StealthAuto

That car's a beast!! I cant wait to see one in person and see some dyno numbers

jimand7

uhhh what? My e55 has four doors! I hope it would win!And my Z8 is by NO means a race car. If I wanted a race car I sure as heck would not buy a CORVETTE! There are plent of cars that would destroy a Z06 around the track. Who would want to race a completely stock car that was made for the road?
crappy flimsy e55? I do not think so. And most on this board would agree.
And as for my Z8? I think that has held its value better than any corvette in the last 20 years. If I bought a CORVETTE the same time I bought my Z8 in 2002 and put the same amount of miles on it, the corvette would be worth roughly 40% of what I paid. The Z8 is worth 85% of what I paid for it. Now, I did not buy the Z8 as an investment but that has to tell you something.
I realize that my 911TT on order is still a tick or two behind the corvette z06 but I will not look like some douchebag that just bought the vette because he won the lottery's pick 3 that day. And that was the first thing he thought of(before his rent). OK that was a little harsh but so be it.

blackbenzz

I dont understand why you make comments like that. The car a person is driving doesnt dictate what kind of person is driving it. Whether I'm in a Ferrari, Benz, BMW, Porsche, Pinto, or a Vette; I'm still the same person.

jimand7

To some degree it is an extension of your personality. assuming your not a car nut and own 30 different kind of cars. The enviromentalist (with means) probably would not buy a zo6 and the gear head (with means) probably would not buy a used festiva. I mean my best freind has a Z06 and I call him a cheesed*ck whenever he drives it. Because that is what he looks like to me.
Sure there are awesome people that have every kind of car. I am just speaking in (politically incorrect terms) generalities.
I admit the Z06 is fast could beat me at the track. BUt if I wanted to beat a z06 i could (maybe a noble) that is not the point.

TopGun32

Z06 is the best bang for the buck sports car in the WORLD.

With the S/C Z06 it would probably put it in another GALAXY.

Good job CHEVY!


Word to GM/Chevy: Don't forget about your truck line, since Toyota just handed you an as$ with the new Tundra.

I would not consider any other truck in the market unless you need Turbo Diesel to do some serious hauling.

newton22

You look like a potatop*ssy in the Z8 everytime I see you driving it.

DJE55

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DJE55

The older Vettes created a stereotype for the Vette guys. They were Redneck's Porsche's or a poor man's Porsche. The C5 and especially the C6 has changed the market. You don't have the stereotypical crowd buying these car's now. I haven't liked any of the Vette's after 67 until the C5. I would love to own one of these cars today and I think the stereotypes have been crushed by the new C6.

DJE55

Is this thing going to be a mid-engine car? If not, how are they fitting a motor under that hood? Why the need for the vent's on the top of the rear quarter panel? I don't think this is what the car will look like. The wheels on this Vette look horrible.

BIG LUV

That is Photoshoped. It won't look anything tlike that.

05VENOM

Man..I just had a long day and this thread has made me laugh..thanks fellas.
Just my 2 cents..there aren't many icon sports cars out there but if I had to name a few the Corvettte and 911 top the list. Yes i agree with whoever said the 911 is overpriced and under powered...but whoever said there is a benz that could beat a new Z06(the 505 hp one) around a track...not on your best day..such a Benz does not exist!

m52e55

looks pretty good. neutral on the vette, but respect performance. current zo6-agree on lap track ability, but sprint in the 1/4? would run my stage1 RENN against it staright line. may not win them all, but would be willing to bet would take more than a few runs away from the zo6 before done. the modded 55's...they are just plain brute force and "pleasantly frightful." there's a black zo6 in my town that speeds all over thre place-the few times we have been at light or merge onto fwy, he has never tried to pull or mash it. maybe just being mellow in those instances, or maybe knows from dig/slow roll, he would have his hands full. agree though that the z06's are brutes too.

05VENOM

Rumor has it that the F430 and Gallardo fail to supply there cars to magazines for testing against the Z06 because they don't want their 200k cars being beat by a 70k Vette.

DJE55

That's all that is, rumors. These cars (exotics) have been getting out performed for years. They don't compete in the same market and they don't try too. The Vette is the best bang for the buck car out there by far. That's what American muscle has been doing for years, mass producing bang for your buck. Ferrari, Lambo's and others have limited production runs of their cars to keep up values and prestige. They don't need magazine articles to sell their cars. They have guys on waiting list right now that have been there since previous model years.

Tuskir

A 115,000$ corvette is beyond rediculous. You can buy a 40,000$ base C6, turbocharge it for 20,000$ and have a faster car for half the price. Furthermore, nobody will even be able to tell the difference between a bi-turbo C6 and this "Blue Devil" corvette. This car proves how desperate GM is.... there is no doubt they will release a $150,000 version with 800hp soon

2MANYCARS

Are they going to call it Z06SC or the rumored Z06R? It's a badass car no doubt, and you sure will get a lot of attentions driving that car, but fit and finish in the interior of the domestics is just not my cup of tea. I'm putting my name down for a 2008 Skyline GT-R instead, given its base price for 75k and with an extra 20-30k invested into the engine, suspension, brakes, and weight reduction, I'm sure it can perform just as well.

jimand7

so does every moron who soups up a 430 when they should have spent the $ in the first place for a 500 haha jokes on you bro.

AMG_55

+1

james bond wanna be ***

allied107

I personally have never been a fan of American made cars but I have to say this Corvette looks amazing.

xxaarraa

A great engine does not a great car make.

It can do 9 second quarter miles or trap 140 mph, but it still has a lego interior that I could have built better in the 1980s when I was playing with legos. Watch out if that thing gets ahead of you for spare parts will come flying to your windshield.

And NO, Chevy does not make good SUVs or trucks. European or Japanese SUVs/trucks will run circles around ANYTHING chevy offers in all aspects - durability, power, mileage

jimand7

I will say the new generation is a much better looking car (corvette). BUt everytime I see some guy driving it he is wearing Oakley Blades with mousse in his hair and a gold chain around his hairy neck pulling into a fast food drive thru.
But again they are fast, it is just not all about fast all the time. I wonder if I renntech my CL600 2007 I would have a chance...hmmmmm prob not.
but it would be fun to smoke someone in my new CL.
with this Chicago weather I would bury any Z06 all day with my on order 911-997TT. It is snowy and crappy
I will post pics of 07 cl600 on this forum 2 morrow
it is sweet but only 31 miles on it.
I will be driving my chevy escalade 2morrow!
really.

jimand7

oh you forgot one thing......looks. jap SUV are ugly unless you thin the infiniti q56 is a hot ride. and euro ones do not have the room I need maybe GL450 but that is UGLY. I have had a G500 and that has very little room
I agree about your engine comment as well. but other options came standard with the 500. well I will just leave it at that.

Roupin

Did you just mock the majority of the cars on the board? So anyone who drives what you deem a lesser model with a drop and wheels is a moron?

Either you're just an internet tough guy or a tool. Maybe both.

chiromikey

iirc, the "sting ray ss" but what the hell do i know.