I saw the video, and the Z06 is pretty amazing for a Vette. At the same time, it needs 7-liters to create the same amount of HP that the Ferrari makes with only 5.75-liters. Also, the reason why the Ferrari costs so much more is because its hand built, uses much better materials, better breaking system, doesn’t share parts with other cars, has a nicer and better quality interior and has a better gearbox; all of which help both on and off the track. But, if you want a track-day car, the Vette is a great choice.

Jon.

this car is quite spiffy

The ferrari engine is a V12 and the Vette is a V8. You can’t compare. You could actually say that it’s amazing that the Vette gets the same power as the Ferrari but out of eight cylinders.

“better breaking system”?

While it may be true that in the 60s and 70s Ferraris were breaking more frequently than others, modern Ferraris have actually been pretty reliable. Now, as for the braking… that’s another story

the name “ferrari” is the reason for about 80 thousand dollars of the price difference.

You are telling me that the Vette is comparable to the 575 in every way? In build quality, in quality of materials used?

Jon.

#3: The difference between 8 and 12 cylinders is pretty much irrlevant WRT how much power the engine can produce. In fact, it’s probably harder for a v12 to produce the same power as a v8 of the same size and configuration, due to additional windage losses/reciprocating mass/etc.

And in terms of power production, there’s nothing amazing at all about a 7-liter engine producing 500 bhp. That’s only 71.5 hp/liter, which is pretty lame compared to, say, a Honda Civic at 100 hp/liter. Or a Ferrari 575 at 87/liter. Or an F430 at 116/liter. Etc., etc.

The 575 has better interior? You must have been kidding. They both have crappy interiors, and while it is forgivable for Vette because of its price, in the car which worth more than 200k I would expect a better interior than the 575 has.

If the 7.0L engine is bothering you then you werent in the market for this car anyway and you are looking for an excuse to bad mouth it. Its a great car and its really unfair to both the Vette and Ferrari to compare the two. If you’re too good for a ZO6, its your loss.

Typical ricer comment. I have more horsepower per liter then you, so there. Horsepower per liter means nothing on the track. Where does your 100 hp/liter honda make its power? What about the v12 87hp/liter? Silly ricers

Martin,

How many Ferrari’s have you been in? How many 575’s? Seriously, you have no earthly clue what you are talking about. Just the tactile feel alone is way better in 575 than it is in the Vette. The quality of the leather, the fact that it utilizes hand-stitched leather, of insanely high-quality (Ferrari used to utilize Connolly before they went out of business, that’s the same company that used to provide hides to RR and Bentley), the plastics are top grade, as are the real pieces of metal used.

Jon.

Poo,

Forget about the fact that you’re comment makes no sense, you do realize that it was Clarkson who compared one car to another and invariably it’s the people posting on this thread who are following the same course of discussion? Unless you decided to not read what LLN posted AND not to watch the video…?

Jon.

Which one would you like to be seen in and which one park in front of your house. Even if you could buy ten of these junks for a single ferrari I would take the ferrari.

Its faster then a ferrari 430 but not then a ferrari 360 CS. Funny thing is you could buy the ferrari 575 second hand for the price of the corvette anyway now and it will hold it price better, get you noticed more and do more miles to the gallon.

“I’m not joking, I’m not joking: As something I had to live with every day… I’d rather have bird flu. I would!”

The man is brilliant.

Clarkson is a douchbag…they need replace him with Tiff Needle. Clarkson likes bashing American cars. To him, Aston Martin is GOD.

Well, that’s because Aston Martin is God. The power and handling of a truly great sports car with the creature comforts of a Bently, what’s not godly about it?

Still though, pretty douchebaggy.

Clarkson is funny on the program, and you have to realize it’s his opinion (although, Aston is god) and you may or may not share it depending the topic he happens to be going on about. His editorials however are sometimes based on his opinion and are not backed by any sort of factual information (kind of like the posts by many people on LLN).

Jon.

Clarkson seems to have a bias against american cars and americans. If you watch what happend to his ford gt you would understand why. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz7MoM1bGIY&search=topgear%20

He takes another shot at americans here with the cadillac cts. it is sort of funny how he insults americans. http://www.cadillacfaq.com/faq/video/topgear.html

Is the RADIO a vaild complaint about the ZO6? Give me a break, the $100,000 you save can go to a better cd player. He’s way too biased against non-british and non-ferrari cars.

