2014 GT500 vs 2014 Corvette

**SonofaBish** · 09-26-2013, 11:02 AM

I posted this in the "B.S." thread, but thought i'd stir the pot a little more and just make its own thread... :D

2014 Stingray vs 2014 GT500
http://api.viglink.com/api/click?for...38020817191210

The new Corvette has been getting rave reviews from everyone that has driven it thus far.... they just started being delivered this week to customers, but the mags have had their hands on pre-production cars for a couple months... I've read several magazine reviews that like the handling even better than the new 911's, and every single review has made note that the interior is no longer the Vette's crutch against cars that are 2x and 3x the price.... with the Z51 starting around $55K, its going to be a killer car at a killer price...

Livernois Motorsports just had theirs delivered yesterday, and immediately put it on the dyno...very first effort at a tune and they got 25rwhp extra .... I think the cars will be making 500rwhp with full bolt-ons...

I havent' decided if my next move (probably 1-1.5 years from now) will be a C7 or maybe something a little crazier , but if i go with the C7, I'm thinking either Laguna Blue or Artic White, with the brownstone interior (incredible looking dark brown color with suede inserts on the seats, in the doors/dash, and an alcantra headliner).... i'm not usually a white fan, but the artic white cars look amazing, and it would be a switch up since i already own a blue Vette.... If they bring back the C6's Inferno Orange, i'll be all over it... but i'll probably look for a used one.. under 20K miles, and hopefully well modded with bolt-ons, cam, etc...

Love it or hate it - you can't deny that its going to be one great performing car

Look-out for the Z variant....

**03 OW SVT** · 09-26-2013, 11:23 AM

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**SonofaBish** · 09-26-2013, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by 2011GB/CS

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sorry - fixed

**u1arunit** · 09-26-2013, 12:35 PM

Thanks for posting up Bish.

I'm waiting for the C7Z in Blue!

**SonofaBish** · 09-26-2013, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by u1arunit

Thanks for posting up Bish.

I'm waiting for the C7Z in Blue!

I gotta say, i'd love to wait for one, as there's lots of speculation about it being a 600+hp monster... but i'm fearful it'll be priced beyond what i'm willing to spend....i'd like to keep the Jaguar when i replace the Vette... Only way i'm selling both teh Jag and the Vette is to do something kinda silly

**SonofaBish** · 09-26-2013, 12:12 PM

has the GT500 done better than the numbers quoted in that article for 0-60 and 1/4 mile? Edmunds got 0-60 in 4.3, but every other review i've read did it sub 4 seconds.... i believe 3.7 was the best i've seen ... don't really recall many 1/4 mile times

**Pure Stock** · 09-26-2013, 12:20 PM

2013 GT500 No tires, no weight pulled out, no mods just like it came off of the assembly line.

**Cam99** · 09-26-2013, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by Pure Stock

2013 GT500 No tires, no weight pulled out, no mods just like it came off of the assembly line.

Good ole atco in mid november numbers. AKA shit that ain't ever going to happen at a track that isn't 4000 feet below sea level during a normal month of drag racing

**Martin0660** · 09-26-2013, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Cam99

AKA shit that ain't ever going to happen at a track that isn't 4000 feet below sea level during a normal month of drag racing

For reference I went to my Drag Times calculator and pulled up the historical for that date and time and it showed -2286 DA, 106.86% relative density (33' above sea level, 32 degrees, 30.40 barometer, and 79% humidity). Damn

**gpfarrell** · 09-26-2013, 12:29 PM

I've always had a hard time imagining owning a Corvette. It's been much more fun to outrun them with Mustangs and Marauders. But the reviews on the C7 have really been interesting! And not just the specs, but the feeling and overall driving enjoyment. I don't see one in my near future because the car wouldn't fit my life, but the new generation is the first series of Corvette I'd look at if I were looking for a car like that.

**SonofaBish** · 09-26-2013, 01:55 PM

From everything i'm seeing, the base C7 isn't far behind a stock C6Z, if at all.... and if the new launch control and e-LSD is as good as everyone reviews it, i woudln't be surprised to see it match those numbers above on the drag strip (or come very close) - with 200hp less....
The base Z51 car has gone around Laguna Seca either as fast as, or very close to as fast as a C6Z, which is wicked fast.... there's lots of bickering online about it, and i dont' pay quite enough attention to really sort it all out, but its definitely on par

**John4cam** · 09-26-2013, 06:03 PM

What are the sticker prices on both cars? I know some mustangs are stupid expensive now days.

**SonofaBish** · 09-26-2013, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by John4cam

What are the sticker prices on both cars? I know some mustangs are stupid expensive now days.

it says in the article, but i think they were literally within $100 of each other... both in the mid-60's... they were both well optioned out

**Darren** · 09-27-2013, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by John4cam

What are the sticker prices on both cars? I know some mustangs are stupid expensive now days.

Corvette I don't know, but the Shelby starts at 55k, with the recaros and track package (which is highly recommended) it costs about 60K dealers mark them up tho

**Mark Aubele** · 09-26-2013, 07:11 PM

The new C7 will undoubtedly be quick, but I don't think it will be low 11s at almost 128 mph quick. Trapping in the high teens is much more likely with the power on tap.

I honestly don't know which car I would pick given the choice.

**PaxtonShelby** · 09-26-2013, 08:01 PM

If it ran the number then it ran the number.

**Cam99** · 09-26-2013, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by PaxtonShelby

If it ran the number then it ran the number.

It ran that number, but seriously why do people get all geeked over nonsense times that are achieved in conditions that are so far out of the norm. That's the recipe to make hero times that will never be repeated at a normal track. Its the same as people icing the crap out of their cars and making hero pulls on fudged parameter dynos so they can brag about numbers that will never show in the real world on the internet. Not a mustang thing, people from every camp play that game. If bullshit numbers float your boat that's cool, but I like going to my local track with real weather conditions and watching internet racers hearts break. Lol

**speedracer** · 09-26-2013, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by Cam99

It ran that number, but seriously why do people get all geeked over nonsense times that are achieved in conditions that are so far out of the norm. That's the recipe to make hero times that will never be repeated at a normal track. Its the same as people icing the crap out of their cars and making hero pulls on fudged parameter dynos so they can brag about numbers that will never show in the real world on the internet. Not a mustang thing, people from every camp play that game. If bullshit numbers float your boat that's cool, but I like going to my local track with real weather conditions and watching internet racers hearts break. Lol

The 13 GT500 we seen at PRP that ran 10.8 didn't appear to have many mods.

**Cam99** · 09-26-2013, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by speedracer

The 13 GT500 we seen at PRP that ran 10.8 didn't appear to have many mods.

It didn't have anything that I could see, but I'm out of my element with the new ones. Mix it in with the bunch of 5.0's and other gt500's that have run 13-14's when weve been there also, lol

**gpfarrell** · 09-26-2013, 09:35 PM

Well, how real world are some of the sophisticated launch controls then? The ones that require 3 menus, 2 sub menus, and some sort of Morse Code on the traction control button?

I agree that time might not be indicative of what the car normally runs but I never figured somebody's best time was ever indicative of normal.