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Automotive News & Views Are The Japanese Poised to Dethrone the 911 AND the Z06?
194 messages, Last post on Nov 24, 2008 at 12:05 PM
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Replying to: tedebear (Aug 03, 2008 10:51 am) the shocks have 13 compression settings and 18 rebound settings. Jeff Reece, an attending Chrysler engineer, suggested relaxing them back a notch or two for our undulating venue while jacking the ride height a quarter-inch to keep the body off the bump stops. As the Viper became more pliable, our courage returned and lap times fell. Car setup is in the ACR’s lesson plan, too. Because every test the ACR wins, Chrysler sends an engineer to setup the suspension mid-test for optimum lap times. Its not like you get an engineer in the trunk at puchase. If the ACR was going to be the fastest with a single setup, they probably wouldn't have sent the engineer. The drivers said that if the GT2 came with a Porsche engineer, the GT2 would have done much better as well. So putting things in perspective, that's why the ACR doesn't always get the credit. Even for having a stock setup, the GT-R nearly keeps up with the 'tuned' ACR in the long-track test (Willow Springs) below. http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/download/0908_cvr_willowsprings.pdf http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/download/0908_cvr_streetsofwillow.pdf http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/download/0908_cvr_autocross.pdf http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/download/0908_cvr_oval.pdf That's why its so impressive. On the high-speed courses its among the fastest stock setups out there. And keeps up on all the other courses as well. It doesn't win everything, it has a niche. |
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Replying to: tedebear (Aug 03, 2008 10:51 am) True, I am unaccustomed to awd. My previous SVTs and wifes Jag do not handle AT ALL like the GT-R! It just feels odd! I do not get a real feel... "road talking to me" like my current other vehicles... or previous ones...  I still have a hard time BUYING the MT and R&T articles! 
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Replying to: revmatt (Aug 03, 2008 3:55 pm) The same could be said of the ACR Viper if you add $20k worth of upgrades to it. The test was run with the original equipment from the factory.
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Replying to: tedebear (Aug 03, 2008 4:51 pm) The ACR already is a stripped out track horse. Do the same treatment to the Z06 (read: ultra-wide Michelin Pilot Sport Cups, aero tune + adjustable suspension + strip anything unnecessary from interior) and you'd have a factory C6R for 100K, which should give the ACR a significant run for its money. Just because Dodge road-legalizes a club racer doesn't mean it maintains all the functionality of a touring car. The fact that the GT-R comes very close indeed to a tuned ACR says a lot.
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Replying to: revmatt (Aug 03, 2008 3:55 pm) Thats actually why the gamers have an easier time with driving rally-style cars. Their mind is trained to take queues only from the eyes, never the hands. But I think its pretty unfathomable that: MT Edmunds EVO magazine R & T Autocar Top Gear And a handful of others are all sandbagging other cars. Nissan has got to be doing something right. |
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Replying to: revmatt (Aug 03, 2008 3:55 pm) 
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Replying to: bigmclargehuge (Aug 03, 2008 5:36 pm) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsP-4Cjm3mk I'm not positive how good this guy's times actually are on this particular track, but it certainly does look like he's carrying tremendous speed through the corners. Audi R8 sounds better though, IMO. I really wish that car has more power  The rest of the video is funny yet stupid. |
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Drivers Republic set out to prove a GT-R on Bridgestones is slower than a GT2... ok... we knew that already but they seem to feel like they've stuck automotive journalistic gold. Result: GT-R claim on Bridestones (dry): 7:38 GT2 claim (dry): 7:32 6 seconds faster GT-R in the cold and wet on Bridgestones: 7:55 GT2 in the cold and wet: 7:49 6 seconds faster Wow. Shocker. This proves nothing about the GT-R on Dunlops, or how fast they are in the dry. But this is exactly what Nissan claimed the results would be on those tires. With both cars 17 seconds behind their claim, its only natural that if one would be faster than this, so would the other. The only thing Sport Auto and Drivers Republic have managed to prove so far is that cars are not hovercraft. They slow down over water. |
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