Rapid transit -- the Corvette ZR1’s toughest test yet
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It’s one of those great barroom questions: If there was a drag race between a Corvette ZR1, a Ferrari 599, a Porsche 911 GT2 and a Nissan R35 GT-R, which car would win? Let’s look at the specs: The ZR1 has 638 horsepower, the Ferrari 599 has 612, the GT2 churns out 530 and the GT-R develops 480.
We have a V-6 engine with twin turbochargers (the Nissan), a flat six (the Porsche), a supercharged V-8 (the ’Vette) and a V-12 (take a wild guess). Most engines are in the front (except for the Porsche, obviously) and the Nissan has an all-wheel drive system. So plenty of variation to make a prediction tricky to come up with.
Those good people at Motor Trend magazine have spared the rest of us the trouble and put all four cars together at one end of a long stretch of tarmac. Then they launched them toward the other end and videotaped the whole thing. The winner may or may not be a surprise, but it shows that its recent plaudits are well-earned.