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The corvette will will by a few car lengths in the quarter mile.
The corvette wins in the quarter mile by a few car lengths.
A quarter mile in 10.6 seconds = about 85 mph average speed.
quarter horses have been clocked at 55mph (88.5k) in the quarter mile.
The 2004 Aston Martin DB9 goes through the quarter mile in 13.1 seconds and has an estimated top speed of 186 mph.
With it's V6 it runs the quarter mile in 15.0 @ 95mph.
A 1959 Corvette with the 250hp 283ci fuel-injected V8 and with the 3.70:1 rear axle can go from 0-60 MPH in 7.8 sec., does the quarter mile in 15.7 sec. at 90 MPH, and has a top speed of 120 MPH. A 1959 Corvette with the 290hp 283ci fuel-injected V8 with the 4.11:1 rear axle can go from 0-60 MPH in 6.8 sec., from 0-100 MPH in 15.5 sec., does the quarter mile in 14.9 sec. at 96 MPH and has a top speed of 124 MPH.
15.4 seconds
103 mph
Apples to apples, brand new, out of the box: 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible - 0-60 mph 3.6 | Quarter mile 11.9 2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition - 0-60 mph 3.7 | Quarter mile 12.0 So, there you have it; the 2013 Ford Mustang is the faster car...by 1/10th of a second.
No a quarter mile is half of a half mile.
A Nissan GTR ZR1 is faster than the Corvette ZR1 because it can complete a quarter-mile at 120.5 mph, while the later does so at 113 mph.