'05 Corvette Z51 vs '05 Porsche CS (Motor Trend Jan '05)

[Fluxlo]

Man I hope that's just a concept because, personally i think that looks attrocious...Takes the sleek smooth sexy corvette and makes it butch.

BTW, thanks for the scan. It was a good read.

[is64fun]

porsche is the bestttt

[T-Bird]

Originally Posted by SFDMALEX Originally Posted by Guibo Originally Posted by SFDMALEX Well the 911CS is not that great of a car. Its good yes, but there are faster Porsches out there, the TT for example, and if the C6 is even with the CS then I dont have much respect for the car.....Just think how it would do against a Turbo. :roll: I doubt GM thinks of the C6 as an answer to the Turbo. They will have another car for that... Like? I'd love to see one, because the three way Ferrari, Porsche and now Lambo battle is kind of boring. The Z02?

Don't forget Ford is in that mix now aswell and the Z06 will definitely be in the mix now that it will have 500hp.

Oh and does anyone else notice that American cars are really putting pressure on the Europeans lately?

[JiggaStyles09]

Originally Posted by T-Bird Originally Posted by SFDMALEX Originally Posted by Guibo Originally Posted by SFDMALEX Well the 911CS is not that great of a car. Its good yes, but there are faster Porsches out there, the TT for example, and if the C6 is even with the CS then I dont have much respect for the car.....Just think how it would do against a Turbo. :roll: I doubt GM thinks of the C6 as an answer to the Turbo. They will have another car for that... Like? I'd love to see one, because the three way Ferrari, Porsche and now Lambo battle is kind of boring. The Z02? Don't forget Ford is in that mix now aswell and the Z06 will definitely be in the mix now that it will have 500hp. Oh and does anyone else notice that American cars are really putting pressure on the Europeans lately?

yep for sure and its about time. it really makes me happy though, that the americans are putting pressure on them.

the new z06 is definitley my new favorite now that it is official 427 500hp/500tq. i am generally a ford guy and i love the new GT but i really think the z06 will be just as good if not better and a lot cheaper.

[Guibo]

Originally Posted by Fluxlo Man I hope that's just a concept because, personally i think that looks attrocious...Takes the sleek smooth sexy corvette and makes it butch. BTW, thanks for the scan. It was a good read.

The look is largely the same (aside from the intakes, wheels, and fender flares). Personally, I think this is quite appropriate for the performance version of the Corvette.
If black is too hardcore, there's alway mellower yellow:
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/5830/z06_race.jpg

[SFDMALEX]

I still think the new Vette is hideous...it's just plain ugly. I'd love to see that performance is a nice body...but I just cant stand the look of this thing.......the Gen5 shape, was the best looking Vette ever (Sorry I think the classics ones are hideous aswel).

[lakatu]

I liked how they did the track comparison and graphs.

Interestingly Willow Springs has been the site for a number of test by different magazines comparing the corvette with other cars and the 911 as well. The interesting part is that the lap times haven’t changed very much for the Vette. Possible this is due to the extremely stiff suspensions of earlier model C4 verses the softer C5 and C6 suspensions. Here are some examples:

1984 C&D 911 Carrera Turbo Look 1:43.8
1986 MT Corvette Z-51 1:39.8
1986 MT 944Turbo 1:43.5 (this was a comparison tests to the above Vette)
1989 C&D Corvette Z 51 1:41.0
1989 911 Club Sport 1:44.2 (They mentioned they could have lapped faster but were afraid to push the 911)
1992 Corvette 1:39.5
1992 Same issue as above NSX 1:39.9
1988 Automobile Magazine 911 Turbo driven by Derek Bell 1:43
1988 Automobile Magazine 944 Turbo S driven by Derek Bell 1:41
1993 Corvette 1:40.7
1993 Same issue as above Supra Turbo 1:39.0 & 300ZX 1:41.6
2003 R&T 350Z Track 1:40.1
2003 R&T M3 SMGII 1:40.1
2003 R&T Corvette Z06 1:36.5
2003 R&T 911 Targa 1:40.8