My C7 Grand Sport has a 6.2L NA V8 producing 460HP 460lb/ft torque and is mated to a torque converter 8 pace computerized. The Audi feels just like different low displacement turbo charged cars that I have driven. It has some preliminary go from the engine and then once the turbo spools up a giant wave of torque and energy carries it up to hurry. I would not say the system is "laggy" however you do acquire just a few thousand RPM's earlier than you actually feel the turbo kick in. Whereas the Audi in all probability would beat the C7 Grandsport to 60 in the actual world, I might describe it as "fast" whereas the Corvette simply feels powerful virtually everywhere within the RPM band. This power difference is really noticeable when driving the automobiles again to again. I usually criticize the Grand Sport for being too balanced of a automobile and too tame but compared to the TTRS it is far more visceral. The TTRS in quite a bit of the way is simply as quick, however you kind of get to hurry without feeling much effort, or pleasure.
So the TTRS brings you stand up to speed in a somewhat unremarkable blur, whereas in the Grandsport you're feeling like you're attached to a rocket by comparability. On the freeway the Corvette is the higher automobile to have. The extra horsepower and torque really begins to shine after 60mph, and on the highway the Corvette simply places you in any place you wish to be in with the entire torque and power it has. Quite a lot of reviewers praised the TTRS for having a very unique sound stuffed with personality and a terrific exhaust mated to it. Though the automotive does sound good and is certainly the most thrilling sounding German automobile I've pushed so far (which is not saying much) The C7 Corvette's V8 is just so rather more present and nice to take heed to. Now clearly, comparing a 6.2L V8 to 5 cylinders is kind of unfair.
But I would additionally say that the 4cylinder Alfa Romeo 4C has an engine with extra character to it as does the Ford Focus RS. The TTRS does sound about nearly as good because the 4.2L V8 within the Audi R8 though and higher than the anemic 997 Porsche 911 Turbo that I drove. The TTRS got blasted in a number of observe focused critiques as a result of it has a 60/40 entrance weight bias. The AWD system on it is also a claimed to be somewhat wonky as it likes to predominately ship energy to the entrance wheels, solely sending them to the rear wheels when needed. Because of this, the automotive was claimed to be a little bit tough to drive on the restrict and a lot of people complained of understeer and poor turn in. The C7 Grandsport by comparability is objectively the most effective dealing with cars available on the market interval and options the Corvette's tried and true double want-bone, leaf spring, magnetic shock, RWD suspension setup.
