Official - 2014 Corvette Stingray Cranks Out 460 Horsepower
05-28-2013, 06:18 PM
#201
Team Owner
05-28-2013, 06:20 PM
#202
Drifting
Utterly useless numbers without exact weight, and IMO 455 is weak considering that the current Mustang Boss 302 has 444HP, and it is like $10K less.
And for about $55K, the price of the C7 vert, one can get a 662HP GT500 with roughly the performance of a C6 Z06, whose drivers I doubt will be very impressed with your HP-to-liter ratio or your gas mileage.
05-28-2013, 06:22 PM
#203
05-28-2013, 06:26 PM
#205
Yeah, what a sports car looks like and its performance are irrelevant.
Utterly useless numbers without exact weight, and IMO 455 is weak considering that the current Mustang Boss 302 has 444HP, and it is like $10K less.
And for about $55K, the price of the C7 vert, one can get a 662HP GT500 with roughly the performance of a C6 Z06, whose drivers I doubt will be very impressed with your HP-to-liter ratio or your gas mileage.
Utterly useless numbers without exact weight, and IMO 455 is weak considering that the current Mustang Boss 302 has 444HP, and it is like $10K less.
And for about $55K, the price of the C7 vert, one can get a 662HP GT500 with roughly the performance of a C6 Z06, whose drivers I doubt will be very impressed with your HP-to-liter ratio or your gas mileage.
And if you can find a '13 GT500 vert for 55K you should buy it. The ones Ive seen at the dealers are 70K+.
05-28-2013, 06:28 PM
#206
Le Mans Master
05-28-2013, 06:28 PM
#207
Yeah, what a sports car looks like and its performance are irrelevant.
Utterly useless numbers without exact weight, and IMO 455 is weak considering that the current Mustang Boss 302 has 444HP, and it is like $10K less.
And for about $55K, the price of the C7 vert, one can get a 662HP GT500 with roughly the performance of a C6 Z06, whose drivers I doubt will be very impressed with your HP-to-liter ratio or your gas mileage.
Utterly useless numbers without exact weight, and IMO 455 is weak considering that the current Mustang Boss 302 has 444HP, and it is like $10K less.
And for about $55K, the price of the C7 vert, one can get a 662HP GT500 with roughly the performance of a C6 Z06, whose drivers I doubt will be very impressed with your HP-to-liter ratio or your gas mileage.
05-28-2013, 06:29 PM
#208
AIR FORCE VETERAN
Yeah, what a sports car looks like and its performance are irrelevant.
Utterly useless numbers without exact weight, and IMO 455 is weak considering that the current Mustang Boss 302 has 444HP, and it is like $10K less.
And for about $55K, the price of the C7 vert, one can get a 662HP GT500 with roughly the performance of a C6 Z06, whose drivers I doubt will be very impressed with your HP-to-liter ratio or your gas mileage.
Utterly useless numbers without exact weight, and IMO 455 is weak considering that the current Mustang Boss 302 has 444HP, and it is like $10K less.
And for about $55K, the price of the C7 vert, one can get a 662HP GT500 with roughly the performance of a C6 Z06, whose drivers I doubt will be very impressed with your HP-to-liter ratio or your gas mileage.
You can not compare a Mustang to a Corvette in a pricing war. Not only does the Mustang have less horsepower Boss but it lacks an independent suspension, the lower center of gravity and quality of materials.
You can not buy a "Sports Car" with more power and content then a Corvette any where near $55,000. The same old story you get what you pay for. $80,000 for 500 HP and $115,000 for over 600 HP. List to list. In Corvette.
If you want more horsower go pay for it and stop whining about not getting it on a base car...
05-28-2013, 06:30 PM
#209
Le Mans Master
05-28-2013, 06:32 PM
#210
Le Mans Master
Member Since: Apr 2000
Location: DrunkDefender
Posts: 5,589
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
CI 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 Veteran
CI-IV AutoX Champ
CI-IV Burnout Champ
St. Jude Donor '07-'10
The GT 500 is a bit of a 1 trick pony. A 1LE Camaro SS for less than $40k will equal it/beat it on a consistent basis on a road course.
05-28-2013, 06:42 PM
#213
Racer
Member Since: May 2013
Location: South Windsor Connecticut
Posts: 258
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
In every test I have seen, it has been picked overall against the Mustang in almost every category, despite spotting it 100HP. a much better track car , and overall performer.
Whoever referred to the Stang as a 1 trick Pony was spot on..
