Launching the Nuts Off the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51

When we released the floodgates of data on the C7 Corvette, you got a lot of general information. This time, we’re getting specific with one important test: 0-60.

The Fast Lane Car is known for its real-world 0-60 tests. Instead of giving you acceleration numbers that can only be replicated if the stars are aligned correctly with 17 of Jupiter’s 63 known moons, the guys at The Fast Lane Car (TFLcar) provide figures indicative of what you’re likely to achieve on your Sunday drive. TFLcar recently hit the track with the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette, and the first thing they tested was the 0-60 time.

We’ll pretend Roman Mica’s first launch-controlled 5.66-second run never happened — he hit the rev limiter. For the second run, Mica, using launch control, arrived at 60 mph in a “slow” 5.09 seconds. A GM performance engineer explained launch control is designed for a variety of conditions. TFLcar conducted this test at a GM press event in the cooler climes of Monterey, California. Lower temperatures mean less traction, so the Corvette’s launch control was giving more wheel spin than it would have on a warmer day. Conversely, if GM tuned the launch control for cold days only, the Corvette would bog down in warmer weather, and drivers would be embarrassed at the stop lights. As a result, launch control is tuned in a middle-of-the-road manner to allow for the best possible launches under the widest variety of conditions.

Check out the video to see the times go down after two more attempts without launch control, and to see if Roman beat the GM engineer’s time.

via [The Fast Lane Car]