SnakeBitten
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Just got latest Automobile issue. ACR vs GT2 at Spring Mountain Country Club. 2.2 mile track thats pretty tight. Ill just get right to the numbers.
ACR lap time was 1:45.4
GT2 lap time was 1:47.9
Miata MX-5 Cup 1:55.8
Quartermile times are:
ACR 12 flat @ 123mph
GT2 12 flat @ 126mph
Miata MX-5 Cup 15.4 @91mph
Miata really doesnt belong with these two shear numbers wise but it was lauded for its fun to drive and turning accumen.
Heres some quotes:
" The viper is like bringing a bazooka to the bowling alley"
"The Viper is much easier to wring out than the Porsche GT2"
" You can cram the Viper into long sweeping turns at seemingly impossible speeds"
"High speed grip is simply astonishing"
"The bottomline is that the Viper is a sheep in wolfs clothing. Ferociously capable and intimidating at first, but far easier to control and far faster than you might expect"
Of note they mentioned that both Viper and GT2 have similar tires so the 2.5 sec advantage the ACR has cant be explained away by a tire advantage over the Porsche. I absolutely love both cars but I cant believe how much faster the ACR is. This is a short, tight track and it put a 2.5 sec advantage on the incredible GT2. ACR is simply the nastiest track oriented street car on the planet right now. I can only imagine what headers and exhaust would add to its already insane performance.
ACR lap time was 1:45.4
GT2 lap time was 1:47.9
Miata MX-5 Cup 1:55.8
Quartermile times are:
ACR 12 flat @ 123mph
GT2 12 flat @ 126mph
Miata MX-5 Cup 15.4 @91mph
Miata really doesnt belong with these two shear numbers wise but it was lauded for its fun to drive and turning accumen.
Heres some quotes:
" The viper is like bringing a bazooka to the bowling alley"
"The Viper is much easier to wring out than the Porsche GT2"
" You can cram the Viper into long sweeping turns at seemingly impossible speeds"
"High speed grip is simply astonishing"
"The bottomline is that the Viper is a sheep in wolfs clothing. Ferociously capable and intimidating at first, but far easier to control and far faster than you might expect"
Of note they mentioned that both Viper and GT2 have similar tires so the 2.5 sec advantage the ACR has cant be explained away by a tire advantage over the Porsche. I absolutely love both cars but I cant believe how much faster the ACR is. This is a short, tight track and it put a 2.5 sec advantage on the incredible GT2. ACR is simply the nastiest track oriented street car on the planet right now. I can only imagine what headers and exhaust would add to its already insane performance.
