C3 vs 911
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: North Bend Ohio
I also see in no. 15 the GT3 RS at 1.22.3, the RS is the very same car of the GT3, just 45lbs lighter...which it's easy to understand that cannot justify 5 seconds diff between the two cars, if not for unappropriate track conditions when the GT3 test was done.
Anyhow i'm not here to support the german engineering against the american one, far from me, otherwise i'd be posting on a porsche forum and enjoying street racing on a 911 instead of on a C3...(...and with the money spent on my C3 i easily could have bought one and half 911, not one...)
Said this, on a real world 'winding road' (i didnt say 'on a track'), i'd still prefer a GT3 instead of a C6Z and not only for the performance but because the GT3 is closer to a street racer image then a C6, lighter, harder, no fuzzy softass comforts, no power windows, no soft leather seats, only streight and pure adrenaline components.
Of course on relation price/performance the Vette wins hands down, no doubt about it.
Now we're going to split hairs on the winding road. I look at it this way, if one car is better on the track than another, it will be better on the road as well. That is as long as the road is reasonably smooth. If the road is junk then it probably wouldn't be much fun to drive no matter what you're in. But, what do I know?
Also, hasn't the boy racer image gotten you in enough trouble already?
Oh well.
BigBlockk
Later.....
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2007
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From: Bay Area CA
That's a pretty strong endorsement. Unfortunately the test track used by Top Gear (that is a British motoring show on BBC that is notoriously biased against the Corvette) does not agree with you. You can see their Power Lap Board here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Laps#Power_Laps
If you look at #47 you will find the Porsche 911 GT3 at 1:27.2. They note that this was done on a "mildly moist" track. Their allowance for this is 2 seconds so we can say the GT3 did it in 1:25.2. Now, look at #16. This is the Z06 which ran the track in 1:22.4.
How's that for superior German engineering?
On a sad note, I'll bet they get $30,000 more for that slower car too.
BigBlockk
Later.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Laps#Power_Laps
If you look at #47 you will find the Porsche 911 GT3 at 1:27.2. They note that this was done on a "mildly moist" track. Their allowance for this is 2 seconds so we can say the GT3 did it in 1:25.2. Now, look at #16. This is the Z06 which ran the track in 1:22.4.
How's that for superior German engineering?
On a sad note, I'll bet they get $30,000 more for that slower car too.
BigBlockk
Later.....
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2007
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From: Bay Area CA