He’s such a Prancing Horse whore, anybody who watches Top Gear knows that.

Any time the word “Corvette” comes up it’s a safe bet that you’ll get any, or all, of the following:

A Honda Civic makes more horsepwer per liter! A Corvette is not world class and is not even in the same league as a Porsche! I’d rather have a Ferrari than 10 Z06s!!!one!!!11!

Those arguments are so old and tired that they can be skipped. Let’s be honest, a Z06 will give a Ferrari a run for its money performance-wise. What separates the Ferrari from the Z06? Name is the biggest thing followed by exquisite materials, unbelievable resale, exotic looks, that engine exhaust note and all the other things that make a Ferrari a Ferrari. However, for the money nothing will touch a Z06. If you think the Corvette is junk because it uses 7 liters to accomplish it then more power to you, the Z06 still uses less gas than a Ferrari V12.

Anybody else having a problem with this video? It ends and asks if I want to replay part way through the start from 0mph in 5th gear. Same thing happens to my friend, too.

whats “ricers” ???

So I guess if the Honda S2000 was 7.0L, then it would be 840 HP.
Early 20th c. pushrod technology is the problem with the Vette.
It’s not just the `Ricers’ that try to do more with less, it’s the rest of
the automotive industry outside GM and Ford. It’s part of the reason
why GM has been dying a slow death since the mid-1970s.

-mt

hey jon in the current motor trend, the corvette Z06 comes to a hault from 60 in 104 feet which is better than almost anything else on the road including your ferrari 575 which serves a different purpose than the corvette, the ferrari is a grand touring car, the corvette is a brutal performance machine

VDub: so true. And he thinks so highly of himself…I almost pity him…almost.

Jaguarsovereign,

The 575 can be equipped with carbon-ceramic breaks, which will make it stop faster than the Vette with no break fade. Yes, the Vette is a brutal performance machine and only suited to the track. At the same time, it is going to be slower around a track than a Ferrari 360 CS / up-coming 430 CS. Since, the 575 is not used by Ferrari as a racecar, the CS cars are. At the same time the Vette is not a true racecar, since a true racecar is endlessly adjustable, and not practical in any kind of real world condition, and the Vette is hardly endlessly adjustable.

At the end its different strokes for different folks; but Clarkson’s comparison was way off base.

Jon.

It amazes me how many people bash the C6 Z06. The Z06 is easily worth the money it takes to own one. I also find the comments about the interior to be typical from exotic owners but from my experiences the interior is on par with most sports cars, I dont care what anyone says. I also find it funny that the 7.0L pushrod gets a bad rap because its not “high tech” or “new age”… let the guy in the Murcielago and F430 use that as a way to pad their egos after they get passed on the track. Same goes for the guy in the GT3 as the Z06 driver waves “hi” while at his side in the straights.

If your ego is worth $100 grand… get the Ferrari… Z06 owners dont mind laughing at you.

By the way.. it doesnt take a genius to know that Clarkson is biased against American cars.

Dude, on the track there are a lot of cars that are track-specific that will eat the Vette. But, this car wasn’t design as a track car, was it? Nope, it was designed as a fast street car, and therein lies the problem.

Jon.

Re #11
Jon, I’ve been in each of current Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, and Porsche models, and I have a pretty good clue about the things I talk about. Ferrari has the worst interior amongst the exotic cars. Even Maserati has a better interior than its older cousin. I didn’t say that Vette has the better interior, just wanted to say that Vette has the better interior/price ratio, although Vette’s interior is one of the worst interior I’ve recently seen in any other sport car (excluding Viper).

The Z06’s engine may be old technology but it delivers performance that’s par with the latest and greatest from Europe, easily smokes everything from Japan and does it while delivering decent fuel economy and relatively clean emissions. Here’s the best part, it costs considerably less than the competition. I don’t care how it’s done, the results speak for themselves.

hp/liter is such a stupid arguement. The Z06 is an amazing car, or so says every auto journalist except clarkson on the planet and Ferraris cost 100k more because they are Ferraris. You get more then a car with that, you get a name, history, prestige, blah blah blah. I have never been anywhere near a 575 or a Z06 but I am sure they are both fantastic in their own way.

Oh, yeah for those of you that don’t know Clarksons M.O. go watch the episode where they test the Aston Martin Vanquish vs. Ferrari 575. Clarkson basically says the Ferrari is superior in everyway but he would still take the Aston Martin over it. Why? because he’s a dumbass and is about as ignorant and blind as the people who live by the hp/liter arguement.

