Corvette bashing and boasting :)

[glassdoctor]

hee hee

One thing I have to say to start out: test results vary with all cars... even when tested by the same magazine, they can get different results depending on the conditions and the specific car/driver that were used....

Here's some stats from the back of Road and Track (chart on various test results they have done) keep in mind these are not all the same model year and there are faster more expensive cars than these but notice the corvette does pretty well in similar company

car.......$$$$$$... 0-60....0-100... 1/4 mile.....topspeed..... skidpad...slalom
M5........$91995......4.1.....9.5.......12.4@116.. .. governed....0.87.......68.9
Z06.......$71485......3.6.....8.5.......12.0@121.. ...198............0.96......71.2
Viper.....$87190.......4.2.....9.3.......12.3@118. ....190............0.97......67.8
FordGT..$150525......3.8.....8.8.......12.2@121... ..190............0.99......69.5
Ferrari 430 $205000...4.0....9.3.......12.3@117......193...... ......0.90.....70.9
911 GT3..$118250.....4.2.....9.5.......12.4@114......1 90...........0.92......68.7

[squeeforever]

Wow...Seems to me that the Vette won almost all except for the skidpad and slalom, and was even the cheapest...Imagine that...

[glassdoctor]

I have seen a stock Z06 tested under 12 in the 1/4 and 1.02g skid...

The Ferrari Enzo and Perche 911 GT1 had much better #'s than the ones above but they are both stupid expensive too........ check this out:
.................................0-60/100.......1/4........top.....g's.....slalom
Enzo ......... $652,830.......3.3...6.6...11.1@133....218....1.01 .....73
911GT1....$1,000,000.......3.4...6.2...10.9@139... 174.....1.07.....n/a (mfg stats?)
Bugatti ....$1,482,700.......2.6...5.5...10.2@143....253.. ..0.94......68
MB SLR ......$455,750.......3.5...7.5....11.5@126...207.. ..0.97.....69.6
Saleen........$602,442.......3.3...6.0....10.6@140 ...250.....1.03.....70

then there is this thing...
Superformance $87,700...3.5...8.4...11.8@124...204...1.07...76.6

[squeeforever]

I believe the Enzo is more than $652,830. Correct me if I'm wrong though, I thought they were $1,000,000+.

[glassdoctor]

Me too... but that's the price they list... maybe there is more than one model?

Anyone besides me think it's not fair to compare a sub-$100,000 car to these half million dollar + rides?

[squeeforever]

Yea, its not at all. Those are supercars, not sportscars. Theres only one model of the Enzo, but I know for a fact that you have to have 2 prior Ferrari's (can't remember what models) to even be comsidered to be able to buy an Enzo.

[glassdoctor]

here's a vette w/ turbo and slicks... 1/4 mile...8.95 @ 153mph
http://www.lingenfelter.com/img/pres...ec%20Vette.mov

Originally Posted by glassdoctor

here's a vette w/ turbo and slicks... 1/4 mile...8.95 @ 153mph
http://www.lingenfelter.com/img/pres...ec%20Vette.mov

The Lingenfelter vette is a shining example of what the corvette is capable of as it approaches supercar price. I'm not a vette fan by any means, but I have incredible respect for the tuning work done by Lingenfelter.

And BP_Revo, that M5 is an incredible piece of engineering!

[Sower]

I'm not a huge Vette fan, but I like them and agree that the bang for the buck is huge. We all know that performance isn't the only thing people buy their cars for. Speaking of performance though, did any of you see the numbers on the Ferrari 599 in this month's Road & Track? That thing is sick! I know the price is too, but it's faster to 60 than an Enzo, 11.2 1/4 mile, and better skidpad than the Z06. Awesome.

[squeeforever]

Holy $h!t...Thats gotta be one of the fasted street-legal Vettes around. I didn't think that was possible without tubs, and the works...

[JOHNNYMAXXIMA]

No need for tubs, just a nice pair of slicks.
That Vette was tested also by Car&Driver a few years ago. Crazy to think but that thing is actualy street leagal (minus the slicks of course). Fastest street leagal car they have ever tested.

As far as the Enzo goes, that $650k+ price that they list is actualy what the window sticker was but none of them went for under $1mil. because of mark-ups.
I'm sure we all saw Eddie Griffins recent publicity stunt crashing an Enzo?

[BP-Revo]

Yea...what a waste of an Enzo. Some dumb actor goes straight into the wall - why the hell didn't he just steer the other way!? Then there's that one dude that hit the telephone pole at 162mph in Malibu...at least he was using the car...the dumb actor was going like 25mph...

The Enzo's are worth well over 1 million, but they did not cost that much from Ferrari. The fact that the a pre-requisite to owning an Enzo was being a previous Ferrari owner, and that only 400 were sold to the "public" (aka, the select Ferrari crowd), they are worth more.

What I find totally funny is that the first chart GD posted up there are a bunch of 2 door super cars and then...a sedan, and the performance isn't far off at all...especially since it probably weigh's the most.

The second charts hilarious too...all teh cars have ~3.5 second 0-60 and ~6.5-7 second 0-100 and ~200mph top speed. And then...there's the Veyron, with a 2.6 second 0-60, 5.5 second 0-100, and 253mph. :D The damn thing uses ~25 gallons of fuel in 14 minutes and a full set of tires in 15 minutes at full throttle LOL. Also does 0-100 in about the time my car does 0~65.

[BP-Revo]

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...010083af5f.htm

You guys have to hear that...

[seth556]

Originally Posted by BP-Revo

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...010083af5f.htm

You guys have to hear that...

:018: If only I had a car like that.

[BrianG]

I really like the M5. Maybe someday. :sigh: