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Old 07-29-2005, 08:21 AM   #76
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Sport Auto ran the C6 around the ring at 8.15. Pretty good review of the C6, seems like the Corvette has grown up. However the best 0-100kph time they managed was 5,2 seconda - a full 1,1 seconds off the claimed pace! :shock: Sport Auto aquired and tested a second C6 in order to verify this and managed 5,4 on that one. Though respectable times in deed, they are nowhere near the claimed times.

Main compalints seem to be that there's a lot of lift, 54kg at front and 28k at rear by 200kph. (IIRC, the TT produced 60kg at 200kph and look how that was recieved ) In addition, particularly the slow and hevy gearchange recieves a few comments. Overall it does pretty well, seems Porsche will have to come up with a sensational GT3 now
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Old 07-29-2005, 12:39 PM   #77
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Not to dispute it yet again, but IVe personally seen a c6 run a low 4s 60 at a drag strip with a guy who was a boob driving no less. Perhaps they somehow screwed the europeans yet again?
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Old 07-29-2005, 05:43 PM   #78
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Originally Posted by graywolf624
Not to dispute it yet again, but IVe personally seen a c6 run a low 4s 60 at a drag strip with a guy who was a boob driving no less. Perhaps they somehow screwed the europeans yet again?
perhaps they were shifting from 1rst to 4th

my guess is that they arent used to launching the vette, and/or the tires/pavement/ weather conditions. ive seen c6's get the jump on C5 Z's until about 50 mph, so im sure its less than 5 seconds
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Old 07-29-2005, 10:01 PM   #79
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Maybe they forgot to rev past 2500rpm.. you know non-V8 fans think "our" engines are all low reving - maybe they don't know it can rev to the redline...
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Old 07-31-2005, 02:25 PM   #80
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Yes, the only possible explanation must be that Horst von Saurma can't drive a Corvette. He can match or beat Porsches 0-100kph times, but the Corvette is a different story of course.

A low 4 sec 60ft... I can beat that with my gf's Passat TDI
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Old 08-13-2005, 03:46 AM   #81
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Originally Posted by number77
Well, they were designing the car partially around that track initially. They ended up having to change the brake design because they weren't getting enough air to cool the brakes. They also may have tested it on different tires and that could account for 3 seconds on a track as big as this one.
I forgot to say that this was for the C6 not the C6 ZO6.

I have heard from a very very reliable source (he is involved with the z06) that the car with the time recorded was a z06, and not a supercharged one.
7:42.9 --- 160.207 km/h – Corvette Z06 -Jan Magnusen
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Old 08-13-2005, 10:49 AM   #82
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Originally Posted by number77
Originally Posted by number77
Well, they were designing the car partially around that track initially. They ended up having to change the brake design because they weren't getting enough air to cool the brakes. They also may have tested it on different tires and that could account for 3 seconds on a track as big as this one.
I forgot to say that this was for the C6 not the C6 ZO6.

I have heard from a very very reliable source (he is involved with the z06) that the car with the time recorded was a z06, and not a supercharged one.
7:42.9 --- 160.207 km/h – Corvette Z06 -Jan Magnusen
We knew this the day it happened... which is kinda why I posted the topics I did

Not exactly news this late in the game
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Old 08-13-2005, 11:38 AM   #83
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what was the enzo nurnburg time? i googled but cant find
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Old 08-13-2005, 11:41 AM   #84
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Originally Posted by Cornutu
what was the enzo nurnburg time? i googled but cant find
I don't think there's an official one.......but there's one for the CGT.
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Old 08-13-2005, 11:46 AM   #85
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google doesnt bring that up either, anyone happen to know?
also if you could tell me how you found it that would be sweeeet
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Old 08-13-2005, 11:48 AM   #86
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Originally Posted by Cornutu
google doesnt bring that up either, anyone happen to know?
also if you could tell me how you found it that would be sweeeet
there no time on the enzo, the cgt's time is 7.32 its posted in porsche central, and it was an SportAuto test. theres a topic on all the SA tests, search for it in JW
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