Martin, first off, you are comparing the interior of a Bentley to a Ferrari, they are two different cars for two completely different markets; with that kind of logic you might as well compare a VW GTI to a RR Phantom… Also, you are calling a Bentley an ‘Exotic’? Seriously? A 2-ton ultra-luxury car is an exotic?

I was at my local Porsche dealership the other day and there was a F430 Spyder there in the garage that belong to a customer, and parked right in front of it there was a 911 (997) Turbo Cab, and you could just tell how much better the Ferrari’s interior was compared to the 911’s, which still has an excellent interior. That’s how nice the Ferrari’s interior is. Lambo’s interior is finally nice because they are now owned by Audi and Audi always has spectacular interiors. You should see how the inside of a Countach used to be put together!

Jon.

Jon, so now you want to argue about the classification system? I believe that is the EPA classification of this class.
The point of my comment was that people who wants to get a Ferrari will look at its immediate competitors, and in my opinion Ferrari has the worst interior in that class. You brought the good point with Audi/Lamborghini, but at the same time Ferrari is not some standalone independent company, so it could have gotten some technologies with other parts of FIAT. Don’t ask me to name them: I will say again the interior, mostly the front console. I wouldn’t complain, but the new 599, which I hope would have the better console, got the same (a bit modified) 430 console.
I hope, you do realize that your subjective opinion and mine don’t have to meet somewhere in the middle.
And, by the way, there is no 997 Turbo Cab, at least yet.

Martin

This is an American supercar if you want to compare it to somethign compare it to another American SUpercar like the GT40 American cars always have alot of liters for the HP EX: 4.6L for 300 hp in the mustang just makes it more american really a matter of taste shouldnt really affect you if you like american cars if your a fan of euro or jap cars then im sure oyu would want less liters and less noise i personally am buying one as soon as possible

its funny watching you guys argue. chevy makes the corvette ****ty because they know every redneck dreams of an american sports car, and the corvette is right up their rusted asses.

despite the numbers on the track, the ford gt is a much nicer car. but i wouldnt spend over 20k on an american car. i dont even know if i would even consider buying an american car. people buy them for 2 reasons, patriotism (which i understand) and they wanna hear a V8. i hate to bring honda into this but my uncle has had his honda civic for 6 years now, and he says he hasnt had a single problem with it. meanwhile my friends 2001 chevy impala the transmission blew at 40,000 miles, + a broken radio, the thing didnt even come with cupholders. i could go on, but ive made myself clear

I agree with the comments that Clarkson is a tad biased against American cars. I find it ironic that he owns and drives a Ford GT.

“Let’s put the car into FIFTH gear…” – Jeremy Clarkson.

Classic.

he doesnt really drive the Ford GT….he kind of just sits in it, then gets it towed

“its funny watching you guys argue. chevy makes the corvette ****ty because they know every redneck dreams of an american sports car, and the corvette is right up their rusted asses.

despite the numbers on the track, the ford gt is a much nicer car. but i wouldnt spend over 20k on an american car. i dont even know if i would even consider buying an american car. people buy them for 2 reasons, patriotism (which i understand) and they wanna hear a V8. i hate to bring honda into this but my uncle has had his honda civic for 6 years now, and he says he hasnt had a single problem with it. meanwhile my friends 2001 chevy impala the transmission blew at 40,000 miles, + a broken radio, the thing didnt even come with cupholders. i could go on, but ive made myself clear
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If I remember correctly isn’t Honda the company that had the issue with their automatic tranny failing most recently on cars like the CL, Accord, Odyssey, etc and all they did for the longest time was try and bury the whole issue? But great point judging Gm off one car, rather than looking at the obvious strides in quality they’ve been making in newer cars the last few years.

Regardless, it seems like there will always be people getting buthurt about lower priced cars outperforming their favorite higher priced cars. Its almost absurd that people complain that a company makes a more affordable fast car, they rather sit at a desk complaining about it. See the same great comments brought up when an Srt, Sti, Evo, Cobras, or whatever cheaper cars performance numbers are mentioned in the same sentence as a higher priced car.

Poo: Thanks for freaking out about the hp/liter argument. Really sets a nice tone for the whole forum. You totally missed the point, but that’s okay, because you did get to freak out.

