2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs. 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo! – Head 2 Head Ep. 62
On this episode of Head 2 Head presented by Tire Rack, it's a clash between the two most capable cars from the USA and Japan: the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the Nissan GT-R Nismo. Both of these juggernauts pack massive horsepower, from 600 to 650 hp, and incredible racetrack capabilities with wide and sticky tires, but which one is the top performer? Through Motor Trend's standard gamut of tests, a drive on the road, and a day at the racetrack with Randy Pobst, we find out.
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On this episode of Head 2 Head presented by Tire Rack, it’s a clash between the two most capable cars from the USA and Japan: the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the Nissan GT-R Nismo. Both of these juggernauts pack massive horsepower, from 600 to 650 hp, and incredible racetrack capabilities with wide and sticky tires, but which one is the top performer? Through Motor Trend’s standard gamut of tests, a drive on the road, and a day at the racetrack with Randy Pobst, we find out.
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The GT-R Nismo won because it is a more consolidated much more thoroughly
developed package. It is evolution upon evolution. The Z06 just needs more
development time, the pieces are are there but they haven’t clicked into
place yet. Also manual verses twin clutch auto.
Well, the GT-R is a beast coming out off the corners with that AWD for
sure. Guess the Z06’s later braking advantage wasn’t enough to make up the
difference. Plus, the GT-R has that slick dual clutch that clicks off
lightning fast shifts. Was really hoping they would test a Z06 with the
8-speed auto as it is supposed to be quicker around a track than the
manual. Might have been closer. Still, I would take the Z06 over the GT-R.
If you want comfort and a car that almost drives itself around the track,
then GT-R. If you want excitement and a car that challenges you to become
better driver, then Z06, IMO.
Carlos, if you don’t think the Z06 is the better looking of the two, I
don’t think I can trust your taste anymore :P
It’s a clash between the two most capable cars from the USA and Japan: The
2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs. the 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo!
Which car do you think will win this match up?
Presented By Tire Rack
Interesting result, especially considering the fact that the GT-R has
considerably less grippy tires and regular brakes. Also consider the fact
that when tested by the EVO magazine in England, the 2015 Nismo GT-R was 3
seconds slower per lap around a 3,5 km track than the Ferrari 458 Speciale,
and that’s with the Ferrari having even less sticky tires than the Nissan.
Just shows you where the money goes. 1 sec per lap will cost you a lot of
money at this level of performance. This Corvette is a disappointment, not
in lap times, becuase I don’t give a shit about that, but in terms of how
it drives. It seems extremelly twitchy, nervous, unstable and just lacks
finesse. It’s not a car like the Cayman GTS for example that lets you push
it and you feel every single detail about the way the car is moving. It
seems like american manufacturers lately have gone all the way to the “spec
sheet warrior” direction of car making…aiming for big power numbers,
short stopping distance, lots of G force in the corners…but forgot that
none of that matters unless you can properly integrate all the components
into a package that works together. I can stick slick tires onto a fucking
used Civic from the 1992 and it will pull the same G force in a corner as
the Corvette, but doesn’t mean it will handle as good. Just look at the
cars Ford, Chevy and Dodge have been making…huge performers on the paper,
but disappoinents once you drive them.
Gt-R fetish fanboy’s incoming in 3……2……..1……….
excuses that i found in this comment section 1. wrong track 2. manual 3.
cheaper 4. because RWD 5. spoiler 6. not enough development 7. not in the
same league
lol
Finally Motor Trend is not biased to american cars!
WTF!? How the fuck are you going to track test the manual Z06 knowing that
it’s slower than the auto!? Seriously MT get your shit together.
It’s this track. Willow favors low power and AWD cars because it’s very
tight and slow. If you go to motor trend’s website and look at the lap
position graphic they did for this story, you’d see the cars were within a
tenth of each other in the last corner before the fast back end. GTR can
get on the throttle easier and picked up more than a second down the back
run. On a traditional track (hard brake, cruise through the apex, hard
acceleration, hard brake, apex, etc.) the Z06 would easily walk the GT-R.
So yes, on this track and others like it, the GT-R is the better car. Well
done Nismo! Just be weary- at $150k this GT-R is starting to lose the
“giant killer” status the base car carries.
Lmfao Chevy fanboys always brag about how the corvette is cheaper when it
beats some more expensive cars but when the more expansive car wins “oh
butttttt butt gtr is more expensive not fairrrrrr waaaa waaaa”
These are less of sports cars and more of track cars. Both are too
uncomfortable in their sport or race mode. The base GTR is more appealing
for both driving and it’s price. The same goes for Z06. Z06 has wider tires
than 918 (front) and are basically the stickiest semi slicks on the market.
