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Is the automatic C7 the fastest production auto ever made?
GM says the automatic will make 0-60 in 3.8 secs. Anybody know if there has ever been a faster production car with an automatic?
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2014 porsche 911 turbo pdk 2.9 seconds
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport 2.46 seconds |
Originally Posted by formulaWA
(Post 1584693182)
GM says the automatic will make 0-60 in 3.8 secs. Anybody know if there has ever been a faster production car with an automatic?
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Originally Posted by ltdodge
(Post 1584693417)
2014 porsche 911 turbo pdk 2.9 seconds
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In new CNET review - he got 3.8 with the automatic. If they cured the 6L80 issues in the C6, it would have to be faster - just like the 4L65E vs. the M5 in the C5. Based on the performance of the Camaro ZL-1 and the CNET review, it sounds like they cured the issues.
"Even with its immense power and performance specs, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray feels like a car that can be driven comfortably every day. The throttle and steering aren't so sensitive that you feel like its going to get away from you. The automatic transmission option seems to be every bit as performance-worthy as the manual, while the ride quality is actually comfortable." |
Originally Posted by JoesC5
(Post 1584693444)
Porsche doesn't count as they are an expensive ''status'' car, not a cheap "performance" car.
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Cant forget the GT-R 0-60 2.75
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Originally Posted by ltdodge
(Post 1584693474)
the OP asked production car.....
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Originally Posted by JoesC5
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My reply was a sarcastic reply referring to all those that refuse to acknowledge that Porsche is a competitor to the Corvette.
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Originally Posted by dcbingaman
(Post 1584693466)
In new CNET review - he got 3.8 with the automatic. If they cured the 6L80 issues in the C6, it would have to be faster - just like the 4L65E vs. the M5 in the C5. Based on the performance of the Camaro ZL-1 and the CNET review, it sounds like they cured the issues.
"Even with its immense power and performance specs, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray feels like a car that can be driven comfortably every day. The throttle and steering aren't so sensitive that you feel like its going to get away from you. The automatic transmission option seems to be every bit as performance-worthy as the manual, while the ride quality is actually comfortable." |
When I think of an automatic, I think of a transmission with a torque converter not an automated manual or sequential manual gearbox. Still the Porsche Turbo S before it went PDK and Mercedes AMG still have the vette beat I believe.
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Originally Posted by JoesC5
(Post 1584693593)
I couldn't find that review. Do you have a link where CNET drove a C7 automatic and ripped off a 0-60 with it?
Chevrolet says the Stingray hits 60 mph in 3.8 seconds and, remarkably, that is with either the seven-speed manual or the six-speed automatic. Do they didn't actually test it but just quoted GM |
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Originally Posted by DREAMERAK
(Post 1584693734)
From Edmunds: Sixty mph was gone in 4.1 seconds (3.8 seconds with 1-foot rollout as on a drag strip). Also they have a 7 Speed The Stingray, equipped with the optional dual-mode exhaust, packs 460 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque (standard is 455 hp/460 lb-ft). Our test car came equipped with the exhaust, the Z51 package and Magnetic Selective Ride Control. It also utilized the seven-speed manual transmission with active rev-matching: a feature toggled on and off using the wheel-mounted paddles that would otherwise execute shifts on automatic-equipped cars. |
Originally Posted by DREAMERAK
(Post 1584693734)
And in our tests it was insanely rapid... in every measurable way. How does a 12.0-second quarter-mile at 117.3 mph sound? Sixty mph was gone in 4.1 seconds (3.8 seconds with 1-foot rollout as on a drag strip)." |
Originally Posted by JoesC5
(Post 1584693766)
"The Stingray, equipped with the optional dual-mode exhaust, packs 460 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque (standard is 455 hp/460 lb-ft). Our test car came equipped with the exhaust, the Z51 package and Magnetic Selective Ride Control. It also utilized the seven-speed manual transmission with active rev-matching: a feature toggled on and off using the wheel-mounted paddles that would otherwise execute shifts on automatic-equipped cars. And in our tests it was insanely rapid... in every measurable way. How does a 12.0-second quarter-mile at 117.3 mph sound? Sixty mph was gone in 4.1 seconds (3.8 seconds with 1-foot rollout as on a drag strip)." |
So basically only GM has hone 3.8?:lurk:
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Originally Posted by sam90lx
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So basically only GM has hone 3.8?:lurk:
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One day soon we will see a test of the automatic z51 mrc with npp 1lt car and I believe it is capable of 3.8 to sixty...
It'll be a fast car for sure and yes I believe it will be the fastest or quickest production automatic transmission corvette ever. Z51 for the slightly different rear axle ratio? Usually the CTS v and Camaro zL1 automatics are a tenth of a second faster in acceleration....sometimes their trap speed in mph are 1 or 2 less in the quarter. |
Originally Posted by PRE-Z06
(Post 1584693643)
When I think of an automatic, I think of a transmission with a torque converter not an automated manual or sequential manual gearbox. Still the Porsche Turbo S before it went PDK and Mercedes AMG still have the vette beat I believe.
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