Corvette gets a whupping!!!

UNKNOWN_370 · 05-27-2015, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

What????? the guy keeps saying caster on the rear. Camber will make that a big difference on the rear, not caster. I smell pile of stinky BS. The Vette lost, get over it.

Lol.... i know you not telling me to get over it. I dont really give a f##k. But i found that vid and remembered this thread. Figured i share what was stated. I want to see the auto Z06 battle the GTR. That comparo was mismatched imho.

darkphantom · 05-29-2015, 03:22 PM

While I'm a fan of Godzilla, I am absolutely in love with that burly LT4 in the vette!

MC · 06-26-2015, 11:09 PM

it just got another whupping by the NISMO in topgear magazine

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I was expecting the Nissan to be fast, but I didn’t expect it to hurt me. Actually hurt. On some of the long left-handers, I had to bear down into my core and crank my neck rigid just to make it around semiconscious. And there was a distinct feeling that with all the blood pooled into the right-hand side of my body, my heart just might pump air rather than liquid, delivering the world’s most flatulent heart attack. Honestly, the grip it produces for a road car is simply astonishing. And it feels much more mechanical than aerodynamic. Yes, the Nismo has an extra 100kg of downforce over the standard GT-R, thanks to bits nicked from the Super GT racing car, including a wider front end, lengthened rear bumper and that big, tuner-tastic boot wing, but that stuff doesn’t come into play until silly speeds. What it does have at sub-light speeds is customdeveloped Bilstein DampTronic dampers, different – hollow – anti-roll bars and new upper links for the suspension, the astounding ATTESA E-TS all-wheel drive and those super-sticky Dunlop tyres. The 3.8-litre bi-turbo V6 has also had a few tweaks, but again, it sounds like a little that translates into a lot.

The turbos are stolen from Nissan’s GT3 racing car, there’s a new ECU controlling both them and the higher-capacity fuel pump, and although a 50bhp/14lb ft jump over standard doesn’t sound like much, it feels like it: the Nismo feels like it spins faster, breathes more freely, gets going with more hunger. What that package gives you is the ability to set the car into a corner, all but floor it, and cannon out of the other side with all of your features swept to the opposite side of your face. It will oversteer in Race mode, but guessing at the relative speeds, I think you’re probably better avoiding the GT-R’s showboating, nailing a decent line and making use of all that delicious traction. Given the slingshot, you can then use brakes that cause you to make little involuntary ‘oof’ noises, a gearbox that feels even quicker than standard, and a more fluent feel than any GT-R I’ve ever driven. It feels lighter than usual (it is, but only by a marginal 20kg, thanks to carbon bucket seats and a few other bits), more direct, more pointy than ever before. It’s more aware and connected, and turns in neck-snappingly hard. The steering isn’t as sweet as the Ferrari’s, the engine noise is whooshy and metallic in comparison, and where the Speciale requires delicacy and feels tippytoes nervy, the GT-R is real scruff-of-the-neck, bootin-the-face stuff. But when it comes to nailing a lap time, I don’t think I was far off the Ferrari – even with similar power and a 300kg weight disadvantage. The GT-R has grip and mid-range wallop that’ll make you feel sick. In a good way. It’s not exactly poetic, but it’s about as effective as it gets.

NISMO

1:45.5

http://www.topgear.c...s/4297112910001

Corvette Z06

1:49.1

http://www.topgear.c...s/4297145598001

for comparison

Lambo Huracan

1:45.4
http://www.topgear.c...s/4297114522001

458 Speciale

1:46.0

http://www.topgear.c...s/4297114525001

Spooler · 07-05-2015, 01:56 PM

LOL, too funny. Poor corvette never had a chance. The development and testing of the Nismo GTR is showing what happens
when that process has been done correctly.

05-29-2015, 03:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
darkphantom Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 425 Drives: 13 Z34 PW M6 Rep Power: 243	While I'm a fan of Godzilla, I am absolutely in love with that burly LT4 in the vette! UNKNOWN_370 likes this. __________________ '13 PW M6 \| Takeda \| ARK GRiP V2 \| H&R

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07-05-2015, 01:56 PM	#19 (permalink)
Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 13,845 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684392	LOL, too funny. Poor corvette never had a chance. The development and testing of the Nismo GTR is showing what happens when that process has been done correctly.