Corvette ZR1 bests Ford GT at VIR

TSM330i · 01-31-2018, 04:29 PM

ZR1 - 2:37.25
FGT - 2:38.62

http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...ir-lap-record/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=j7j1gCM6-5M

Red Bread · 01-31-2018, 04:55 PM

This Ford GT is the modern version of the LFA. Wildly overpriced for what it's up against. Stupid V6 too.

48Laws · 01-31-2018, 05:07 PM

That’s not a fair comparison. Lexus created an innovative way to process and mold carbon fiber that no other manufacturer has done, hence the R/D cost that was trickled down to the price tag.

Properstyle · 01-31-2018, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Bread

This Ford GT is the modern version of the LFA. Wildly overpriced for what it's up against. Stupid V6 too.

Limited production car that is sill out performance 95 percent of its class. Vs a large production car doing the same. Price is stipulated by supply and demand.

Red Bread · 01-31-2018, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 48Laws

That’s not a fair comparison. Lexus created an innovative way to process and mold carbon fiber that no other manufacturer has done, hence the R/D cost that was trickled down to the price tag.

True, but they couldn't find a way to buy/make/steal a decent transmission?

48Laws · 01-31-2018, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Bread

True, but they couldn't find a way to buy/make/steal a decent transmission?

I’m not familiar with that issue. Lol

P1 · 01-31-2018, 05:43 PM

Not sure why this matters...

Pig Farmer · 01-31-2018, 06:05 PM

My god that zr1 is fast. Based on the indicated speed and the lap timer (starting at 1:32), the car went from 60-120 mph in 4.9 seconds. That's a respectable 0-60 time.

Mingwan · 01-31-2018, 10:34 PM

Shocking.....btw, love the abbreviation for the Ford GT.

Questofthetune · 01-31-2018, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mingwan

Shocking.....btw, love the abbreviation for the Ford GT.

Lmao

FogCityM3 · 01-31-2018, 10:44 PM

"Aside from a harness bar and five-point harnesses, Chevy says the ZR1 used was totally stock"

seriously?

b4hand · 02-01-2018, 01:52 AM

That transmission is still trash. This car half-assed it's way to a Lap record.

TSM330i · 02-01-2018, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by b4hand

That transmission is still trash. This car half-assed it's way to a Lap record.

Imagine how quick it would have been if it had a good transmission!

At the very bottom of the article:
Perhaps the most impressive part of this ordeal isn't the ZR1's lap, but rather a lap set by the Chevy team earlier in a manual-transmission Corvette Z06. They were able to lap the car around VIR's Grand Course West in 2:39.77—a little more than a second slower than the Ford GT. Not bad for being a quarter of the price.

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