Re: '09 Corvette ZR-1 revealed
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amazon said:
The ZO6 was already loosing some bhps in smoke, right?
I mean, it's not just about the numbers. I absolutly hate spec sheets. They tell you nothing about the car or how fast it really is. It could say 200 bhp or 2,000, it doesn't matter that much IMHO.
I'm so tired to hear people getting exited just with numbers.
Not sure what the comment about the Z06 loosing hp in smoke means? The Z06 regularly dyno's in the 440 to 460 range stock, and that is via a chassis dyno meaning threw the drivetrain. The engine is at 505 hp.
As for the numbers, that is all we have so far on the new ZR1. Expect some performance stat's early next year. Maybe a N-Ring time soon.
I think I heard that the zo6 had trouble putting down its power. I can't remember when or where exactly.
As for the numbers argument, I wasn't speaking about the corvette in specific. I meant that for every car that hit the market. For instance, a F430 scud is as fast as an enzo and a GT2 is also said to be as fast as a carrera GT, but none of these 2 have 600 bhp.
spec sheets are marketing tools for people who just don't know a thing about cars, and just want to impress their friends with big numbers.
That said, and to come back to the vette, I never drove one so I'm not gonna say that it's good or bad. I don't know. I guess for the price, it's a good deal, but if you're looking for a great deal, I'm not sure the vette is a better deal than a simple boxster S or an M3, wich are a lot cheaper.
The vette has always tryed to be the best deal around. It looks like they've designed it to give the customer the bhp at the lowest price. 90k for 600 ponnies, that's pretty cheap. If that's what you want, fine by me but it has never been an goal for me as I know how numbers are usually irrelevent. Fun is relevent. Laughing out loud behind the wheel is relevent. Not a bhp to price ratio.