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You can search the internet for various test results by automotive publications, such as road and track. And the results vary some depending on a variety of conditions. Results from forum members also vary, even in back to back attempts to measure it.
Some have reported (and I neither agree nor disagree with it) that the Z51 is slightly slower (or at least not faster) in a 0-60 run. If it is true, and I do not know that, its been said its because the slightly lower gearing in the Z51 makes it faster off the line but also means it must shift 3rd gear before it gets to 60 mph, which slows it slightly. The non-Z car can shift to 3rd slightly after it gets to 60 mph. See attached charts for speed for rpm for each gear.
You can search the internet for various test results by automotive publications, such as road and track. And the results vary some depending on a variety of conditions. Results from forum members also vary, even in back to back attempts to measure it.
Some have reported (and I neither agree nor disagree with it) that the Z51 is slightly slower (or at least not faster) in a 0-60 run. If it is true, and I do not know that, its been said its because the slightly lower gearing in the Z51 makes it faster off the line but also means it must shift 3rd gear before it gets to 60 mph, which slows it slightly. The non-Z car can shift to 3rd slightly after it gets to 60 mph. See attached charts for speed for rpm for each gear.
With the "boost shift" (or whatever it is called) I don't know if having the third shift point really significantly hurts the Z51 0-60 acceleration time. The engine is still in its power band, the shift is at the end of the 0-60 time, the shift happens very fast, and the boost shift recovers some of the stored energy from the engine rotating mass. It depends on how much and how long the power is pulled during the shift. I think other factors may dominate the results.
Also, the published Z51 test times I've seen are usually faster than the non-Z51 times when both are tested the same way.
would like to know the 0 to 60 time on a 2025 1lt htc with no options with the top up?
Weekend test drive in a Turo rental before buying my C8
2022 base Coupe 1LT with all season tires on 2 lane asphalt road in North Georgia
Drove it like I stole it - probably did 25 or more
0 to 60 runs - this was about the 10th and tires were hot
Next best was several 2.9 and lots of 3.0
I asked if this was accurate when at Spring Mountain and was told Yes it was.
Weekend test drive in a Turo rental before buying my C8
2022 base Coupe 1LT with all season tires on 2 lane asphalt road in North Georgia
Drove it like I stole it - probably did 25 or more
0 to 60 runs - this was about the 10th and tires were hot
Next best was several 2.9 and lots of 3.0
I asked if this was accurate when at Spring Mountain and was told Yes it was.
The best I could do at Spring Mountain using Traction Control was 3.3 seconds - which they said with the track alignment and elevation was about the best it would get
My 2.6 was in Track Mode without Traction Control and ESC off - did it the old fashioned drag strip way - hold brake down and rev engine to about 1800 rpm and letting the clutch slip - let off the brake and push the gas at the same time attempting maximum acceleration without spinning the wheels - sometimes had too much wheel spin and sometimes acceleration too slow - but 1 time the stars aligned to hit 2.6
But I’d never try this technique with my C8 - only with a 2 day Turo rental 😁
I did a 3.2 at Spring Mountain, with the altitude and negative tire camber, that's pretty fast. A few people in the class got 3.2s, and that was the fastest of the group I was with.
I did a 3.2 at Spring Mountain, with the altitude and negative tire camber, that's pretty fast. A few people in the class got 3.2s, and that was the fastest of the group I was with.
He’s not lying. Same with my group. I think the slowest was 3.7
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