How did this happen
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How did this happen
Just wondering if anyone has an explanation of how the Z06 got beat so badly. I know sometimes it can be a bad driver, but he got stomped. Is the Porsche that much more powerful.? Just wondering.
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AWD $190k PDK car vs. RWD $85k car. Seems about right. The vette has an auto, so not much to blame on driver error. Still, for 85k, it's one of the best cars, but it's no supercar
Last edited by LT4CMG; Jan 25, 2018 at 05:20 PM.
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Some thoughts:
* The drag race is mostly launch - you'll notice that when they get up to speed, the P car pulls, but not by a lot. And in drag racing, once you build up a head of steam over the competing car, it's hard to make it up.
* 40 mph roll: P car pulled, but not by a ton.
* Z's are really hard to launch. Both have launch control, but launch control with AWD?? No contest.
* Not sure if both cars are really stock? P car had at least some mods. Maybe more. Maybe the Z did too?
* Both cars are awesome.
* At the end of the day, who really cares?
Thanks for sharing. Always fun to watch, and it appears they did this in a safe area.
* The drag race is mostly launch - you'll notice that when they get up to speed, the P car pulls, but not by a lot. And in drag racing, once you build up a head of steam over the competing car, it's hard to make it up.
* 40 mph roll: P car pulled, but not by a ton.
* Z's are really hard to launch. Both have launch control, but launch control with AWD?? No contest.
* Not sure if both cars are really stock? P car had at least some mods. Maybe more. Maybe the Z did too?
* Both cars are awesome.
* At the end of the day, who really cares?
Thanks for sharing. Always fun to watch, and it appears they did this in a safe area.
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I bet the Z06 would have beat a regular 911 or a 911 Carrera S but no way in hell is it going to beat a 911 turbo S . Their will always be something faster in better even if it takes another model year to do so.
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Hard to believe P car is stock. Dig race would beat vette for sure. But from a 40 roll the vette with over 50 more hp shouldn’t get walked away from ( if both cars stock) as traction and weight are not the factors they are from a dig
Last edited by Ronstar; Jan 25, 2018 at 08:45 PM.
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Likely the two cars' LB/HP was pretty close, but with 600+HP the problem is getting that HP to the GROUND...
A 4WD Porsche is going to have FOUR driving contact patches while the 'vette has TWO, meaning it can put less HP to the ground to avoid wheel spin, and the Turbo S' double clutch PDK transmission is tough to beat...
A 4WD Porsche is going to have FOUR driving contact patches while the 'vette has TWO, meaning it can put less HP to the ground to avoid wheel spin, and the Turbo S' double clutch PDK transmission is tough to beat...
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^^^ Purportedly 0-60 (depending on source)
Dodge- 2.1-2.3 sec.
Turbo S- 2.5-2.8 sec.
Z06- 2.95-3.1 sec.
Yes, the stock Dodge would appear to be quicker, but still would be my third choice.
Dodge- 2.1-2.3 sec.
Turbo S- 2.5-2.8 sec.
Z06- 2.95-3.1 sec.
Yes, the stock Dodge would appear to be quicker, but still would be my third choice.
