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Old 12-29-2011, 01:29 PM
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Default Motor Trend Picks Z06 as best handling car tested in 2011. Beats Ferrari 458 Italia..

The Corvette Z06 beats the Nissan GTR, Porche 911 GT3, GT2, Boxter, Lexus LFA, Audi R8, Ferrari 458 Italia and many more.
The Grandsport also makes it into the top 10.
Here's the link.
http://wot.motortrend.com/the-10-bes...11-148669.html

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Old 12-29-2011, 01:32 PM
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cool.
Old 12-29-2011, 01:37 PM
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I may start reading MT again then. I swore them off after the horrible analysis during the 2011 Best Driver’s Car feature. The tires and seats issue is getting really old. Folks need to face the facts and bow down to the mighty Z06.
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Most impressive is one: how much better the ZO6 is than the number two car and two: how a regular Grand Sport is only a whisker behind a Ferrari, the Nissan , Porsche and others . Betcha MT wasn't too happy to publish that!
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Old 12-29-2011, 02:00 PM
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What? A Corvette wins? No way. How can a Corvette win when it doesn't have enough leather, the interior is all plasticky, still uses leaf springs and push rods.
Old 12-29-2011, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by grandsport4me1963
The tires and seats issue is getting really old. Folks need to face the facts and bow down to the mighty Z06.
Unfortunately the seats are still a joke though and deserve to be made fun of at every opportunity.

Hopefully GM will take it into consideration in designing a good seat for the C7.
Old 12-29-2011, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Campbell
Most impressive is one: how much better the ZO6 is than the number two car and two: how a regular Grand Sport is only a whisker behind a Ferrari, the Nissan , Porsche and others . Betcha MT wasn't too happy to publish that!
Ya...no reason to even mention the ZR1; it's a given
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Old 12-29-2011, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FloydSummerOf68
Unfortunately the seats are still a joke though and deserve to be made fun of at every opportunity.

Hopefully GM will take it into consideration in designing a good seat for the C7.
Yeah the seats are only thing bad, everything else look out!
Old 12-29-2011, 02:51 PM
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Motor Trend? I 'spose even a broken clock's correct twice every day.

Still I'll drink to MT's "findings", even if it's something most Corvetters knew a long time ago.
Old 12-29-2011, 02:56 PM
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but I have read on this forum that all these euro-loving rags are trash ......
Old 12-29-2011, 03:28 PM
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They're trash until they agree with their opinion.

They'll go back to being trash once opinions differ again, apparently.
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So I am guessing the 2012 wears different tires?
Old 12-29-2011, 04:23 PM
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GS ties a $300,000 car Looks better too!!
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I've never written that they're trash...but biased and un-American...you can sure bet your *** on that! Why, they are, I have no idea. I suppose that if you are a betting person...why not bet on the car that costs 50 to 250% more and then you should be correct!?! Right?!? Money always wins..right?!?
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Nice...even the 2011 Z06 is faster than 2nd place Porsche. What an amazing machine the Z06 is.

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Impressive stuff.
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Was really excited to read this! hope everyone else was also.
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