| 400hp C6 Z51 in car and driver test kicks 911 turbo at track
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07-03-2007, 06:58 am
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 I wouldn't put my money behind the fact that the general has a fix on the c6 clutch... 90 % of the cars probably don't have sticking clutch pedals but as the miles load up...who knows.. I'd go A6 next time just so I don't have to wonder when and if... The swapping of the fluid every month or so is not terrible but its not what I'd like to do...if I could avoid it on another car... The A6 Z51 with 430 hp is sounding like a nice hot ticket.. IF GM follows ford and Chryslers production plans for the fuel efficient and higher performance Dual cltuch sequential...then that would be what I would wait for and buy. Either in the C6 coupe or z06. or C7 who knows but it is coming because of the 10 % increase in fuel economy (which was quoted but sounds a bit high) The cost of the tranny is minimal..something in the area of 200 dollars over standard manual tranny and less expensive to produce than most Automatic convertor cars... I'll hold out for as long as I can to get one of the DSG deals as that really is the worlds best technology on transmissions.. Otherwise the A6 is a better way to go than the manual cause pedal sticking is just no fun. |
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05-29-2008, 08:44 pm
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| 2009 Nissan GT-R As-tested price: $75,925 Mountain road time: 2:04.35; Rank: 1st Streets of Willow lap time: 1:25.68; Rank: 1st 0-60 mph: 3.5 seconds (3.2 seconds with 1 foot of rollout like on a drag strip) Quarter-mile: 11.7 seconds at 116.8 mph 60-0 braking: 98 feet Slalom: 74.0 mph Skid pad: 0.96g By now you've read every word printed about the 2009 Nissan GT-R. You know it's quicker than a 911 Turbo on a track. You've seen it beat the best the Americans can offer. You've read that it's as antiseptic as it is quick. And now you're reading that it can stomp damned near any car on any piece of tarmac, anywhere. Yes, Nissan's 480-horsepower, six-speed all-wheel-drive monster wins this test, too. It was quicker up the mountain road and around the Streets of Willow than any other car in this test. Here's the thing about the GT-R. Despite its mass, it simply doesn't do anything poorly. It is the embodiment of technology conquering physics. And yes, it is less involving than other cars this quick. That said, it's always on your side. It's safe. Only the R8 was able to top its cornering speeds through the tightest corners on the mountain road. On the track, which is faster still, it was untouched in virtually every corner. And it closes the gap between corners in less time than anything else sold today. Most striking is the fact that the GT-R is among the easiest cars to drive in this test. Even with its stability control disabled, it rarely does anything to make us question its poise. It's as stuck and predictable as it is massive. And, by every measure, it lives up to the hype. 2008 Audi R8 As-tested price: $134,545 Mountain road time: 2:04.68; Rank: 2nd Streets of Willow lap time: 1:26.92; Rank: 2nd 0-60 mph: 4.5 seconds (4.2 seconds with 1 foot of rollout like on a drag strip) Quarter-mile: 12.7 seconds at 109.0 mph 60-0 braking: 103 feet Slalom: 71.0 mph Skid pad: 0.98g |
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