The C8 Corvette Stingray has the goods to perform in a wide variety of speed tests, from the road course, to the drag strip. Now, we’re checking out the how the C8 Corvette gets on against the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe.
Let’s kick things off with what both these machines are bringing to the fight, starting with a refresher on the C8 Corvette Stingray. This particular example is the Convertible model, and looks as though it’s equipped with the Z51 Performance Package. Assuming the owner left the engine unmodified, output is rated at 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque, which represents a 5-horsepower and 5-pound-foot increase compared to models without the Z51 package thanks to the addition of a factory performance exhaust system. Muscle is routed rearwards through an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
In the other lane is the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe, specifically the range-topping AMG GT 63 S. That means this thing is equipped with a twin-turbo 4.0L V8 throwing down a heady 630 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque.
So then, the Merc has the Vette beat when it comes to power – but it’s actually much worse than that. The Mercedes also has the traction advantage thanks to a 4MATIC all-wheel drive system. To add insult to injury, the race is taking place at Bandimere Speedway in Jefferson County, Colorado, placing it 5,800 feet of above sea level. That tips the odds in favor of the Merc even more, as the turbocharged Mercedes won’t have the same power loss as the naturally aspirated C8 Corvette.
Once the lights go green, the two drag racers take off, with the driver in the C8 Corvette rocketing off the line ahead of the Mercedes by a wide margin. Unfortunately, while the Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe may have been caught sleeping, the raw output from that turbocharged powerplant is simply too much for the C8 Corvette to overcome, especially at altitude.
Watch the race for yourself right here:
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Comments
Run again with the Z06!
Get a E Ray prototype and run the Mercedes. I want the E Ray for my next Vette.
Neither car new how to stage let alone drag race. Put two racers in those seats to see how the cars will run.
What did they expect with having 135 more HP.
Despite the difference in HP, Car and Driver specs are 2.9s 0-60 for BOTH models. Hard to verify the result especially with the crappy launch for the Mercedes.
The biggest challenge for the C8 is the high altitude. Your asking for a miracle to outrun a 630 hp turbocharged car with a 495 hp n/a car at 5,800 feet above sea level. For some strange reason GM authority only likes to post videos of the C8 losing Lol!
12:79 WTF? I’ve run 11:20s with my C-8. The dope probably didn’t have it in track mode which gives you full power. In any other mode the power is reduced.
And the road coarse portion of this comparison is when?
What killed the vette was the altitude a turbo engine has a huge advantage over a normal aspirated one at altitude
Bring them down to sea level and the vette will beat it
Vette guys love excuses, LOL must all me Cubs fans also. What about weight difference.
I think by excuses you mean logic and facts…? People without corvettes love showing how salty they are by spewing nonsense in forums without ANY facts or data to support it.
I’d like to see that race with the Merc against my 21 Durmax Denali with my Edge Pulsar on level 5 because last summer, I blew the doors off of one that thought he’d show his new AMG off to another couple. Granted he was catching up to me but that was at nearly 3/4’s of a mile. He stopped and wanted to know what I had done to it and I smiled and said, “It’s stock!” Well, the motor is. LOL. He really didn’t know how to drive as all 4 tires went up in smoke at the light as I rocketed away from him. Damn I love my truck and that Pulsar controller.