2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray Z51 vs. 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition

vaffangool

I'm still a GT-R guy but if there's any set of circumstances where this Corvette comes out on top, you've just got to admit the Corvette does it better.

The GT-R's dampers are no answer for GM's magnetorheological ride control, and Chevy's eLSD and PTM are in the same league as Nissan's force vectoring algorithms.

Christ, what happens when the ZR-1 comes out? Love it or hate it, the C7's exterior does an impressive job of reaching GT-R guys. If the inevitable ZR-1 is priced comparablywith the GT-R, they could use the $20,000 on a Poltrona Frau interior--with money left over for a 700 horsepower coup de grâce underhood.

Chevy's 6.2 litre small block LT1 only makes 460 horses and 465 lb-ft of torque in the C7 Corvette, . In M Competition Package trim, BMW's 4.4 litre S63B44Tü makes 575 hp and 500 lb-ft of torque. The AMG-massaged version of Mercedes' 5.5 litre M157 makes 563 hp and 664 lb-ft of torque. The 6.2 litre LS9 in the outgoing ZR-1 makes 638 horses and 604 lb-ft; I would expect at least 650 horses in the C7 ZR-1. They could get over 700 hp if they go all the way and give the LT1 treatment to their 7-litre LS7 block.

Boy, I would love to see Nissan be forced into reacting with more than a 20 horsepower bump. They can take nominal comfort in knowing the C7 wasn't designed to drive all four wheels.

evldoer

So, how does the 'vette beat the GT-R again?? The 0 - 60 time of the vette is more than a second slower! So... in real life not only will a driver in the GT-R smoke the vette but, if they wait around for the GT-R to heat up and slow down as they are claiming in this article, the vette will be outta gas. Sorry.

guessed

Wait for the C7 Z06, then the price differential will narrow from $47,020 to about $35,000. Then use about $10,000 of that to repair the front, side, and especially rear boy-racer-boy-designer visual vomit on the Vette, and you're still $25,000 ahead, with the GTR further behind you in the mirror.