Amazing Passat W8 vs Corvette ZO6 Video

Game, Set, Match. Oh you really are a piece of work, WOOT!

:>It's a BRAND new car, up till a few weeks ago it was a prototype, it's :>just gone into production.

An idiot *and* a top posting twit ...

:>On Jul 12, 10:16 pm, Sarah Czepiel wrote: :>> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:17:07 -0700, Sal :>> wrote: :>>

:>> :>The Volkswagen GTI W12 Twin Turbo is a legit MID-ENGINE SUPERCAR. :>>

:>> And the last time your little VW won the 24 Hours of Lemans was.....? :>>

:>> ::>Why would anyone settle for a Front Engine car with understeer like :>> :>the Corvette SS whent they can get a Mid-Engine Exotic like the :>> :>Volkswagen GTI W12 Twin Turbo with Supercar manners on the track? :>>

:>> Uh, so when did your little VW win Lemans.....? :>>

:>> :>On Jul 12, 3:46 pm, Sarah Czepiel wrote: :>> :>> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 05:25:11 -0700, Sal :>>

wrote: :>>

:>> :>>

:>> :>> :>What about the 650 BHP Golf GTI W12 Twin Turbo aka Corvette SS :>> :>> :>Killer? :>> :>>

:>> :>> You're trying to polish a turd. Corvette people don't like turds, :>> :>> polished or not. :>> :>>

:>> :>> Enjoy your VW. :) :>> :>>

:>> :>> :>On Jul 11, 10:44 pm, Bob I wrote: :>> :>> :>> WTFC. A Volkswagon is still a volkswagon. :>> :>> :>>

:>> :>

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My 1981 Rabbit 1.6D truck can do 77mph downhill with a tailwind -- SO THERE!!!!!!

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I thought that was hilarious too. Now this pitiful little dribbler thinks his car is a penis extender.

AJM '93 Ruby coupe, 6 sp (both tops)

WOW

That W8 is so good you can't even buy them in the USA any longer. All the production must get sucked up in Europe, huh?

Any reason why the race didn't pit a new W8 vs a new base C6? No, I'm sure not.

Because the W8 is NOT from the same generation as the C6, it's the same generation as the C5. People were not willing to pay $40,000+ for a 174 MPH 8 cylinder Passat when they could get a 155 MPH 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder Passat for 20-30K. They would rather buy an Audi or Lexus at that price. Family Car buyers didn't care much about extra power or extra speed so the the W8 is no longer made. If the Passat W8 Six Speed Sport was still made, the latest one would have about 400-430BHP and have a top speed of 200-205 MPH. Passats are among the MOST efficient midsize cars at translating horsepower into speed I've ever seen. the older

My 400 BHP+ stat for a THEORETICAL 2008 Passat W8 Six Speed Sport is based on the fact that the V6 Passat jumped from 190 BHP to 280BHP and

"THEORETICAL" and "VERY GOOD ESTIMATES" sum up this thread.

With enough horsepower or thrust, you can make a brick move quickly. Making it maneuverable under a variety of wind-gust and road surface conditions at those speeds is what takes engineering talent.

Sedans, at speed, tend to get ugly.

That's why they have governors or limiters.

-- pj

Yeah, Sedans are horrible at speed. Oh wait my mistake, the Stock 730 BHP Brabus Rocket CLS V12 Twin Turbo will kick any stock Corvette ass on the track or the Autobahn.

Snip foolish blather...

What does "if it was still around" tell you??? Sal is having as much fun with his dreams as having sex with Marilyn Monroe, if she was still around. That might be it, he likes them dead.

By the way when one of the car rags was test driving the new C6 by taping off the grill and folding the mirrors back they came up with

Jealous? or Clueless?

It's not a legit anything. It's a one-off, never-will-be-mass-produced abomination.

-- Mike Smith

I love this response

Ok so I don't own either car but even if what you say is true, frankly I'll take a Honda Accord for a daily driver and a Corvette for fun driving any day over your choices. I dare you to tell me your family car is more reliable than the Honda or more popular than a Corvette? Where I live, I don't see too many Passats compared to Corvettes so I guess per your rant, no matter how fast they are, people prefer Corvettes.

And I don't recall recently seeing anyone here claim the Corvette was the fastest car around. What I have seen is that it's a fun car to drive with good performance.

YOU are the moron living in a dream world. Last year Passats were

I am trying to find statistics on the Passat but bombing out. I did see that VW was hoping to sell 10,000 units of the W8 with half going to the US. Corvette appears to sell about 35,000 units per year of their V8 model. We are trying to compare apples to apples. It has been a long time since you could buy a 6 cylinder in a Corvette. ;-) The

If we are talking about best selling in the US the F series truck is the most popular with 845,586 units in 2003. If you work your way down to cars the Camry and the Solara at 413,296 and then the Accords at

Show me your stats. I live in Texas and I can honestly say I see many more Corvettes than Passats here but I admit this isn't a scientific survey just my overall observation while driving. I'd guess I see about 6 or more Corvettes to 1 Passat.

Now based on facts, Passats might be the best selling european midsize car in US (according to you not me; I didn't bother to verify your claim so I just accept it as fact) but they aren't the best OVERALL selling midsize car in the US as that honor goes to either the toyota camry or honda accord (depends which year). Again I must see about 10 to 15 Toyota Camrys or Honda Accords to every Passat around here.

But back to the main topic, I doubt many will care if the Passat is faster than a Corvette (your claim not mine) because its not just about speed but performance and fun. I can't speak for others but its hard to find roads around here where you can go over 90 mph for very long so top speed means little to me but if I compare the Passat to the Corvette, performance and fun to drive will mean a lot more to me.

What are you talking about? Passats have the MOST horsepower in their class. Passat 4 Cylinder 200 BHP, Passat V6 280 BHP, Passat R36 300 BHP. That's more than Accord, Camry, Sonata, Altima, Fusion, Malibu, and Sebring.

You obviously know NOTHING about cars thinking that Passats have less power than their competition.