C&D Archives: 1981 GT sports cars
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 8:34 pm
http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons ... rison-test
Corvette placed last. It put up fairly competitive numbers (which itself is a sad commentary of the times, since its L81 had all of 190 hp). On the other hand, none of these cars are really any good.
For reference, a 1981 Corvette is roughly analogous to an LT1 B-body in terms of acceleration. Which makes me wonder. If people thought LT1 B-bodes were fast in the 90s, wasn't that REALLY fast for 1981? I don't think people of the time considered the Corvette to have lame performance, relatively speaking.
The 308 GTS had 15 more hp and only 20 lbs heavier than the Corvette, yet it was slower in every conceivable way except top speed. Wonders of torque?
Other reasons to read the article: find out how slow the De Lorean actually was. It was slow. Also, if I read correctly, it sounds like they wrecked the 911. Because terrible lift throttle oversteer.
Corvette placed last. It put up fairly competitive numbers (which itself is a sad commentary of the times, since its L81 had all of 190 hp). On the other hand, none of these cars are really any good.
For reference, a 1981 Corvette is roughly analogous to an LT1 B-body in terms of acceleration. Which makes me wonder. If people thought LT1 B-bodes were fast in the 90s, wasn't that REALLY fast for 1981? I don't think people of the time considered the Corvette to have lame performance, relatively speaking.
The 308 GTS had 15 more hp and only 20 lbs heavier than the Corvette, yet it was slower in every conceivable way except top speed. Wonders of torque?
Other reasons to read the article: find out how slow the De Lorean actually was. It was slow. Also, if I read correctly, it sounds like they wrecked the 911. Because terrible lift throttle oversteer.