2012 Corvette Z06 laps the N?rburgring [video]

this is absolutely not among the world's best supercars... It's just a Corvette, cheap interior, unsafe drive, plastic body and stuff like that. However if you put 500 cars to that "world's best supercars list" now the Z06 can enter your list

Ouch, sorry m3digi somebody should have warned you that a little patriotism mixed with domestic auto love will result in pure hate. But the haters will hate, there is no changing that. I assume somebody will come on here soon claiming that factory times cannot be trusted, even though there is a video... oh wait there it is, man that fast, the haters must be working overtime today. "Hey everybody there is an article on WCF saying good things about an American car, quickly everybody say something negative! No time to base your ideas on facts just post them!"

I think it's all been said here, so I'm not going to fuel the debate. My remarks weren't intended to create any bias toward American cars. It's just nice to have one American car that's regard among the world's great supercars. Thanks to all those who have added some context (and maturity) to the debate.

well said m3diqi. I am not American and yet I am proud of the Corvette. It shows that we can enjoy a supercar at a logical price. Shumy have you been inside a Corvette? Yes its interior is not world best but it is not bad at all. Corvette has come a long way in the last 20 years to compete with the best and stand proud.

Is this a joke? I didn't say anything about America? you guys are so sensitive about american cars... I really appreciate the fact that Corvette is faster than a LOT of the other cars. But I just don't like the quality of the car. Corvette is an american car so it should be better in terms of the quality. I know not all can be at the same time since they are trying to lower the costs in some way but they should try something else or just increase the price to create a real american supercar. By the way PAA, yes I have been once inside a Corvette when a friend was looking to buy one. How do you expect me to say it's has a "cheap interior" if ve never been inside. I still don't think Corvette is: "among the world's best and most coveted supercars." and it's because it has a cheap interior, it is unsafe, and the materials used on the car are cheap and simple as well. Not only the speed and/or the acceleration of the car can put it on a list where cars like Porsche Turbo, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin exist.

It does have leaf springs... though not the kind that most people seem to think. Also, have you seen the new interior upgrades? http://www.autospies.com/images/users/Joe_Limon/main/2012-Interior.jpg

Has anyone ever stopped to consider that maybe GM isn't even trying to make a supercar? To reach supercar status you have to be 1. exclusive and 2. very expensive. That is fun and all but Chevy is in this to sell cars not take part in the snobbery scene.

thats the same thing i think about the Corvette and American car companies i also dont understand why they havent made the move or at least checked out other car companies like bmw or mercedes benz, missan or any other car company of the same level and see how the quality is in those cars. I am not buying an american car until the quality improves and i dont mean to say that in a offensive way

+1, if a 400 something hp audi is a supercar, then this 500 something vette is more than a sports car.

Yeah, thats the point. With all the gadgetry and the 4WD system, the GTR cannot be that light. Nissan chooses a different formula to go faster, and Chevy uses another (which is actually more traditional too). I'm not starting a Vette vs GTR debate here, both cars are very dear to me. Dismissing this car's credentials by saying its faster coz its light is a dreadful dreadful viewpoint. There's lots of things that make it go fast. Why cant people appreciate a beautifully balanced chassis? Just to give you an example, the MC-12 is much more powerful, and much lighter, and a brutally hardcore experience inside. It is however slightly slower than this Vette on the ring too. Chassis dynamics has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, and the Vette is a prime example of that.

Most vehicles can pull over 1g. But very few can sustain 1g of lateral acceleration. let alone at slow speeds where most lateral acceleration tests are done.