What's the ZR1 chasing?

[chippy]

I don't post often, but I'm a frequent observer.

@Newsong

The tactic of your arguments always follows a similar overall structure; you dismiss any posts that have you cornered and you try to flip the situation around by debunking any value of another's ideas, and you make it sound like being on 6spd has made you holier than the rest. There are multiple replies here that you have skipped by simply blaming it on ignorance and bias.

Stop cherry-picking your replies.

[boymonkey]

Originally Posted by chippy

I don't post often, but I'm a frequent observer.

@Newsong

The tactic of your arguments always follows a similar overall structure; you dismiss any posts that have you cornered and you try to flip the situation around by debunking any value of another's ideas, and you make it sound like being on 6spd has made you holier than the rest. There are multiple replies here that you have skipped by simply blaming it on ignorance and bias.

Stop cherry-picking your replies.

I thought Newsong is a minister.

[delhite]

Originally Posted by the infamous...

SO... What is it chasing?

lambo superveloce SV i think

[NewSong]

Originally Posted by chippy

I don't post often, but I'm a frequent observer.

@Newsong

The tactic of your arguments always follows a similar overall structure; you dismiss any posts that have you cornered and you try to flip the situation around by debunking any value of another's ideas, and you make it sound like being on 6spd has made you holier than the rest. There are multiple replies here that you have skipped by simply blaming it on ignorance and bias.

Stop cherry-picking your replies.

[chippy]

Originally Posted by boymonkey

I thought Newsong is a minister.

I know, right? Hahaha.

Originally Posted by NewSong

Typical.

[NewSong]

So basically you're only in this thread to follow me.

Cyber stalking is illegal in some states now.

[NewSong]

Originally Posted by footie

This has turned from a proper debate to a mud throwing match.

I'm done. When the debate returns to the subject matter then so will I.

Yup. I'm out of here.

Guibo has done this to numerous threads on 6Speed. I honestly think he came into this thread because I was posting here, after he got owned in the GTR forum over there..

[Guibo]

For the record, I have also discussed this ZR1 @ Bruntingthorpe vid on other forums where NewSong was absent. Now he thinks people are "out to get him."

[chippy]

Originally Posted by NewSong

So basically you're only in this thread to follow me.

Cyber stalking is illegal in some states now.

I got tired of your immature arguments ages ago and felt like stating what I'm sure is on other's minds.

It's amazing how childish you are. I only hope you're under the age of 20.

[MisterSkiMask]

Originally Posted by the infamous...

SO... What is it chasing?

2010 Lamborgatti Zonderia GT3R SVXX.2 with Procede

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by Guibo

If you believe Porsche/BMW/Audi/Veryon care as much to the extent that GM/Dodge do, then you're retarded. You are assuming something has been said, when it hasn't. Nor was it ever meant. The entry level Porsche is still much higher in quality and more bespoke than the entry level GM (which is built in Korea, no?). And it's priced to match. Meanwhile, the $100K ZR1 still has flimsy seats and a steering wheel out of a Malibu.

Do you seriously care that the Corvette has the same steering wheel as the Malibu?

BTW, the C6 was the first car to use this steering wheel.

[Guibo]

Originally Posted by quagmire

Do you seriously care that the Corvette has the same steering wheel as the Malibu?

BTW, the C6 was the first car to use this steering wheel.

Pointing out where the Corvette cuts costs doesn't mean I have to care about it. Does it? If you knew anything about me, you'd know I don't really give a rat's ass about the Corvette's interior. For me personally, it's no deal breaker. Could it be better? Sure. Should GM be offering far better seats in an ultra-high performance car like the ZR1? Definitely. Do I think the ZR1 is overpriced? No, I don't. Not in the US, anyway. Nor do I think it does everything as well as other cars.
To assume that other marques (premium ones, no less) put as much emphasis on performance the way GM does, instead of developing the entire car as a whole package, is inaccurate. Other brands care about other things. They realize that a car is more than just a sum of numbers on a spec sheet. Why is this such a controversial subject?

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by Guibo

Pointing out where the Corvette cuts costs doesn't mean I have to care about it. Does it? If you knew anything about me, you'd know I don't really give a rat's ass about the Corvette's interior. For me personally, it's no deal breaker. Could it be better? Sure. Should GM be offering far better seats in an ultra-high performance car like the ZR1? Definitely. Do I think the ZR1 is overpriced? No, I don't. Not in the US, anyway. Nor do I think it does everything as well as other cars.
To assume that other marques (premium ones, no less) put as much emphasis on performance the way GM does, instead of developing the entire car as a whole package, is inaccurate. Other brands care about other things. They realize that a car is more than just a sum of numbers on a spec sheet. Why is this such a controversial subject?

