The corvette s cabin materials seem downright appropriate at our test car. One car were not going to forget any time soon, though, is our longterm 2015 chevrolet corvette stingray that car s horrid reliability was totally inexcusable, but just to be fair. Okay, it wasnt actually called that, but it may as well as been. Its worth noting car and driver set a faster time in the gt r versus the z06. Automobile allstars contender its mclarens first car to put a serious emphasis on practicality and comfort over outright performancebut is the gt an automobile.
For better maneuverability, the corvette s turning circle is 2. Chevy corvette grand sport vs porsche cayman vs lotus evora. Why the corvette z06 flunked motor trends big performance. Car and driver compares 2010 2011 versions of the porsche cayman s vs the chevrolet corvette c6 grand sport vs the lotus evora. The zr1 is the fastest and most expensive production corvette ever. Even so, we found ourselves driving through the turns 5 to 10 mph faster in the new car than in the old. Chevys midengined c8 corvette could never live up to all the hype that its. Nearly everything about the 2020 chevrolet corvette z51 and 2020.
With incredible performance at an incredible price, the c8 corvette is also the best. The c8 is the first corvette to offer a dualclutch automatic, an eightspeed unit designed by tremec. The corvette coupe executes motor trend s figure eight maneuver 1. Although the engine is in a new locationnow behind the passenger compartment instead of in front of itit remains a 6. Check out these automotive quick shifts featuring corvette trivia, c7 vs. Will the chevrolet corvette z51 in track alignment erase understeer. Motor trend was provided with a corvette z06 to test and compare for the magazines annual best driver s car feature and once again the corvette that chevrolet provided for the test was not up to par.
I think the nonhybrid portion of the comparison is driving the complaints more than the price. Corvettes always generate very good numbers but how is the car to drive as a daily driver when it is. Both cars were equipped with trackcapable z51 packages, adaptive dampers, and eightspeed automaticsa dual. Check out these automotive quick shifts featuring corvette racings program manager much more interesting than it sounds. The mercedesamg gt r and corvette z06 offer shockingly similar performance. Im a big fan of what chevy has done with the c8, but the lap time comparison to the carrera s is probably not fair. One will accelerate to 60 mph quicker than any other rearwheeldrive car weve tested. We test every last single solitary new corvette you can possibly buy. Corvette fever the ultimate chevy corvette comparison. The car will skip sideways, which makes drivers understandably nervous. The m3m4 was chosen as one of automobile magazines all stars for of the last 23 years. They only let people test their cars if they fudge the numbers and writing glowing love letters. So much so that in the magazine article, motor trend ranked the car dead last with a dnf did not finish.
Car and driver performed a comparison test in its february 2016 issue and the ford shelby gt350 coupe won out over the chevrolet corvette stingray coupe. The 2015 chevrolet corvette stingray z51 by all accounts should be a car that you can happily drive to work monday through friday and on a racetrack on. Hightech supercar is a steal a supercar version of the corvette, the z06 is still just a quarter of the price of comparable foreign exotics. An eightspeed dualclutch automatic a corvette first is the sole transmission. See 2020 corvette owner test top speed on dry lake bed christopher smith. The 2020 chevrolet corvette is an exhilarating sports car that transforms into a comfortable daily driver at the touch of a button. The c8 corvette is, without question, the most significant car of the year. Highs supercar performance at an amazing price, comfortable on the road and. The shelby gt350 was chosen as one of automobile magazines all stars for 4 of the last 24 years. For the first time since the very earliest days of the model, you cant get a manual transmission in a new corvette. Work is underway to develop a boltin supercharger kit for the new midengine 2020 c8 corvette.
That, combined with the rearmounted transmission, gives the car a frontrear weight distribution of 5149 percent. Ferrari got first but was the slowest, porsche got second and corvette got third. Procharger was the first company to introduce an intercooled supercharger kit for the c7, c6, c5. With many fullsize pickups, theres a pretty clear delineation between the halfton and heavyduty version. Car and driver says the corvette c8 z51 is faster than the. The clutch pedal is light in actionan unexpected boon for commuting in trafficand the takeup allows for smooth, quick shifting. The gt350s pedals are a study in performancecar effectiveness.
See 2020 corvette owner test top speed on dry lake bed. According to the top corvette engineer himself, the z06 that dnfd with motor trend wasnt in great shape going into the test. Improbably, our road drive was where the featureladen corvette began losing this comparison test. Of course, were always fiddling with a test car s driver accessible software settings during. The other brakes and corners on par with the stickiest street cars. Car and driver decided to round up two of the z06s playmates and brought them together for a little comparison test.
Choose up to four vehicles and compare features, including msrp, fuel economy, drivetrain specs, crash test results and more, at cars. Road and track performed a comparison test in its december 2019 issue and the chevrolet corvette coupe won out over the bmw m2 competition. Yes, its the only transmission available on the midengine corvette. You can understand how we were driven to do rash and impulsive thingssuch as stage a comparison test of two cars with sticker prices. Tipping the scales at an estimated 3245 lbs, the corvette weighs just 15 lbs more than the 50 th anniversary model we tested in august 2002. Car and driver put the 2020 c8 corvette z51 up against the c7 z51 on a 2. The corvette was chosen as one of car and driver s top ten for 16 of the last 23 years. C7 vs c8 corvette track battle front engine vs mid. Z4 with boxster s, tts, corvette e89 z4 2009 current car and driver comparison. To purists, this may seem like an abandoning of principles. Id assume chevys test driver has quite a few c8 laps under his belt while id assume the magazine tester of the porsche probably had. When comparing the performance numbers of our most recently tested.
The 4 series was chosen as one of car and driver s top ten in 2014. That bed crapper of a car was a 2014 its first year of production and hopefully a very bad example, not a 2015. Z4 with boxster s, tts, corvette archive bimmerfest bmw forums bimmerfest bmw forums bmw model discussions z series e89 z4 2009 current car and driver comparison. Callaway twinturbo on a classic episode of motor week, the craziest custom you are likely to see today, and an even older comparison test between a 427435 and carrolls first gt500. How does the 2021 cadillac escalade compare to chevy. The idea was to compare the c8 corvette z51 againsta c7 corvette z51 on a racing surface and see which one was faster. Find out how the latest cars stack up against each other with our comparison tests. The newfor2020 chevrolet corvette c8 can seemingly drive on water. The corvette has never been a car and driver top ten pick.
It boasts a hightech and driver focused cabin, and it has ample. But then there was a very, very bad one by car and driver, entitled race track hot throwdown of all throwdowns. The brake pedal is firm and progressive, significantly better than the corvettes. Video corvette z06 breaks during motor trends best. Our zeroto60mph testing proves that the c8 is a legitimate supercar.