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Originally Posted by ERA 626
I think the ecoboost (twin turbo 3.5l V6) in the Ford GT was doing 700+ HP out of a V6. That being said hats off to fords answer to the hellcat mopar, what is chebby doing, the vette?? none of the others (GM & Mopar) have an answer for the 2019 Ford GT
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Well the current C7 Corvette Zr1 is already faster than the GT around VIR as seen here. It also spanked the GT in the 2018 Road & Track Lightning Lap.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...ir-lap-record/
And now the next generation C8 mid-engined Vette has been officially launched promising a significantly improved performance envelope across the model spectrum. So far figures for the base model Stingray with 495HP show a sub 3 second 0-60 time for a base price under $60K. That lays down big expectations for the upcoming Z06 and ZR1/Zora supercar rumored to be AWD with a 200HP electric motor up front for a combined 1000HP.
I think the C8 will pose a threat to the far more expensive and elusive GT.
2020 C8 Corvette Stingray
Here's an artist's (me
) rendering of what the Z06 or Zora might look like next to a base Stingray.
It's all good - whenever there are horsepower and performance wars, we the enthusiasts always come out the winner!