AmericanV8Guy
Well-Known Member
I honestly doubt that you've ever driven a Z06. My C7 Z06 is incredibly easy to drive around town, canyon carving, or at the track; despite having 650 ponies ready for my use at any time. Obviously, if you mash on it in a low gear, it gets a little swirly (but that's actually not really the case as long as you have at least semi-fresh tires), but what 600+hp car doesn't???? As for the track or spirited canyon driving, the thing feels like a rocket thats magnetically attached to the road. My 5.0 with full suspension is miles ahead of the stock PP 5.0 that it once was, and I find it to hold the road/track incredibly well. But despite all of these mods and the greatly improved handling that came from them, it still can't compete with the handling of a Z06. I went canyon carving in my 5.0 with a friend and his Z06, and had a REALLY hard time keeping up with him in, even though I knew he wasn't pushing it to its limits (whereas I was in my 5.0). I have no idea where my 5.0 stands in comparison to a stock GT350, but the Z06 is still well in front.Not true at all. The Z06 simply has too much power for its chassis. The GT350/R, that is not the case. The chassis can handle the power it has and a lot more. Similar cars such as the Viper ACR has been said to be very easy to drive on track and very friendly at the limit, and they have near enough the same outputs as the Z06. It simply doesn't put power down well enough. And you saying it isn't hard to drive hard, I don't mean to be rude, but you are by no means, not even remotely, pushing that car hard. When a racer as seasoned, well experienced, and skilled as Randy says its a very difficult car to drive at the limit, I think its safe to say that's more accurate than the average joe "pushing" it along a backroad.
So again, the Z06 CAN in fact absolutely handle the power that it has at its disposal with ease. Honestly, the car is truly a feat of modern engineering. I haven't driven a Gt350, so I don't know how it handles. But saying that a Z06 is unable to handle its power or put it down "well enough" when a GT350 can is an absolute lie.
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