Re: Nissan GTR Versus The 08 Viper
Actually, hp isn't hp.
My Stealth has high rpm hp while my Viper has early hp and max torque off idle with the Positive Displacement supercharger. Although the Stealth has 500hp the power curve starts slowly and builds until it peaks about 6500rpm. My Viper makes unbelievable torque and all you feel is full throttle whenever you hit the gas. No rpm hp power differential can be felt at different rpms. Hit the throttle and hang on (try to keep the nose pointed forward).
To me a supercar is a mobile sculpture that not only looks spectacular, but is built to perform after 100mph. Before the introduction of the Viper they were called 'exotic' cars because they were all built in Europe. With the Viper GM actually got serious about performance and started chasing the Viper. Thanks to that North America had 2 supercars. Then came the S7, Venom 1000 and the Lingenfelter 1000hp vette. North America now builds a ton of supercars that set the world standard on performance.
Not sure how many Veyrons were built, but there's more Hennessey Venom 1000s out there with comparable performance at less than 1/6th the price. Try that with a ricer.
GTR 1000??? Never gonna happen. Not a supercar.
Ted
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