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

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

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…

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.

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
Comment by Anonymous, posted on May16 at 6:52 pm”

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.