re: 2015 Corvette Z06 vs 2016 Viper ACR

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for a street car

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Instead of blessing the ACR variant with bunches of extra output, Dodge instead turned to an aggressive aerodynamics package that it claims delivers nearly a ton of downforce at the Viper's maximum speed of 177 miles per hour. The total aero package includes an adjustable, twin-element, carbon-fiber rear wing, carbon-fiber diffuser, an extendable front splitter, and dive planes. Those big louvers on the hood? Yeah, they're removable, too. The "race-tuned" suspension uses coil-over Bilstein shocks that offer ten different settings and up to three inches of height adjustment. Kumho Ecsta V720 tires were built specifically for the Viper ACR, and come in 355/30 in back and 295/25 in front, with 19-inch wheels at all four corners. Along with the aero improvements, Dodge is claiming the Viper can pull a race-car-like 1.5Gs in higher-speed turns. Carbon-ceramic brakes with six-piston calipers add the stopping power that's greater or equal to the ACR's cornering performance.

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Yeah, some production vehicle.
Wonder how many other "production vehicles" are rolling around the streets with ceramic fricking brakes.

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Wonder how many other "production vehicles" are rolling around the streets with ceramic fricking brakes.

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They are an option on a good number of production vehicles. This is from 2012, and there are many more models that offer the upgrade these days:

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Finally, there are the brakes. Brembo used the carbon-ceramic technology from its Formula One program and applied it to the CCM brake discs found in the Enzo. Now you can find these carbon ceramic brakes in all Ferrari models and in supercars like the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, Pagani Zonda, Aston Martin DBS and the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1.

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Take the $83,000 Porsche 911 Carrera, for example. While far from cheap, it’s certainly more accessible than a Ferrari of Lamborghini and can be equipped with the pricey brakes – a steep $8,520 addition. Further down the scale, these high-performance components can now also be factory equipped on cars like the BMW M3 or Porsche Boxster, both of which are about $60,000.

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defend it then instead of trying to insult people.

Where's your proof?

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Proof of what? I already posted the lap times. I already blew up your ceramic brake argument. What else do I need to do? And where exactly did I insult anyone?

That was awesome.

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Proof of what? I already posted the lap times

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of a production vehicle? Yeah bud, ok. Like i said and linked, the ACR is not a record holder. The ACR-X is but it's very far from being a production vehicle.

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We're talking about he car in the OP

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if that's the case then what Jordan said is not correct. It is not a record holder and that is what i'm talking about

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it is the ACR-X. And lets be honest. They're calling it a "production vehicle" that broke all those Laguna Seca lap times but this thing is a tuner car with hand build components and carbon fiber all over it.

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As are the McLaren P-1, Porsche 918, and Ferrari LaFerrari...the new ACR is faster around Laguna Seca than two out of those three and was very close to being faster than all three...and that's at 10x's less money. So what's your point?

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if that's the case then what Jordan said is not correct. It is not a record holder and that is what i'm talking about

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So I guess there is a giant media conspiracy to report the contrary:

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n fact, the new Viper ACR has not only beat the lap times of its own predecessor as it set out to, but took the production-car lap record at 13 tracks across the country.

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After setting a whopping 13 production car benchmarks in the 2016 Viper ACR, though, Dodge has plenty of reason to gloat.

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At the time of the car’s reveal, we said it was going to be a bloodbath when it came to the amount of track records that would be destroyed—and we’re glad to report that we were correct in our thinking. Dodge has confirmed that its latest Viper ACR has set 13 production car lap records.

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3 of a riculous amount of similar articles that can be found witha simple google search

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Yeah, some production vehicle.
Wonder how many other "production vehicles" are rolling around the streets with ceramic fricking brakes.

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Try to keep up with the times. Carbon fiber and carbon ceramic brakes aren't only for million dollar race cars anymore. The tech has become significantly more affordable...hell, the Alfa Romeo 4C has a carbon fiber tub and can be had for ~$70k. Also pretty much all German manufacturers offer carbon ceramic brake upgrades on top tier performance models. Didn't the Corvette ZR1 have carbon ceramic breaks 5 years ago?