OF COURSE hp/liter means nothing on the track. It’s a theoretical argument, typically used to illustrate how much more powerful an American V8 could be if it worked like engines made in most other first-world countries. I suppose hp/liter does make a difference in everyday driving, since it usually means an engine is more efficient if it produces a lot of hp for its size (can’t speak to the mpg a Ferrari can get though).

As to where my Honda Civic makes its power: Beats me, I don’t own a Honda Civic. But I assume that by “where”, you mean “at what rpm”? It makes its horsepower at really high revs, up in weed-eater territory. The point is, it makes it, and an American V8 doesn’t. Don’t get me wrong, I kind of like the big battleship-engine approach of American v8s. I like the simplicity of them too. Sod off.

Clarkson has good reason to be biased against American cars. Overal we’re not putting out the cars we should. I mean how can the Ford Focus in Europe be one of the top selling cars and better than the Ford Focus here? The same thing holds for GM, it has better cars abroad. I hate that fact and love American cars but in general, we can’t compete. MPG are higher in Europe, they’re more efficient, they last longer, they run better. It’s horrible but it’s true. That’s why both Ford and GM need to step it up and get moving.

Before bashing pushrod V8s, you need to look at a measurement that may be more important than hp/liter – hp/actual engine exterior envelope. I’ll bet that the 7L GM motor takes up much less space than the 5.75L Ferrari motor….and may weigh less as well. I’m no particular fan of GM, but they made the right choice in updating the pushrod V8s. Overhead cams are not always better and can be worse in some applications. hp/liter is just one measurement of engine efficiency.

Any driver knows: When the Green Flag drops, the bull**** stops. I don’t think anyone can knock GM for their know-how after they continue to rack up class win after class win in Le Mans and ALMS. Ferrari and Aston always have a great stab at the GT-1 class, but in the end hard endurance wins, hands down.

My point is, that in its(competing not price) class the Z06 is just as race-sophisticated as its rivals. With the magnesium engine cradle, carbon/balsa wood floor board, carbon-fibre fenders and roof, this is hardly a redneck mobile (comment #37).

To end the Z06/Ferrari 575 debacle, everyone is missing that Clarkson said if a “martian” were to look at the two…” Obviously for petrol heads the comparison is moot. Ferrari’s and the Z06 are in classes entirely their own and never the twain shall meet. Except on the track that is…

hp/liter matters in the rest of the world because cars are taxed by their displacement.

Did you guys know that ferrari is using an engine of a camry and honda combined with a 4 cylinder pipe line modifed turbo charger, which will output 720bhp. It will definately kill that american piece of ****, the corvette.

Clarkson… ya, he’s a piece of work… Where does he get off saying the Z06 is not a good road car and that it only belongs on the track? (this coming from a man who bought a Ford GT and then returned it because he didn’t like it). Nice.

Had my C6Z up to 140 this past weekend and it was stable as heck!

Pushrods suck. So my money goes to the Ford Shelby Cobra. It is still American, produces the same 500hp and boasts a nice DOHC engine to boot.

