Official weight?
Le Mans Master
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C8 is not a light platform, as per previous generations and some competitors. The new Z06 is a ~3,700lb car, and an AWD Huracan is around the same weight. 911 GT3 is less than 3,200lbs. The weight is probably the biggest disappoint with the car for me. I wish it were 3,200lbs, but even a 3,500lb curb weight would have made it a much different (better!) car. Everything benefits from mass savings.
The weight of the LT6 being 2lbs more than a LT2 is both amazing and a little sad that they didn't make the rest of the car suitably light.
The weight of the LT6 being 2lbs more than a LT2 is both amazing and a little sad that they didn't make the rest of the car suitably light.
A 992 GT3 is 3267. Tha big delta comes at a price for NHVs aka insulation deletes. The 992 GT3 ride harshness is at par with the 991 GT3RS which in turn is not that far from the ride of a CUP car with cabin noise, road roll and chassis frequencies worth max a 30 minute ride by oneself or five minute with the wife used to the family van or sporty SUV.
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I’m all for a lighter car, but would like to see a cost of consumables comparison between a year of tracking with a 200lb passenger and w/o. I’d say the C8Z06 is pretty much in between the two as the auto ZLE I last competed with was over 4k lbs.
Burning Brakes
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Zl1 1LE runs on 19" Supercar 3R tires which cost about $1700 a set of 4. C8 Z06/Z07 will run on 345/30/21 Sport Cup 2R's which might cost $1000 a tire if the price of a 325/30ZR21 Cup 2R at $900 each is any indication.
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It tells us that, much like manual transmissions, everyone talks a big game but when it comes to what they actually BUY, the internet hand wringing goes out the window. 85%+ of C8's are 2LT/3LT. If everyone wanted a "light weight" track car, the best selling C8 would be a 1LT COUPE with FE4 suspension and NO other options.
It tells us that, much like manual transmissions, everyone talks a big game but when it comes to what they actually BUY, the internet hand wringing goes out the window. 85%+ of C8's are 2LT/3LT. If everyone wanted a "light weight" track car, the best selling C8 would be a 1LT COUPE with FE4 suspension and NO other options.
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I don’t plan to run the 2R and plan on dropping to 19s if 18s don’t fit.
