Torque band of most engines is not flat like electric motors. So HP is not the only thing that matters for acceleration.

The batteries on the EV are deadweight hence the need for so much horsepower to get it moving fast, and the additional weight of those batteries and that metal tomb surrounding them is very hard on rubber tires.

That’s before you try to drift if that’s possible with most electric cars but in America, that’s ok because the only thing Americans want to do primarily is go straight fast in a drag race handling and side to side, stability at speed doesn’t matter, a former Mustang GT owner in my early 20s when I didn’t know any better.

Got rid of that ford junker for a car that had less horsepower but a hell of a lot better handling and stability at speed. And yes, it was a German car.

The fastest drag racing cars still are internal combustion. When raw speed is the goal, the torque doesn't have to be efficient, you can get it from an engine spinning away in its power band with a controlled amount of clutch or torque converter slipping.

This is still crazy from a road car though.