The nobility of the Ferrari isn’t to be questioned. If I remember correctly, Americans (generally) don’t care much for nobility. We have a small group of people who have some affection for the blue of blood. We call them snobs.
We also , due to our vast geographical, environmental, political and genotypical scope (and every other type of measurement), even have anti-americans in our fold.
None of these folks speak for the majority. They are at the ends of the Bell-curve (mostly lower).
So why do they speak at all?
Because they feel the need to defend views which only cater to their closely held but otherwise useless prejudices.
Americans like cubes. So the dissedents rattle off meaningless statistics, They will lie about efficiency comparisons. (MPG or lap times). They speak of how an upgrade can make the more expensive car competitive. They brandish the worthieness of interiors for cars meant to buckle pavement.
This is not an European car. We care if you like it for what it is. We could care less if you detest it for what it isn’t.
I define this car as a maxed-out performance bargain.
People in Ferraris, Congrats!! You have a great expensive car.
Z06 dudes, try not to let those Ferrari pylons get in your way.
Let’s be honest. If you want a week-end ricer burner, here in the US, and you want the ability to get it fixed anywhere for a relatively cheap price (another form of efficiency) and to be able to drive it on the wider, smoother streets in America and to have fun, fun, fun, does a Ferrari make much sense with multi-thousand dollar everythings that can and will go wrong? A fender bender is an average IRA breaker.
I beleive the Ferrari Z BRAKE job is 20K. Who can afford this? The same people who are in the freaking right lane!
I own a vette. On occasion it’s been a PITA. I bougt this ‘01 C-5, with less than 14K miles, with two performance mods (exhaust and intake), genuine magnesium wheel, HUD, etc. for $27,500. It’ll go a 170+.
I figure I’ll drive it for seven years and get 10K back. My insurance is less than 1150/yr. I get about 21-22 MPG. I make about 375 HP without any crazy, overly complex gizmos which add NO factual performance quality or quantitiy in this application of being a daily driver.
I am content with a purchase which allows me a bit of the supercar cachet on a modest budget. If I break something, I can fix it or get it fixed. If you want you can make it insanely quick. On Corvette Forum, right now, you can buy a TT stroker that will put out nearly a thousand HP for less than $80K. A streetable vette can do a 1/4 Mile in 9 seconds. (Lingenfelter). It’ll cost you a1/4 mill but it illustrates what can be done with an American street car and mad cash here in America (or wherever UPS delivers). Also, you can do it right now. You don’t have to wait for the next production run of a hot cam-shaft. The nearly 400,000 Corvettes sold since ‘97 make us an attractive market.
Not that you can do much to those euro cars. Everything is about at it’s limit (Including the weight!).
What mods can you do to a Ferrari to enhance it?
Brake pads!.
Anything else and the value goes down. Sounds like fun times to me!
Frequently, my counter ranters talk about the intimacy they hold with their (Put the name of a really expensive car here.) and how they cherish their moments of ecstasy when they have it on the road.
It’s an every day experience for me.
So there!
I hope you enjoyed this. Iit was fun to write.

Make that, “valueless predjudices”.

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The C6R, Ferrari 575 and Aston Martin that raced at Lemans and in ALMS are purpose-built race cars that have very few parts, if any, that are used in the street cars. It is basically Pro-Drive versus Pratt & Miller. The only statistics that are relevant are lap times, lateral g’s, 600 foot slalom speed, braking distance from 60, 100 and 150 mph, and 0-60 0-100 and 0-150 acceleration times. The rest is subjective, brake feel, brake fade, transitional handling and the like. No one believes that a stock Z06 will compare with a stock Ferrari or Aston Martin anywhere but in the objective measures of performance, where it beats the mega-buck cars senseless. I haven’t heard of any stock Ferrari 575 or Aston Martin running anywhere close to a 7:42.99 at the Nurburgring, but a stock C6 Z06 has. It doesn’t matter whether it was a 5.7 liter V-12 or a 7-liter V-8 or what the hp per liter is. The only stock car for the street that has run quicker at the Nurburgring, according to most sources, is the $415,000 Porsche Carrera GT, which ran a 7:32. The rest is bull****. Unless you have driven a Porsche, Aston Martin, Ferrari and/or Corvette at speed on the track in competition of some form, you really have no idea what you are talking about.

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So yeah. Insecure used to be an issue for me. Then it wasn’t. Now it is again. If you think you are puzzled, walk in my shoes for awhile.

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IÒve just joined the English Language list where teachers of A level English Language discuss stuff. They pointed me to this which is good fun.

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Well how bout we post a 2nd review to a Z06 instead of comparing balls based off one ball. This time 5th Gear speaks up. How bout left lane has a new thread for the 5thGear Vid, its only logical. Thanks.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=G9bByWD4Oxs&search=z06%20fifth

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Being a man (and having seen pictures of melon sex) I don’t have any trouble believing that the sticky business took place as described.

Fear, loathing, and perfunctory seduction

Obviously Clarkson loved the car, and his review was perfect, and mirrored by many american reviewers, if you want an everyday car, get the normal Vette vs the Z06, but as Clarkson does, he said it in his normal over the top way, saying he would rather have the bird flu, I thought it was funny

The Z06 is a remarkable automobile, one of the fastest and best handling cars in the world, and the only arguments i have seen is the one regarding push rods vs over head cams, and “ferrari can get 490hp out of 4.3 liter”, and that the interior is crappy, uh ok, last time I checked interior quality is very low on my priority list for my $65,000 car that beats most cars on the road, I can certainly forgive some interior cheapness for what the Z06 offers in pure race car performance.

