The BF Weevil Custom is the Undisputed Drag Champion in GTA Online for 2023

With a top speed of 137.5 mph (221.28 km/h), the recently released BF Weevil Custom has claimed the crown as the undisputed king of drag racing and top speed runs in GTA Online as of March 2023. This expert tuner-customizable hatchback leaves even supercars in the dust in a flat out race.

Evolution of Drag Racing Culture and Speed Demons Through the GTA Series

Drag racing has had a cult following within the GTA community for decades. Since the franchise‘s shift to 3D graphics with GTA III, players have been obsessed with pushing vehicles to their absolute limits on straight strips of tarmac.

The advanced physics, customization, and attention to automotive detail in each new title has allowed for phenomenal top end performers to rise to prominence. Dedicated fans have recorded and shared top speed run videos since GTA Vice City, but GTA IV and its Episodes from Liberty City DLC really kicked the mechanics and competitive analysis into high gear with expert tested cars like the Turismo reaching scary velocities.

GTA Online took this hardcore racing and number crunching to the next level by combining live competition, extensive modification options, and constant content updates providing new podium contenders every few months.

Today, the drag scene features world record chasing leaderboards, win-loss rankings, extensive training methods, dedicated racing crews, and even tournaments with prize pools.

While supercars boast impressive acceleration and lap times, the extreme straight line monsters offer unmatched adrenaline hits with their sheer power to weight ratios and difficulty to control at peak speeds. With every major patch, the skills of drivers and capabilities of the current fastest car are pushed to their limits.

Technical Breakdown and Performance Stats of the Top Drag Racers

The Weevil Custom dominates thanks to its bug catcher-style front grille allowing insane air intake. This feeds an engine tuned to its upper RPM band peak horsepower zone. Combined with expert aero modifications minimizing drag, aggressive rear tires maximizing traction, and a stiff sway resistant chassis, it achieves never before seen velocity.

According to Broughy1322‘s independent testing using advanced telemetry tracking and control runs to ensure accuracy, here are the verified top speeds on tarmac straightaways for the fastest cars in GTA Online currently:

As the stats show, the Weevil leaves everything else far behind with its ear deafening motor revving to 9000+ RPM before needing shifts. Traction poses the only challenge, as too much gas right off the line can cause wheel spin outs. Perfect launches, lightning fast shifts, and controlled nitrous bursts at higher speeds are key to breaking records.

These traits hold true across various drag strips, as GTANet leaderboards also show the Weevil as #1 with times of 6.849 seconds on the LSIA runway and 32.967 seconds on the Raton Canyon uphill climb.

No other car can compete currently, but the Itali GTO, Pariah, and 900R have the best shot based on their launch control capabilities. Their mid range acceleration gives them an edge that skilled drivers have used to occasionally best the Weevil‘s top end power. This will likely change soon once tuning shops unlock more modification potential however.

Interview with Drag Pro Bakra Overlord on Mastering These Speed Demons

To learn advanced strategies beyond simple speed runs and low effort acceleration tests, I sat down with Bakra Overlord of the Ultraviolent Racing Crew who has logged thousands of wins in organized drag events and racked up over $250 million in race earnings from GTA Online wagers. He‘s earned global infamy and grudging respect for perfecting the extremely difficult art of extracting every last bit of speed out of these cars.

Q: Veteran racers argue the Itali GTO or Pariah actually beat the Weevil in skilled hands in terms of consistency and times. Do you agree?

A: I used to think so too until I mastered the Weevil‘s launch control and spent more time upgrading to sync its gear ratios and powerband to the tracks I run daily. Now there‘s simply no comparison if you learn to handle the raw power properly. I‘ve beaten my PB times from those other cars by over 0.5 seconds just in the past month. Sure the acceleration feels faster mid range with the GTO, but if you bang every shift perfectly, the Weevil is a rocket you need NASA calculators to measure.

Q: So pitch and suspension tuning is more important than many realize for these street drag monsters? What‘s your setup recommendation?

A: Completely – you need to squeeze every bit of weight transfer potential to avoid wasting power spinning out. I‘ve found the key is stiffening the rear springs and softening the front springs slightly below default. This lets you launch from a standstill with more rear weight planted while still allowing the weight to transfer forward dynamically when accelerating for better front end traction. From there I lower overall ride height and add aero for stability at high speeds.

Of course tuning gear ratios is mandatory as well – I tend to use quick acceleration focused low gears and extremely high top end gears with the limiter disabled to keep it in max power RPMs for as long as possible. Engine power tuning depends on the track length but I focus on supercharging or turbocharging for explosive acceleration and nitros that gives strong bursts when you are already moving quickly.

Q: What gameplay skill and controller mechanics separate the professionals from the casual racers when it comes to these cars?

A: Casual racers don‘t realize how deep you can get simulating real life racing techniques in GTA V. From directing weight transfer at subtle angles via stick movements to perfect sequential tapping shifting and even mastering when to let off and reapply throttle mid turn, the skill ceiling is sky high, even if many tracks are "simple" straight line A to B drags. There‘s always tiny optimizations veterans like me obsess over that get us those extra few milliseconds off our times. You also need to study telemetry data deeply and experiment with subtle alignment tweaks and micro braking techniques. Simply holding accelerate may work on keyboard but wheel users absolutely decimate records using expert throttle and traction control modulation. All those tiny factors add up.

Q: Any predictions for the next update‘s new podium topping drag car?

A: Rockstar has really accelerated the speed ceiling lately, so I expect we‘ll get something putting down 1500+ horsepower soon, maybe an electric hypercar. Would be nice to see an old classic guitar get a 1000+ horsepower engine swap too. A muscle car where you can play music when it hits 200 mph would be iconic!

Q: So in closing, why do these straight line demons remain your favorite rides despite all the fast vehicles out there nowadays?

A: You can‘t replicate the sense of danger anywhere else in the game. Being millimeters from losing traction around other racers at 240+ mph gets the blood pumping like nothing else. The buzzing engines ready to explode, flying by civilians so fast they ragdoll out of control, worrying the customized engines that cost millions in game currency will blow any second… it becomes addicting. Sure crashing leads to rage, but finally beating a personal record by 1 millisecond makes it all worth it at the end of the day.

I don‘t see myself stopping pushing these cars to their limits anytime soon – it really drives home the "Grand Theft Auto" spirit at a purer level than anything else online nowadays.

The Need for Speed Continues Its Reign

While constant updates introduce new contenders, the current proven champs of straight line speed tests demand respect among the veteran GTA Online racing community and strike instant fear on the streets. Their sheer dominance shows the painstaking efforts put in by their expert drivers exploring every ounce of hidden potential via endless tuning tweaks.

With drag racing now in hyper obsessive spreadsheet territory tracking personal best times and microscopic optimization of gear ratios for centisecond gains, expect the winning gap versus tuner newbies to only expand until the next groundbreaking acceleration beast surprises the community.

For now though, the Weevil Custom remains king of the mile long mountain passes and airport tarmac runs. Bow down before the dragstrip destroyer! No car can currently dethrone its compact but overpowered glory. Its feared presence lingers eternally thanks to the eternal need for speed embedded deep within the modern Grand Theft Auto experience.