The artists over at Hennessey Performance have done it again with their special HPE800 Escalade, and have proved as much by taking out of the fastest production muscle cars on the market. Given that, yes, this is a special package and the Camaro would kill the Escalade (ahem, the Exorcist) with the same treatment, but it’s still quite impressive to watch this full-size SUV walk the Camaro ZL1.

That being said, the easiest, most relatable way to prove that something is fast, is by beating something universally understood to be fast. So that’s exactly what’s going on here, no moaning about how if you threw money at the Camaro, it’d be way faster, we know. That being said, the outcome of this showdown between an 800-horsepower Escalade and ZL1 won’t surprise anyone.

We’re not sure if the Escalade was in 4WD for the run or not, but it did get undeniably good grip, and a good launch off the line, paired up with insane acceleration. And if you look closely enough, you can tell that the Camaro does get a slight jump on the SUV.

That being said, we strongly believe that if this race was just a little bit longer, it would have had a totally different outcome if they let it play out for just a tad bit longer. While the Caddy crushed it off the line, we could see that lead starting to fad away pretty quickly, proving that aerodynamics will get you every time!