America's Finest [review] - Nordschleife lap times added (Ring Tales added)

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I'll write a little review I've done right now.
It's a test to see what's the best US-made car (in GT5 of course).

American cars have always been famous for their big, growling engnes and chassies which didn't like corners too much.
I chose 3 iconic American cars:
Ford GT
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR

I've divided the testing in few segments:
Looks (this is subjective and I'll give only 1 point for that);
Top Speed
High Speed Ring (best lap out of 3)
Eiger Nordwand Short Track (best lap out of 3)
Nurburgring Nordschleife (1 lap)
Price
Further Upgrades
Handling
 
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Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

Fear, the first thing that came through my mind.
This car was the first one I've tested from the bunch and it's power (again) just took my breath away. It's acceleration and shere speed this...beast posseses is amazing. It racked up to 344 km/h on a top speed test and I had high hopes for this car.
Unfortunately, on the track - this car was just way too overpowered. You can't have too much of a good thing, right? Well, 650 stallions under the bonnet aren't really tamed.
The car screams in corners, even a small change in throttle input will make the ZR1 put japanese drift cars to shame.
Nevertheless, I completed the laps required. Now the not-so-good things.
The car is fun to drive but handles the worst out of the trio, it has poor interior and it's the most expensive.
But it's the best choice for racing purposes, this car will do wonders when properly modified.

Top Speed: 344 km/h
High Speed Ring: 1:10.786
Eiger Nordwand: 1:11.344
Nordschleife: 7:37.681 (official time: 7:38)


Ring Tale

Well, this girl is fun. Extremly fun around the Ring.
Even though this beauty has huge grip - it can still go sideways if you push it a little bit over it's very fragile limit.
ZR1 on the Ring is like losing your virginity - it can be a great pleasure but push too hard and it'll be a blood bath. But with good communication between the partners and it can be a wild and enjoyable experience.
Try her out by yourself, this girl knows the job.
 
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Ford GT

Legends never die, right?
The GT40 is a legendary car, we all love it (at least I do) and still talk about it. It's been said a million times how Ford, back in those days had shown Ferrari how it's done.
Now, in 21st century - GT40 has resurrected.
The car is just stunning, it's beautiful and it has the best build quality and best interior.
It's acceleration is good, top speed of 335 km/h isn't bad.
I must say that GT was the underdog, it has the least powerful engine, it's engine is the smallest (5.4l) and it had the least pp...but this beauty has an ace up it's sleeve - MR drive. It handles like a charm, just amazing.
Ford GT is a great car - to keep stock. A true masterpiece inside and out.

Top Speed: 335 km/h
High Speed Ring: 1:10.348
Eiger Nordwand: 1:10.134
Nordschleife: 7:36.179 (official time: 7:40.6)


Ring Tale

If cars were girls...Nissan GTR, for example, would be a german and GT would be an italian - which was born in London and got taught manners, after that she moved to the USA and stayed there.
She's smart, looks amazing, knows how to behave and isn't rude.
As I've said - she's very polite, she'll listen to you if you threat her how she deserves, she can tolerate but not always. Even if you manage to get on her nerves - she will forgive you, as long as you threat her right.
She's not as passionate as her friend ('Vette) - but she gets the job done, and I mean done.
 
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Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR

Bigger is better, they said.
8.4l V10 engine just growls underneath it's long nose. Just touch the throttle peddal and all hell breaks loose.
Actually not. This car is nothing like the ZR1. Viper is a strange animal, you know how dangerous it is but it lets you play with it - until it bites your arm off.
The car is amazing but it has one big problem - it's gearbox. It's gearbox is just so bad, useless 6th gear and very little redzone which means you have to time your shifts perfectly.
Maybe I just expected too much, but the Viper dissapointed me. I mean, I know it has great downforce and it handles great - but it's gearbox is just not suited for a car of that caliber.
The cheapest of the trio, biggest bang for your buck. Pretty good if left stock but tuned ACR is just wicked - it's engine can pack up to 1030hp and abuse you with bone-shattering torque. Give it a try! It's a must have.

Top Speed: 329 km/h
High Speed Ring: 1:11:274
Eiger Nordwand: 1:10:481
Nordschleife: 7:31.732 (official time: 7:22.1)
Now, this is really odd. I can't be 9 seconds slower than the official record. I don't know what tire compound they used but I reckon they used racing tires, also, I didn't warm up my tires (1 lap only). Quite strange.


Ring Tale

Another level. This girl is something else, nothing like 'Vette and GT.
I'm amazed how well she copes with the Ring, looks like she was made for it.
Strictly professional with very little emotion, yes - she'll scream if you become too rough but she'll take it...and ask for more.
She's very forgiving and she likes it rough. The rougher - the better.
She knows the job just too well.
You just have to know that you ride her - not vice versa, and it'll be an amazing experience.
 
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Combo breaker.
Also hate to point this out but the GT40 is British, if that's what you meant by Ford GT.
 
So, how they ranked...

Top Speed: ZR1 (3pts/344km/h); GT (2pts/335km/h); ACR (1pt/329km/h)
Price: ACR (3pts); GT (2pts); ZR1 (1pt)
Handling: GT (3pts); ACR (2pts); ZR1 (1pt)
HSR: GT (3pts); ZR1 (2pts); ACR (1pt)
Eiger: GT (3pts); ACR (2pts); ZR1 (1pt)
Nordschleife: ACR (3pts); GT (2pts); ZR1 (1pt)
Further Modifications: ZR1 (3pts); ACR (2pts); GT (1pt)

Total:

#1 - Ford GT (16pts)
#2 - Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR (13pts)
#3 - Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (12pts)


Ford GT is the overall winner, the legend lives on.
 
