[Z06] C5Z06 vs BMW M5
Drifting
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My neighbor has a BMW 135 a with a $400 chip in that will get it up to 400 hp! But that doesn't mean that it will smoke a C5Z06.
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Check these test figures from C&D.
0-150
M6: 19.5
M5: 20.7
Z06 (405hp): 24.1
0-140
135i: 25.6
It would take a fairly heavily modified 135i to beat a C5 Z06, IMO. They're a bit worse for aero than the 335i coupe, so should fall off pretty quick near the top.
0-150
M6: 19.5
M5: 20.7
Z06 (405hp): 24.1
0-140
135i: 25.6
It would take a fairly heavily modified 135i to beat a C5 Z06, IMO. They're a bit worse for aero than the 335i coupe, so should fall off pretty quick near the top.
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I take C&D with a grain of salt BUT if that is anywhere near accurate I am very surprised. The M5 and M6 both lay a pretty decent beatdown on a C5Z. I know ABOVE 150 the M5/M6 have a great gearing edge but I would have bet that 0-150mph they would be pretty damn even. I am going to have to say thats a bad driver in the C5Z. I wouldn't doubt the M6 beating the C5Z but by over 4 seconds is not believeable to me.
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Here are a few other numbers I found....
C6Z06 0-150 in 17
GT 0-150 in 19.5
Viper 0-150 in 24.1
Fast as a ford GT?
Last edited by Savior1974; Dec 5, 2008 at 05:57 PM.
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08 Viper: 17.0
Also check some of those Swedish airfield runs to see a Z06 run against an M6. It's about as far off as the 2-3 seconds suggest. Which is to say, for a car of that weight, not much.
Let's not forget, all of those cars would be much faster with the lightning-fast SMG-type tranny, which has very short gearing. I have a hunch the Viper's total drag area is worse, yet even with that very tall gearing, it's still faster.
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I take C&D with a grain of salt BUT if that is anywhere near accurate I am very surprised. The M5 and M6 both lay a pretty decent beatdown on a C5Z. I know ABOVE 150 the M5/M6 have a great gearing edge but I would have bet that 0-150mph they would be pretty damn even. I am going to have to say thats a bad driver in the C5Z. I wouldn't doubt the M6 beating the C5Z but by over 4 seconds is not believeable to me.
But this does highlight how the C5Z driver has to be abolutely on top of things to have a chance.
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I don't think the driver was that bad. 0-60 time in this test was among the best, at 4.0 seconds. And that's probably averaged for two-way runs to cancel the effect of wind, as is their normal practice.
But this does highlight how the C5Z driver has to be abolutely on top of things to have a chance.
But this does highlight how the C5Z driver has to be abolutely on top of things to have a chance.
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Next spring I will be able to verify this rumour. I will put my Z up against an M5 and an M6 for fun. the 135 with a little work will smoke the M3 and the M3 does not stand a chance against a C5Z. The M3 is a very heavy car. Fun but heavy.
Racer
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ive raced a m5 from a dig and roll he took off on me from the dig but i cought up fast and beat him roll i took him down all the way my cars bone stock and no stock 135i is coming near a c5 z06 srry buddy
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That's a bit of a shocker on the M6/M5 numbers compared to the C5Z06. I guess I really underestimated them.
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Most of us usually run the 1/4 mile in mid-low 12's at 116-118..... so it takes another 12 seconds to gain another 30-35 mph...
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Drifting
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I'm calliing BS on those legitimacy of those numbers. I've seen numerous 0-100 times for the C5Z @ 9.8-10.2 range. So your telling me our car takes 15 second to get from 100-150......
Most of us usually run the 1/4 mile in mid-low 12's at 116-118..... so it takes another 12 seconds to gain another 30-35 mph...
Most of us usually run the 1/4 mile in mid-low 12's at 116-118..... so it takes another 12 seconds to gain another 30-35 mph...
Racer
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I would just race him and find out. Make sure you hook well (get some DR's) and make sure you don't miss any gears. If he's near me, I'll race him.
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I'm calliing BS on those legitimacy of those numbers. I've seen numerous 0-100 times for the C5Z @ 9.8-10.2 range. So your telling me our car takes 15 second to get from 100-150......
Most of us usually run the 1/4 mile in mid-low 12's at 116-118..... so it takes another 12 seconds to gain another 30-35 mph...
Most of us usually run the 1/4 mile in mid-low 12's at 116-118..... so it takes another 12 seconds to gain another 30-35 mph...
Do you run those times at a normalized test site? C&D's test procedure cancels out many variables: no track prep, usually done at their normal test site, 2-way runs to cancel effect of wind.
And yes, in that test the Z06 did 0-100 in 9.2
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Its funny to see these guys come up next to me trying to show off how fast they think they are not knowing they are about to be trashed.