Corvette Z06 second fastest to 200km/h in Nardo top speed test
07-10-2007, 12:08 PM
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Corvette Z06 second fastest to 200km/h in Nardo top speed test
From www.motorauthority.com
Supercars are defined by how fast they can go and how quickly they can reach their Vmax, and there’s only one test that pits an array of the world’s top metal against each other, Auto Motor und Sports (AMS) annual Nardo top speed shoot-out.
Surprisingly, Bugatti’s Veyron, the world’s fastest production car, never made it to the magazine’s most recent competition. A quick look in the Guinness Book of World Records reveals that a 9ff modified Porsche is in fact officially the fastest street-legal road car, registering a top speed of 242mph (388km/h).
In AMS’ most recent trials, a Ruf RT12 took top honors with a pass of 361km/h and an amazing 0-300km/h time of just 27.6 seconds. In second place was the Mercedes McLaren SLR 722 with a top speed of 328km/h, followed by the naturally aspirated Porsche 911 GT3 with 316km/h.
The surprise of the day, however, was the Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06, which topped out at 314km/h for fifth position. Amazingly, the Z06 was the second fastest car to 200km/h, taking only 11.9 seconds, just 0.8 seconds behind the SLR 722. We suspect the upcoming ‘Blue Devil’ will have what it takes to turn the tables on some of the mega-dollar exotics.
All this at a fraction of the cost when compared to these Supercars.
God knows what the SS/Bluedevil will do to these other supercars.
Supercars are defined by how fast they can go and how quickly they can reach their Vmax, and there’s only one test that pits an array of the world’s top metal against each other, Auto Motor und Sports (AMS) annual Nardo top speed shoot-out.
Surprisingly, Bugatti’s Veyron, the world’s fastest production car, never made it to the magazine’s most recent competition. A quick look in the Guinness Book of World Records reveals that a 9ff modified Porsche is in fact officially the fastest street-legal road car, registering a top speed of 242mph (388km/h).
In AMS’ most recent trials, a Ruf RT12 took top honors with a pass of 361km/h and an amazing 0-300km/h time of just 27.6 seconds. In second place was the Mercedes McLaren SLR 722 with a top speed of 328km/h, followed by the naturally aspirated Porsche 911 GT3 with 316km/h.
The surprise of the day, however, was the Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06, which topped out at 314km/h for fifth position. Amazingly, the Z06 was the second fastest car to 200km/h, taking only 11.9 seconds, just 0.8 seconds behind the SLR 722. We suspect the upcoming ‘Blue Devil’ will have what it takes to turn the tables on some of the mega-dollar exotics.
All this at a fraction of the cost when compared to these Supercars.
God knows what the SS/Bluedevil will do to these other supercars.
Last edited by John_R; 07-10-2007 at 01:13 PM. Reason: Forgot to post source of info.
07-10-2007, 12:57 PM
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I'm guessing Bugatti didn't feel the need to 'impress' anyone with their Veyron.
Was the 2008 Viper a contender? Surely the vastly re-worked 600 hp / 576 lb-ft torque, naturally aspirated Viper is a Z06 killer...at least until the Blue Devil hits the street.
Certainly the Z06 (and even the C6 to some extent) surpasses many exotics in speed right now. Everyone seems to be upping the ante. It's nice to have all these "street legal" heavy-hitters...now all we need are more streets to run them on.
Thanks for sharing the information.
Was the 2008 Viper a contender? Surely the vastly re-worked 600 hp / 576 lb-ft torque, naturally aspirated Viper is a Z06 killer...at least until the Blue Devil hits the street.
Certainly the Z06 (and even the C6 to some extent) surpasses many exotics in speed right now. Everyone seems to be upping the ante. It's nice to have all these "street legal" heavy-hitters...now all we need are more streets to run them on.
Thanks for sharing the information.
07-10-2007, 01:17 PM
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In the test below, the Veryon ran to 200 km/hr in 7.4 seconds
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ghlight=veyron
