Motor Trend - SRT Viper ACR HP Limit?
https://wot.motortrend.com/corvette-beware-srt-viper-acr-may-debut-in-calendar-year-2014-332275.html
The interesting part is the following:
The interesting part is the following:
Did they misquote Gilles? I don't remember him saying that, but I could've missed it.
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That's what I remembered. Hmm...
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This rumor comes from a tongue-in-cheek remark Gilles made during the unveiling. The only thing the Viper really NEEDs is optional Trofeo R-compound tires. The P-Zero's are great all-around performance tires, but they don't offer near the grip of a Michellin PSC.SouthPawXJ said:
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Only in the "spiritual" sense does the Viper conflict with Ferrari.
The original Viper (like original Shelby vehicles in general) was a middle finger salute to the European sports car establishment. Now that the two are under the same leadership, the new Viper message might need to be a bit attenuated considering the reality of politics.
I hate politics....
The original Viper (like original Shelby vehicles in general) was a middle finger salute to the European sports car establishment. Now that the two are under the same leadership, the new Viper message might need to be a bit attenuated considering the reality of politics.
I hate politics....
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Good. It was reported on Autoblog as well, referencing the MotorTrend article. I just wasn't sure.
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Pretty dumb if it were true, but I think you'd have to be dumb to believe it. The 2010 Viper ACR beats every Ferrari on every racetrack of significance, so why would anyone think Ferrari would care now? They're already not ahead of the Viper, other than in a straight line.
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It's a non-issue. No one is going to be cross shopping a Ferrari or a Viper.
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Pffft.
Non-issue. the last ACR didn't get a power boost, and it was phenomenal. The new ACR may or may not get a power boost, and it will certainly be just as, if not lots more phenomenal. I would be fairly suprised, actually, if it did get a power boost. Are there any contacts at Pirelli around here? Could some of the wait for the ACR, and the upcoming F70/150 from Ferrari, be tied to development of a new Pirelli tire that could beat or exceed the Miche's PSC's?
Non-issue. the last ACR didn't get a power boost, and it was phenomenal. The new ACR may or may not get a power boost, and it will certainly be just as, if not lots more phenomenal. I would be fairly suprised, actually, if it did get a power boost. Are there any contacts at Pirelli around here? Could some of the wait for the ACR, and the upcoming F70/150 from Ferrari, be tied to development of a new Pirelli tire that could beat or exceed the Miche's PSC's?
Could be... they were just developing a proprietary tire for the Mclaren P1 or whatever it will be called... I dont' see why they couldn't up their game for the ACR as well.
That being said... the treadware rating on the current Viper tires is already astonishingly low for a non R-Compound tire... and lower than the equivalent Michelin. Really, noone is making better tires than Michelin right now..
That being said... the treadware rating on the current Viper tires is already astonishingly low for a non R-Compound tire... and lower than the equivalent Michelin. Really, noone is making better tires than Michelin right now..
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Treadwear ratings are arbitrary... each tire company chooses a tire to call "500" and all other tires they produce are based on that. Besides, P-zero corsas make compromises to dry traction to have better wet weather performance.JRS200x said:
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They are not arbitrary. There is a tire standard produced by the ASTM, and manufacturers test their tires relative to that one.kdaviper said:
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I'd be willing to bet that the tire companies perform their own testing, and are not sufficiently policed about their testing, and their methods, and how the numbers are calculated. As a person who has conducted very stringent, third party, tests, I will tell you, people will cheat on these things all day long if you let them. Especially anytime the marketing department gets involved.
My experience is with power quality, and not tires, but there are parallels as far as the testing is concerned. If I had wanted, I could have designed my tests to generate the required data, and made things pass successfully, even though things were not up to snuff. Unless there is stringent, monitoring, by reputable third party elements, tread wear is meaningless when comparing one company's tires to another.
There are just too many variables to overcome unless the tests are apples to apples. Even if they use an ASTM standard, there needs to be more in common between the tests to make the tread wear numbers mean anything other than comparing one tire to another within a single tire maker.
My experience is with power quality, and not tires, but there are parallels as far as the testing is concerned. If I had wanted, I could have designed my tests to generate the required data, and made things pass successfully, even though things were not up to snuff. Unless there is stringent, monitoring, by reputable third party elements, tread wear is meaningless when comparing one company's tires to another.
There are just too many variables to overcome unless the tests are apples to apples. Even if they use an ASTM standard, there needs to be more in common between the tests to make the tread wear numbers mean anything other than comparing one tire to another within a single tire maker.
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Sadly, it wouldn't be the first time that an owner of Chrysler kibosh'd or restricted a vehicle due to other vehicles "in the family".dakrt99 said:
http://www.allpar.com/cars/me412.html
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