4trac:

Whoopsy - this is correct, but the C7 can have power oversteer issues due to its difficulties getting power down with light rear, and not having McLaren's e-diff tech.  In the test linked above, what I missed was the comparison was with the Grand Sport version of the outgoing car, with Z06 width, tires, and brakes... not a base C7.  According to Corvettes head honcho, a base Z51-Z51 comparison of C7 to C8 would have the 8 faster on shorter tracks by 1-2 seconds. So, the C8 is slightly faster than the outgoing car, but not by much, perhaps highlighting that the Corvette engineers started conservative as you suggest, and now can refine it going forward. 

 

Yeah of course the spec of the cars needed to be match closely in order for a proper comparison. But the driving characteristics remains the same. Even the power on oversteer on the old car is still easier to catch than on the mid engine new car simply due to the low polar moment of inertia of the new car, just simple physics. 

 


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