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Originally Posted by 2012 Mustang GT
Yeah but would you ZL1 guys want 50 treadwear rated tires? That will add quite a bit of cost to the monthly payment to cover for those expensive tires. We should be glad GM actually made the car...granted its not going to be affordable to many.
But there is no way the Z28 is going to outrun the Z06...same engine except the Vette has 600 less pounds to carry. And that little aero kit is not going to make that much of a difference to put the Z28 ahead of the Z06
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Well that's just the thing; we don't know what the power is going to be and since they aren't saying it's the same as the Z06, that indicates it's going to be more... we just don't know how much more yet.
They're not saying how much more than 100 lbs they are under the SS so all we can do is guess at this point. The weight difference between the Z/28 and the Z06 might be closer to 500 lbs, which is significant for sure but the Z06 only has 9.5" wide wheels in the front and 10" wide in the rear while the Z/28 has 11" wide all the way around. That's going to make a difference in the corners.
The springs and damping system the Z/28 has must be better than the magnetic suspension otherwise Stielow would be using it; he was in on the development of the ZL1 after-all.
The aerodynamics plays a big part in corner grip; the faster you go the more downforce so coupled with 11" wide sticky tires this thing is going to corner like it's glued to the road. The Z06 will be faster in the straights if they're long enough, otherwise it's a fair guess that the Z/28 is going to be faster in the corners and will very likely beat the Z06 on all road courses except those that are mostly long straights.
You can see in the videos from the Nurburgring that Stielow has a ZL1 and (probably) a Z06; maybe even a ZR1 out there running in a threesome with the Z/28 at the Ring. He's aiming high and clearly wants to beat those two cars. With his reputation..? I bet he succeeds.