View Single Post
Old 01-31-2007, 11:32 AM   #8
Bavarian Motorist
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NYC area
Posts: 681
Quote:
Originally Posted by racer_d
I never drove one, but I thought the Z8s were great looking cars. Good balance front/rear.. understated elegance is maybe another way to describe it. Not made for the track out of the box, more cruiser/gt than pure sports car imho.

Driven a Viper (older GTS Coupe) at Watkins Glen. Plenty of torque and HP but not my cup of tea. Very "heavy" feeling (steering, brakes, shifting). Brutish transmission/clutch feel. "numbers" were nice, but there is more to a car than its "numbers"
Yeah? Elaborate.


The skid pad #s extremely high. The power is there obviously. The weight is no more than say, a Z8, and much lighter than a 911 turbo.

The brakes are supposed to be good.
__________________
Miss my Boxster
Bavarian Motorist is offline   Reply With Quote