Corvette Z06 says checkmate to GT500

lexustech48 said:

This.

Im 5'5"and you can barely fit another smaller human in the back seat directly behind me. To get a normal sized human back there I have to move my seat all the way up.

Im a short **** and I have to get uncomfortably close to the steering wheel and pedals to fit a passenger behind me. The back seats in the Mustang are literally a courtesy and Mustang should be viewed as 2 seat sports car.

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my two daugthers can barely fit back there, 8 year old and a 14 year old...my wife has been bugging me to finally get a grown up car, so I got her a suburban to replace her tahoe We never go out in the mustang anymore, don't like shoe horning my oldest into the backseat. I am LMFAO at all the four seat talk... the only thing going back there are groceries and Oompa Loompas...

But not even the same configuration of vehicle.

ZYBORG said:

Is the price AND trying to be the best at performing.

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Looks like the C8 Z06 is going to be naturally aspirated:
What We Know about the V-8 that Will Power the C8 Corvette Z06 and ZR1

I can't imagine much mass cross shopping amongst Vette and Mustang owners....

DepWraith said:

Well the base vette basically stayed the same (within 5k), so it's very likely the Z06 will be about 85k at most for base.

(For the record, I never said it will cost the same, I simply put the 2019 price up...you made the assumption; seems common for you to read one thing and then think another)

They are in the same price class...actually the GT500 COSTS MORE and will be slower, so there's that too.

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Rumor is the 500 puts up times as fast as the c7z. Which is fair as it’s priced the same.
There’s no way the c8z does not go up in costs in some form or fashion.

200MPHCOBRA said:

Looks like the C8 Z06 is going to be naturally aspirated:
What We Know about the V-8 that Will Power the C8 Corvette Z06 and ZR1

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Damn no hot veee? Wait could wraith be wrong again?

Lightweight 9k rpms c8z would be badass!!

200MPHCOBRA said:

Looks like the C8 Z06 is going to be naturally aspirated:
What We Know about the V-8 that Will Power the C8 Corvette Z06 and ZR1

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Im not stoked that they went with the euro firing order, those modern italian turbo v8's sound like ass.

lexustech48 said:

oh yeah... I used to be upset about it when I was younger, but I couldnt care less now. I can drive my Shelby and I reach the pedals in my Excursion so IM good.

Played offensive line in high school frosh year. Sophomore year everyone else hit their growth spurts and I didnt.... must have been the cigarettes I smoked in jr high.

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Lmao

ON D BIT said:

Damn no hot veee? Wait could wraith be wrong again?

Lightweight 9k rpms c8z would be badass!!

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Are you so dense that you really think it was me saying that or simply me sharing what Motor Trend posted? Oh wait, you're from Cali...nevermind.

Either way, looks like it will kill the GT500....so there's that.

A comparison of a SUV and Truck not being in the same class is not the same as a comparison of two sports cars. Not my fault Ford made the GT500 a pig again or made it cost more than a Z06. They are both sports cars offered by rival companies. Unless of course you go with the notion that Ford has nothing in the less expensive class that the Corvette is in?

Corvette - trying to be the best performance bang for the buck.

Shelby - trying to be the best performance bang for the buck.

Price similar.

Pretty comparable.

Scoriox said:

I can't imagine much mass cross shopping amongst Vette and Mustang owners....

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Maybe for base mustang but for sure for the 75k version with 10k ADM. There is a whole thread about guys canceling their gt500 orders that they have been waiting on for three years after seeing the base c8......

200MPHCOBRA said:

Looks like the C8 Z06 is going to be naturally aspirated:
What We Know about the V-8 that Will Power the C8 Corvette Z06 and ZR1

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The C7 Z06 was supposed to be naturally aspirated as well. GM couldn’t produce the required 600+hp and meet emissions with the current SBC architecture. Hence the tiny blower being added to meet the number.

Switching to DOHC will certainly hit the number.

ZYBORG said:

Corvette - trying to be the best performance bang for the buck.

Shelby - trying to be the best performance bang for the buck.

Price similar.

Pretty comparable.

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By pricing, let's throw in a Tesla model _____ and make some weird comparisons.

Again, these are not going to be cross shopped by even 100 people in the world.

Scoriox said:

By pricing, let's throw in a Tesla model _____ and make some weird comparisons.

Again, these are not going to be cross shopped by even 100 people in the world.

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Tesla is not trying to seize the “most performance for the buck” side of the market.

Absolutely incorrect assessment. Many many many people cross shop Shelby vs Corvette. I for one, have done that more than once. Know many people that have as well.

Scoriox said:

By pricing, let's throw in a Tesla model _____ and make some weird comparisons.

Again, these are not going to be cross shopped by even 100 people in the world.

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I'm cross shopping them. At least if a Ford dealer lets me test drive one. I have friends who are also interested in both among other cars sub 120k

ZYBORG said:

Tesla is not trying to seize the “most performance for the buck” side of the market.

Absolutely incorrect assessment. Many many many people cross shop Shelby vs Corvette. I for one, have done that more than once. Know many people that have as well.

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Just did it with the Grand Sport and GT350.

ZYBORG said:

Tesla is not trying to seize the “most performance for the buck” side of the market.

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Most performance bang for buck is always gonna be a used car.

Absolutely incorrect assessment. Many many many people cross shop Shelby vs Corvette. I for one, have done that more than once. Know many people that have as well.

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Maybe you're right. Any time I have met a GT500 owner or a fancy vette owner, they have not even explored the upper echelons of their vehicles' performance. Cars and coffee commute and then a quick babying in the garage.

I know some of the 911/Cayman guys are looking at the new mid engine Vette for sure, but that makes more sense as the Germans are stupid expensive for what they use it for- tracking and autocross.

Rock20 said:

I'm cross shopping them. At least if a Ford dealer lets me test drive one. I have friends who are also interested in both among other cars sub 120k

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Any dealer will let you test drive one with a big bag o cash

big reg said:

Just did it with the Grand Sport and GT350.

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I'd kill for a GT350 in my garage and on the track. Vettes just don't do it for me.

big reg said:

Just did it with the Grand Sport and GT350.

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Yep.