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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 01:37 AM
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Vette beats my E55

Very nice looking yellow Corvette started to pull away while we were both doing about 75 on the open desert highway. I put my foot down, and accelerated to 120-125 in a very short time, but he was able to put a little distance between us.

The E55 is very fast. A Vette is faster!!!
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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 03:13 AM
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Do you know if it was a Z06 or just the standard Vette?
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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 10:17 AM
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I really don't know. Is a Z06 easy to distinguish from a regular Vette?

How much more performance does the Z06 offer?
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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 12:41 PM
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Let's see, off the top of my head: different wheels, hardtop (no removable roof) Z06 badge on front left/right fenders, but the most obvious is the black intake piece on the rear of the side rocker panel (see pic below). As far as power, the Z06 is the best bang-for-the-buck performance on the road today: 405hp (55 more than reg Vette), 400lb-ft torque (25 more than reg Vette), and a 0-60 times of 3.9s-4.0s that betters a 996 Turbo. But, it's still a Vette...a VERY fast Vette

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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 04:07 PM
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Probably was a Z06. Thanks for the info!
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