z or vette

FPenvy · 09-26-2014, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09

I guess looks are subjective but it's hard to argue with performance. That little Toyota 4-banger will eat up anything but the most outrageously built Z and will give a stock C7 everything it can handle and then some.

Where I live I've only ever seen 3 Lotuses in person and they were all Elises, not Exiges. C7 Vettes are becoming a dime a dozen, 350s are common, there are a handful of 370s, and one other 370 Nismo that I know of.

pretty sure a TT Z will eat a lotus.

500WHP at 3300lbs give or take vs 170BHP at 2600 or whatever they weigh.

go look up pittsburhg cars and coffee we have a million lotus' its almost too much lol

Duc_Z09 · 09-26-2014, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

pretty sure a TT Z will eat a lotus.

500WHP at 3300lbs give or take vs 170BHP at 2600 or whatever they weigh.

go look up pittsburhg cars and coffee we have a million lotus' its almost too much lol

Um, no. 260hp and 2000lbs, 0-60 in something like 4.1. Sounds like you're mixing up the Evora weight and the Elise power.

MJB · 09-26-2014, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09

Um, no. 260hp and 2000lbs, 0-60 in something like 4.1. Sounds like you're mixing up the Evora weight and the Elise power.

Is the Evora the same chassis used for that Henessey Venom?

Chuck33079 · 09-26-2014, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MJB

Is the Evora the same chassis used for that Henessey Venom?

The Venom is a stretched Elise / Exige chassis. It looks like they made a new back half for it to accommodate the motor.

Duc_Z09 · 09-26-2014, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MJB

Is the Evora the same chassis used for that Henessey Venom?

My understanding is that the Venom is a stretched Exige. They just had to make it longer to fit a massive engine.

The Evora is totally different than the Exige. It weighs over 3000lbs, has back seats, and is powered by a V6 that makes around the same power as a Z. I personally don't see the point.

MJB · 09-26-2014, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09

My understanding is that the Venom is a stretched Exige. They just had to make it longer to fit a massive engine.

The Evora is totally different than the Exige. It weighs over 3000lbs, has back seats, and is powered by a V6 that makes around the same power as a Z. I personally don't see the point.

Oh ok. We had a guy in our WA Z club go from a 370z to a Exige. It was so tiny. Looked pretty cool and from what he said was really fast.

Duc_Z09 · 09-26-2014, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MJB

Oh ok. We had a guy in our WA Z club go from a 370z to a Exige. It was so tiny. Looked pretty cool and from what he said was really fast.

They're stupid fast because they don't weigh anything. Here's a vid of an Elise (basically a much less powerful, cheaper, soft top Exige) spanking a 370 Nismo and some other cars in a drag race. Not the best start from the Z driver, but you still get the idea...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGPpU17C5JM

HEK · 09-26-2014, 05:58 PM

I hate to go off topic but I need to mention quality. I work for a worldwide elevator co. Here in the US we made a major change and fumbled the ball, instead of apologizing to the customers and do a recall we had a meeting and basically said that it was not a safety issue so when things broke we would fix them.
Our counter parts in Japan made a mistake Once and we sat thru hours of teleconferencing watching every one from the plant manager, engineer, manufacturing personnel to the secretary who sent out the manuals apologize and bow their heads to us...a day later to receive a retrofit unit to be sent out to repair the flaw in the field which was replacing the metric to standard hardware...my point is that as a country we (look at GM) really are not following the motto "Quality is #1"...but quantity is, sad but true and this applies to all the transportation, manufacturing and any business that has CEO's that love their big bonuses... enough said...carry on Z vs Vett

09-26-2014, 05:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
HEK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: WESTFIELD, MA Age: 66 Posts: 491 Drives: '13 Z Tour Sports 6m Rep Power: 661	I hate to go off topic but I need to mention quality. I work for a worldwide elevator co. Here in the US we made a major change and fumbled the ball, instead of apologizing to the customers and do a recall we had a meeting and basically said that it was not a safety issue so when things broke we would fix them. Our counter parts in Japan made a mistake Once and we sat thru hours of teleconferencing watching every one from the plant manager, engineer, manufacturing personnel to the secretary who sent out the manuals apologize and bow their heads to us...a day later to receive a retrofit unit to be sent out to repair the flaw in the field which was replacing the metric to standard hardware...my point is that as a country we (look at GM) really are not following the motto "Quality is #1"...but quantity is, sad but true and this applies to all the transportation, manufacturing and any business that has CEO's that love their big bonuses... enough said...carry on Z vs Vett Last edited by HEK; 09-26-2014 at 06:00 PM.

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