As a car enthusiast you can agree that the GTR and the ZR1 are both amazing sports cars. Having a sports car is all about going fast. The GTR and the ZR1 are both fast cars but one is better that the other. It's not all about going fast in a straight line handling is also key. Track days in America are on the rise and having a fun sports car makes it all the better. And the Nissan and Chevy are both track inspired cars. These cars are both in the hundred thousand dollar range so they are both good competitors. As a result the Nissan GTR is more than the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 because of its specifications and its track performance and its practicality in the everyday world. The Nissan GTR is more than the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 because the …show more content…
When taking your car to a track day a good suspension is key. Having a track tuned suspension allows the driver to take corners at a higher speed resulting in faster lap times. The Nissan Features an Attesa AWD system and a Blisten Suspension. The Zr1 is RWD with an independent rear suspension. Furthermore with the GTR's AWD and electronic suspension leads to a big advantage on the track. Also if going fast is the number one trait of a sports car forced induction is the way to go. Forced induction is pushing more air into the engine to allow for greater combustion and both these cars have different ways of achieving it. Nissan uses a twin turbo setup in the GTR, turbos remove exhaust gasses allowing for the next cycle to complete faster. Chevrolet employs a twin screw super charger which provides instant power by forcing air into the intake manifold. Both cars feature forced induction but the GTR twin turbo setup provides power through the whole rpm range. Nurburgring is a track located in Germany where many car manufactures go to test their cars. Nissan holds the fastest time of any production car on the Nurburgring the GTR did a lap time of seven minutes eight seconds. The ZR1 with seven minutes and nineteen seconds which is still a very respectable time but not enough to beat the GTR. Nurburgring is a 13 mile track that meant to test every aspect of a car and push it to the limits filled with …show more content…
For an everyday car there are something's that are necessary. And the Nissan GTR seats 4 people which lets you take some friends along for the ride. The Corvette being a full on sports car only seats 2. Having 2 extra seats is a lot more convenient especially when you have a family. Daily driving is key to being practical in everyday life. In the Nissan it's electronic suspension has 3 settings one of them is for normal driving witch softens up the shocks to allow for a smoother ride. Riding in the Corvette on normal streets is going to be a bumpy ride due to its track tuned suspension. While having a track tuned suspension is good for the track It makes for a rough ride in the city that's why the GTR's electronic suspension is superior. As a final point price is something everyone can agree on and cheaper is better. Nissan prices its GTR at $99,590; and the ZR1 cost $112,600. The GTR beats the ZR1 in almost every category and price could be the deciding
In conclusion, from the early 1950's and 1960's there has been two cars that have taken the American people by storm, the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang. Both rivals have tried from day one to out do and out perform each other to bet the first to develop an affordable sports car that handles and performs like a $90,000 dollar muscle car. Each in its own right have established itself on the car market place with such creations by Ford for its 590-HP Super Stallion and Chevrolet for its 600-HP Big Block Camaro. The Camaro and Mustang have been looked at as the "First true American sports cars." They are arguably the two most rivaled sports cars of yesteryear and today. "The Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang are quintessential American pony cars and as such, continue to fight the good fight over which is best" (
...est levels of sports car performance. As the first decade of the 21st century progressed, Chevrolet joined every other automaker in squeezing race track horsepower out of street-legal engines. The ZR1 Corvettes made during this generation were capable of speeds over 200 MPH, and cost over $100,000, so they were a bit of a change from the “cheap” car Corvettes were previously known for being. C7: The Return of the Stingray. Modern Corvettes are now achieving Ferrari racing status and power.Corvettes Are the Longest Running production Car Brand Ever. They are about $65,000 and usually look pretty nice. A really nice touch is that for an extra $800 you can drive your Corvette out of the Corvette museum with the staff clapping while you drive out.
The Chevrolet Chevelle SSs' earliest engine in 1964 didn't perform as well as the later models. It had a 327 V8 engine which wasn't even close to as powerful as the later models. After a slow start, the 1965 Chevelle became a real muscle car. The car now had a lot more power since it had a 396 V8 engine, also known as the Z-16 package. Along with a better engine the Chevelle also had front and back anti-roll bars, faster power-assisted steering, and better braking. The 1965 Chevelle SS was great, but the 1970 Chevelle was the better than anything Chevrolet had made previously. The 1970 Chevelle had a LS6 454 engine, this was the best engine that Chevr...
