The 647bhp Ford GT Will Out-Drag A 755bhp Corvette ZR1
After watching this video there’s only one conclusion we can make: the Ford GT is faster in a rolling drag than the significantly more powerful Corvette ZR1.
The 647bhp Ford has gone head to head with the 755bhp Corvette in a new DragTimes YouTube video. The crew take three runs down the Palm Beach International Raceway in Florida, with the slightly tweaked Corvette forced to watch the GT inch away from it every time.
On top of its 108bhp deficit the GT has some 165lb ft less to play with, but weight and aerodynamics are on its side. The Ford weighs 93kg less and, thanks to its V-max mode, can achieve a super-slippery profile through the air. This particular ZR1 is in its most track-focused spec including a big, draggy rear wing.
The video is a bit slow to get going, but skip to about 3m15s to start the racing. The timing tickets are displayed after each run. It’s close, but the seriously impressive GT takes it.
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Because… Lightness
Its all about the power to weight ratio
…while also costing 3 times as much, yeah. And requiring a waiting list.
Lighter, more aerodynamic, better tyres etc
Take the wing off the Vette and it wouldn’t even be close
This reminds me of a race between a certain drag focused car and and all-out-fun-having supercar.
hey, when are you gonna fix the site?
It loses in a drag race because it loses 100 hp to the rear wheels. They’re not equal at the crank, but they are at the wheels.
by the way, fix the site thanks.
Make me proud son…
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