2019 ZR1 vs 570S....
05-03-2018, 04:57 PM
#41
Le Mans Master
For sure without question keeping the weight down is getting extremely expensive. Everybody complained about the plain C6 Zs and their plastic interiors and the like...like it or not the damn things were cheap and light (vs. the competition). I really like watching a decade old Heads/Cam C6 Z running the same times as a brand new ZR1. The C7s 500+ pound difference + drag and poor aero dynamic field, does not lie.
Unfortunately, I see the C8 coming in at 3500 or more again. I don't see GM being that smart and saying "Look we need to figure out how to make these things 3000-3300 pounds like the competition". They need to start playing with more money. So be it if the car costs $150,000. The costs of some of the really light ones (Like a 570S) is coming down actually. Can't you get, granted a very low spec, 570S for under $190k? I mean, if Corvette went HALF WAY in that direction and skipped some of the more costly things they'd be headed in the right direction. I'm REALLY hoping for a nice TT V8 that has plenty of tuning head room and makes awesome power. We need a great engine again. I'm worried they won't do any such thing though, their latest TT engines have been unimpressive to me, the LF4 in the ATS-V has very little head room, and the TT CT6 engine is unimpressive as hell.
Unfortunately, I see the C8 coming in at 3500 or more again. I don't see GM being that smart and saying "Look we need to figure out how to make these things 3000-3300 pounds like the competition". They need to start playing with more money. So be it if the car costs $150,000. The costs of some of the really light ones (Like a 570S) is coming down actually. Can't you get, granted a very low spec, 570S for under $190k? I mean, if Corvette went HALF WAY in that direction and skipped some of the more costly things they'd be headed in the right direction. I'm REALLY hoping for a nice TT V8 that has plenty of tuning head room and makes awesome power. We need a great engine again. I'm worried they won't do any such thing though, their latest TT engines have been unimpressive to me, the LF4 in the ATS-V has very little head room, and the TT CT6 engine is unimpressive as hell.
05-03-2018, 07:11 PM
#42
Le Mans Master
05-03-2018, 07:14 PM
#44
Le Mans Master
That's why these 2 pretty equally matched cars, whichever one gets the jump, wins.
I love the McLarens. They really did those cars right. Too bad they are so pricey and unreliable.
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07-21-2019, 12:43 AM
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07-22-2019, 02:18 AM
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