New Z06 Faster than a 911 Turbo Around a Track?
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Originally Posted by murphyslaw1978
I grew up with Chevys. I still have a 1949 Chevy Pickup Truck, 1968 Chevy Nova and 1970 Chevelle 454SS. They hold a special place in my heart and always will. I also worked for GM for the last 4 years. So, don't get me wrong, the Vette has always been a unique and fine car, but only recently have they been able to match the performance and reliability of the Porsche in terms of non-race cars. Let's hope they can continue to do so in the future at a lower price point that the Porsche.
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The challenge with these discussions is always how to benchmark 'faster' (sorry if this was covered elsewhere in the thread... didn't read all seven pages). A lot of bench racers in Europe like to compare lap times on the Nordscheife because of the varied terrain and road-like character of the course. Here's a list of the fastest (without prejudice to the source). It's kind of interesting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordsch...test_lap_times
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordsch...test_lap_times
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Originally Posted by BruceP
7:48 - Porsche 997 GT3, 415 PS/1440kg (sport auto 07/06)
8:28 - Porsche 993 C2
8:39 - Honda S2000
8:42 - Lotus Exige
Oh wow, I would have thought the Exige will have been much faster around the twisties.
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What's up with the two 997 GT3 times, removing 45kgs makes that much of a difference?
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So what constitutes a "Production Car?" The Radical SR8 doesn't 'look' or 'sound' production. I can go to any dealership and buy a Z06 or 997, but what about these Radicals and some other cars?
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Maybe they're 'homologation specials'.
Anyway, the data is a bit of a free-for-all. Different drivers, no control for track conditions. It's just fun to see how cars stack up as 'fast' when you throw in real world circumstances like curves and whoopdedoos and who's doing the driving. Apparently, the magic bragging rights number is 8 minutes. I think it's pretty cool that someone came within a few seconds of that in a plain ol' 996 C2.
Anyway, the data is a bit of a free-for-all. Different drivers, no control for track conditions. It's just fun to see how cars stack up as 'fast' when you throw in real world circumstances like curves and whoopdedoos and who's doing the driving. Apparently, the magic bragging rights number is 8 minutes. I think it's pretty cool that someone came within a few seconds of that in a plain ol' 996 C2.
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dimnslow: the exige is a great car but compared to the GT3 and 415 hp, no contest. My GT3 has been in the shop for 6 weeks now so during a lapping day I rented an Exige. Fun momentum car, reminds my of early 911s.