Going fast for a quarter mile is literally the only thing a Corvette can do, so it’s like if the punch line was a Mustang Guy saying he’s never been able hit a pedestrian.
I think they used to be famous for spinning out in corners because they didn’t have much electronic help and tend to have inexperienced drivers. The newer corvettes are much more modern.
It’s the lack of camber in their front suspension setup, from what I’ve heard.
The solid rear axle is bad when they hit a bump mid-corner and hop, but it’s the lack of camber in the front tires which makes them especially problematic in spins. It takes cat like reactions to catch a mustang, which very few people have.
I guess the fun of spinning into a ditch or other people is part of the mustang mystique, so it never gets fixed.
Though really its just so much power on rear wheels that does it. No suspension will save you from the torque breaking the wheels loose gunning it out of a turn.
Going fast for a quarter mile is literally the only thing a Corvette can do, so it’s like if the punch line was a Mustang Guy saying he’s never been able hit a pedestrian.
Huh? Racing corvettes have good records against Ferraris and Porches, going decades back:
Here’s a street corvette keeping pace with a tuned Ariel Atom, a horrifically fast track car, round the nurburgring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYZs7Ta2SSk
The “corvette meme” is that they’ll kill you in a crash, not that they’re slow around corners. They are not slow around corners.
I thought Vipers were the more dangerous ones? At least mid 90s ones.
Oh yes. Vipers are death traps, albeit rarer ones.
It’s also a very successful racecar, apparently because the gigantic displacement is advanteous for league detuning (like air restrictors).
Interesting. I do want a 90s one at some point. The aesthetic alone. Love those cars.
I think they used to be famous for spinning out in corners because they didn’t have much electronic help and tend to have inexperienced drivers. The newer corvettes are much more modern.
IIRC mustangs were specifically notorious for this due to their rear solid axle suspensions, though even that is probably down to driver error.
The “inexperienced driver” thing is true though, especially with the higher powered ones.
It’s the lack of camber in their front suspension setup, from what I’ve heard.
The solid rear axle is bad when they hit a bump mid-corner and hop, but it’s the lack of camber in the front tires which makes them especially problematic in spins. It takes cat like reactions to catch a mustang, which very few people have.
I guess the fun of spinning into a ditch or other people is part of the mustang mystique, so it never gets fixed.
That sounds right.
Though really its just so much power on rear wheels that does it. No suspension will save you from the torque breaking the wheels loose gunning it out of a turn.
Yeah, stupid shit is stupid shit.
A better front suspension setup would make the car more forgiving though. Most of it is on Ford for not fixing their setup.
What? Corvettes are one of the best track cars straight off the showroom floor.