[clayfoushee]

Hi Edley...........no question you are correct. But I was talking about car comparisons in the quote you posted. The erroneous conclusion drawn by the vast majority of US car enthusiasts is that the 1/4 mi ET is an indication of the "best" or "fastest" car.

For example, my Cobra 427SO with toploader and 3.31 gearing will hit red line at about 140 mph, which is very good, because a Cobra with ancient aerodynamics is very scary, by all accounts, at that speed. Conversely my C6, with 6sp. is capable of 186 mph (according to GM) and with modern aero and a body shaped for downforce would be quite a bit more stable than the Cobra at 140. That's just one example. Another is the .98G skidpad performance of a bone stock C6.

That's what I was scratching my head about. I love them both, and don't think of one as superior to the other. They're just different.