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Great info good job, I wonder who let these pictures be taken. Nice!
This is GM times and not car magazine which tends to be better. DCT trans are more consistent when testing.
Data on past generations corvette times.
Last edited by fasttoys; Aug 26, 2019 at 09:15 AM.
Interesting... kind of tempted to just pass on the Z51 if it is really only 0.1 seconds different. I would rarely track the car, and autocross courses are only hard driving for around 1-2 minutes then a long break, so probably wouldn’t need the extra cooling (better brakes would be nice).
Interesting... kind of tempted to just pass on the Z51 if it is really only 0.1 seconds different. I would rarely track the car, and autocross courses are only hard driving for around 1-2 minutes then a long break, so probably wouldn’t need the extra cooling (better brakes would be nice).
This is how GM has absolutely positioned Z51... it's a track focused option package with cooling, brakes and aero to ensure the C8 can handle the demands of lapping. If someone never goes to the track, Z51 is definitely not "needed".
What’s most impressive to me is the 1/10s difference in 0-60. Z51 cars shift twice in the 0-60 run. Z51 cars lose ~150ms because of the extra shift yet come out 100ms ahead!! That’s serious acceleration!!!
It says 0-60mph/100kph. Which is it? 100kph is more like 63mph. A lot of cars are geared for 0-60mph and then take a few more tenths to get to100kph due to gear changes.
Nice data. Though I thought the Z51 rear axle ratio had been documented as 3.86:1? As for the performance numbers, those are obviously Chevy numbers so if history proves a good indication I would expect the Test numbers to be a few tenths slower...as a point of reference Chevy said the C7 Z06 was a 2.95 sec 0-60 and Motor Trends best number was 3.0...the Porsche Turbo S MT number is 2.5 seconds and 10.43 in the 1/4 mile. There is a youtube video of a '16 Z06 A8 bone stock with only 500 miles running back to back 11.03 and 11.06 1/4 mile runs...so looks like C7 Z06 owners will still have the advantage when a C8 base pulls up next to them at a stop light next year.
Leaked performance data!
I highly doubt anyone could possibly feel it.