The trend with ever wider tires, especially in the front, and ever extremer
aero packages to make fast track cars, is moving these cars from being
sports cars to track specialists. Z/28 with worlds widest front tires (also
sticky semi slicks) comes to mind.
And too much torque is good in a track or race car, not in a sports car. If
you want to do some inspired driving and reving your engine on a canyon
road with Z06, I think you can only shift from 1st to 2nd and back. With
that much torque you will be at insane speeds already in 3rd gear. And you
could leave it in 3rd all the time with no need to shift. The base Corvette
C7 with Z51 package is a much more appealing sports car than this track
monster. GTR is close to ending it’s cycle and it shows. Z06 could have
been a nice sports car 1 or 2 steps above C7 but unfortunately it turned
out to be a track car.
Despite all the advantages Z06 has over GTR with much wider stickier tires,
so much better brakes, more power and torque and less weight still lost to
this old design GTR so decisively.
I could just imagine the GTR owners and 911 GT3 owners high fiving each
other right now.
Great to hear Randy talking through the laps! More please.
GTR wins against any car that is not AWD. It’s simple: all drive tires make
it good for quick pull outs and a dual clutch semi-auto is a lot quicker in
shifting.
The Corvette is RWD and manual transmission. Slow shifts and spin outs at
pull outs.
Both cars are awesome, But which one is the better value for the money? Z06
of course. The Nismo GTR is what? Like $160k? The Corvette is about $95k
after all options are included.
If you live in Alaska, then yes, the GTR is a better option. But in the
other regular less-snowy states, I’d take a Z06 over a GTR any day.
Also, notice when he races the Z06. He spins out a lot in the turns! The
car has crazy high torque. He even says he needs to be focused. You drive
the Z06, but the GTR drives you.
Not surprised for 2 reasons. 1 the nissan has had years to improve upon the
gtr and 2 it has a great awd system. Tell you what, put the optional
ceramic brakes and some cup 2 tires and the gtr would be even faster.
Doesn’t. Matter how much fun FR cars are they’re Going to struggle with
corner exit grip in high hp applications. I can just imagine how much the
gtr fandbois are celebrating now lol. Good job with the video. I enjoyed it
but personally would have been surprised if there was any other result.
*2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs. 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo!*
Head 2 Head, Episode 62
On this episode of *Head to Head*, we pit the Chevrolet Corvette Z06
against the Nissan GT-R Nismo. Both pack massive horsepower and incredible
racetrack capabilities, but which is the top performer? Through Motor
Trend’s standard gamut of tests, a drive on the road, and a day at the
racetrack with Randy Pobst, we find out.
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs. 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo! – Head 2 Head
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MotorTrend wants to be so biased towards the Corvette, and they are, very
blatantly, especially the road tester in this episode. Then you get lap
times and numbers, and nissan’s engineering makes them act as if they are
questioning their entire life by the end of the episode, to the point that
they don’t want to accept that the GT-R is faster. They then insist and go
on to start changing exterior features of the corvette just to beat it so
they can say that corvette is faster, and they can’t. Yes, the corvette is
impressive, very, but imagine the even bigger hurting the GTR could put on
if the GTR had the same, sticky Michelin cup 2s (which I think should have
been done for the head to head, since other head to heads use the same
tires for both vehicles), then, to make it even worse, give the GTR the
same, huge carbon ceramic brakes, and the poor corvette would be
embarrassed by the GTR going by lap times, and would prevail in every other
category. Those two things are not expensive modifications, that any owner
would pursue immediately upon purchase and hitting the track with it, and
the upgrade in brakes wouldn’t even be needed after the jump up in tires.
The grip alone from the tires would increase lateral g’s, drop brake
distance, drop figure 8 times, drop 0-60 even more, aaaaand drop lap times,
even more. It will literally take aftermarket modification to make the
corvette capable to out-do the GTR anytime soon. Chevy and their engineers
need to step back, take a breath, and realize that big brakes, big power,
fancy suspension, different modes, etc is nothing without perfect balance,
and that’s what the GTR has, always had through its entire history, and
always will have. Nissan and they’re engineering has definitely shown their
stripes in their racing heritage and attention to detail.
