AutoZeitung: Corvette Z06 vs F430 vs Gallardo vs 997 TT

[RC45]

Originally Posted by JoeHahn Didn't Ferrari use Good Year tyres while it was using them in F1? Now I'm pretty sure their cars come standard with Bridgestone because of their connection in F1.

This is quite possibly the explanation.

[fsandys]

F430 comes with Bridgestone stock but apparently runs much faster on Pirellis

The 599's I have seen have Pirellis on

[espen]

Oh no, the unbeatable Z06 outrun by a humble 997 turbo. Looking forward to Sport Auto doing a supertest on it to confirm the numbers. Roll on the GT2

[nickthaskater]

Wow, what'd they do to that Z06? A base C6 with the Z51 package can run a 4.4 0-62mph time... A Z06 should be around 3.5-3.8 based on the countless reviews I've read.

And the F430 ships with Bridgestones, while the old Challenge Stradale (not sure about the standard 360 Modena...) shipped with Pirellis.

[RAMMIUS]

^^^^ according to R&T 0-60mph in 3.9sec

http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/d...data_panel.pdf

not to mention automobilemag

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...per/stats.html

with 4.1 secs for 0-60 mph

[RC45]

Originally Posted by ferrari550 I know your the corvette king around here and you do not like anyone talking trash about it.

BTW this a bullshit image promoted by certain arseholes around these parts - anyone who has bothered to read anything I have posted over the last 3 years with some comprehension would know I have NEVER claimed that ANY car was the ulitmate or be all and end all of performance

I don't care what the uneducated say, and know that there are haters in every crowd - but I always draw the line at ignoring flatout incorrect and false statements made - and will always offer the corrected data for consideraiton.

So at times I will remind people of the true numbers.. then I have ALWAYS followed up with the same thing"

"All these car are so close it is always a drivers race on the day"

Originally Posted by ferrari550 I love ferrari and what not but, this statement is the correct statement when it comes to comparing the performance of the cars. Any car could win on any given day with any given driver.

If only you could get some other folks to see this universal truth...

Originally Posted by ferrari550 This is where i think the argument should stop between putting down american cars and praising european cars, because it ALL depends.

Again - if only you could get some other folks to see this universal truth...
And this has been the case for many years - but others refuse to accept the fact that the false tripe they have been believing over the years is just that - false tripe

[nickthaskater]

Originally Posted by RAMMIUS ^^^^ according to R&T 0-60mph in 3.9sec http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/d...data_panel.pdf not to mention automobilemag http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...per/stats.html with 4.1 secs for 0-60 mph

Motor Trend - 3.5 seconds
"We bolted our own test equipment to a car at GM's Milford Proving Ground and found it had grunt enough to hurl this 3147-pound coupe to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds"
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...z06/index.html

Car and Driver - 3.6 seconds
"A few days after our trip, we took a Z06 to GM's Milford proving ground and tested it. It ripped to 60 mph in only 3.6 seconds, hit 100 in 7.9, and 150 in 17.5."
http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...z06-page2.html

Two reviews in the mid-3s by major automotive magazines, proof enough as to what the car is capable of.

[nickthaskater]

Originally Posted by nickthaskater Originally Posted by RAMMIUS ^^^^ according to R&T 0-60mph in 3.9sec http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/d...data_panel.pdf not to mention automobilemag http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews...per/stats.html with 4.1 secs for 0-60 mph Motor Trend - 3.5 seconds "We bolted our own test equipment to a car at GM's Milford Proving Ground and found it had grunt enough to hurl this 3147-pound coupe to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds" http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...z06/index.html Car and Driver - 3.6 seconds "A few days after our trip, we took a Z06 to GM's Milford proving ground and tested it. It ripped to 60 mph in only 3.6 seconds, hit 100 in 7.9, and 150 in 17.5." http://www.caranddriver.com/roadtest...z06-page2.html Two reviews in the mid-3s by major automotive magazines, proof enough as to what the car is capable of.

I just found that Car and Driver drove the car in another test, a comparison against the SRT-10 Coupe, and achieved 3.4 seconds 0-60 run.

We're still buzzing over the Z06's ferocious 3.4-second burst to 60 mph. That's two-tenths quicker than the Z06 we tested in October.
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...vette-z06.html

[SPEEDKILLAR]

Damn, so the porsche is the heaviest and still up there :shock:

[Sir_GT]

Take out the italians's corsa tires and it would've been Z06 v 997TT. No Question.

Tires = huge difference in times. Why do you think the M3 CSL came with semi-slicks?

[RAMMIUS]

Tires = huge difference in times.

yeah, engine capacity too (say 7 litres), turbocharging again advantages and so on

BTW before being fanboy , what kind of tyres did the other used ?

Could it be Michelin Pilot Sport 2 for 911 TT ???

And then you see that although Corsa is King , MPS2 is not far away , hehehe

If you don`t have all the data from that test STFU fanboy