C7 vs 911 car and driver

The porsche tips the scales at 3,153 pounds which are motivated by a rearmounted, 4. Midengine sports car comparison 10 reasons why the volkswagen t6 california is the best camper van you cant buy 7 reasons why the luftauto 002 is the coolest. Despite very different configurations, as car and driver points out, the porsche 911 and chevrolet corvette have been around for 50 years. At first blush, the chevy corvette and the porsche 911 couldnt be more different. The viper is running hoosiers and z06 and porsche are running pirelli scrubs. Even car and driver concluded their lightening lap with the comment. C7 z06 vs viper acr e vs porsche 911 supercup youtube. Sep 04, 2019 the cars dryweight is listed at 3,366 lbs. The 911 gt3 was the secondfastest car of the day, turning a lap in 3. The 2017 porsche 911 is a toe into the waters of modernity. Nov 01, 20 see how the latest vette stacks up against the latest 911 at car and driver. Sure, the corvette may have upped its game somewhat in the latest c7.

Springs circuit in california, we hadnt spent much time hustling a c7 around a track. Sep 19, 2018 the 911 gt3 was the secondfastest car of the day, turning a lap in 3. Apr 09, 2020 well, our friends at car and driver are here with some statistical data that demonstrates how unlikely the videos outcome actually is. May 17, 2019 a corvette grand sport and the new 911 carrera s post similar lap times in this battle. But our prior exposure to the c7 suggests this may finally be a corvette that doesnt rely on price alone to conquer the 911. Owning and driving a porsche 911 s vs corvette stingray. The z06 in that test had been crashed earlier by car and driver and in the hasty attempt to reassemble and zip tie the damaged corvette back together the technician of record did not properly reconnect the supercharger. Which is a better car, the porsche 911 or the corvette c7. Can the c8 corvette finally attract porsche 911 buyers. Oct 18, 2014 but around another great american course the high speed, 4.

That beats the outgoing 2019 frontengine c7 corvette, which was rated at 1525 mpg. We pit the c7 against the c8 to see if the midengine model is quicker around a track. Quick shifts is a content feature here at corvetteblogger featuring links to corvette and automotiverelated stories of interest. The c7 vette is such a big step forward, especially the z06 iteration, that its a sensible question. The 1le turbo is about 2 seconds faster according to car and driver lap times, than the veloster n for the same price, and about 2 seconds slower than the 1le v6, and the v6 is just 0. For the c8 to lap that fast, it would have to find more than 12 seconds on the c7 stingray, or. The 1le turbo is about 2 seconds faster according to car and driver. Chevrolet corvette c7 zr1 vs porsche 991 gt2rs, plus. Faster, better made, more practical, better ride quality, better handling, better. Dec 03, 2014 the other, and the car the c7 was benchmarked against during its development phase and mentioned several times in the chevy press material, is porsches 991generation, 400bhp, 911 carrera s.

I will have to stick to german cars and the 911 will be my next sports car. The ferrari is the most powerful car weve ever taken around mazda raceway laguna seca with its. See all 12 photos this c7 interior demonstrates the wider center console and narrower seating area compared to the c8. The chevrolet corvette grand sport and porsche 911 carrera s trade blows the way siblings trade insults. You can see from the slipping that the porsche gt3 is. Ones a venerable symbol of the finest german engineering, the others a flagwaving symbol of the american auto industry. Five years into production, the c7 corvette is so saturated with speed that the engineers have run out of room under the hood and in the wheel.

Nov 20, 2017 it has the higher top speed 210plus mph versus 198 mph with the manual 911 and a better powertoweight ratio. Video of my c7 z06, a viper acre, and a porsche 911 supercup car on track. In steady state cornering, the corvette sets a new production car record of 1. The corvette driver has two half days of experience of track time and the driver of the porsche gt3 is a pro race car driver with a race team. Chevrolet corvette stingray vs chevrolet camaro ss 1le package. Countersteer before the engine passes the driver what car is. Car and driver pumps the brakes on claims that the 2020. The 2017 chevrolet corvette antes up stunning performance and great features. To our pleasant surprise, chevy also supplied a 2019 c7 grand sport, which i consider to be the besthandling of all the c7 variations. This car is more their speed, i wouldnt say eating their lunch, it would really come down to driver skill between this car and a 911 gts on a road course, and lets not get into the yabuts with mods, tires ect, because you can just as easily make that argument for the c7 gs. On this episode of head 2 head, carlos lago and randy pobst restage our annual best driver s car competition with this years winning porsche 911 carrera 4s plus two contenders that missed the initial dance, the allnew chevrolet corvette stingray and the explosive, exotic ferrari f12 berlinetta. Compare msrp, invoice pricing, and other features on the 2016 chevrolet corvette and 2016 porsche 911. And frankly, that says just as much or more than their particlar weekend track times. Car and driver says the corvette c8 z51 is faster than the c7.

As conclusions go, this one shouldnt be so much foregone as, well, fivegone or sixgone. At this test, chevy required that a passenger ride along. We compare chevrolets new midengine corvette to its predecessor and two of its closest rivals. Read more, see photos, and find out the winner at car and driver. The most powerful production versions of the corvette and 911 probe the boundaries of road car capabilities. The debate always goes something like this the corvette is way cheaper and offers far better value for money, but the 911 is the better driver s car and has a nicer interior that helps make up. Oct 16, 2019 the dam on the chevrolet corvette c8 embargo broke in a big, big way yesterday, with motor trend shoving their story in their remaining readers inboxes around 5. Hilarious proof lies in motor trends best driver s car test of 2015. On this episode of head 2 head, carlos lago and randy pobst restage our annual best driver s car competition with this years winning porsche 911 carrera 4s plus two contenders that missed the. Quick comparison of c7 vs c6 z06 magazine test results. This weekends reading and viewing material includes the c8 vs. Now im feeling like i will wait this c8 wave out before trading my 07 911 in on a turbo.