Car and Drivers 2016 Lightning Lap showdown has finally hit the shops, and if you're a fan of the General, its a good day.
Let's start with the brand new Corvette Grand Sport, it hummed its way around Virginia International Raceway in 2:47.1, which is only a tenth of a second slower than the 911 GT3 RS and 2 seconds slower than the Ferrari 488 GTB. The GS Corvette pips the McLaren 570S by 3 tenths, the Lamborghini Huracan by 4 tenths and the new Acura NSX by 3 seconds. In fact, the 2017 Corvette Grand Sport is 3.5 seconds a lap quicker than the 2012 Corvette ZR1 was around VIR--however do keep in mind, VIR has been repaved recently which will often net 1.5-2 seconds per lap.
Next up we have the 2017 Camaro SS 1LE laying down a 2:54.8, which knocks out several high dollar machines--beating the Lexus LFA by 3 tenths, the 2014 Audi R8 V-10 Plus by 1.3 seconds, and the last gen Camaro ZL1 by nearly 3 seconds per lap.
Most impressive, I think, is the new V6 Camaro 1LE. With a lap time of 3:04.0 it's half a second slower than a Hellcat Challenger and just a tenth shy of the Cayman R. It's tied with the 2011 Shelby GT500, beats the newest M5 by more than a second, same for the Lotus Evora.
When it comes to performance, the General is certainly not gun shy.
Let's start with the brand new Corvette Grand Sport, it hummed its way around Virginia International Raceway in 2:47.1, which is only a tenth of a second slower than the 911 GT3 RS and 2 seconds slower than the Ferrari 488 GTB. The GS Corvette pips the McLaren 570S by 3 tenths, the Lamborghini Huracan by 4 tenths and the new Acura NSX by 3 seconds. In fact, the 2017 Corvette Grand Sport is 3.5 seconds a lap quicker than the 2012 Corvette ZR1 was around VIR--however do keep in mind, VIR has been repaved recently which will often net 1.5-2 seconds per lap.
Next up we have the 2017 Camaro SS 1LE laying down a 2:54.8, which knocks out several high dollar machines--beating the Lexus LFA by 3 tenths, the 2014 Audi R8 V-10 Plus by 1.3 seconds, and the last gen Camaro ZL1 by nearly 3 seconds per lap.
Most impressive, I think, is the new V6 Camaro 1LE. With a lap time of 3:04.0 it's half a second slower than a Hellcat Challenger and just a tenth shy of the Cayman R. It's tied with the 2011 Shelby GT500, beats the newest M5 by more than a second, same for the Lotus Evora.
When it comes to performance, the General is certainly not gun shy.
