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Michael Fennell (Mfennell70)
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Username: Mfennell70

Post Number: 74
Registered: 7-2001
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 2:49 pm:   

"A superperformance or FF or any good cobra replica would show it a thing or two about performance."

In what sense? 1/4 mile? Sure. Road course? I don't know. Apples-to-apples is difficult but a stock engined Factory Five Spec Cobra has about the same power to weight ratio as a C5 Corvette and a T1-prepared Corvette gets around Summit Point a full 3 seconds faster. A Z06 seems to be another second faster ("seems to be" because I have no idea of the qualifications of the drivers - I'm just looking at a results page from a NEDiv National this spring and a NASA race a few weeks ago).

I love the things to death but most of them are about as sophisticated as a rock. In fact, that's probably *why* I like them so much. :-)

Mike - FFR3793 in progress
Tim N (Timn88)
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Username: Timn88

Post Number: 1652
Registered: 6-2001
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 1:32 pm:   

Racer, without a doubt there are more 360's on the road. I dont think it could putperform all american cars. A superperformance or FF or any good cobra replica would show it a thing or two about performance. Now for comfort and driveability thats a different story. The C12 is heavy, weighing in at 3200+lbs. The saleen has to be less than that. The mosler MT900 photon (or whatever he calls the highest performing model) is also a force to be reckoned with.
Racer 001 (Mr_0011)
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Username: Mr_0011

Post Number: 350
Registered: 3-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 1:22 pm:   

Callaway cars are truly special. There are probably more 360's out there than C12s.

I'd like to see them do a car like this with some major power. For under $100k you could get a 7.0L Twin Tubro package from Lingenfelter. MTI also has a 427... but I don't think it can be blown due to compression or something. Horsepower isn't everything, but for $80k a new SRT-10 Viper puts out more than this 1/4 million dollar car... With that said... the C12 is probably faster than all of the American exotics on the track, save maybe the Saleen S7...
James Napolis (Napolis)
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Username: Napolis

Post Number: 94
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 12:21 pm:   

Any co. that makes a street legal car that goes 255MPH can't be all bad...
James Dixon (Omnadren250)
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Username: Omnadren250

Post Number: 368
Registered: 7-2001
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 12:14 pm:   

I can remember there was a Callaway vette from the early 90's that looked even more like a 360 than this new C12 model.

You used to hear a lot about Callaway vettes back in those days, but then he seemed to just disapear towards the late 90's.

I guess Lingenfelter gets all the media coverage these days.
Ernesto (T88power)
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Username: T88power

Post Number: 896
Registered: 2-2001
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 12:11 pm:   

Quote from the article: "Enter the C12. Based on the C5 Corvette, Callaway�s flagship aims to achieve all that the company holds sacrosanct."

But Tim is right, it was released before the 360. Saw it in a dealership in Manhattan, didn't really know what it was at first. BTW, those are Dodge Avenger tail light I think. Anyway, grossly overpriced.

Ernesto
Tim N (Timn88)
Intermediate Member
Username: Timn88

Post Number: 1649
Registered: 6-2001
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 11:33 am:   

I'm pretty sure this car came out before the 360. It also isnt really a vette. Its built from the ground up at callaway. There was an article about it in motor trend back in 99 i think.
Matt Lemus (Mlemus)
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Username: Mlemus

Post Number: 603
Registered: 8-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 10:44 am:   

At $247,150, you could get a 360 spyder.
Mark (Study)
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Username: Study

Post Number: 342
Registered: 10-2001
Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 10:41 am:   

Look how easy it is to change the front hood and back trunk cover on a C5 Corvette to make it look like a 360.

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