{"id":87008,"date":"2026-09-08T07:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/87008\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:40:11","slug":"c8-chevy-corvette-z06-drags-porsche-911-turbo-s-on-unprepped-surface-and-a-mile-above-sea-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/87008\/","title":{"rendered":"C8 Chevy Corvette Z06 Drags Porsche 911 Turbo S on Unprepped Surface and a Mile Above Sea Level"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo: The Fast Lane Car \/ YouTube<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tThe good folks from ‘The Fast Lane Car<\/a>‘ channel on YouTube dared to show us a feisty skirmish between the FPC Corvette and the twin-turbo 911 Turbo S with conditions that are appalling to diehard quarter-mile dragstrip aficionados: an unprepped surface at a mile above seal level somewhere in Colorado\u2026\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

First, though, let\u2019s meet the protagonists. Well, sort of, because the guys first had a few surprises up their sleeve. For the warm-up race, they brought a used Audi e-tron GT battery-electric executive car, not the RS version, and pitted it against a different Porsche 911 Turbo S<\/a>, one that\u2019s more than a decade and a half old but still in pretty good shape to do consistent 12.1s and 12.2s quarter-mile passes \u2013 on that unprepped surface and at a mile above sea level.<\/p>\n

However, the electric Audi, despite its heft, doesn\u2019t care about thinning air and unprepped tarmac \u2013 it just made use of its instant torque and all-wheel drive to shame the old and cool Porsche 911 Turbo S. After that, it was time for the old 911 Turbo S to meet the current 911 Turbo S \u2013 the 992 series, though sans facelift, hence it\u2019s a regular ICE machine rather than the all-new hybrid supercar.<\/p>\n

Anyway, the newer Porsche 911 Turbo S easily beat the older one, although it posted a great 12.08s pass. On the other hand, the current 911 Turbo S did an 11.1s pass at around 130 mph. Then, at long last, starting at the eight-minute mark, they finally bring the C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z06<\/a> to the brawl, and the Porsche 911 Turbo S knows that it has been involved in serious competition.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because now it hits a 10.59s pass at 131 mph while the record-breaking 670-hp FPC-equipped C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 wasn\u2019t even close: 11.62s at 122 mph. Quite obviously, the mile above sea level combined with the naturally aspirated V8 of the Corvette and RWD wasn\u2019t a great mix. There was one last chance to redeem itself, though: a roll race, or two, since the first one didn\u2019t count as the Corvette driver jumped the start. Well, this one was a lot closer, frankly, but the C8 still lost\u2026<\/p>\n

Better luck next time, dear GM fans, and perhaps The Fast Lane Car guys will find another Porsche and Corvette lying around waiting to be drag-tested: we suggest they encounter the 992.2 mid-cycle refreshed Porsche 911 Turbo S, which now has a hybrid powertrain, churning out 701 horsepower and making it the most powerful 911 ever among series-production models.<\/p>\n

As for the opponent, we can\u2019t think of a better fit other than the first-ever C8 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X, which is also a hybrid model and has 721 combined horsepower from the Grand Sport\u2019s new naturally aspirated 6.7-liter LS6 cross-plane crank V8 and the hybrid system of the ZR1X!<\/p>\n

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