why compare a top of the line GTR to a Z06? why not compare a regular GTR
to a Z06. If chevy comes out with ZR1 then compare it to the z06. Motor
Trend you being very bias here….regardless….good comparison I guess :/
American cars are made to do the 1/4 as fast as possible, yet they lose to
a Jap car
Its funny to see All you zo6 and gtr cock suckers take for the car u will
never own or even get to drive. lololol Youtube warriors fucking sad in the
comment arguing like bitches. hahahah
Behind every GT-R is a Z06.
motor trend lost credibility again with that comparison of the $80K
corvette and the $150k heavily modded nissan gtr, and then they bash the
corvette @ 16:00 near the end of the video. how about pitting a $300k
super car against the $150k nissan gtr? or at least a fair comparison of a
$150k all wheel drive porsche turbo? how about modding the bette to a
$150k price and testing it against the gtr? that won’t happen because
obviously motor trend and their followers are biased against american cars
Why bring the manual 7spd z06? They should have brought the z06 8spd auto
with the same z07 package and I think it would have been a different story.
I’m going to eventually buy a Z06 but it AMAZES me the lengths MT goes to
towards apologizing for how the Z06 got its ass handed to it at the track.
Yeah the NISMO is overpriced for what it is, but keep in mind the Z06 is
already maxed out as it. A base GTR with 20k worth of mods would absolutely
crush the Z06 even further. Perhaps I just talked myself into buying a GTR
instead!
Finnally the truth I hear so much bullshit about how the vette is faster
Bullshit!
Bring the srt hellcat charger against both and let’s see who wins
The Z needs a better final gear ratio. Too tall. That’s where it’s lacking
that short burst acceleration.
Shame old american technology.
why didnt they use an automatic with the zo6? its 2.9 to 60mph and the 1/4
mile time is like 10.9 not 11.4. how could you get 3.3 0-60mph when it was
3.1 with manual 2.9 with automatic. quarter mile manual is 11.1 with auto
its 10.9. only .2 seconds difference not much but enough to matter.
So let me get this straight. GTR is more comfortable, more stable and
balanced, faster 0 – 60, faster quarter mile, faster lap time even though
it is less powerful, heavier and apparently doesnt brake better than the
Z06. Well, call me crazy but the GTR is really something out of the
ordinary.
I think the zr1 may actually be faster around a racetrack than the new zo6,
maybe willow may be the twistiest of the major racetracks, it certainly is
in gt6
I don’t know about the US but in Europe we have something called a
“Windtunnel” to test something like that before a car is sold. Theres no
point of putting a “Wing” on the car that makes it slower.
I’d take a GTR over a Corvette anyday! With AWD the GTR is an all year
round supercar with 4 seats, more practicality, and better fuel economy
than Corvette while the 650hp Corvette has too much power going only to the
rear wheels, just search Corvette Crash Compilation and you’ll see the RWD
Corvette is extremely easy to spun out and crash like the Carrera GT did to
Paul Walker, 400hp is the maximum I would want in an RWD car, 650hp would
be fatal, any car over 400hp should be AWD, just to keep the power
controllable and be responsible with that much power.
To all you GTR fan boys…. the gtr wasn’t developed any better or worse
than the Z06. The reason the Z06 lost the track battle is the same reason
the Zr1 beat the viper gts at Laguna Seca…driver confidence. The Gtr’s
4wd system allows you to be more confident, relaxed, and less strained on
not how much throttle to give it out of the corners but, when and how much
earlier can I give this thing full throttle. 4wd give you more traction,
more traction means a more confident driver, which equal up to faster lap
time. The end.
My father owns a Z06 and I own the Nissan, and we both go through heavy
debates in regards to the pros and cons. He loves muscles cars and I
definitely see the appeal to them. I love a car that is perfectly tuned and
perfectly made for specific situations. I love driving a stick shift though
for the pure enjoyment. The Nismo is SPECIFICALLY designed for the track.
The 0-60 is slower than other GT-R by around .02 seconds. But considering
this car has the fourth fastest lap time around The Ring in Germany, I saw
where the commentary was going when he kept insisting about statistics. It
was a setup… a good one though. I saw that hideous spoiler on the Z06 and
thought instantly it must kill straight-away speed. Z06’s are very fun to
drive regardless of any outcome. I am certain that if the Z06 was better
tuned for the track, the finish time would be much closer. But if people
know anything about cars, they would of known the GT-R would win the
lap-around. Both cars are fantastic, but built for two entirely different
reasons.
How come the Z06 is Manual however it has flappy gearbox? 12:47
For this to be a truly fair test, you would have to put $50,000 in to the
Corvette so that you would be testing them at an even price point. Now
that’s a test I wanna see.