The pushrod design in the vette is VERY old, in fact the pushrod design is just about the same age as the over head cam design, yes the pushrod engine and over head cam engine are both 100+ year old designs, as for the vette engine, the 5.7,6.0,7.0 liter v8 has been around for along time, that said it is also bullet proof, meaning it is one of the most reliable engines, and is not lacking for power, that 4.3 overhead cam engine will take up as much space if not more than the push rod v-8

When you make a car with 505hp and it still gets 26 miles to the gallon, that says something for great engine design. there are some friction advantages with the rod design

as for hp per liter, you will not find one person in america who cares, well maybe one, truth be told, since we are not taxed on engine size, just gas consumption (gas guzzler tax)we do not generally care that a 3.0 liter honda engine produces 244hp, while a 3.9 liter gm v6 produces 240hp, although the gm v6 has a definate advantage in torque, 244 to 211, with the mpg being almost a draw 27mpg for gm, and 29 for Honda.

I believe the z06 stands on its own merits, a fantastic car that own the track, and is very muich so easily the best super car value in the world, hands down

There is one problem, comparing the Z06 with a 360CS or Porsche GT3 RS. The both come with semi slicks that greatly enhance grip. The Z06 comes with “poor performing” Goodyear Eagle runflats. Slap some semi slicks on the Z06 and we`ll see. In Europe, the new Z06 is praised like God. All the major car magazines praise it for its track qualities. In Oschersleben, the Z06 currently ran the fastest lap for a tested production car in the Autobild. Way faster than Gallardo, 911 RS, 360 CS and 997 Turbo. That Vette is phenomenal. With a better launch, that Z06 could of got into a 1.21 time on top gear. The Z06 outraced a Ford GT on the Hockenheim Ring with a time of 1.11:5, that is faster than nearly any other production car out there. Just read the current Sport Auto from Germany, they couldn`t believe that time. That time is better than any Porsche, Lambo or Ferrari that has been tested uptil now, only Porsche GT was faster.

And btw, Ferraris are not known for good build quality in Germany at all. Ferrari is well known for using high quality materials in some of their cars, but build quality is sub par for such an expensive car.

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Honestly guys…when you’re buying a car designed for performance, interior design is secondary, you know if u want a luxury car and a supercar, get them seperate, if u can afford a ferrari then you can probably afford a couple cars. and as far as comfort goes for non perfoming vehicles, ive been in bmws, audis , caddilacs and mercedes and honestly the most comfortable cars ive ever been are oldsmobiles, even though they arent nearly as high class , theyre far more relaxing to sit in..but thats not the issue here…the fact is the z06 kicks ass and sure its not as refined as ur 6 figure imports but it performs just as well..will a z06 attract attention like a ferrari, maybe not to someone who doesnt know too much but im more interested with a car thats a sleeper than a car that will blow anything away and not just in a straight line either. anyway for 65 grand in a z06 if u really want an nice interior im sure the 100000 dollars u saved since u didnt buy a ferrari could really be used to spruce it up…point is, u guys are pansys if ur complaining over interior quality when the car is much less steeply priced…i wouldnt care if it had the interior of a geo with perfomance numbers like that its all i want

These are all nice cars, no one can argue that. Some are “dream cars” which most of you probably can’t afford(me included), will never drive, and others offer performance at a bargain price(Z06, Viper). But you have to give GM and Chrysler credit for producing performance at such a bargain. The Z06 and the Viper are within a far reach of most of us, but at least they are within reach. I’d rather drive a mock super car(Z06, Viper) than have wet dreams about Ferrari or Porsche. Even if you bought a used Ferrari for a bargain, you probably couldn’t afford the maintenance.

for all of u car enthusiasts that think a corvette can not compare to a ferrari or other overpriced foreign cars, that are expensive because of a plastic badge that says ferrari, there is a new corvette called the corvettess, which will be pumping out anywhere from 605 to 725 horsepower for around 100 grand, id watch how much u trash talk the amzing corvette because its coming at the european cars with raw horsepower and superior performance

I just read the new Sport Auto magazine from Germany yesterday. They tested the new Porsche Turbo on the Hockenheimring with a time of 1.13:6, Corvette did it in 1.11:5 a few weeks ago in the same magazine. The Z06 also cost nearly half the price of a new Porsche Turbo. How embarrassing is that for Porsche.

that 7.0 liter push rod v-8 is still getting the job done at LeMans year after year. TEAM CORVETTE DOMINATES THE EURO-trash!!!!!