A Z can pass a V8 car easily, it all depends on the road and the drivers
Here's my Z chasing down two Corvettes. The first one spins out, and then I have to ride the other's bumper for a quite a while waiting for a pass. He thinks he can finally get away on the straight, but then the next pair of corners eats up all his gains...
TWS CCW 2012-03-03 TDE Blue4 - 370Z - YouTube
My point isn't that our cars corner better than 'Vettes. It's that the driver is way more important than the car.