Giant Killer

[SabreKhan]

Are we talking straight-line speed here? If so, then the poll is kind of pointless, as most "Giants" are not built for straight-line speed, but more for elegance and road-course agility and speed. Take your Viper or your Mustang out on the road course with the Porsche and see who wins. The STi, the Evos, and the Z06 could compete on the road course as well as the drag strip, so I'd have to vote for one of those. The Evos and the STi could also compete on gravel and mud, for that matter (something that no other car on the list could do). And, since I drive a WRX and the STi mafia would kill me if I didn't (plus the Evo is still a Mitsubishi and a reliability liability), I gotta vote STi.

[FordJunky]

no were not talking just straight line speed, but u cant have well rounded performance without it. it doesnt matter how well ur car handles if its gutless, in order for a car to be a giant killer it has to handle well, and be fast etc...

[Andee_G]

um... lotus elise?

[Vettribution87]

Originally Posted by Vettribution

Whaaat? The Corvette really is an amazing handling car.. However to think that it doesn't maul the Evo, WRX, and the Cobra off the line.. ?
Alot of people who haven't driven the Z06's don't realize as well as finesse and handling, theres a rumbling, roaring LS6 in there.. Though there isn't AWD, it still catches, and it still runs.

NIce account name by the way, Haha.

No doubt the Z06 would still be quite a weapon for the straight away, my concerns are on EVO's/WRX's all wheel drive traction and short ratio gears. Its almost as if it were designed specifically for short-range acceleration. Of course this adversely affects top speed meaning that the Z06 can confidently venture onto the highway and take advantage of its tall gears, where as the EVO's/WRX's would become dinner.
Its seems to me that a lot of 4 cyc performance vehicles are very specific to a given purpose. ie A car with rapid acceleration at the price of top end performance OR Top end performance with sluggish acceleration. A V8 performance vehicle such as the Corvette Z06 however can more broadly cover these properties and not have to sacrifice one for the other to such a great extent.

As for the Cobra, I do not have a lot of information on this one.

Originally Posted by syr74

I voted for the Cobra for a couple reasons. First of all my Ford bias likely influenced me as it influences most folks.

But in honesty. A real 420hp car priced in the mid thirties is incredible. The fact that for about 1000 dollars more you can push that number well over 500hp (think more like 550hp-600hp at the crank) without losing any driveability is unmatched in today's world.

If you are willing to drop another 3-4 grand over that you can have a 800+hp car that runs those numbers on pump gas and has better than stock driveability. And, that is without spray. An 800hp car on pump gas with better than stock driveability for under 40,000 dollars....No other car on that list can make the same claim

The Cobra does have a reputation, but this is largely because it regularly stomps those big money cars. And that only reinforces my choice.

If this quote is accurate then this Cobra should be one hell of a drag daddy. Certainly worthy for my consideration in this analysis if it is true.

I glad you like the account name. I borrowed the name from someone called Vettribution (might have been you ) I observed on in some forum somewhere (maybe this forum ) about a year ago. I was worried that one day the origional Vettribution might find out and be very, very pissed.
So I stuck "87" on the end to avoid any trouble.

[FordJunky]

for the money the cobra is definately the best drage car but its handling isnt on par, wait for the 06 and well see what being a giant killer is all about.