05-28-2013, 06:45 PM
#214
Drifting
Member Since: Sep 2011
Location: Carrollton TX
Posts: 1,267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
may sound weird but the corvette is starting to give me the barbie doll effect vibe with her 10 inch waist, DD's, perfect blonde hair and skin when in reality its physically impossible for a woman to look like that.
everyone whining its a failure if it doesnt have porsche interior and a perfect beautiful rear end putting out 500hp all for less $ than the current model out right now.
The amount of whining from some people on this site is almost unbelievable considering that (I think) most of us here are grown men/women.
everyone whining its a failure if it doesnt have porsche interior and a perfect beautiful rear end putting out 500hp all for less $ than the current model out right now.
The amount of whining from some people on this site is almost unbelievable considering that (I think) most of us here are grown men/women.
05-28-2013, 06:47 PM
#215
You can not compare a Mustang to a Corvette in a pricing war. Not only does the Mustang have less horsepower Boss but it lacks an independent suspension, the lower center of gravity and quality of materials.
You can not buy a "Sports Car" with more power and content then a Corvette any where near $55,000. The same old story you get what you pay for. $80,000 for 500 HP and $115,000 for over 600 HP. List to list. In Corvette.
If you want more horsower go pay for it and stop whining about not getting it on a base car...
You can not buy a "Sports Car" with more power and content then a Corvette any where near $55,000. The same old story you get what you pay for. $80,000 for 500 HP and $115,000 for over 600 HP. List to list. In Corvette.
If you want more horsower go pay for it and stop whining about not getting it on a base car...
These guys compare the Mustang to the Corvette in terms of power and price, but then why not compare the Camaro to the Corvette as well? Because it's not a valid comparison.
05-28-2013, 06:48 PM
#216
Drifting
You can not compare a Mustang to a Corvette in a pricing war. Not only does the Mustang have less horsepower Boss but it lacks an independent suspension, the lower center of gravity and quality of materials.
You can not buy a "Sports Car" with more power and content then a Corvette any where near $55,000. The same old story you get what you pay for. $80,000 for 500 HP and $115,000 for over 600 HP. List to list. In Corvette.
If you want more horsower go pay for it and stop whining about not getting it on a base car...
You can not buy a "Sports Car" with more power and content then a Corvette any where near $55,000. The same old story you get what you pay for. $80,000 for 500 HP and $115,000 for over 600 HP. List to list. In Corvette.
If you want more horsower go pay for it and stop whining about not getting it on a base car...
LOL at all of you fanboys who don't even own the C7 yet, comparing the GT500's performance around a track. Totally beside my point. This thread is about horsepower, not track times. Ford is doing a hell of a lot better than GM financially, yet they seem to be able to put out 600HP cars for the price of a base Corvette.
And keep in mind the Mustang is due for a major refresh, and I doubt indie suspension will add $10K to the price.
And the '13 GT500 pulled a 1:38 at Laguna Seca @ 3800lbs, so I wouldn't scoff too much at its tracking until we see C7 lap times.
05-28-2013, 06:51 PM
#217
Exactly. Some people think these cars exist in a vacuum where performance is the only thing that matters regardless of price, regulations, current environment pressures but they end up looking like trolls and idiots.
Last edited by Kappa; 05-28-2013 at 06:54 PM.
05-28-2013, 06:54 PM
#218
Melting Slicks
Another interesting comparison is C7 LT1 vs Porsche 911S-991
911S-991 111 ft/lbs Torque at 1500 RPM
C7 Z51 350 ft/lbs Torque at 1500 RPM
911S-991 325 ft/lbs Max Torque
C7 Z51 465 ft/lbs Max Torque
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupé (991) : Power & Torque Curves (U.S. Specs)
911S-991 111 ft/lbs Torque at 1500 RPM
C7 Z51 350 ft/lbs Torque at 1500 RPM
911S-991 325 ft/lbs Max Torque
C7 Z51 465 ft/lbs Max Torque
2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S Coupé (991) : Power & Torque Curves (U.S. Specs)
Last edited by skank; 05-28-2013 at 06:56 PM.
05-28-2013, 06:54 PM
#219
Burning Brakes
I love it how most people seem to think packaging, weight, horsepower and torque are the only specs involved in creating a motor. Granted, they're important to the Corvette, but there's simply more involved.
Unfortunately, emissions, MPG and other factors are part of the equation as well. I have no doubt that if we can get a list of ALL of the specifications, there would be a huge difference between the LS3 and LT1. Unfortunately, most of the readers here don't care about the rest of the specs, but the engineers who made the motor sure care...
Unfortunately, emissions, MPG and other factors are part of the equation as well. I have no doubt that if we can get a list of ALL of the specifications, there would be a huge difference between the LS3 and LT1. Unfortunately, most of the readers here don't care about the rest of the specs, but the engineers who made the motor sure care...
