RACN1320

Both the 911 Turbo and the Z06 beat the GTR in the 1/4 mile and that was Nissan's ringer. Everything I've read about the production model shows that the performance of the GTR is slightly better than a base Vette but inferior to the Z06 and vastly inferior to the ZR1.

johnodrake

Never argue with a fool. People watching may not know which is which...

I don't worry about GR-Rs I have a Vette!

GotVett?

Have you ever seen that novelty card. I used that line ll the time and still remember the card I had as a kid . . . back in the 50's.

The Clevite Kid

Not quite. The real truth about automotive performance is as follows (memorize and repeat daily):

The ONLY thing that beats cubic inches . . . is rectangular dollars (or Euros or Yen ).


References: Corvette ZR1, Ferrari, Porsche, Lamborghini, Toyota Racing Development, etc. etc. etc.

mksz51

One last thought - who really cares whether a Nissan or a Chevy is faster? Ask yourself if you're really that insecure. Drive what you want - the reality is that most of us will NEVER come even close to exploiting the performance capability of either vehicle. And if we were at those limits we probably couldn't handle it anyway.

cclive

Stupid salesman says it all!

SL33PER

I was at a dragstrip in Phoeninx AZ on the same day and time as a GTR with my Base C6. the bet it could run was a 12.33 using launch control to my 12.20 . They are not as fast as everone says. This is the second GTR I have run against. Granted I have a few mods but nothing drastic.

Low Flight

As Bugs would say, "Whata maroon!"

turmat

Curious. How much did they want for the GTR?

Modshack

Uhhhh...Which one Doc??

WAwatchnut

Not sure that that's quite up to date. You might want to check out the latest Car and Driver. They had suspicions about the first version they tested being a 'ringer' when the second and third tests returned worse performance. It seems that the first 4 write-ups they did were all with pre-production cars, and the tune was different (and questionable) for all of them. The last two versions they've tested were dyno'ed, and seem to be putting out identical power, and the test figures are closer to the first version - at least up to the 1/4 mile. Beyond that, the first version was definitely running much hotter (0-130 of 12.1 for the first sample, 18.0 for the 3rd, and now back down to 14.0).

That's always the problem with the rags - they almost always test samples provided by the manufacturers, and not real world off the showroom floor samples, so all of their numbers are usually in question.

Meanwhile... I think it's really crazy to even begin comparing an all wheel drive, forced induction, 4 seat GT to a rear tire smoking light weight 2 seater. Which one's better? One of each! If you can afford them.

Mad*Max

to each his own, I love my car!

danl72

BYEE

96000.00

bigearl56

David slew a thousand Philistines with the jaw bone of an ***. More sales have been lost with the same tool than one can count.


Earl

BYEE

Well I love corvettes. The nissan was a sharp car but don't knock my car which i own 2008 c6. He had just went for a ride in the car with the dealership owner. So his head was blown up anyway. I just won't go back there again. We are looking for a Z06 and thats what i'm going to buy whan i fine the right deal for us. I'll just go to the chevy dealer or a private seller instead.

moolys

true and the transmissions are junk can`t handle the power

ranger 66

That 's a great way of looking at it. I think I will use that at work today.

RLTW

aerobaticflyer

Don't get sucked into that argument......you may have been only seconds from:

"Nah, nah, na, nah, nah, my car is better than your car."

FortMorganAl

Google "Chevrolet Nissan". It is very common for a dealership to carry multiple makers. It is also a reason the salesmen know very little about Corvettes because, at these small dealerships, they don't sell very many.