Yeah I'll admit I was surprised by the numbers it put up, awesome in a straight line no doubt about it, I wouldn't mind pulling up next to a C5 owner in one and smoking him, as long as there aren't any sharp curves of course.
The E55 is not a fully straight-line cruiser like, say, the 300C. It can hold its own against sports cars. A good driver in an E55 can probably beat a chimp in a ZO6.
not with the freakin traction control warning light coming on every second you dap the throttle. It is real irritating you know - distractions cause failures?
You can turn the traction control all the way off in Dyno mode. If you want, I can write down how to do it. E55 C/D 6-04: 0-60:4.3 seconds 0-100:9.9 seconds 1/4 mile:12.5 @ 116mph C6 Corvette, C/D 12-04: 0-60:4.1 seconds 0-100:9.6 seconds 1/4 mile:12.6 @ 114mph In a 1/4 mile drag race, the E55 wins, and that's without the traction control fully off. An experienced drag racer might be able to shave 1-2 tenths in dyno mode.
Funnily enough, that's not the first time I've seen a story on an Impreza that crashed through a house.
ah, doesn't sound related then. doubt he would have cruise on in a residential neighbourhood. all i knew was that there was some recall about the throttle.
I wonder what the homeowner did when he found out some kid in an STI attempted to turn his house into a drive-thru.
He was at redline, the top of third gear. That has to be at least 90 mph... in a residential neighborhood. I'd call that driving like a dumbass ric3boy.