C&D C6 Z06 vs Viper
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C&D C6 Z06 vs Viper
I haven't seen this posted elsewhere, my apologies if I missed it.
C&D was blown away by the Z06 motor, less than impressed with the handling:
"Sure, the Viper's 1:27.50 lap time was 1.50 seconds slower than the Vette's, but given the choice between the two of them on the track, all of us preferred the Viper. We scored the Viper's handling a 10 out of 10 and gave the Z06 a 6."
"We're still buzzing over the Z06's ferocious 3.4-second burst to 60 mph. "
"If the Z06 encountered any kind of bump or lump in the pavement as it was exiting a corner, the result was a nearly instantaneous outward snap of the tail. It was so sensitive to bumps that the Vette uncovered lumps in the pavement we never knew were there—even though we've done hundreds of laps at Grattan in stiffly sprung race cars."
"So if you're eager to take a Z06 to a race course, you might want to consider modifying the suspension or trying different tires because our sense is there was too much consideration paid to a cushy ride and perhaps that's why it's such a handful."
Gary
C&D was blown away by the Z06 motor, less than impressed with the handling:
"Sure, the Viper's 1:27.50 lap time was 1.50 seconds slower than the Vette's, but given the choice between the two of them on the track, all of us preferred the Viper. We scored the Viper's handling a 10 out of 10 and gave the Z06 a 6."
"We're still buzzing over the Z06's ferocious 3.4-second burst to 60 mph. "
"If the Z06 encountered any kind of bump or lump in the pavement as it was exiting a corner, the result was a nearly instantaneous outward snap of the tail. It was so sensitive to bumps that the Vette uncovered lumps in the pavement we never knew were there—even though we've done hundreds of laps at Grattan in stiffly sprung race cars."
"So if you're eager to take a Z06 to a race course, you might want to consider modifying the suspension or trying different tires because our sense is there was too much consideration paid to a cushy ride and perhaps that's why it's such a handful."
Gary
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gary,
you're just facinated by the z, just buy one. most of that is BS. the seats do suck, i am putting in a cobra suzuka gt
initial bounce handling no worse than gt3 porpoise
you're just facinated by the z, just buy one. most of that is BS. the seats do suck, i am putting in a cobra suzuka gt
initial bounce handling no worse than gt3 porpoise
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Isn't this kind of scary when they say it goes into snap oversteer almost at will. Unless you are at least a club/professional driver this might not be a car for you. They said their knuckles were white, and their knees knocking by the end. Scary when they say the Viper was relatively pleasant to drive around the track compared to the Z06.
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I think the car is fantastic. Have not taken it on a track yet but otherwise beautiful car. The seats are very comfortable. Much better than the C5 vettes. The car is 70k...if you are comparing it to a Enzo\CGT it will not stand up. But put it in a straight line and it will have something to say...it will apparently beat the Viper 0-60 also...
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