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Originally Posted by FE 065
You're in denial.
I haven't read any features about the 2008 Viper ACR that will appreciably widen the slim ~ .10 sec advantage the '08 Viper appears to have over even the current Z06 in the quarter mile-which is, more or less, where most of the general high performance motoring population looks when deciding who is top dog.
So then the new s/c ZR-1 comes along and then what?
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The Viper beats the Z06. Period. Agreed?
Now, how will the ZR1 compare to the ACR? Who knows? The ACR will probably be 1-2 tenths faster in the 1/4 mile, mostly due to better hook-up from the tires, which will make it 2-4 tenths faster than the Z06.
The Viper has always been traction-limited in the 1/4 mile ... which is exactly where I expect the limitations to be with the ZR1. 4 tenths faster than the Z06? Maybe. Maybe not. Remember, +90HP didn't get the Viper that much more. I don't think the ZR1 will be all that impressive in the 1/4 mile.
The ZR1 will NOT be as fast in the 1/4 mile as people might speculate. It will try to make its claim on the road course. ... But that's exactly where the ACR's 1.5 Gs will come into play ... 600HP and 1.5Gs with 1000lbs. of downforce? Don't be foolish enough to count the ACR out.
Dodge did good. Real good.
(And regardless, the Viper still beats the Z06, which is going to represent 90% of these cars that you'll ever see on the street.)