Inevitably, comparisons between the new +Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the +Nissan GT-R Nismo are being made. Before I get to any discussion, here are the performance numbers for each:
Corvette Z06 (manual)Corvette Z06 (auto)Nissan GT-R Nismo0-30 mph1.5 sec1.3 sec1.2 sec0-40 mph2.1 sec1.7 sec1.7 sec0-50 mph2.6 sec2.3 sec2.2 sec0-60 mph3.2 sec3.0 sec2.9 sec0-70 mph4.1 sec3.8 sec3.7 sec0-80 mph4.9 sec4.7 sec4.7 sec0-90 mph5.9 sec5.6 sec5.8 sec0-100 mph7.2 sec6.8 sec7.0 sec1/4 mile11.3 sec @ 126.2 mph11.1 sec @ 127 mph11.2 sec @ 125 mphbraking 60-0 mph91 ft91 ft97 ftbraking 70-0 mph128 ft128 ft145 ftfigure 822.5 sec @ 0.98 g (avg)22.5 sec @ 0.98 g (avg)22.9 sec @ 0.91 g (avg)
The manual Z06 acceleration numbers are based on Motor Trend's test because they tested a manual and the auto's numbers are based on Car and Driver's test because they tested an auto. The GT-R Nismo acceleration numbers are based on Car and Driver's numbers because they published full acceleration tests…
Corvette Z06 (manual)Corvette Z06 (auto)Nissan GT-R Nismo0-30 mph1.5 sec1.3 sec1.2 sec0-40 mph2.1 sec1.7 sec1.7 sec0-50 mph2.6 sec2.3 sec2.2 sec0-60 mph3.2 sec3.0 sec2.9 sec0-70 mph4.1 sec3.8 sec3.7 sec0-80 mph4.9 sec4.7 sec4.7 sec0-90 mph5.9 sec5.6 sec5.8 sec0-100 mph7.2 sec6.8 sec7.0 sec1/4 mile11.3 sec @ 126.2 mph11.1 sec @ 127 mph11.2 sec @ 125 mphbraking 60-0 mph91 ft91 ft97 ftbraking 70-0 mph128 ft128 ft145 ftfigure 822.5 sec @ 0.98 g (avg)22.5 sec @ 0.98 g (avg)22.9 sec @ 0.91 g (avg)
The manual Z06 acceleration numbers are based on Motor Trend's test because they tested a manual and the auto's numbers are based on Car and Driver's test because they tested an auto. The GT-R Nismo acceleration numbers are based on Car and Driver's numbers because they published full acceleration tests…