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      08-20-2019, 07:03 PM   #702
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Originally Posted by The HACK View Post
Gotta remember that was 7 years ago...Plus this is about 3 or 4 threads merged into one.

https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=790845
https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=791463
https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=791792
https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=855441

Just to name a few on THIS forum.

EDIT on an edit: Man these places are like a f**king time machine. Once in a while I'd like to just go back and see what people were talking about back in the days. Anyway, GM's initial claim on the "base" Stingray was 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. As it turned out, the base Stingray does 0-60 as claimed in 4.1. The Z51 package is required to hit 3.8 (surprise, surprise). And on top of that, with PDR (performance data recorder), launch control, and the A8 automatic transmission, people have tried their darn hardest to see if they can come close to GM's claimed time.

THEY CAN'T.

There's literally thousands of videos on YouTube of C7 owners of various trim and options, trying to hit that magical 3.8 second 0-60 claimed time. The best is someone doing it in ideal condition, low humidity, low temp, with warm tires and before heat soak set in, someone in an automatic Z51 managed to hit 3.95 second to 60. Most people, including magazines, have seen 4.1-4.4 seconds consistently. With launch control. On warm tires.

Of course, you sort of have to take GM at their words. They probably managed to hit 2.99 in a Z51 equipped C8 in a controlled test environment somewhere. But I guarantee you, in real world testing, most people will likely only manage a 3.2-3.5 in a C8. Which is nothing to scoff at. But that's standard GM practice, unlike BMW where, when they quote you a 4.9 second 0-60 (my MZ4 Coupe), you can pretty much hit that occasionally and beat it if you're willing to abuse the mother**k out of the clutch (magazines have gotten as low as 4.5s).
Bro, there are multiple articles with the C7 Z51 hitting 3.8 seconds 0-60 or thereabouts.

Two manuals...

CD Test - 3.9

MT test - 3.9

And these auto convertibles were even quicker.

2014 Vert vs F-Type V8 - 3.7

2015 Vert Auto - 3.7


Being that the C8 is going to launch like a bat out of hell and won't need any type of pro driver to achieve great times, I think their estimates will be right on the money. Comparing the two cars really doesn't make sense in that aspect. I remember when the '02 Z06 came out and the magazines were always 0.1 off the time set by GM. Then they found that the GM driver was shifting without the clutch. There's no more variability to it now. Brake, gas, go.

Doing this on the street is a different story as the traction varies from surface to surface but any decent magazine test track should be able to recreate their times.

EDIT:

Owner video, 3.9, on the street no less.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRZVo-2VV2I

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