Can’t wait till next week...
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I am waiting on the Z06 to decide what I think so not real excited but I am interested to see; she's a 3,600 lb 495 HP ME car with a DCT and the Z51 is geared pretty low so I expect a pretty good 0-60...MT allows a 1 mph roll in their "0-60" test and with all the GM advertising they will do all they can to try and record at least one 2.99 sec "0-60" time but the car should be a 3.2 second car. Certainly has the potential for a 2.9/2.8 with 650-700 HP and grippier/bigger rubber but anything below that in a street car requires AWD. Doesn't sound like we will get any track time comparisons yet...but yes it will be fun to see what the testers have to say. Just be aware, a good Test Engineer can come up with almost any number he wants in a "controlled" environment so I don't get all gaspy about numbers unless the test criteria is plainly provided with evidence to support outcomes. As I said above the C8 weighs 3,600 lbs and has 495 H.P.
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I am waiting on the Z06 to decide what I think so not real excited but I am interested to see; she's a 3,600 lb 495 HP ME car with a DCT and the Z51 is geared pretty low so I expect a pretty good 0-60...MT allows a 1 mph roll in their "0-60" test and with all the GM advertising they will do all they can to try and record at least one 2.99 sec "0-60" time but the car should be a 3.2 second car. Certainly has the potential for a 2.9/2.8 with 650-700 HP and grippier/bigger rubber but anything below that in a street car requires AWD. Doesn't sound like we will get any track time comparisons yet...but yes it will be fun to see what the testers have to say. Just be aware, a good Test Engineer can come up with almost any number he wants in a "controlled" environment so I don't get all gaspy about numbers unless the test criteria is plainly provided with evidence to support outcomes. As I said above the C8 weighs 3,600 lbs and has 495 H.P.
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From: Merritt Island Florida
I am waiting on the Z06 to decide what I think so not real excited but I am interested to see; she's a 3,600 lb 495 HP ME car with a DCT and the Z51 is geared pretty low so I expect a pretty good 0-60...MT allows a 1 mph roll in their "0-60" test and with all the GM advertising they will do all they can to try and record at least one 2.99 sec "0-60" time but the car should be a 3.2 second car. Certainly has the potential for a 2.9/2.8 with 650-700 HP and grippier/bigger rubber but anything below that in a street car requires AWD. Doesn't sound like we will get any track time comparisons yet...but yes it will be fun to see what the testers have to say. Just be aware, a good Test Engineer can come up with almost any number he wants in a "controlled" environment so I don't get all gaspy about numbers unless the test criteria is plainly provided with evidence to support outcomes. As I said above the C8 weighs 3,600 lbs and has 495 H.P.
2.8 and 11.1 Q mile :-) no grippy tires and no 650 HP
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I am waiting on the Z06 to decide what I think so not real excited but I am interested to see; she's a 3,600 lb 495 HP ME car with a DCT and the Z51 is geared pretty low so I expect a pretty good 0-60...MT allows a 1 mph roll in their "0-60" test and with all the GM advertising they will do all they can to try and record at least one 2.99 sec "0-60" time but the car should be a 3.2 second car. Certainly has the potential for a 2.9/2.8 with 650-700 HP and grippier/bigger rubber but anything below that in a street car requires AWD. Doesn't sound like we will get any track time comparisons yet...but yes it will be fun to see what the testers have to say. Just be aware, a good Test Engineer can come up with almost any number he wants in a "controlled" environment so I don't get all gaspy about numbers unless the test criteria is plainly provided with evidence to support outcomes. As I said above the C8 weighs 3,600 lbs and has 495 H.P.
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