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Also, some form of feedback would be nice.
I decided not to sleep because of this.
4:25am...jeez, I'm going.
 
Great post, great review. I really enjoyed reading it and I agree with you 100%. The GT is really a joy to drive.
 
I slightly agree due to I love the GT and the Viper but I'm a Viper fan. I still believe the viper is the best of the three at the ring. Irl at least.
 
Good test, but why pick the only 3 american cars that do corner well as most others don't even today.
 
Nice review, I enjoy reading stuff like this. I think you made great choice of American cars to write about. I hope you do another review about cars from other regions. 👍
 
The funny thing is that ZR1, Ford GT and Viper SRT10 and newer all handles like a proper sports car.

USA has learned that muscle alone won't do a good car.
And Ford GT is my fav among them, yay.
 
Thanks for the heads up guys.
I know that Viper has great handling and it's the fastest one around the Ring.

I may do more reviews, thanks again.
 
Xavier2342
Nice review, I enjoy reading stuff like this. I think you made great choice of American cars to write about. I hope you do another review about cars from other regions. 👍
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I actually will do just that.
Sport saloons are up next. I'm kind of busy right now, exams and stuff - expect another review in June.
I'll do sport saloons, european supercars and worldwide supercars.
I'll be a good read.
 
Hmmm, short yet direct to the point.

All I can say is that the stock gear ratios of the ACR is probably a bit too wide, kinda like the LF-A. The car probably needs some drafting to reach higher speeds, but what always counts in reviews like these is the "natural" high speed.

And how did I know? Just one word: Daytona. :p
 
uMadson?
Hmmm, short yet direct to the point.

All I can say is that the stock gear ratios of the ACR is probably a bit too wide, kinda like the LF-A. The car probably needs some drafting to reach higher speeds, but what always counts in reviews like these is the "natural" high speed.

And how did I know? Just one word: Daytona. :p
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I know and that's the problem.
SRT-10 ACR is a high-end top performance version...why doesn't it have a top performance gearbox then? Why do you need a cruising gear for a barely legal Viper?
It's a shame, it'd be amazing with better gearbox and it already has amazing downforce so it'd be just ten times better.
 
Nice job, but I believe the individual performance of the car would all come down to the style of the one actually driving it.

I have never tested the three cars against each other, so I am curious what other players results would be.
 
Yev
I know and that's the problem.
SRT-10 ACR is a high-end top performance version...why doesn't it have a top performance gearbox then? Why do you need a cruising gear for a barely legal Viper?
It's a shame, it'd be amazing with better gearbox and it already has amazing downforce so it'd be just ten times better.
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Uhh yeah. FC transmission is the answer, but that's out of the window though :p
 
Yev
GT40 is made in USA, just it's body is made by British Lola.
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The original GT40 wasn't, it was built in England including the chassis! The new Ford GT however I will concede is built in the US.
Anyway, less of the semantics and nice article overall. I'd be interested to see how all 3 would perform across several more tracks (Nordschleife being one)as I suspect that the results could be slightly different.
 
G1lly
The original GT40 wasn't, it was built in England including the chassis! The new Ford GT however I will concede is built in the US.
Anyway, less of the semantics and nice article overall. I'd be interested to see how all 3 would perform across several more tracks (Nordschleife being one)as I suspect that the results could be slightly different.
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Damn, i was beat to it. The only Ford part of the original GT40 was the engine, and this was because Ford wanted to smite Ferrari, but he knew they couldn't do it on their own. The new one isn't even all American, but it is assembled here so there is that.

That said great article, and i too would be interested to see your results around the 'Ring.

EDIT: Come to think of it Ford was good at doing that, dropping their engines in other people's cars to make really fast cars, the Cobra comes to mind...
 
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Xavier2342
Dang, I didn't expect the ACR to slaughter the competition that badly... lol
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Read the 1st Ring Tale, and tell me what you think.
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I decided to expand this little topic, I'll be doing this often. And I think that the Ring Tales are an epic thought.
Share your oppinion on them (for now there's only for ZR1).
There will be more comming (if you like that is).
 
Nice tests. I'm shocked at the difference between your ACR time and the official one, but the description for the ACR in the game states that it comes with "street legal racing tires" although for some reason PD only includes sports hards.
 
Yev
Read the 1st Ring Tale, and tell me what you think.
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I decided to expand this little topic, I'll be doing this often. And I think that the Ring Tales are an epic thought.
Share your oppinion on them (for now there's only for ZR1).
There will be more comming (if you like that is).
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The "Ring Tale" for the ZR1 is hilarious
 
:D
Thanks.

And also, someone from GTP did tyre testing - ZR1's in real life compound is equivalent to sports medium.
I guess it's the tires.
 
Yev
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Thanks.

And also, someone from GTP did tyre testing - ZR1's in real life compound is equivalent to sports medium.
I guess it's the tires.
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If it is then it's probably not racing compound, it's a rule that to be on that leaderboard you have to use the car as it is available to the public, which means they wouldn't have slicks. Maybe sports soft.
 

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