ZR1 Smokes GT-R: Chevy Corvette ZR1 vs. Nissan GT-R
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saying the ZR1 smokes the v spec is a little bit unfounded as they haven’t been tested against each other. It comes down to trackability in these types of tests and since the vspec can pull a 1.3g (yes… 1.3g) while it may not be able to match the ZR1 on top end speed it will certainly continue to dominate from a performance perspective. Include improved braking and this would be a much closer contest.
ah and btw imagine ZR1 with 1200 horses? on the start on 1st gear there will be no race because it will simply…..vanish infront of the GTR’s Driver :>
still nice try
it powned standart GTR on track :>
ZR1 was gaining 3 sec per lap @ Las Vagas….
infact GTR LOST in every test :> face it Ricer fanboys ;>
now seriously.. the ZR1 honestly would not smoke any GT-R round a tight track. I sensed a lot of bias in that vid.
and it would rape a zr1 on a track
With the money you would save buying a GTR instead of a ZR1 you could put a Stage five turbo kit on the GTR putting out like 1200 horses
If I was given a GTR i would sell it and buy a corvette!
This is a stupid comparison. Plus for the GT-R to be more then 100 horses less then the vette and still be able to hang with the vette, it just goes to show that VETTE’s SUCK!!!!! They put a sloppy ass engine with a super charger and call that engineering. When you look a the technical marvel of the GT-R, its no surprise why the American Car market is suffering.
still, i like the GTR most…
Too bad Corvettes don’t get sold over here that easily – Chevy doesn’t market them here (the cars they sell here are the Optra, the Aveo, and the Spark), so they get an additional Car Importation Tax, which can be anywhere between 100% to 200% of the Car’s price.
The GT-R on the other hand, if you know the right people, they can sneak in a GT-R and get one cheap, and since it’ll come from Japan, which is relatively close proximity, shipping is no problem.(it won’t be the V-spec tho)
yeah sailor you rather pay over 190k-220k for a Vspec gtr rather than 104k for the ultimate corvette lol
ok go buy your overpriced nissan we will take our corvettes thank you very much and blow the doors of your vacuum cleaner over and over stock to stock mod to mod hehehe
At two or three times the price
This is a silly comparison!
Tell me what country are you from? There are 2009 ZR1′s in the autotrader for under 100K and dealers asking 104K.
If you’re from the US, you need psychiatric help!!!
You’re wrong about the GTR price. Sticker price is $80,790 for a 2010 GTR and a couple of dealers in my area still have some 2009 cars on the lot so you’re not going to pay sticker price for the 2010s.
The ZR1, on the other hand, since very few dealers stock them, you’ll pay at least sticker price for them. I’ve seen dealers asking as much as $200,000 for them.
Anyone who would pay even $100,000 for a Corvette needs psychiatric help but $200,000?!
hahahahahahahaha,love the ending,makes me want a ‘vette just that much more
Depends where you live. in the US, the GTR is $89K and the ZR1 is 106K. not much difference in price but a whole lotta difference in performance.
Exactly where do you live where the ZR1 is triple the GTR? I don’t think that’s even possible unless you’re from japan.
Yeh but GTR is only £40k and the zR1 is tripple that and there wasnt too much differencve in the laptimes so common sense tells you that over all the GTR is value for money
ZR1 uses alien suspension that’s why it beats everyone at the track.
you’re an idiot to comment on a car that you have never seen. i have one and they are fully aluminum frames and all magnesium cradles. nascar oiling (638 HP). built for the road course you iidot!! but i guess you are right they will dust the nissan straight line as well.
But zr1 uses not american suspension. Only american engine
ZR1 SMOKES GTR!!!
Love the ending!
definitely there are always cars better than the other, no car is invincible.
generally i’ll have to say that some test are quite irrelevant, ZR1 is built for straight speeds and maybe corners as i have never driven or seen 1 before, but the GTR is mainly built for acceleration and cornering only, not drag. but i reckon, if the GTR had more power, it will have “smoke” the ZR1.
both cars are cool.