Not All 500hp is created Equal

[BigAls87Z28]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovZWaOYMBkE


Z06 505hp 7.0 V8 engine. 6spd manual
M6 500hp 5.0 V10 engine. 7spd SMG

[Ian]

weight and gearing, the great equalizers :lol:

cool vid.

[Rich189]

cool vid seen it before like ian said weight and gearing... love the zo6 but the m6 is one sweet ride

[98tadriver]

mwahahahahahaa

[SteveR]

M6 goes around corners. Z06 goes straight.

[maroman88]

Z06's go around corners too, they were built and tested as race cars on a race track

[SteveR]

Z06's go around corners too, they were built and tested as race cars on a race track

I'm sure they're good, but I'd like to see how they hold up against the others.

[qwikz28]

M6 goes around corners. Z06 goes straight.

not so much. the M6 weighs about 3900 pounds and the z06 weighs about 3100 pounds. even regardless, the z06 is much more performance oriented and will beat it around corners any day. i had the pleasure of sitting in one this weekend and i must say the interior is still leaps and bounds ahead of the chevys though

[Jared1970Chevelle]

the z06 will take corners just as fine as any other car.... i seen all types of track s*** where it beat lambos and ferrari;s ...

[NJSPEEDER]

I'm sure they're good, but I'd like to see how they hold up against the others.

well, considering all the magazine tests and many tv shows end up asking why anyone would want to pay double for a ferrari that isn't even it's equal in performance, i would say it does jsut fine around the twisties.

[SteveR]

I'm sure it's great, but I'd love to see a comparison to the Carrera GT, or a solid auto-cross platform.

[98tadriver]

i believe the Z06 pulled like 1.1-1.2 G's on the skidpad if i remember correctly,
and when tested at this one track, it was pullin 1.06 around corners.

[Ian]

I thought I remembered hearing that the C6 Z06 had the second fastest lap time around "the ring" out of any production car.

[Firebird67dude]

I'm sure it's great, but I'd love to see a comparison to the Carrera GT, or a solid auto-cross platform.


Find someone with a Z06 and I'll provide my friends Carrera GT.

Nice video tho.

[SteveR]

Find someone with a Z06 and I'll provide my friends Carrera GT.

Nice video tho.

If you're serious, I'll find one. I can also provide a Ford GT for the test.

[ChickenLittle]

just another reason for me to love the ZO6 :mrgreen:

[jin1481]

its hard to beat a $70,000 super car

[NJSPEEDER]

I'm sure it's great, but I'd love to see a comparison to the Carrera GT, or a solid auto-cross platform.


your comparison for if it is good or not is pitting a $70k mass production car against a $450k thnly veiled race car? bahhahahahaha
whats next? you gonna say it has no top speed because a million dollar bugatti can top out about 50mph faster?

[SteveR]

your comparison for if it is good or not is pitting a $70k mass production car against a $450k thnly veiled race car? bahhahahahaha
whats next? you gonna say it has no top speed because a million dollar bugatti can top out about 50mph faster?

not at all, I'm not saying the car is bad in any way, but if people consider it the greatest car ever, I'd like to see some comparison numbers.

[Knipps]

not at all, I'm not saying the car is bad in any way, but if people consider it the greatest car ever, I'd like to see some comparison numbers.

$/hp.

[qwikz28]

I thought I remembered hearing that the C6 Z06 had the second fastest lap time around "the ring" out of any production car.

any idea what was teh first?

[Ian]

the carrera gt :lol:

*edit*

this is just what I've heard, I dont actually know for a fact, but I thought I read that somewhere.

[qwikz28]

the carrera gt :lol:

*edit*

this is just what I've heard, I dont actually know for a fact, but I thought I read that somewhere.

carrera gt isn't considered a production car if i'm not mistaken. i was at the porsche dealer this weekend and saw no info on that car. like in the catalogs and stuff that listed all the models

[BigAls87Z28]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yfpJoP3x47w

Done by the #1 hatter of all vehicles American. Driven by Stig, beating the Zonda and Ferrari F430 along with other cars at the Top Gear track.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8px4QuTe1_A&mode=related&search=

Here wins 5th Gear's Fast Car of the World, beating out teh 599 and 911 Turbo

The Z06 can keep up with cars 4x its price and prestige...but some of us knew that for some time

http://www.autodrum.com/images/media/automobiles/chevrolet_corvette_c6_r_2005_01.jpg


Lets not also forget my quote in my sig.

[Frosty]

M6 goes around corners. Z06 goes straight.

That seriously has to be the most retarded comment I've ever read on here....

[Knipps]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yfpJoP3x47w

Done by the #1 hater of all vehicles American. Driven by Stig, beating the Zonda and Ferrari F430 along with other cars at the Top Gear track.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8px4QuTe1_A&mode=related&search=

Here wins 5th Gear's Fast Car of the World, beating out teh 599 and 911 Turbo

The Z06 can keep up with cars 4x its price and prestige...but some of us knew that for some time

http://www.autodrum.com/images/media/automobiles/chevrolet_corvette_c6_r_2005_01.jpg


Lets not also forget my quote in my sig.

if you look up camaro on wiki there's a thing that says he was driving a turd gen and got attached, he further proceeded to comment he'd rather drive that than an enzo

i don't really believe it but it's there...

[qwikz28]

if you look up camaro on wiki there's a thing that says he was driving a turd gen and got attached, he further proceeded to comment he'd rather drive that than an enzo

i don't really believe it but it's there...

yes, i have that episode saved on my computer. its an 8 part series but i don't know how to post it. its a 305 5-speed iroc that has seen better days. i <3 top gear

actually, now that i think of it, wayfast posted it a while ago if anyone rememebers. the link is dead now

[98tadriver]

That seriously has to be the most retarded comment I've ever read on here....

Werd, I've both heard and read smarter comments that came from kidracer.

[SteveR]

That seriously has to be the most retarded comment I've ever read on here....

Really? You must not read much. The M6 comment is based on the fact that BMW designed one of the most comprehensive and advanced handling packages ever for an automobile for the M6, as explained in the one hour show on it on the Discovery Channel. The M6 wasn't meant for strait line acceleration, but handling. The Zo6 comment was meant to be sarcastic, but it seams to have gone over everyones head. It was intended to be a sarcastic remark about the history of american muscle cars and how they were outfitted with giant engines and poor handling, where German cars were the opposite, case in point, the Porsche 944 Turbo. It was designed as a chassis first for handling, and they only needed to put a tiny 4 cyl 186hp motor in it to make it competitive for road course racing. It was a light hearted joke, relax people.

[NJSPEEDER]

you think the M6 is super special because BMW gave the discovery channel a bunch of money to shoot a documentary?
BMW does not use a proprietary stability control system, they did consult in it's developemnt. the system and most of it's patents are held by Bosch, a company that General Motors holds a large interest in.

[Frosty]

The Zo6 comment was meant to be sarcastic, but it seams to have gone over everyones head. It was intended to be a sarcastic remark about the history of american muscle cars and how they were outfitted with giant engines and poor handling,

:rofl: :rofl: Yup, definitely flew WAY over my head because you're not the first person to make a comment like that, lol.

[BigAls87Z28]

Z06 is a full tilt race car, set to take on just about every super car out there on the track, and be able to stay at least neck and neck with the best. Not only straight line, but also in turns.
The new Corvette manager is a die hard road racer, and a mega-car guy. He races in several series and does very well. He will have full control over the C7, its development and design, as well as chassis tuning and performance. He is the reason why the Blue Devil came back from the dead.