[VIDEO] Is the New Porsche 911 Turbo S any Match for the C8 Corvette ZR1X?

Much of the general public is finally catching on to what the creators of Vine knew in 2012; people enjoy watching movies, shows and other streaming content but time and attention spans are often in short supply. This fact of modern life has left short-form video as the preferred medium for many consumers of moving pictures. To that end, YouTube channel DPC Cars has put together some interesting vehicle comparisons that, unlike ultra-in-depth purveyors like Savage Geese or the entertainment value-oriented sources like Top Gear and Throttle House, cut to the chase in under five minutes.

The first of these that we’ll highlight this week asks what semi-exotic supercar viewers would rather have; the Corvette ZR1X or the Porsche 911 Turbo S. Our readers are pretty well-versed in the ultimate C8 ‘Vette at this point; through the power of hybridization, it powers all four wheels with a total of 1,250 ponies, can max out at either 233 MPH or 1,200 lbs. of downforce, and has a claim to the title of “world’s quickest production car,” despite its full suite of luxury appointments and very un-sports car-like two-ton curb weight.

The new Turbo S, though, is a little more mysterious on this side of the sports car aisle. The conventional top – if not the most desirable – of the sizable range of 911s now also makes use of electrification, which it leverages to become as powerful as an 11-year-old Dodge Challenger… almost. That’s right, Porsche’s rear-engined pet project has joined the 700 pony club by mixing its 631 HP 3.6L twin-turbo flat-six with an AC motor hooked up to a lith-ion battery pack good for an additional 80 HP and 138 lb-ft. That’s a total system output of 701 and 590, respectively. There’s also AWD, the industry standard PDK gearbox, four-wheel steering, a trick suspension setup with active anti-roll bars, and Pirelli P Zero R rubber. Weight is listed at an also portly 3,833 lbs., but all of its space-age tech allows what is essentially Europe’s preeminent grand tourer achieve some staggering performance numbers.

In its first test last month, Car and Driver clocked a Turbo S at 2-seconds-flat in the sprint to 60 MPH, actually besting the 2.1 they achieved in the 1.78x more powerful Corvette. 100 arrives in 4.8 seconds and 130 in 8.0 on the way to a 9.7 quarter at 142 mph. The superior dyno numbers of the ZR1X let it overcome the early deficit in dramatic fashion, hitting the century mark in a hard to believe 4 ticks, 130 in 6.2, and even eclipsing 150 (a number the Porsche won’t see for 11.1 seconds) in 8.5 before reaching the quarter pole 5 mph later with an ET of 9.2 seconds.

These aren’t just knuckle-dragging straight-line buffoons, though. They’re also expected to hold corners and stop on a dime. On the 300-foot skidpad, C&D measured the X at 1.15 g, with the Turbo S nipping at its heels, going .12 over the equivalent of Earth’s gravity. The tables are turned when slamming on the left pedal, when the Porsche came to a complete stop from 70 in just 134 feet compared to the hyper ‘Vette’s 139 effort – interestingly, a stop from 100 flips the script again with AWD ZR1 recording a 267-foot stop vs. the Porsche’s 272. As always, the biggest difference between the two is price, with the most expensive Corvette in history still greatly undercutting its chief rival. The ZR1X starts around $212,000 and can only climb to some $240k (if you can find a dealer that’ll give you MSRP at this point in the game). The Turbo S? $273,000 minimum, before sampling anything from the firm’s notoriously pricy options menu that can send it dangerously close to Ferrari 296 GTB territory (aka an even more prestigious Euro-sled that’ll still have to move over if a ZR1X approaches it from behind).

If you’re short on time or patience, you’ve already skipped our more detailed writeup to mash the play button. If you’re still with us, thanks for keeping some of the old ways relevant, and be sure to chime in below with your choice to the seemingly obvious question being posed and if you enjoyed the convenience of DPC’s found footage and insipid explanations below; is this type of video the wave of the future, or will you stick with reading and the other channels listed above moving forward?

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