twolf

I test drove a C6 corvette tonight.

(boy I know I am going to get hammered about this so please be nice...)

So the salesman and I got in the vette and I pulled out.. got all settled in and was enjoying the nice short shifts compared to the GTO...

After getting accustomed to the seat, clutch and shifter I decided to let it all out.... and.... "that's it?" came out of my mouth....

The salesman was apauled.

I felt bad and just looked at him and said... "I guess I was expecting more."
After trying several times to find that fantastic rush I had built up in my mind as "corvette grade acceleration" I went back to the dealership.

Now I'm no dumby.. I know the vette will out handle the GTO all day long... but I swear the GTO was actually FASTER in a rolling comparison. And I have an 5.7 ltr 04 GTO?? I immediately said to the guy I have got to drive it (the same road) in my GTO because the butt dyno says the vette is slower.

I invited him along and curiousity immediately overcame him. He quickly agreed and hopped in the passenger's side. I'm sure he thought I was nuts. I'll be darned if 10 minutes later we weren't both back at the dealership scratching our heads trying to figure it out. He couldn't disagree with me. At the very very least the GTO was "just as fast" which still makes no sense what so ever. The vette is 1300 lbs lighter with 50 extra HP.

So please help me out here?? Did I get a factory freak of a goat or did the dealership get a lemon of a vette or what? I'm all stock except wheels,tires, and the preditor programmer... no way that should have helped that much.
The vette was brand new... maybe a little tight yet but it had been driven.. and my goat has under 2,500 miles so its a pretty fair compare. yes?

I'm very confused....
but I will tell you what. ...
If that was a "normal C6 vette" than there is NO WAY I am ever selling this GTO... cause I know I gave it a run for its money... and spent half the money to do it...

I love this car

 

fergyflyer

The Vette is only LOL 600 lbs lighter.
The first GTO I drove felt real weak, not even as fast as my 02 Z28. Second one felt the same or slightly quicker. The last one I drove, I bought. It actually felt like 400hp. Now that it's broken in, it really feels strong, and the pipes actually sound better.
If you really want a Vette, you owe it to yourself to try another one. Each car is different.
I was at Gainesville raceway last weekend and trapped 110.45 mph with only 1450 miles on it. A guy with a C6 6 spd with 4800 miles was trapping high 110 and low 111. Another guy with a C6 6spd with 1600 miles was trapping high 112 the week before, with similar weather.

bud miller

i test drove a 05 gto-auto great ride very impressive ..i own a stock 01 z06 and am thinking of selling it ,had it a long time and love the car but time for a change-
all said-my z06 was definitely quicker than the gto-and i have test driven at least 3 dif gto's..dif cars altogether--but if you think a gto is faster than a vette go for it-after you get 'spanked" a few times, you will realize that they are all a little different-but horsepower to weight-on an even race -either somebody's having a bad hair day or its the driver,600-700lbs is a lot to make up

fergyflyer

A C6 Vette should run 12.5 all day long at 112, if it's running right. GTO is 3-4 tenths behind and 2-3 mph behind.
Now a non Z06 C5, the best I've seen stock is 13.0, with most running 13.3.

twolf

My GTO door sticker shows a curbweight of 4400+
The online specs for the vette say it has a curbweight of 3100+.
That is where I came up with the 1300 lb difference.

But I completely agree with all of you. on paper the
vette should of presented me with a "noticable improvement"
in acceleration. That is why I went to drive one. I wanted
to see if the extra bang was worth the extra bucks.
only... no bang?

FoMoGo

The only way your GTO should have an actual weight of 4400+... is if you go to the bar... get WAY to drunk... and your perception of the opposite sex's actual image gets SERIOUSLY skewed... and ya haul her home...



Jim

05GTO

LOL
I hate when that happens!

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westell

I feel even better with the 20K still in my pocket and can still get the whole fam damily to the ballpark

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Frank

I had a similar experience when I test drove an 04 c-5. I didn't think it was much faster if at all compared to my 2002 Trans Am. That's until I drove the z06. I ended up buying a z06. The z06 puts the regular vette and anything like it to shame. The car was a complete animal. You really need to drive a z06 to appreciate how fast that car really is. Its not just a little bit faster, its a whole hell of a lot faster. Most corvette guys don't really care if its the fastest. They buy the vette because it is a corvette..

Snap

Not many cars get close the sound the vette makes with the top down. That's the allure for me.