04 8 vs 05 Vette...
11-17-2006, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Absinthe
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...67456543&q=rx8
Is the Vette driver just that much worse than the guy driving the 8?... or is it really that close on a twisty track?
Is the Vette driver just that much worse than the guy driving the 8?... or is it really that close on a twisty track?
Edit: When I was growing up, I always thought of Corvettes as overpriced muscle cars for rich ********. But after running with them on the track, I'm much more impressed with them now - that they made a beast like that handle so well.
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11-17-2006, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul_in_DC
Edit: When I was growing up, I always thought of Corvettes as overpriced muscle cars for rich ********. But after running with them on the track, I'm much more impressed with them now - that they made a beast like that handle so well.
11-17-2006, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dynamho
I think they WERE straight line rockets. Magazines seem to be saying the late models exhibit a markedly different handling character than its predecessors. It reads like it's quite an impressive piece of bang for your buck machinery.
11-18-2006, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by dynamho
Never driven a Corvette, but I recall reading that once it loses grip, it has a tendency to spin out quite easily. In other words, I'm inferring that it has great grip, but once it loses it, it requires above average skill to make the correction. Is this true V Vette? Have you pushed your Vette to the limit?
11-18-2006, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Torchmonkey
They didn't show the end of the video when the old woman got out and used her walker and congratulated the 8 driver.
Are they speed limited for those classes?
It did look like the 8 was out for a Sunday drive.
The question if Steve Irwin was attached was almost funny.
11-18-2006, 08:52 AM
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At the end of the run, it's not the cars that compete or win, it's the drivers.
The 8's over-riding characteristics are that it's a car with not quite enough of some things (power mostly), but certainly just enough of everything else to make it a real pain in (on) the *** of a large number of other drivers with "better, faster, more exotic" vehicles at various times. Considering how easily the 8 is to handle on the track, and if other car's drivers aren't expert w/theirs vehicles, the 8 comes off pretty damn impressive, even if it gets trounced on any straight line speed run.
As bad as it may feel to be 'not quite fast enough', I'm guessing it must be worse to be nibbled at occassionaly by a freaking stock Mazda
in your expensive track monster.
That's why there are various classes of drivers at DEs. Many times I (sort of) wish I was in a lower class (where there are lots more fancy cars usually) just so I could mix it up with some of the fancy cars running in novice and intermediate. Then I remember it's even more fun to mix it up with some of the fancy drivers in the advanced and adv intermediate classes.
no matter what they drive.
The 8's over-riding characteristics are that it's a car with not quite enough of some things (power mostly), but certainly just enough of everything else to make it a real pain in (on) the *** of a large number of other drivers with "better, faster, more exotic" vehicles at various times. Considering how easily the 8 is to handle on the track, and if other car's drivers aren't expert w/theirs vehicles, the 8 comes off pretty damn impressive, even if it gets trounced on any straight line speed run.
As bad as it may feel to be 'not quite fast enough', I'm guessing it must be worse to be nibbled at occassionaly by a freaking stock Mazda
in your expensive track monster.That's why there are various classes of drivers at DEs. Many times I (sort of) wish I was in a lower class (where there are lots more fancy cars usually) just so I could mix it up with some of the fancy cars running in novice and intermediate. Then I remember it's even more fun to mix it up with some of the fancy drivers in the advanced and adv intermediate classes.
no matter what they drive.
11-18-2006, 04:21 PM
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not even close
I had an '02 Vette MT coupe. Absolutely loved it. Now have an RX-8 and love it. I got the RX-8 because it reminded me of the Vette driving experience but it is not better. Not even close IF you are talking all on performance driving.
"Everyday drag my butt to work driving" the 8 is a fun ride but the Vette still ate up the road. Yes, as V Vette said it is tender in the damp after you lose grip. But the key to good driving is that you do not lose the grip. Good drivers know their cars.
This is not a fair comparison in the end looking at the cars only. That video is a indication of the importance of the driver and really doesn't speak to the quality of the Vette.
Now back to having a blast in my 8!
"Everyday drag my butt to work driving" the 8 is a fun ride but the Vette still ate up the road. Yes, as V Vette said it is tender in the damp after you lose grip. But the key to good driving is that you do not lose the grip. Good drivers know their cars.
This is not a fair comparison in the end looking at the cars only. That video is a indication of the importance of the driver and really doesn't speak to the quality of the Vette.
Now back to having a blast in my 8!
11-18-2006, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by gards
I had an '02 Vette MT coupe. Absolutely loved it. Now have an RX-8 and love it. I got the RX-8 because it reminded me of the Vette driving experience but it is not better. Not even close IF you are talking all on performance driving.
"Everyday drag my butt to work driving" the 8 is a fun ride but the Vette still ate up the road. Yes, as V Vette said it is tender in the damp after you lose grip. But the key to good driving is that you do not lose the grip. Good drivers know their cars.
This is not a fair comparison in the end looking at the cars only. That video is a indication of the importance of the driver and really doesn't speak to the quality of the Vette.
Now back to having a blast in my 8!
"Everyday drag my butt to work driving" the 8 is a fun ride but the Vette still ate up the road. Yes, as V Vette said it is tender in the damp after you lose grip. But the key to good driving is that you do not lose the grip. Good drivers know their cars.
This is not a fair comparison in the end looking at the cars only. That video is a indication of the importance of the driver and really doesn't speak to the quality of the Vette.
Now back to having a blast in my 8!
11-18-2006, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Endor
Yes yes yes! You all should know that the RX-8 is quite possibly the best cost-to-performance value that you can find in the entire automotive industry
11-21-2006, 12:04 AM
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My last car was a c5 corvette. Now i have an 05 rx8. In one sentence. I miss the vette, but love the 8. The corvette was a monster, very fast and very stable, but the vette was harder to drive at it's limits. It didnt really give much warning of when it was going to lose traction, it just kinda did. Especially if you had a heavy foot. Vettes grip like mad, but in my opinion my rx-8 is a lot easier to drive fast. Boy do I miss the un-ending pull of 375 horses from a V8 though.