag car in an NHRA Corvette.

The Corvette in question is driven by Alex, who says that this is basically his weekend car since he's usually in a top fuel racer. It's still a formidable beast though, with its 526 screw-blown billet HEMI engine producing an insane 4,000 horsepower. This is all directed to the rear wheels via a three-speed Lenco transmission. If those details don't tell you that this is a serious piece of machinery, the facts that the engine runs on no coolant, has a blower that runs 128% faster than the engine, and is wrapped in a ballistics blanket (as is the transmission) should give you a hint.

Ken Block's Hoonicorn is now running a six-speed Sadev paddleshift transmission and some new wheels from American Racing, but the twin-turbo V8 still produces 1,400 hp, a figure that for once seems grossly underwhelming. Add in the fact that Block's 14-year-old daughter Lia is behind the wheel, and it seems that this could be a real challenge for the Hoonicorn. But with AWD, an unprepared surface, and little to no mechanical sympathy, the Hoonicorn wins the best-of-three shootout. Of course, on a safe track with a stickier blacktop, the Hoonicorn would have no chance against a car capable of doing 3.5 seconds at 212 mph on the eighth-mile, but this was loads of fun to watch anyway. We can't wait for the next episode.