When will we see or read performance data?
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It’s really a cost of $4000 not $5000
Base car plus adding $995 NPP, So actually Z51 option is a $4000 difference. For $4000 get larger brembos, front splitter, better grip tires, improved gear ratio, spoiler, additional heavy duty cooling and a few more items.
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People are still free to spend their own money how they see fit. If the Z51 is a hair faster from 0-60, then it should also be a hair faster in the 1/4 mile. And of course the Z51 will be faster and more capable on the track or for auto crossing.
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I was curious if anyone has seen or heard when we will actually see the total performance data for the c8 from independent sources. I know they are still testing and working things out, but was curious with all the "inside information" that gets leaked and shared if anyone has heard anything.
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Exactly! The C8 Stingray has the same engine and power regardless of the Z51 option package or not. Why are some here forcing themselves to believe that the Z51 equipped car is going to be a much "faster" straight line vehicle. Z51 is not a "drag pack" option. The guy who throws a additional 5 grand at his C8 purchase expecting a "faster" car is absolutely throwing his money in the street.
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Exactly! The C8 Stingray has the same engine and power regardless of the Z51 option package or not. Why are some here forcing themselves to believe that the Z51 equipped car is going to be a much "faster" straight line vehicle. Z51 is not a "drag pack" option. The guy who throws a additional 5 grand at his C8 purchase expecting a "faster" car is absolutely throwing his money in the street.
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Meh. I looked up C&D's test of a 2015 automatic. Exactly the same 50-70 time as they got for the 2020. So yes the C8 is much faster off the line, but back road passing is the same. If you launch your car or street race, you'll love it. But if you are more interested in acceleration at higher speeds, you'd might as well have a C7.
2020 test
2015 test
I suppose this is exactly what you'd expect. Take the same car, move the engine to the back, add a few hp and a few pounds, get different results. Faster off the line and out of a corner, slower into the corner, and the same at highway speeds.
Most people will prefer the C8. I hurl my C7 and C5 into roundabouts way too hard to do the same thing with a C8, and all my WOT time is passing slow traffic from a roll. Maybe the C8Z will be enough of an improvement that I'll consider one..
2020 test
2015 test
I suppose this is exactly what you'd expect. Take the same car, move the engine to the back, add a few hp and a few pounds, get different results. Faster off the line and out of a corner, slower into the corner, and the same at highway speeds.
Most people will prefer the C8. I hurl my C7 and C5 into roundabouts way too hard to do the same thing with a C8, and all my WOT time is passing slow traffic from a roll. Maybe the C8Z will be enough of an improvement that I'll consider one..
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Meh. I looked up C&D's test of a 2015 automatic. Exactly the same 50-70 time as they got for the 2020. So yes the C8 is much faster off the line, but 2-lane road passing is the same. If you launch your car or street race, you'll love it. But if you are more interested in acceleration at higher speeds, you'd might as well have a C7.
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I was curious if anyone has seen or heard when we will actually see the total performance data for the c8 from independent sources. I know they are still testing and working things out, but was curious with all the "inside information" that gets leaked and shared if anyone has heard anything.