jaymdee Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Here's a nice C6 Targa for £24K http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/948427.htm Maybe in a year or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Traiter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Traiter. yes i agree TRAITER! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Traitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Yah! Boo! Traytaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Traitor. lol crap i knew i was spelling it wrong. Corvettes in my opinion are rubbish, as are all american cars except the old muscle cars. you have something like a 6 litre V8 and it makes close to 250hp. what the hell is the rest of the engine doing? give the japs a 6litre engine and you'll have a bugatti rival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 lol crap i knew i was spelling it wrong. Corvettes in my opinion are rubbish, as are all american cars except the old muscle cars. you have something like a 6 litre V8 and it makes close to 250hp. what the hell is the rest of the engine doing? give the japs a 6litre engine and you'll have a bugatti rival. I disagree, love US muscle, plenty of VERY reliable understressed power on tap, new BMW money and a noise to die for ! http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/949204.htm If thats not enough power then .... http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/770536.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 lol crap i knew i was spelling it wrong. Corvettes in my opinion are rubbish, as are all american cars except the old muscle cars. you have something like a 6 litre V8 and it makes close to 250hp. what the hell is the rest of the engine doing? give the japs a 6litre engine and you'll have a bugatti rival. A C6 will do 190-ish with more torque than you'll ever need. Where did you get the 250bhp from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 i mean the older american motors, stuff that is from our supras time frame, obviosuly the new stuff is better and has shyt loads more torque and toys. like a sup in 93 TT would make something like 300hp yet the americans would struggle to get that power out of an engine double the size, they might match it but like i said give the japs a 6litre engine and im sure you would get something more crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Corvettes in my opinion are rubbish, as are all american cars except the old muscle cars. you have something like a 6 litre V8 and it makes close to 250hp. . My brothers stock C5 Z06 , 5.7 litre - 405 bhp It sounds far nicer than any Supra I've heard too, including mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 lol crap i knew i was spelling it wrong. Corvettes in my opinion are rubbish, as are all american cars except the old muscle cars. you have something like a 6 litre V8 and it makes close to 250hp. what the hell is the rest of the engine doing? give the japs a 6litre engine and you'll have a bugatti rival. Have you ever driven the later versions of the corvette - say a c6 ? Im willing to bet the answer to that is no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 yes i agree TRAITER! Tractor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Corvettes in my opinion are rubbish, as are all american cars except the old muscle cars. you have something like a 6 litre V8 and it makes close to 250hp. what the hell is the rest of the engine doing? give the japs a 6litre engine and you'll have a bugatti rival. Apart from the obvious bit about 250bhp being utter tripe, the main difference is that the Supra uses forced induction. You can't compare this with an N/A and speak as though it's like for like. Look at the difference between the Supra TT output and the Supra N/A output. Notice anything??? Strap a supercharger or a couple of turbos on a Corvette and you're talking around 600bhp at less than 0.5 bar. Anyway, torque is far more important than bhp figures. My C6 Corvette puts out 405 ft/lb at not much off idle straight out of the box. Being N/A, there's no lag and it responds very precisely to how you work the throttle. Handling is excellent (way beyond what my Supra was capable of) and it's at least as rare in the UK as the Supe was when I bought my first one. Then there's the sound it makes....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhicks22 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 My C6 Corvette puts out 405 ft/lb at not much off idle straight out of the box. Being N/A, there's no lag and it responds very precisely to how you work the throttle. Handling is excellent (way beyond what my Supra was capable of) and it's at least as rare in the UK as the Supe was when I bought my first one. Then there's the sound it makes....... Show off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Show off (Nah - still love a nice Supe!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danhicks22 Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (Nah - still love a nice Supe!) Ditto. Supras will always have a special place in my heart, and I hope I never lose or have to sell mine, but Corvettes definitely do it for me. They have a similar raw appeal for me as TVRs do. I imagine the modern Corvettes are slightly more civilised than a Tuscan, but I love the noise and raw, untamed NA power of them. One day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DODGYDODDS Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I have to say i love the new zr-1 it has been mincing everything in shootout tests, even beat the new gtr on corner g. wouldnt mind one of them under my christams tree ( have to be a big tree i know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Can people stop talking about Corvettes I want one too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I never liked them until I got humiliated on the M60 by a Z06. I came up the slip road with an RX8, the Corvette was behind me and I wondered if I could give it a run for it's money?? I thought that I had stopped as I floored my NA and the Corvette just disappeared into the distance. The noise nearly made my ejaculate which was my excuse for not putting up a contest..... Awesome machine!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I had a call at work today from a guy with a C5 (plus mods). He wanted to know if one of our products could be used for engine detailing. We ended up talking about cars for a bit. Best Monday morning ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexsum Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 is it not the handling (or lack of) that US cars are normally slated for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 is it not the handling (or lack of) that US cars are normally slated for? I was going to say that... do they go round corners these days? In Gran Turismo, they still have problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ive driven a both the shelby mustang and the yellow corvettes with a black stripe from hertz (no idea which model it is) while i was in florida. I didnt rate the mustang at all. I looked mean as hell, but performance wise it was a bit lacking. The interior was crap. it did make a nice noise though. But i wouldnt have one over my supe. The corvette on the over hand was stunning. I drove it for 6 hours from orlando to key west and back (12 hours total) without any trouble. It was a nice place to sit, was comfortable and the acceleration was stunning. Very different to the supra but very similar in terms of driving position etc. The corvette is a stunning car and i would have one any day. A couple of pictures to bring back memories http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v354/118/96/796820653/n796820653_4429375_2872.jpg http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v354/118/96/796820653/n796820653_4429376_3162.jpg http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v342/118/96/796820653/n796820653_4603238_3971.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 is it not the handling (or lack of) that US cars are normally slated for? Yes, indeed it is. However, the Corvette is the excepotion to that rule. Which is why a C6 Z06 goes round the Top Gear test track in 1min 22.4 secs. That's faster than a Murcielago, Ferrari F430 etc. I'd say they handle fairly well. Here you go.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DODGYDODDS Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 I was going to say that... do they go round corners these days? In Gran Turismo, they still have problems The new zr-1 beat the gtr in head to head tests on all counts, with many mags finding the same results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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