M5 versus the world: lap times and 100-150mph
From m5board.com
We're still buzzing over the Z06's ferocious 3.4-second burst to 60 mph.
When we reeled off a 1:26.00 lap, our knees were audibly knocking and we parked it. We've heard that the best GM drivers can go 2.50 seconds a lap faster at Grattan.
Viper's 1:27.50 lap time was 1.50 seconds slower than the Vette's.
The Viper's 3.8-second 0-to-60 sprint is still plenty quick, but it's almost a half-second slower than the Vette's. Some of that difference comes down to an issue of engine rpm and gearing. The Vette, for example, can reach 60 mph in first gear, whereas the Viper must use up a time-consuming gearshift. But in the quarter-mile, where the gearing isn't so much an issue, the Viper's 12.1-second time trails the Vette's by 0.3 second. As speeds increase, the Corvette's advantage widens. To hit 150 mph, the Viper needs 20.2 seconds, the Z06, 17.9. In a drag race, the Viper loses.
Grattan lap times:
Z06: 1:26....1:23.5 Gm test driver
Viper: 1:27.5
M5: 1:31.25
CLS55AMG: 1:32.55
Charger SRT-8: 1:32.65
STS-V: 1:33.55
Mazda MX-5 - 1:36.14
Pontiac Solstice - 1:37.35
Yes, its true...the M5 is as close to a Miata as a Z06. At least on a race track.
100-150mph
Corvette Z06: 9.6
Ford GT: 11.1
M5: 11.4
Gallardo: 12.3
55AMG: 15.1
Corvette Z51: 15.4
911 Carerra S: 16.2
Porsche 911: 18
Charger SRT: 19.5
STS-V: 24.9
We're still buzzing over the Z06's ferocious 3.4-second burst to 60 mph.
When we reeled off a 1:26.00 lap, our knees were audibly knocking and we parked it. We've heard that the best GM drivers can go 2.50 seconds a lap faster at Grattan.
Viper's 1:27.50 lap time was 1.50 seconds slower than the Vette's.
The Viper's 3.8-second 0-to-60 sprint is still plenty quick, but it's almost a half-second slower than the Vette's. Some of that difference comes down to an issue of engine rpm and gearing. The Vette, for example, can reach 60 mph in first gear, whereas the Viper must use up a time-consuming gearshift. But in the quarter-mile, where the gearing isn't so much an issue, the Viper's 12.1-second time trails the Vette's by 0.3 second. As speeds increase, the Corvette's advantage widens. To hit 150 mph, the Viper needs 20.2 seconds, the Z06, 17.9. In a drag race, the Viper loses.
Grattan lap times:
Z06: 1:26....1:23.5 Gm test driver
Viper: 1:27.5
M5: 1:31.25
CLS55AMG: 1:32.55
Charger SRT-8: 1:32.65
STS-V: 1:33.55
Mazda MX-5 - 1:36.14
Pontiac Solstice - 1:37.35
Yes, its true...the M5 is as close to a Miata as a Z06. At least on a race track.
100-150mph
Corvette Z06: 9.6
Ford GT: 11.1
M5: 11.4
Gallardo: 12.3
55AMG: 15.1
Corvette Z51: 15.4
911 Carerra S: 16.2
Porsche 911: 18
Charger SRT: 19.5
STS-V: 24.9
