Chevy Corvette ZR1 And SRT Viper GTS Go Head-To-Head
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One of the biggest rivalries in the automotive industry, aside from the Mustang vs. Camaro debate, is that of the Corvette and Viper. Since 1992, these two giants have gone back and forth on the tracks, the showrooms, and every traffic signal on Woodward Avenue.
The lucky guys at MotorTrend got to spend some time behind the wheels of both the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, and the SRT Viper GTS, to see just which machine is king of the American supercar hill.
In the video, the two cars are taken to Mazda Leguna Seca Raceway to test not only their real-world practicality, but also their ability to embarrass the European competition on the track.
The findings weren’t good for the folks at SRT. Both Johnny Lieberman and Randy Pobst agree that the aging ZR1 has still got it, demonstrating more usable power, a better suspension and brake setup, leading to an overall better driving experience. The Viper however, had a better shifter, a more aggressive ride, and felt to be more track-tuned. Although the Viper is an impressive machine, the ZR1 was deemed the better car to live with. Because of the increased driver comfort, and a two-second-better track time, the Corvette came out on top. And if driving what are possibly the most powerful American cars wasn’t enough, Pobst set a new production car record for the track in the mighty Corvette ZR1.
” Because of the increased driver comfort, and a two-second-better track time, the Viper came out on top” ??????? Edit!
I think he meant Corvette instead of Viper.
Sorry everyone, fixing this terrible typo ASAP!
The last 3 to 4 sentences are incredibly confusing… Who came out on top viper or vette…
How many times are they going to make a video about this.. I watched this before like 2 weeks ago.. The Vette won their comparison.. Nice but I’ve seen this head before I thought..
7:18 He’s surprised the Viper didn’t punch him in the crotch nearing redline!?!? Sounds like fun?
I suppose you like the Viper more Alex S.??
Kinda makes you wonder about a ZR1 C7 ????
Stock viper against corvette ZR 1, good we will see how it does against Viper ACR. Bye Bye corvette. How come we never do a comparison with a plain corvette. Viper is raw American muscle always will be, thank God for that. Hard to handle only if you dont own one.
Well Kim, the SRT Viper is right at 100,000 and the Chevrolet Corvette is just under 50,000.. As we all know the corvette comes in 3-4 variants, the top Corvette has been out since 2008, with a price tag at 111,000 it is fairer than the base corvette.. The ACR Viper that lapped the nurburgring also lapped the fastest Laguna Seca for a production car, and the ZR1 just broke that record too.. The ZR1 is about to be 5 years old, you got to give it credit for its dominance.. The new Viper might have came close to that but I don’t think it did pass it from the video.. Both good cars, their will be better times in the future most likely..