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02-17-2011, 06:36 PM
Filed under: Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/), Performance (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/), Videos (http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/), Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/category/chevrolet/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), GM (http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/), Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/)
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Motor Trend tests three sub-$100,000 supercars - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/17/video-mt-five-figure-supercar-comparo-pits-corvette-z06-vs-she/#continued)
Motor Trend is on a quest to determine the best budget supercar. Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/), Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/) and Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/make/nissan/) stepped up to the challenge with the 2011 Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/shelby+gt500), 2011 Corvette Z06 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/corvette) and 2012 GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/model/gtr). Total cost of the vehicles used in this 1,585-horsepower shootout? $244,290... or $37,040 less than the 570-horsepower $281,330 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera we tested in 2010 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/17/2010-lamborghini-gallardo-lp-570-4-superleggera-first-drive/). Perspective, folks.
This comparision is not about high-dollar exotics, however, because M/T is looking for the best sub-$100,000 performer. The 2012 Nissan GT-R develops 530 horsepower from its twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V6. The American muscle machines perfer V8 power with the supercharged 5.4-liter GT500 producing 550 horses and the 7.0-liter Z06 pumping out 505.
The Shelby GT500 certainly represents the best bang-for-your-buck due to its $55,330 as-tested price tag. Yet both the Z06 ($98,010 as-tested) and GT-R ($90,950) offer equally appealing performance at a relative bargain.
Motor Trend took all three super coupes to the drag strip and the Streets of Willow road course. The winning car is not much of a surprise (hint: it's not American) but the resulting videos are still fun to watch. Click past the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/17/video-mt-five-figure-supercar-comparo-pits-corvette-z06-vs-she/#continued) for clips of the drag race and the road course testing, then head over to Motor Trend to read about the test.
[Source: Motor Trend (http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1104_2011_chevrolet_corvette_2011_ford_shelby_gt50 0_2012_nissan_gtr_comparison/printer_friendly.html)]Continue reading Video: MT five-figure supercar comparo pits Corvette Z06 vs. Shelby GT500 vs. GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/17/video-mt-five-figure-supercar-comparo-pits-corvette-z06-vs-she/)
Video: MT five-figure supercar comparo pits Corvette Z06 vs. Shelby GT500 vs. GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/17/video-mt-five-figure-supercar-comparo-pits-corvette-z06-vs-she/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Motor Trend tests three sub-$100,000 supercars - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/17/video-mt-five-figure-supercar-comparo-pits-corvette-z06-vs-she/#continued)
Motor Trend is on a quest to determine the best budget supercar. Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/), Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/) and Nissan (http://www.autoblog.com/make/nissan/) stepped up to the challenge with the 2011 Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/shelby+gt500), 2011 Corvette Z06 (http://www.autoblog.com/model/corvette) and 2012 GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/model/gtr). Total cost of the vehicles used in this 1,585-horsepower shootout? $244,290... or $37,040 less than the 570-horsepower $281,330 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera we tested in 2010 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/17/2010-lamborghini-gallardo-lp-570-4-superleggera-first-drive/). Perspective, folks.
This comparision is not about high-dollar exotics, however, because M/T is looking for the best sub-$100,000 performer. The 2012 Nissan GT-R develops 530 horsepower from its twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V6. The American muscle machines perfer V8 power with the supercharged 5.4-liter GT500 producing 550 horses and the 7.0-liter Z06 pumping out 505.
The Shelby GT500 certainly represents the best bang-for-your-buck due to its $55,330 as-tested price tag. Yet both the Z06 ($98,010 as-tested) and GT-R ($90,950) offer equally appealing performance at a relative bargain.
Motor Trend took all three super coupes to the drag strip and the Streets of Willow road course. The winning car is not much of a surprise (hint: it's not American) but the resulting videos are still fun to watch. Click past the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/17/video-mt-five-figure-supercar-comparo-pits-corvette-z06-vs-she/#continued) for clips of the drag race and the road course testing, then head over to Motor Trend to read about the test.
[Source: Motor Trend (http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1104_2011_chevrolet_corvette_2011_ford_shelby_gt50 0_2012_nissan_gtr_comparison/printer_friendly.html)]Continue reading Video: MT five-figure supercar comparo pits Corvette Z06 vs. Shelby GT500 vs. GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/17/video-mt-five-figure-supercar-comparo-pits-corvette-z06-vs-she/)
Video: MT five-figure supercar comparo pits Corvette Z06 vs. Shelby GT500 vs. GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/17/video-mt-five-figure-supercar-comparo-pits-corvette-z06-vs-she/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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