200 lbs heavier in base/manual trim and more in auto trim from what I hear/read. Plus, where is the weight loss between the 5th and 6th generations of ZL1 coming from?
Oh don't get me wrong, I strongly believe that the GT500 is going to get the upper hand when released, especially with the latest suspension prowess shown by the 350/R. It is for certain that the GT500 will be faster in a straight line, it is yet to be seen if it will be able to corner as well; as much as people don't want to admit it, GM has some of the greatest chassis tuning out there. The last time the two squared off, the ZL1 was heavier, and had a 100hp less, but still managed to put down better track times; granted that was with a live axle GT500.
Although some would argue over the better track time regarding the 13 GT500 vs ZL1 as well. The 13 gt500 is/was no slouch on the track even with sraOh don't get me wrong, I strongly believe that the GT500 is going to get the upper hand when released, especially with the latest suspension prowess shown by the 350/R. It is for certain that the GT500 will be faster in a straight line, it is yet to be seen if it will be able to corner as well; as much as people don't want to admit it, GM has some of the greatest chassis tuning out there. The last time the two squared off, the ZL1 was heavier, and had a 100hp less, but still managed to put down better track times; granted that was with a live axle GT500.
I think Ford has what it takes to win both the straightline and handling contest this time around; with the progress and success that the 350/R has shown, I think its Ford's ball game to lose in this next one. Going to be interesting to see regardless! Never would have thought, being a huge Porsche fan, that the day would come when America was producing some of the most fun and best drivers cars
I think ultimately it simply came down to the brakes not being able to keep up with the immense power, and the suspension itself seemed more geared towards drag racing than road racing, but as som think it should be when thinking of "ZL1 vs GT500" matchup of old
So essentially it's a 4-passenger Vette. I couldn't care less, but I'll bet a lot of Camaro fanatics will mullet over. ;)
The way I remember it is the GT500 was faster even with a SRA, but the brakes got hot, so after a few laps the ZL1 was able to continue at the same pace, whereas the brakes on the GT500 got hot and the GT500 slowed down.
Well when you consider that the ZL1 was heavier, and had almost 100hp less, but matched the GT500 in laptimes, where do you think the time was made up too? :headbonk:
If you're talking about Motor Trend, yes, they were VERY vocal about the GT500's piss poor brake endurance, and piss poor it indeed is. A lot of other reviewers experienced the same thing. Fluid was just not up to the task. The ZL1 did have MSRC though too and had the braking endurance. Greatest chassis tuning out there? Ah, no. Not on the Zeta Platform anyway. If anything, it was somewhat sloppy. The S550 and the Alpha platform are way ahead of the Zeta and I would certainly hope so...
For sure, chassis tuning aside, Chev and Porsche seem to know something about braking that the rest of the world don't :lol:
Well, the GT500 had the same brakes as the ZL1 with a hell of a lot more actual power. So it had another 8mph or something stupid at the end of the main straights to bleed off for the corner. Oh wait, even more than that since it lacked enough tire and was slightly slower in the corners.