Under Armour and Nike are very close competitors in the athletic wear for sports and recreational use. Both Under Armour and Nike have goods and bads but at the end of the day Under Armour is a better company, with a better clothes line. Nike came out over thirty years before Under Armour, but Under Armour has by far surpassed Nike in popularity and style. In another thirty years when Under Armour has been out as long as Nike today, Under Armour will be more superior than Nike in the athletic field. Nike will eventually be over ran by nike and will be a small company like Adidas
Some say that automotive racing began when the second car was built. For over a hundred years, competition has driven innovation in the car industry, thus the industry maxim “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.” NASCAR and drag racing contributed greatly to muscle cars’ success. Muscle cars were born from these competitions as factory made race cars. Because of this, the muscle car quickly moved from a low quantity specialty item to the image of the American automotive scene. Each brand had to have one and each one needed better performance and personality than the next. The Golden Age began in the 1960s with the introduction of more performance models such as the Chevy SS Impala and the Ford Galaxy Starliner (Auto Editors).
Take a look at your car, it probably can only hit eighty on a good day. Then watch the top fuel and funny car dragsters of the National Hot Rod Association who get three hundred miles per hour on a bad day. You would be blown away at the diffrence in power. The pure power and the amount of noise that these cars produce will blow you away. I'm going to inform you on a lot of the amazing facts about the nitro powered dragsters of the NHRA. First, i'm going to inform you on how drag racing started and on how drag racing works, then how the dragsters work. Following that i'm going to explain how the equipment keeps the drivers and workers safe, finally I will explain how the sport is evolving,
Ferrari of today has gone through many cycles and strains upon the very framework of the company's existence, yet Ferrari still produces the fastest and classiest cars available publicly.
The enthusiast driver has to know their machine and their own personal limits when considering these two units. Although they are very similar, turbos and blowers are also very different.
The corvette was first introduced in January 1953. To experiment with the car, they only made 300 cars, which were all made by hand and powered by a 235-cubic-inch 6-cylinder engine. The corvette was designed to show the world that General Motors could make a sports car that was a stylish two seater. All 1953 corvettes were polo white with red interiors. The engine of the car generated 150 horsepower and had a 2-speed power glide automatic transmission. Researchers have found that the first corvette has been known to go over 150 miles per hour.
To make comparing easier, a 2004 Ford SVT (Special Vehicle Teams) Mustang Cobra and a 2000 Acura Integra Type R will be used as the comparison. The engine in the Mustang is a 4.601 liter, 280.8 cubic inch V-8 engine with 32 valves DOHC (Dual Over Head Cams), sequential electronic fuel injection, and an Eaton Generation IV roots-type supercharger, with a TTC T-56 6 speed Manual creating 390 break horse power at 6000 RPM and 389 foot pounds of torque at 3500 RPM. It has a 0-60 mph time of 4.5 seconds, a quarter mile time of 12.6 seconds at 112 mph, and has a limited top speed of 155 mph. The Integra has a B18C5, 1.797 liter, 110 cubic inch, 4 cylinders, 16 valves DOHC VTEC engine. It creates 195 horse power at 8000 RPM and 130 foot pounds of torque at 7000 RPM. It has a 0-60 mph time of 6.5 seconds, a quarter mile time of 14.7 seconds, and has a limited top speed of 135 mph.
I think that the target audience for these cars is the same. these cars are family cars. Both of the cars are designed to be comfortable and safe, they are not advertised to be fast sports cars. or stylish city cars; they are advertised as normal cars. In both of the adverts there is no real reference towards the performance of the car apart from in the Chrysler where there is a reference to the fuel.
In order to have a fast and efficient car all these things I have discussed need to be taken into consideration. A fast car should be designed with aerodynamic surfaces for a balance of maximum production of downforce and minimum drag creating surfaces. It should have as small an engine as possible to reduce mass and reduce the necessary size of the frontal area, but a large enough engine to be able to produce enough horsepower to be able to create more force than the resistance the car faces to accelerate and enough to balance with those forces at high speeds. The tires should be wide enough for fast acceleration and good cornering but not so wide it creates large amounts of rolling resistance. Your overall best example of such a car would be formula one races or Indy cars because they have to have good handling, fast acceleration and reach and maintain high speeds.
In this case, why consumer chose Porsche among so many other brands? Porsche buyers not only treat their car as a transportation which convenient them, they also subsequently set criterion on their car while other car buyers evaluate alternatives based on specification which satisfy practical needs. For instance, saving petrol, eco-friendly, maintenance costs and others. To the buyers who want to purchase Porsche, they takes a gander at different thing such as the sound produced by the car, the speed, design, horse power and so on. They felt that car is something for them to be enjoyed and to be delighted with. The potential customer will look for options from other brands or different types or Porsche cars that are compatible to suit their taste, desires or
One racing is the best and most exhilarating type of racing in the world. The action that takes place during an average 190- mile Formula One race is unsurpassed by any other motorsport. The typical racetrack consists of 2.5 miles and 12 turns. During the lapping of this track, the 900- horsepower 1400-pound cars can reach speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour.
The trend in vehicles has moved towards larger sedans and SUV's, and the ones who are purchasing smaller vehicles are looking for cars more sporty than the models Saturn offers.