I guess I got used to the GT being the slower car stock for stock and it being a crappy straight line no handling car. It would just be weird
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I guess I got used to the GT being the slower car stock for stock and it being a crappy straight line no handling car.
It would just be weird to have to worry about a GT in the twisites.. But hey, I'm a car guy and thats not a bad thing.. If anything major props to Ford for this.. After thinking about it some more the Z is still my top choice.. I guess reading that one post from the guy who said Z's are slow got to me a little bit. |
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Public announcement from GM. It's all over the place.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/02/c...8-for-sebring/ http://www.corvetteblog.com/archives...-440hp-v8.html http://motorpulse.com/story/view/mot...-v8-powerplant Last edited by ImportConvert; 10-12-2010 at 06:46 PM. |
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Link? I have heard nothing yet from GM saying what engine, platform, etc. they have decided for the C7. All they have said is it will based off the stingray concept car a bit and not be AWD.
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I think the GTR made companies rethink the V6 TT with its 0 100 in 8 secs. I would love a stingray V6 TT if they come out with it.
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Personally I would think a 4 or 5L V8 with a TT kit at low boost would be unbeatable. I sort of wish Nissan did this with the GT-R, but cannot complain on well the V6TT is working for them. A 4L V8 revving to 8k with a TT would be a great combo, in my opinion. They get to keep the idea of a 'V8' and get good fuel economy while keeping that power.
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I think that it's just that turbo-chager technology has evolved to the point where turbo-lag isn't nearly as bad as it used to be. Nissan went gunning for Porsche and also used a 6-cylinder TT setup, barrowing the technology from Ford to build the engine, and did a whole ton of suspension/AWD/computer work to keep the nearly 4,000# car competative, which they did a marvelous job of on the track at least.
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^^^ Yes - less weight, better gas mileage.
Bigger engines? Higher displacement at low revs with mad power is achieveable at low price points. Once you start trying to spin that crank faster, high revvin' engines are more expensive to develop (but less so to manufacture - but still $$$). The E92's redline above 8k is a good example. High revvin' supercars with V8/10/12 that rev above 8k are another. Extending that power band between shifts is a golden rule - the more time you're on the pedal and not swinging that lever, the faster times you'll get. But now with dual-clutch transmissions getting easier and cheaper to manufacture - it's gets less critical. But that's another discussion in itself...
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I was about to say. My 5L V8 is revving to 7,000 in stock trim, only 500 rpm short of the stock Z. And all the tunes are bumping the limiter up to 7,500.
It's pretty cool, actually, because I remember the optimal shift-point in my 4.6L was only 5,400.
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