Ok, just checking. I haven't seen much of your posts much and along with the steering wheel, OHV V8, leaf springs, etc I have read here and other areas where people use to bash the Corvette so I when I read it in your post, I got annoyed and posted that.

The seats are a valid criticism for the Corvette. You want to be snug in a vehicle of the Corvette's caliber. Hopefully this will be fixed in the C7.

Sorry again.

[blklacker]

The ZR1 had no problem... could have passed easily if the road wasn't so small

[Guibo]

Originally Posted by quagmire

Sorry again.

No worries.

Originally Posted by blklacker

The ZR1 had no problem... could have passed easily if the road wasn't so small

The Lambo driver wasn't trying very hard. By the sound of the engine (coasting or at low revs for long periods of time), the driver was probably still learning that course. Sutcliffe knows that track very well by now. He was driving a similar pace on that track while chasing a Ford Focus RS in a Renault Clio 200 Cup. (Nope, the Focus didn't get away either.)

[blklacker]

Originally Posted by Guibo

No worries.
The Lambo driver wasn't trying very hard. By the sound of the engine (coasting or at low revs for long periods of time), the driver was probably still learning that course. Sutcliffe knows that track very well by now. He was driving a similar pace on that track while chasing a Ford Focus RS in a Renault Clio 200 Cup. (Nope, the Focus didn't get away either.)

You could easily hear when the Lambo was WOT and the ZR1 closed the gap with zero effort....

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by blklacker

You could easily hear when the Lambo was WOT and the ZR1 closed the gap with zero effort....

I'd chalk it up to inertia or the ZR1 getting on the gas slightly earlier.

[Guibo]

Originally Posted by blklacker

You could easily hear when the Lambo was WOT and the ZR1 closed the gap with zero effort....

He only dropped the hammer when the road was completely straight. Didn't even feed in the power early on corner exit like you normally can in an AWD car.

One other thing: it's easier to follow another car than it is to set the pace.

Don't believe me? Sync the original video with the one where the Clio is chasing the Focus RS.

As far as the ZR1 closing the gap with zero effort, check these figures for the SV from Evo (timed on a non-dragstrip surface, 2-up, uncorrected for conditions):
0 - 60 mph 3,2 s
0 - 100 mph 7,3 s
0 - 120 mph 9,6 s
0 - 130 mph 11,5 s
0 - 140 mph 13,2 s
0 - 150 mph 15,4 s
0 - 160 mph 18,2 s
0 - 170 mph 21,2 s

You will be hard-pressed to find faster figures for the ZR1, even w/o passenger.

[lyndon_h]

Originally Posted by Guibo

He only dropped the hammer when the road was completely straight. Didn't even feed in the power early on corner exit like you normally can in an AWD car.

One other thing: it's easier to follow another car than it is to set the pace.

Don't believe me? Sync the original video with the one where the Clio is chasing the Focus RS.

As far as the ZR1 closing the gap with zero effort, check these figures for the SV from Evo (timed on a non-dragstrip surface, 2-up, uncorrected for conditions):
0 - 60 mph 3,2 s
0 - 100 mph 7,3 s
0 - 120 mph 9,6 s
0 - 130 mph 11,5 s
0 - 140 mph 13,2 s
0 - 150 mph 15,4 s
0 - 160 mph 18,2 s
0 - 170 mph 21,2 s

You will be hard-pressed to find faster figures for the ZR1, even w/o passenger.

I think the ZR1 traps 132ish in about 11.3 seconds. So its about a drivers race to the quarter with the ZR1 probably being a little faster, but the Lambo being easier to drive at 10/10s.

[footie]

Originally Posted by lyndon_h

I think the ZR1 traps 132ish in about 11.3 seconds. So its about a drivers race to the quarter with the ZR1 probably being a little faster, but the Lambo being easier to drive at 10/10s.

I think you missed his point about those times for the SV, they were achieved on a concrete airstrip and not a ultra sticky dragstrip.

When all things are equal I bet the SV would be comfortably ahead, in much the same way as the GT2 was. (j/k)

[NewSong]

Originally Posted by lyndon_h

I think the ZR1 traps 132ish in about 11.3 seconds. So its about a drivers race to the quarter with the ZR1 probably being a little faster, but the Lambo being easier to drive at 10/10s.

This. The ZR1 will be slightly faster on paper, but when it comes down to it, it's a driver's race.

[footie]

Originally Posted by NewSong

This. The ZR1 will be slightly faster on paper, but when it comes down to it, it's a driver's race.

Correct, when cars are this evenly matched then the driver becomes the deciding factor in much the same way as the M3 vs RS4 or C63 will be, or the S4 vs 335i.

There is no denying that on pure numbers the ZR1 is one seriously impressive car. But I don't think anyone here would admit to preferring it to a true exotic like the SV, or GT2, it's the blue collar worker's champion in much the same way as the GTR.