I wonder how much Nissan paid for this impossible result…………….. a
result which doesn’t correlate with any of the prevailing performance
statistics; power to weight, power to the tire(awd does rob power) maximum
lateral G, braking performance, applied down force all of which heavily
favor the Z06. Nor does this result correlate with motor trend’s own
lapping at other courses with the Z06.
Wow not only is it slower than the Nismo, it’s also slower than a 650S…
something is definitely wrong with the Zo6 and GM should definitely work on
a refresh asap
The Nismo looks more like a kit car, especially inside, whilst the Cheve
looks more like a drivers car that I would say I’d be happy with at the
price.
My father always said that American Engineering is good, but not as good as
German Engineering ………….One way of beefing up the power is
basically putting in a larger motor, then supercharging it………..No
real skill in that, whilst the Porsche 997 Turbo S, is half the size;
faster and more powerful.
N.
There is no secret why the NISMO won. Its depending on high engine rpm as
opposed to hp and torque. The NISMO is what something like 8k max rpm where
the Vette is something like 6.6k max RPM. The 8k high rpm is going to spin
the wheels faster. The drawback to high RPM engines is they will fall apart
quicker if you constantly run at max RPMs. The more rpm the more wear and
tear. The draw back of the pushrod V8 is lower RPM over DOHC design of the
NISMO. The Push rod design is proven durable and good for HP and torgue and
sound damn good doing it. But the DOHC like a rice rocket motorcycle will
spin higher. And just the rice rocket bikes they burn out quicker.
And even with multiple advantages, the z06 still gets beat down…. How
about you test vehicles with the same tires? I’d bet good money if the GTR
had those same sticky tires, that the ‘vette was running, the dumbestic
would be getting beat by airport runways instead of many bus lengths. This
test just shows how behind American auto makers have become. Better tires,
better brakes, more power, less weight, and it still gets beat by multiple
seconds?!? Less than a half of a second is a lot, multiple seconds is a
straight BEAT DOWN!
what blows me away is that the nissan is a little 6 cyl turbo motor and the
vette has a monster 8 cyl super charged eng just to try to be a contender.
wonder what would happen if nissan built a 8cyl turbo engine to level the
playing field, for my money id take the nissan anytime for an extra 50k ams
will build you a 1200whp super car slayer long live the alpha cars
why does the corvette have paddle shifters on the steering wheel, if its a
manual?
And this is fucking hilarious. C7 main rival, gtr nismo, viper acr, McLaren
humiliates it and the far less powerful Porsche gt3 probably hang with it.
It shows how deadly those idiot fanboys overrated this car. Corvette is
just a retarded cadillac with a powerful engine. Or a sporty cadillac or
whatever.
Not to mention that the viper acr is a 08 version. And yes the corvette is
cheaper but cheaper in performance aswell. To spend $80,000 for a c7, why
not spend $59,000 for a hellcat challenger? Atleast u earn respect when you
rolling down the street. Ps. Even the hellcat beats c7 on roll start lmao.
Finally, I see no more “gtr sucks ” blablabla kind of nonsense coz the gtr
beat the 650s spider aswell and slightly slower than the 918 “hypercar”
with alot less specification. I think nismo is the true bargain and
corvette is under almost evercar in its class.
Corvette beware! Coz viper acr is coming. Lol
when are you guys going to learn,haha,still not a very good comparison they
are in completely different classes.
Yanks lose
GM need to get over superchargers. They get to hot and the computer pulls
back power to protect the engine. On these new vettes with the smaller
supercharger spinning twice as fast it’s even more of a problem. Maybe they
will learn one day but they say with a different tune the computer doesn’t
knock down over 100 HP. Turbos are superior. Superchargers are for 1/4 mile
drag races not for road course work.
Lol! Heard it all!!!
Butt hurt fans excuses 101:
1) The ‘Vette has a manual… That is the way Am. Muscles SHOULD BE!
2) If the ‘Vette had an auto…. It also has C. Ceramic brakes…
3) Willow favors low power… No it doesn’t! Even Randy said that BIG
WILLOW is a HIGH SPEED TRACK!
4) “Vette OVERHEATS… Guess what… SO DOES THE GTR…
I ain’t biased towards either cars… What I am biased against are those
fucktarded excuses of fucktarded fangirling trolls be it on Nissan’s side
or Corvette’s side!!
Give credit where it is due… GTR won today… AWESOME!!! There are also
many other day’s when the Z06 COMPLETELY trounced the GTR…