Jakpro1

From Dragtimes.com.....isn't this supposed to be the car which would make the E55 ..."hide in the corner cold and shivering...with it's salty terrified tears washing away the dirty dispair and shame, only leaving behind a lifetime of pain as the E55 constantly looks over it's shoulder in nervous anxiety"

The 2005 C6 Vette...

12.700* 112.300 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z51 2005 MT
12.700 113.000 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z51 2005 CD

Friggin SGC beat that time on stock Conti's???????

Am I missing something???

SSpray

Wait for Z06.

dgussin1

that car will run low 12's with a good driver at full weight on the stock tires, I guarantee it. Go check some of the chevy boards to see what they're running.

Lexani

Yes, you are. E55 is afraid of no one. Besides, we have E55s that stock run high 11s low 12s. Who even made the quote?

04E55 AMG

I hate to say it but the new Z06 will destroy our cars. The Z06 is a pure track car and will be the best bang for your buck on the market.

BoBcanada

I heard that new z06 will run mid to high 11s!!! Thats just insane!!!

Jakpro1

That must be it.....I was confusing those with the Z06....yeah I agree with that.

dgussin1

the z06 will run low 11's on sticky tires. 3100lbs and 430rwhp.

Jakpro1

I guess it's just good to know that a stock C6 won't destroy the Beast though ya know. It be close at least.

vraa

Yes, but can it seat four?

Apples to Oranges. The real test is when the M5 comes off the paper.

eagleeye

Car & Driver has a piece on the new Z06. 0-60 in 3.7 sec. Wanna know what is faster? CarrerraGT at 3.6 and McLaren at a few tick qiucker, that is it. Also it has the lowest lb/bhp of any supercar. Never wanted a Vette before, but now I may have to add one for weekend driving.

Sunny55

the new C6 should not be a problem for us, although i must say the new C6 is still very fast. I have encountered two so far on the highway and from around 60mph to about 125mph, i slowly took the lead around 80mph and by around 120-125 a was a few car (maybe 2-3) lengths ahead, but it was def a close race. On the other hand, the new ZO6 will rock, def the best bang for the buck. No question the ZO6 will dominate. I am seriously looking into a ZO6.

Accomplice8

One of the mags said that the new Z06 had the same power to weight ratio as the Ford GT. From what I've seen though, the Ford GT is very under-rated from the factory. Its actual performance is more inline with a car with what 100 more hp or tq than claimed? So, if the power claims on the new Z06 are accurate, it will likely be a bit slower than the GT even if it looks identical on paper.

VinnyC

Automobile magazine claims a $70,000 price tag for the Z06 which is dollar for dollar probably the best buy for this type of performance ever.

Can Drive 55

It does not have POWER seats, air conditioned seats, drive-dynamic seats, power trunk lid, rain sensing wipers, , power tilt wheel, airmatic suspension with driver selectable ride-height control, automatic speed-sensitive lowering, xenon high beams, active headlights, hands free communication, voice control, distronic, parktronic, power rear sunshade, sunroof, illuminated door sills, wood and leather shift knob, burl walnut trim, charcoal and blue leather, rear side curtains, trunk drawer, all cargo nets, cargo tray, a BACK SEAT, free loan car with service, or Mercedes Benz build quality. Still feel sad and blue? Not me. That is why last week I placed an order for an E55 equipped as mentioned. I feel good, as James Brown would say.

PS I did order a few other items that are either available on the Z06 or similar items are available and not necessarily in addition to its repertoire. They are Sirius, keyless go, tire pressure monitor, CD changer, Navigation, a car cover, a sun shade, and white exterior color. I can hardly wait. Let me know if I forgot anything (except for the pano roof). I decided against that one item.

Marcus Frost

<-- on waiting list for '06 Z06, deposit down.

The Z06 will be an absolutely incredible sports car especially for the price. I would not even try to compare it to an E55, because they are completely COMPLETELY different machines, but in it's own right you will be extremely hard pressed to find anything that can do what the Z06 can do... especially under $100k. As a long time critic of the Z06 the LS7 engine and the overall package GM has put together for the C6 Z06 is just incredible.

I'm hoping it'll make the perfect compliment (not competitor) to the E55.

-m

mbprince

well said, if I can hold off long enough I will be looking at the second year of production for the Z06.

oh, and they are estimating the price at between 75k and 85k.

SSpray

Yep!
We all know what happened from the 01 or 02 Z06’s.

Gid_E_Up

I will take my boring, slow *** E55 (compared to the new bright red, midlife crisis havin', 1980's designer jeans wearin', corvette owner) every minute of every day for the rest of my life. Cramped car performace is for people who only want to go fast and have to limit their trip length by the luggage they need to bring.

We all have great cars and with money we can beat the new vette AND have room for 4 large adults. My ideal situation.

Fikse

the current C6 corvette with 400HP will not run low 12's stock.... the E55 will beat the.... I've seen quite a few of them run.... even one with a few bolt-on's wasn't hitting low 12's....

the new Z06 will be quite a car.... and should have no problem taking down E55's, and probably Vipers as well....

Marcus Frost

mbprince,

It won't be over $70k, and you can take that to the bank.

I'd be extremely surprised if it was over $65k (base price).

-m

Marcus Frost

That's a good stereotype.

My Z06 will be black.
I'm not at my midlife, not even close really. Thus making it impossible for a crisis.
My wardrobe is up to date.

Thanks though, you did a good job at accomplishing nothing.

-m

04E55 AMG

I agree. They will not make the same mistake they did with the ZR1.