A friend of mine just got a 2001 grand prix gt. What do you think against the 2001 max?

Monil

 

The 5th gens 5spds are more comp for the GTP and the autos are more comp for the GT. So depends what you have.

 

5-speed max would spank it, auto max would (maybe)nose it out pretty good, they have 200hp 225lbs torque, the 3.8 has some torque so off the line with the GT will be good. Great race auto to auto but if you own a 5-speed, you should get him good.

If any race was over 80mph the MAX either auto or 5-speed would be spitting gravel all over the poor GT's face.

Mark

 

I'm not so sure about that 80+mph thing. The GTPs have a lot more torque and do better at a roll than from a stop. Will beat even a 5spd from a roll. For those of us with 5spds, the advantage is from the stop. As for GTs, well . . . 5spds all the way.

 

Road & Track did a test and the Grand Prix edged out the auto Max by a bit.

 

Kev, I wonder though did they do a few tweaks while racing against Grand Prix like manually shifting the auto to 6500 and torque breaking?

 

Most of us can go faster in the 1/4 mile than they did.

 

Aside from speed, I've been told there are more features on the grand prix. I did not test drive one before I bought my max. I know the price is a bit less than the max, so if speed is basically equal and price is less, what specific performance or other things give the max an advantage? Better engineering? Better suspension? Better brakes? Better what?? I see a lot more grand prix on the road, and I'm woundering why I shouldn't have bought a GTP (maybe if I had test drove one I'd already know the answer..)

 

Yep! Dont race a GTP (the supercharged version) from a 50-60 mph roll. Youll get handed your ***. I know from experience

 

"I'm not so sure about that 80+mph thing. The GTPs have a lot more torque and do better at a roll than from a stop."


We are talking about GTs not GTPs, My post would not be the same IF we were talking about GTPs.

Mark

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Max 1109
....what specific performance or other things give the max an advantage? Better engineering? Better suspension? Better brakes? Better what??

All of the above

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ScreamingVQ

Quote:

Originally posted by Max 1109
....what specific performance or other things give the max an advantage? Better engineering? Better suspension? Better brakes? Better what??

All of the above

Ha Ha, I don't know about the suspension or the brakes.

Mark