Motor Trend says we lose to the vetee...just a little

[rdefino]

Motor Trend says we lose to the vette...just a little

http://motortrend.com/roadtests/coupe/112_0305_cobvet/index.html

 

[az_r2d1]

http://motortrend.com/roadtests/coupe/112_0305_cobvet/index.html

Can't say I agree on the shifter part. The Corvette also shifts lousy with the stock shifter imho.

 

[COBRA90GT]

Moving over to "SVT Talk" instead...

 

[fast99cobra]

yes but do comparison it an 03 cobra with $18k in mods

 

[Dr. Wu 2000]

Wow, I knew the cobra was heavy, but almost 3800 lbs.? Is that the weight of the convertible or are they giving coupe weight? I would assume that the comparison was between verts that was vert weight. How much do the coupes weigh, 200 lbs. less maybe?

 

[missouri_guy197]

Coupes are 3665lbs according to MSN Autos, 3780 for the verts

 

[Uncle Meat]

I ran my car across the scales at my local dragstrip. With me and a full tank of gas my coupe weighed in at 3915 lbs.

U.M.

 

[JBVobra]

I ran my car across the scales at my local dragstrip. With me and a full tank of gas my coupe weighed in at 3915 lbs.

U.M.

why in the world would you show up with a full tank? I feel like I'm giving away et showing up with a 1/3 tank. I usually like to hit the gate with reserve tank light flashing.

 

[BLK_ROUSH]

Coupes are 3665lbs according to MSN Autos, 3780 for the verts

Heavy .... too heavy.

 

[Uncle Meat]

why in the world would you show up with a full tank? I feel like I'm giving away et showing up with a 1/3 tank. I usually like to hit the gate with reserve tank light flashing.

Less wheelhop!

U.M.

 

[54life]

less wheelhop...you have me laughing bro. Motor trend has always been chevy biased and it is in there nature to how do I put this......elevate the corvette above the cobra.....they are like hindus praying to a cow. They think that the corvette is the ultimate car......fuggers

 

[Dr. Wu 2000]

I wonder if Ford could have done any weight saving mods to bring the weight of the car down. What makes the cobra weigh so much, besides the obvious, engine, IRS, what else? How much does a GT weigh?

 

[Sicarius428]

The engine block is steel except for the heads unlike all the other 4.6s which is the biggest change. That added to the other stuff mentioned above all add up. Still, this is my opinion but the Cobra really shouldn't be compared to the vett because it really isn't in the same class. The ss is what it should be compared to. Just my thoughts.
Kevin

 

[54life]

it's in it's own class now....supercharged v8 class....you can't really compare n/a cars (ss) to forced induction based cars....just my opinion

 

[doogz]

Look, it's like 2003 all over again!

 

[Miklowcic]

mag ffs

Its amazing how FFFed up all the magazines are. I guess its all political?

Hell Hot ROd up the A magazine says the SUbaru can beats us.

"Which would you pick?" claiming theyh are both 13 sec machines!


FFFFF HOT ROD and Motortrend

 

[RealQuick]

Its amazing how FFFed up all the magazines are. I guess its all political?

Hell Hot ROd up the A magazine says the SUbaru can beats us.

"Which would you pick?" claiming theyh are both 13 sec machines!


FFFFF HOT ROD and Motortrend

C&D blows too. They got an 03 vette to trap 101 in the 1/4!

 

[95GTS]

yes but do comparison it an 03 cobra with $18k in mods

Standard arguement but how many people actually have that extra $18k to put in the car? Most people I assume finance their cars so do they finance the other $18k for mods? That isn't smart in my opinion. I just think this is a stupid arguement. If I had 18k in cash, I would put it down on the car and have minimum car payments. Luckily of course, it doesn't cost too much to put our cars ahead of a standard Vette in a straight line.

 

[54life]

almost all of the magazines are fugged up. Yeah, 101 for a vette that has me rolling.

 

['99 T/A]

For what it is worth, I do the same !

I ran my car across the scales at my local dragstrip. With me and a full tank of gas

U.M.

I always try to leave for the track w/ a full tank, and usually wind up starting the night w/ 7/8 tank, finishing around 3/4 tank.

Seemed to me like the added weight over the rears helped - even w/ the solid axle.

My .02.


Britt