16:37Taking My 1200HP Corsa To Race Supercars!
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The old Corsa is a cheap first car for lots of Brits, so next to a Mercedes supercar it looks like a joke. Then '2 ENGINES' and 1200HP say it's the one to fear. You click to see the little car take it on.
'1200HP' is the number that flips the matchup, since a normal Corsa has a small fraction of that, and 'Race Supercars' sets up a fight it shouldn't win.
Both cars sit rear-on as if on a start line, and the huge Mercedes star names the rival at feed size, while red arrows mark the Corsa as the surprise.
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Line the underdog up beside the favourite, then reveal its secret.
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