ZR1 on Motor Trend Ignition (subscription required)
 

Here is the link: Ignition. Like the title says, you do need a membership to watch at this point but if you haven't done so before, you can join for free for two weeks. I am just starting to watch it but this should be a good indicator of how Jonny Lieberman feels about the car as we get closer to the release of all of the Best Driver's Car information.


**********************Update: 9/4/18 The video is now available for free!*********************************** **********

The turbo S likely beats the zr1 in a straight line

It feels utterly quiet here.:lurk:

"For the money" what would you expect? There is not a car faster according to those track times under $250k. The Turbo S is about $200k.

To be fair, the ACR was 2 seconds faster, in 2015...

And was probably on pilot super sports. 720s was on corsas, not very sticky either. The Ford GT was on regular cup 2s which is way less tire than the cup 2 ZP (which is the runflat version of the cup 2R on the gt2). Take away the zr1's tire advantage and it drops another 2 seconds. These cars are just too heavy. We needed a light weight variant. Without all the unnecessary stuff. The ztk should have been barebones, light weight version. Nearly 3700 lbs is nuts. But sadly that's what sells. Most buyers are older guys that just want the flashy car and don't give a shit about cornering. Us enthusiasts will keep whining.

Acknowledge that. ACR was a beast! Another purpose built sports car and one that would be fun to own.

If you are going to compare horsepower then you have to compare money spent. Each manufacture chose to spend money where they chose to spend it in order to make their performance car. Porsche just happened to chose to spend a lot more money than Chevrolet to make their produce their car. I am sure GM is more than qualified to improve the ZR1 and sell it at a higher price. But that is not what they chose to do.

I am not flaming any of the manufacturers. All the cars on that list are outstanding cars. But some people gripe about the quality or performance of a Corvette especially when it comes to comparisons. But money buys a lot of quality and performance. You cannot dispute that.:cheers:

I would agree with that. But where do you draw the line on what type of components and systems each manufacturer chose to equip their cars with? Size and type of engine, type of transmission, type of suspension and brakes, etc. They all chose what they chose.:cheers:

Right here, still in line.

Over @ most Rustang forums. Go ahead and join them.

and porsches 918 wasn't much faster then the zr1

I'd venture to guess if they installed the type of tires that the GT2 RS is using, the 918 would probably shave at least another second or more off its time. Uber performance tires have improved a lot in the last 4 years.