Zr1
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07-03-2010 | 01:22 AM
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#52
07-03-2010 | 11:12 PM
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I owned a Z06 and now a '10 ZR1 for a while now. I had my front seats re done & they are fantastic now. I drove a GTR and it felt like I was driving an arcade game. Weird gages etc. I don't like awd, never have. It also weighs 4,000 lbs. I drive my ZR1 several days a week. It's easy to live with. The motor is strong & the gear box is much to my liking. I don't abuse my car & have never used the launch control. Take the suspension off sport & you can drive for 6 hours without getting beat up. As far as the handling is concerned, it has more capabilities than I do. The brakes are amazing. I'm told street driven, they should not need any maintenance for 100 k miles. It has never been back to the dealer for any repairs, just an oil change. In 4th gear at 70 mph, just give it gas & the tires will light up. Leave the driver aides on & you'll never spin out in a thunder storm. I have very little time in Porsche's. The 911 Turbo was my dream car until I drove it, the awd just killed it for me. Hope this helps.
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07-05-2010 | 06:29 PM
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This keeps coming up in conversations (and manufacturers somehow always put me in my place) with certain cars...
The 911's rear engine layout is all wrong, and has reached its limits - then the GT2RS comes out...
The front engined 'Vette will reach the limits of grip and traction fighting against weight balance - and then they release the ZR-1...
Porsche put endless decades of R&D into the 911 to make it succesful. Chevy put endless decades of R&D into their front mounted V8's with RWD to make it succesful. But what would happen if they either moved the engine, the transmission, or both, and added an optional AWD system?
(Think - what would Chevy do if they made an R8-like car)
The 911's rear engine layout is all wrong, and has reached its limits - then the GT2RS comes out...
The front engined 'Vette will reach the limits of grip and traction fighting against weight balance - and then they release the ZR-1...
Porsche put endless decades of R&D into the 911 to make it succesful. Chevy put endless decades of R&D into their front mounted V8's with RWD to make it succesful. But what would happen if they either moved the engine, the transmission, or both, and added an optional AWD system?
(Think - what would Chevy do if they made an R8-like car)
#55
07-05-2010 | 07:09 PM
Are you seriously asking permission? Hell yes go for it, maybe you missed the ZR1 posting the tenth fastest lap time at the ring, right behind the Ferrari Enzo!!! LOL........yeah, go for it playa!
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07-05-2010 | 11:27 PM
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This keeps coming up in conversations (and manufacturers somehow always put me in my place) with certain cars...
The 911's rear engine layout is all wrong, and has reached its limits - then the GT2RS comes out...
The front engined 'Vette will reach the limits of grip and traction fighting against weight balance - and then they release the ZR-1...
Porsche put endless decades of R&D into the 911 to make it succesful. Chevy put endless decades of R&D into their front mounted V8's with RWD to make it succesful. But what would happen if they either moved the engine, the transmission, or both, and added an optional AWD system?
(Think - what would Chevy do if they made an R8-like car)
The 911's rear engine layout is all wrong, and has reached its limits - then the GT2RS comes out...
The front engined 'Vette will reach the limits of grip and traction fighting against weight balance - and then they release the ZR-1...
Porsche put endless decades of R&D into the 911 to make it succesful. Chevy put endless decades of R&D into their front mounted V8's with RWD to make it succesful. But what would happen if they either moved the engine, the transmission, or both, and added an optional AWD system?
(Think - what would Chevy do if they made an R8-like car)
The 911 and Corvette turn thousands of hours in competition every year, and in a lot of cases 2nd and 3rd gen factory race cars are still being ran competitively by privateers.
#58
07-06-2010 | 01:00 PM
You are absolutely right, the Corvette does not need mid engine or AWD. As some of the more recent cars like the 599 GTB have proven there is a lot of life left in front mid engine configurations. It is interesting to see the trend moving away from 50/50 weight distribution and going with more of a rearward bias.
The 911 and Corvette turn thousands of hours in competition every year, and in a lot of cases 2nd and 3rd gen factory race cars are still being ran competitively by privateers.
The 911 and Corvette turn thousands of hours in competition every year, and in a lot of cases 2nd and 3rd gen factory race cars are still being ran competitively by privateers.
And offering custom settings for torque split! Well built RWD cars are just more predictable.
#59
07-06-2010 | 05:04 PM
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A front mid engine sports car with a rearward bias for me is the penultimate drivers car. I would like to see torque vectoring come to powerful RWD cars and to actually be able to apply power to yaw the car rather than slowing the car down via brake application.
