Biden burns extra rubber on ‘Jay Leno’s Storage,’ hits 118 mph

Love his politics or not, there’s no denying Joe Biden’s automobile man credentials. His 1967 Corvette has lengthy been a marketing campaign prop, and he’s had the chance to drive it just a few instances on closely-guarded tracks for tv appearances. The president had one other shot behind the wheel of his Corvette throughout this week’s episode of “Jay Leno’s Storage,” the place he obtained some drag racing motion and likewise obtained to put down some rubber in an electrified pickup truck.

Biden raced Michael Powell, Secretary of State Colin Powell’s son. Behind the wheel of his storied 1967 Corvette. Surprisingly, given Secret Service oversight, the president reached 118 mph within the strategy of shedding the competition – a quantity Biden later confirmed at a digital marketing campaign occasion for U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa. Biden had beforehand raced – and beat – Colin Powell on the present in 2016, so this was the youthful Powell’s likelihood for revenge. The elder Powell handed away in October 2021 at age 84.

The previous Corvette was a marriage present from Biden’s father, who ran a Chevy dealership. The inexperienced convertible carries a 327 V8 making 350 horsepower and a four-speed handbook gearbox. Unsurprisingly, it was no match for Powell’s automobile – a 2015 Corvette Stingray with a 6.2-liter, 455-hp V8.

In the identical episode, Biden obtained behind the wheel of Ford’s Mustang Mach-E-based 1978 F-100 pickup. Biden praised the truck’s energy and immediate torque as he did with the GMC Hummer EV and F-150 Lightning earlier than it. He additionally obtained an opportunity to do a burnout, remarking that the truck was “quiet as hell.”