Kyle Lemish

Just a quick skim through so far and they love the car.....Picked it over the Porsche turbo S and the GTR Nismo

Trying to find a link to it online to post, I will as soon as i can

C7_Z06

I read that latest issue last night at Barnes.... C&D's 1/4 on the M7 was dismal... 11.5 sec... traction was a factor. The Z06 won overall due to the bang for the buck (aka value) factor.... and the best complete package, performance & features. The NISMO seemed like a one-hit wonder per C&D while the TurboS requires another mortgage-like note just to get one into the garage.

webcarconnection

Link?

raj

Did C&D do a track test?

ivanjo11

Lap times?

Kyle Lemish

No lap times Just say that if this was an all rear wheel drive comparison the Vette would have won everything hands down...the only way to improve now is to go AWD too

ivanjo11

Incredible they do a comparison between these three and no track lap time?

I will also say to GM please send the quicker A8 for this comparisons against cars with DCT.

sp330

To those asking for links, the issue just arrived so it likely won't be online.

The way Car and Driver gushed about it, you would think the Vette ran away with first place.

It did win over the other two because of price, that's where it got most of its points advantage. The best thing is there were no "buts" as with previous Corvettes.

"It has to go mid-engine to get better"

Dominic Sorresso

Give it a few months, then C&D will bash it. Flavor of the month crap.

Lawdogg

Z06 was the slowest to 150 by over 2 seconds. The handling was superior, but the acceleration isn't consistent with 650/650 power. I do wish I had one in the garage though.

Mr. Gizmo

what was the zero to 150mph time on the CD c7Z test?

Jackj42

Z06 17.9. 911 TurboS was 14.9
Z06 stopped fastest, 1.15g on road holding and quickest in slalom. I was surprised they said the 911 rode better (I think it is stiffer and the Vette rides better) and the 911 was quieter.
No road course test.

Snorman

Kinda' agree with this even though it is somewhat subjective. In Tour mode the C7 Z06 rides more smoothly than the 911 TT in any shock setting. Although, my Z06 does NOT have the Z07 package so my opinion on Z06 ride is based in the standard Z06. Also, the Z06 in "Stealth" mode is quieter than the 911 TT, no question.
S.

DRLC5

3 seconds slower 0 to 150 compared to the P Turbo S? I Thought someone posted side by side time slips qtr mile and 0 to around 130 the Z06 was like 0.2 faster? so does the Z06 really fall on it's face after around 130? Maybe I am also confused with another car? I have been looking at so many cars and forums I am getting crossed eyes. lol. I am real close to buying a new ride about 90% sure going with a Z06 Auto trans.

Jackj42

Auto will be quicker. Test was an M7 Z06. No getting around AWD for launch, and the Z06 after 100 mph doesn't match others. GT-R, 911TT, are faster as are others that the former generation ZR1 hung with at those speeds.
Almost one second difference (11.5 vs. 10.6 for 911) in 1/4 mile.

nhpln

They say in the article that they did not go to a road course, but the vast majority of the pictures in the article look to be from either Streets of Willow or Horse Thief Mile at Willow Springs. So they definitely did track the cars. Perhaps one of the manufacturers didn't like their lap time and paid C&D off to not publish it Just seems fishy to conduct a test with these three "track" cars (they tried to get a 991 GT3 but couldn't, so settled for the 991 TTS) and not publish lap times.

TBIRD57

i was pleasantly surprised

Z06Norway

heard of Zinio ?

I get all my car magazines here, then i always have them with me on iPad and we always get them a week prior to everyone else


Rune

NineBall

I'm currently working in England, and picked up a copy of their popular EVO magazine (basically like Top Gear). There is a Shark Gray Z07 and a GT3 on the cover. They also compared both cars at Willow Springs, yet said that they weren't allowed to go full speed due to something about not having rollbars or that they didn't have the track privately rented. They even apologized in the article about not getting lap times. Maybe the same thing happened here.

Wish they had track results:

raj

Lack of lap times,especially from C&D, is a disappointment indeed as this is the Z06's forte. However, given the fairly large deficit in straightline speed vs. the other two, I'm afraid track performance won't exactly be a slam dunk either; Big Willow, for instance, would've definitely favored the others. A tight technical course like the Streets of Willow may be a different story but this too remains to be seen. Maybe the MT comparo with the Nismo was not an outlier, in which case this edition of the Z06 will have to choose its fights carefully!