I'm wondering if the 1/4 mile speed they got on this test was obatained AT THE END of the 1/4 mile or the average in the last 60 ft. (some one correct me in the actual distance if I'm wrong) which is how the 1/4 mile track actually meassures it.
If they did it at he actual end of the 1/4 mile, we could actually see slower traps posted at real tracks.
Food for thought.
I love the car, but its straight line performance is lacking, and its modability is the same as the 08 and up vipers. Probably why I never see Gen IVs vipers running against the competition, they are MIA.
I don't know how they measured the speed through the traps in this test, but if they were on just the most basic of drag strips with a launch pad and prepped surface, correct rear tire pressures, etc, you're looking at an 11.2 to 11.3 quarter mile run. Heck, I don't think they even heated the tires for the quarter mile runs they did. This is very fast for not using a private track rental thats been prepped as a ringer, great DA, temps just right, etc. I would love to know what the 60' time is....that is the key for what the car will actually do.
Like I stated before, that was a very realistic time for "real world" results. Other than a couple of AWD cars, a couple of uber exotics, and maybe a ZR1...nothing else in the world will come close. A ten second car on a prepped track might be a high 11 second car on the street. At some point, the faster and more power the car has, the harder it is to launch on street type surfaces (especially rear wheel drive).
I'm just disappointed that the results were not in a more controlled environment to show a more realistic 1/4 mile time. SRT won't tell us crap, they keep everything under wraps, keep control of all information, yet the first test results they allow released is this??
This is definately a situation where you never ask the question without knowing what the answer is....not doing so usual bites you in the a$$.
Kinda of reminds me how we all waited to see the reveal in NY, only to be upstaged by a Gen V Hot Wheels car coming out before the official release.
Here is the ultimate test. Take all the worthy competitors and put them on a road course at the same time. Run for 30 minutes non stop as fast as they car can handle the course. The results to look for isn't who ran the single fastest lap, but lap consistency. This is key, because a lot of cars can run one or two very fast laps, but then the brakes get hot or the motor heat soaks or the oil temps go to high or the transmission shuts down, etc. The only cars that I can think of that will be able to this are the Viper, maybe the Porsche and maybe the 458. Most turbo, supercharged and awd cars cannot do this for 30 minutes non stop. So far the biggest performance concern I have for the new Gen V is the brakes....a couple of reviews mentioned brake issues and feel.
Cheers,
George