E46 M3 vs. Z06 street race

[MPOWERATL]

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[Tom]

Great vid. The Z06 almost ran into the M3.

 

[MPOWERATL]

Yeah ...looks like he needs some practice!!!!!




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[bmwrocks]

It doesn't sound like the vette was shifting at or near redline, because if he had been I think he would have pulled away from the M3.

The vette exhaust is so loud you can't even hear the M3!!!!

It looks like the initial jump the M3 got on takeoff was maintained with nearly no change...weird.

 

[Beemerworld]

Corvette

 

[frolf]

z06's are fast as balls.


my $.02

 

[Screamingelvises 325CI]

This goes to show you how driver skill and and a good launch plays into a drag race. In theory, the Z06 should have had a distinct advantage. They have run high 12s on street tires at the track with a good run.

 

[j2azz]

The Z06 had a horrible driver.. Lost all traction in the beginning and even shifting into second, so he couldn't floor it. Even a BAD driver in a Z06 should take a good driver in an M3 for straight line. They aren't even a comparison for power... Something is fishy about that vid..

Are we sure it was a Z06? I can see that being a much more accurate video if that were a "standard" corvette.

 

[Bryan330i]

I guess I don't fully understand but would they not almost be the same. Take the 2001 Z06 and the 2001 M3, the 0-60 in only .2 difference. Not sure what years those are???

The 00, 01 and so on Z06 (it does not appear to be a new one) were only 370-380 h/p right?

 

[MrElussive]

z06's are fast as balls.


my $.02

Lol, nice 2 cents.

 

[Beemerworld]

Im trying to upload some video but its not working. Can you upload directly to this board? I appreciate your help. I have some great videos to look at.

 

[Screamingelvises 325CI]

I don't think the Z06 Driver feathered the clutch through 1st (maybe he didn't want to burn it up or he just is not good). I don't think the step out in the shift to 2nd could have been avoiding. Most big power (torqued) cars do that. The year of the car could have had an effect as the last two years had the 405 horse engines versus 385. Also, I can't see if it is really a Z06, meaning it could be a normal 350 horse Vette (still fast). He may also been short shifting.

 

[frolf]

good points. cause a 405bhp Z06 will smoke an M3.

 

[jrt67ss350]

Yeah, the Corvette was definitely a hardtop Vette, but I couldn't tell if it was a Z06 or not. It may have been a pre-Z06 hardtop. I couldn't see the mesh front grill, badging, wheels, and rear brake vents that are on the Z06 Vettes.

 

[Militant-Grunt]

Corvette

OMG PWN3D!

hmm i wonder if an M5 could take the Z06...

 

[William330]

Looks to me like the Vette did[/] pull away towards the end (just after he almost crashed into the M3!).

The start timing was perfect -- both cars started to the exact second.

 

[ariper79]

Sweet video. That race was won completely by the driver. A M3 will still smoke the hell out of the tires off the line if you wish, he just drove it right. I think we all know that with the right driver, the vette would have walked away.

 

[AEKDB918]

Terrible, terrible driver in the vette. Z06 will slaughter an M3 any day of the week. That's the c-vettes bread and butter: straight line speed.

 

[jrt67ss350]

Terrible, terrible driver in the vette. Z06 will slaughter an M3 any day of the week. That's the c-vettes bread and butter: straight line speed.

The twisties and the track (not dragstrip) are also the Z06's bread and butter.