Great Motor Trend Article comparing stock Z06 vs. 5 tuner cars including Accufab GT

[lthlvpr]

If you haven't had a chance to pick up this month's issue of Motor Trend, get it!

Great article comparing 5 tuner cars to a stock Z-06. Of particular interest is the fact that the GT was the second lightest car (2nd to a stock Z06), had one of the worst coefficient of drag (tied with Viper), and was applauded for great driveability. The car was making about 750hp at the engine and was compared to 1000hp+cars. Not surprisingly, on street tires, the GT was the fastest in the 1/4 mile. Having a background in tuning, it never ceases to amaze me how many people will pay bick bucks for bragging rights with a street car, then get upset when there car loses to a stock car because they can't plant the tires and put the power to the pavement. For a race car or a drag car, it is a different story, but, for a street car, traction is your limiting factor in many cases for speeds up to 100-120mph.

Sounds like a 750hp GT is the perfect combo of performance, power, and speed; the numbers put it neck and neck with all other super exotics (Carrera GT, Enzo, SLR, etc...)

 

[dbk]

I'm definitely gonna pick it up tonight :cheers

 

[KJD]

Just read the article, well done, some very comprehensive tests, but did seem like a really weird mix of cars, prices, HP, mods (or in the case of the Z06, bone stock) etc. I know they were all American, after that, not so much commonality. But who cares, the relatively mildly tuned GT fared very well.

 

[Hennessey Performance]

The Accufab Gt Ran Some Very Impressive Numbers!

 

[Clax]

Damn, I've got to get to the store!

 

[FordGTGuy]

I'm not a fan of Motor Trend they are pretty biased at times. I geuss this one might be good.

 

[fjpikul]

I was surprised that they used Michelin tires to equal out all of the cars. I haven't been able to find them to fit the GT yet. Must be something coming down the pipe for us owners.

 

[Clax]

Strange that they would use a stock Z06. Seems kind of unfair to the Vette to put it up against tuner cars. And there's no shortage of tuner solutions for the Z06, that's for sure. Thumbs down to Motor Trend for doing this.

 

[nota4re]

Strange that they would use a stock Z06. Seems kind of unfair to the Vette to put it up against tuner cars. And there's no shortage of tuner solutions for the Z06, that's for sure. Thumbs down to Motor Trend for doing this.

Agreed. However this was the loose basis of the article itself. They wanted to see how a bone stock Z06 could perform against the tuner cars.

Another interesting point about the article is that they allegedly surprised all of the tuner cars by having them complete a California-level smog check. Of course the Z06 passed, but the GT was the only one of the tuner cars to pass.

 

[dbk]

I think the point was to prove that mega dollar exotics with large modifications are often inferior performers to a well-thought out stock car, i.e Z06. You can make a car spin the rollers on a dyno real fast, but does that make you any faster? Luckily in the case of the GT, the chassis is so non-plussed by additional power that it actually makes the car faster...

 

[lthlvpr]

Here's a link to the specifications for the GT from the Article:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0606_sf_tuner_vehicle_specifications/

 

[Hennessey Performance]

Here's a link to the specifications for the GT from the Article:
http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/112_0606_sf_tuner_vehicle_specifications/

are you the same lthlviper that used to race a Viper comp coupe at Silver State? do you have a twin turbo Gallardo or twin turbo GT too?