2012 GTR vs Z06 vs GT500
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2012 GTR vs Z06 vs GT500
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GT500: "Out Classed"
Z06: " Got out feeling like I just been in a fight, hands shaky with adrenaline, God what a mighty car."
GT-R: "Rarely is a car so powerful & so fast, so composed, so non-threatening, but that's the GT-R. The jump-in & go supercar...that makes it the ultimate 5-figure phenom."
GT500: "Out Classed"
Z06: " Got out feeling like I just been in a fight, hands shaky with adrenaline, God what a mighty car."
GT-R: "Rarely is a car so powerful & so fast, so composed, so non-threatening, but that's the GT-R. The jump-in & go supercar...that makes it the ultimate 5-figure phenom."
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Wow they are 3 very different cars. I have had all three of these cars in there older models. I can vouch that nothing has changed. Mustang still heaps of fun who cares if it does slower lap times when you can blow the rears on a corner and control the car on the right foot. Corvette just an axe murderer and when you get it right it is very, very quick. The GTR with that massive punch in the back out of the corners as the turbos are spooling up is great fun as well, he mentioned several times he had only one hand on the wheel ? Very clinical car as he said boooooring but very fast. I'll take all three and drive them on different days of the week ! great clip thanks for the watch Stewy
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GT500: "Out Classed"
Z06: " Got out feeling like I just been in a fight, hands shaky with adrenaline, God what a mighty car."
GT-R: "Rarely is a car so powerful & so fast, so composed, so non-threatening, but that's the GT-R. The jump-in go supercar...that makes it the ultimate 5-figure phenom."
GT500: "Out Classed"
Z06: " Got out feeling like I just been in a fight, hands shaky with adrenaline, God what a mighty car."
GT-R: "Rarely is a car so powerful & so fast, so composed, so non-threatening, but that's the GT-R. The jump-in go supercar...that makes it the ultimate 5-figure phenom."
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Thanks for posting OP....WOW..The C7/Chevy better get their $hit together...That GT-R is the real deal...PERIOD
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I think they need to go mid-engine. There are just too many excellent cars in the front engine/rwd market niche. And now with the GTR out, the corvette doesn't even win the best performance/$ category.
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You could tell towards the end when he was told the lap times....the driver seemed to like the z06 better, and wanted to say it was faster....lol.
You also must say that with more time under the belt with the z06 he would have certainly surpassed the gtr time....and considering how much less involved the gtr is to get good times (awd, auto, etc) you could argue that even with more time with the gtr, theres a limit to how much better he could have done.
same applies as the drag strip - which is apparent with the 11.8 (I think stock ls3's are faster) - he just needs more time with the z06 to get the best times than with the gtr.
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You also must say that with more time under the belt with the z06 he would have certainly surpassed the gtr time....and considering how much less involved the gtr is to get good times (awd, auto, etc) you could argue that even with more time with the gtr, theres a limit to how much better he could have done.
same applies as the drag strip - which is apparent with the 11.8 (I think stock ls3's are faster) - he just needs more time with the z06 to get the best times than with the gtr.
jb
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You also must say that with more time under the belt with the z06 he would have certainly surpassed the gtr time....and considering how much less involved the gtr is to get good times (awd, auto, etc) you could argue that even with more time with the gtr, theres a limit to how much better he could have done.
same applies as the drag strip - which is apparent with the 11.8 (I think stock ls3's are faster) - he just needs more time with the z06 to get the best times than with the gtr.
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You also must say that with more time under the belt with the z06 he would have certainly surpassed the gtr time....and considering how much less involved the gtr is to get good times (awd, auto, etc) you could argue that even with more time with the gtr, theres a limit to how much better he could have done.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...tte/specs.html
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http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...est/specs.html
I agree. Maybe after a whole week of testing (or a couple of weeks) on that surface, which doesn't look sticky with prep, he might be a few tenths quicker.
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GT500: "Out Classed"
Z06: " Got out feeling like I just been in a fight, hands shaky with adrenaline, God what a mighty car."
GT-R: "Rarely is a car so powerful & so fast, so composed, so non-threatening, but that's the GT-R. The jump-in & go supercar...that makes it the ultimate 5-figure phenom."
GT500: "Out Classed"
Z06: " Got out feeling like I just been in a fight, hands shaky with adrenaline, God what a mighty car."
GT-R: "Rarely is a car so powerful & so fast, so composed, so non-threatening, but that's the GT-R. The jump-in & go supercar...that makes it the ultimate 5-figure phenom."
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Don't be upset about the GTR it has always been a faster car than the Corvette from the R32,R33,R34 and now the R35 ! The Vette will never have 4x4 and will always struggle against the GTR. Just be thankful the Vette can almost keep up with the best there is. What about the people who buy a 200k car and get blown to the weeds by a GTR. Us Aussies have had the 4x4 turbo stuff well before the States had them and it drove me crazy being beaten by a Rice Rockets. I changed my cars like hot cakes trying to keep up with them with V8 rear drive cars and ended up with a R34 GTR. I still prefer a normally aspirated rear wheel car but for race track speed 4x4 has always been very quick ! Stewy
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True, as it's almost common knowledge at this point that bone stock C6 Z06s have gone as quick as 10.9 and 11.0s at 127/128+mph (with the quickest bone stock C6 LS3 running an 11.7 at almost 120mph). Good track prep of course but it does show that the cars are clearly capable of it.
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True, as it's almost common knowledge at this point that bone stock C6 Z06s have gone as quick as 10.9 and 11.0s at 127/128+mph (with the quickest bone stock C6 LS3 running an 11.7 at almost 120mph). Good track prep of course but it does show that the cars are clearly capable of it.