ZR1 7:26.4 At Ring

[American Psycho]

Originally Posted by Driz26

Not always.

If this were actually about what you see, than that would matter, but it isn't. But since you wrote it, it's doubtful you'll see ZR1's as well.


And like I said the battle continues....

This is basically hugger-ville, so I'll end my posts here as I am outnumbered. No worries though, it's all to the bueno.

How the fuk, You going to tell me what i see??!?!?!??!!

I never ever seen a skyline at the dragstrip let alone the newest and baddest one yet.

I'll see ZR1's more than your mumma looks at daddys check every 2 weeks.

How about you make an introduction post first.
http://www.tremek.com/forum/welcome-car-fanatics/

[Nortad]

where are the europeans? we need koenigsegg or something to hit the ring

[STIvsSVT]

I hope for ZR-1 owner's sake that more tire options become available. Right now, what they come with is the ONLY option unless you change wheels and go down to 19" on the back.

Michelins have always felt sloppy to me. Bridgestones feel 10 times better.

[Drizzle]

Can't wait for the vid. When I find it, I'll post it.

[97talon]

Originally Posted by American Psycho

The Viper is a Joke.

Cheaper than the zr1

Originally Posted by American Psycho

GM will always have the last laugh, will always be cheaper more produced.

The gt-r msrp is $30k less than what GM said the zr-1 was going to be..

[01mmmz28]

^ nope, GT-R is being sold for about 5k less.

[Memphis]

base MSRP for the GTR is like 69k and the base for the ZR1 is 103k or 105k

[01mmmz28]

^ we have a local guy buying one and after all is said and done he is paying right around 97k

[Memphis]

Hes paying 20k+ in mark ups. Comparing the base price ZR1 to what a person is paying for a marked up GTR is ridiculous, the ZR1 is gonna be marked up like crazy too.

[97talon]

X2 ^^^. I can see them asking 120k for them after markups.

[Drizzle]

Why the Corvette Z1’s Nurburgring Time Shouldn't be Compared with the Nissan GT-R | Carscoop

We’ll give GM plenty of kudos for creating a sports car that officially lapped the famous Nurburgring in a mere 7 minutes and 26.4 seconds as it puts plenty of supercars costing double its price to shame, but ultimately, its somewhat unfair to compare the Corvette ZR1 with the Nissan GT-R. True, in our article on the ZR1’s Nurburgring time we mentioned that GM’s sports car beat the Nissan GT-R (7 minutes and 29.03 seconds), but we only did it to give you a comparable example of how good the Corvette is.

However, we must put things into perspective. The 640Hp Corvette ZR1 is priced from $103,300, the 480Hp Nissan GT-R from $69,850. That’s a huge price difference -$33,450 or nearly 50% more. Practically, the GT-R should be compared with the 505Hp Corvette Z06 that starts from $72,125. Although this is not an official time, various sites (including Motortrend) have stated that the Z06 lapped the Nurburgring in 7 minutes and 42 seconds or 13 seconds more than the GT-R. -Continued

But to be totally honest, a sportscar’s Nurburgring time would be the last thing that would matter if we were in the market to buy one. Well before that we’d take into consideration a variety of factors including the emotional impact that the car has on us, the way it communicates with us on the road -maybe even on the track, and of course, the price tag.

[01mmmz28]

^ oh....now they wanna play that game. Same can be said about the Zo6 and now the ZR1 compared to alot of other cars...F40, numerous porsche offerings, Lambos...etc.... They all cost 2-3 times as much and you see how they get crushed. Look at the ring times leaderboard......many many cars cost a lot more than a regular Zo6, yet it is ahead of them. Now the ZR1 is a supercar and along w/ it comes a somewhat heafty price, yet not nearly as heafty as some of the ones it has SMASHED on.



Thr GT-R got smashed, end of story.

[STIvsSVT]

Emotional impact? I don't think you can get more emotional that 640 horses from a whining supercharged V8, especially if you opt for LG Motorsports Longtube headers and Corsa exhaust.

I guess some people want a wild beast that requires a deft touch, and some want a car that will easily forgive the mistakes they make.

[97talon]

Originally Posted by 01mmmz28

^ oh....now they wanna play that game. Same can be said about the Zo6 and now the ZR1 compared to alot of other cars...F40, numerous porsche offerings, Lambos...etc.... They all cost 2-3 times as much and you see how they get crushed. Look at the ring times leaderboard......many many cars cost a lot more than a regular Zo6, yet it is ahead of them. Now the ZR1 is a supercar and along w/ it comes a somewhat heafty price, yet not nearly as heafty as some of the ones it has SMASHED on.



Thr GT-R got smashed, end of story.

Smashed? Less than 3 seconds...

[STIvsSVT]

Agreed. 3 seconds on the nurburgring is not alot. There are a ton of places to mess up. If the slower car came out of a few of those corners just 1mph faster, its a dead even race.