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They both look great but the Stingray is more feminine than the Z06.
If they had such a thing as the " girls version" it would be the base C7 .
I am not knocking it however as I have the " girls version" myself.
I asked my 7 year old which one looks better; he picked the Z06.
LOL.....well, it's settle then!
I think we can all agree that BOTH are outstanding looking vehicles. I, of one, have ZERO regrets for buying a C7. I could have waited for the ZO6-I chose my C7!
Hmmm....gotta say, love the Z06 look better, it's a top reason I bought it. And I have to disagree with the comment that the vent colors don't match the body color is a bad thing, I personally love the Red/Black combo I ordered. (And I absolutely HATE the chrome on the front grill of the C7 non-Z). But the good news - there are both so you can pick your personal favorite!
The only thing that I do not like about the Z06 is the front fenderwell add-ons.
I'm sure I'll be over it by next year when my local forum dealer will be discounting them like when I bought my C6 Grand Sport and I will have had my car long enough to have gotten enough value out of it. Then I will trade my C7 Z51 in on one and explain to my wife why I needed yet another car.
I have to agree with the OP. Those tacked on pieces of plastic around the front fenders look terrible and the spoiler (and I generally like spoilers) really looks horrible. And the rear brake ducts look like some cheap add ons out of JC Whitney catalog.
Actually, I'm glad I don't like it so I can save $40k.
I'm sure the performance will be unbelievable but the base C7 has enough for me.
Z06 wins by a mile IMO in the looks (and obviously performance) department. Probably also wins in the bang-for-you-buck department, although I do like having saved that extra $20K.
Z06 with Z07 hands down for me. I had never owned a Corvette . . . so before I ordered/bought a car I couldn't test drive (or an example of one), I figured I'd better get to know vettes at least a little. So, in October 2014 I bought a VY 2015 C7 Z51 2L with PDR, Nav, all the works. I absolutely LOVED the car . . . so much so that yes, I ordered a Z06/Z07 four weeks later. I have never regretted the first purchase or the upgrade. I like the looks of both . . . but just happen to prefer the punch of the looks of the Z07. My last car was heavily modified . . . I won't have to do a thing to the Z07. But hey . . . I still love the Z51! But here's a pic of my Z06/7. And the width is actually approaching 4 inches, not a cm or two . . . but who's counting! (or comparing!) And . . . it takes all the choices to make the world go round . . . god forbid everybody did it all just like I wanted them to. I'd be very bored. I like that everybody has different tastes and preferences. Keeps mine somewhat unique . . . and theirs too!
Hmmm....gotta say, love the Z06 look better, it's a top reason I bought it. And I have to disagree with the comment that the vent colors don't match the body color is a bad thing, I personally love the Red/Black combo I ordered. (And I absolutely HATE the chrome on the front grill of the C7 non-Z). But the good news - there are both so you can pick your personal favorite!
The Z06 looks a lot better when you see it than what the pictures show. The front fender extensions (my main dislike) don't look as profound and actually blend with the fender's profile.
That said I agree with the OP and find the Z06 too busy. Then again I don't like even a rear spoiler on the Stingray, I feel like it interrupts the car's exquisite lines.
I actually like the retro-fit aspect of the spoiler. Looks more purposeful and deliberate. I think the designers and engineers wanted to produce a car that looked modified . . . that's the secondary market they were likely trying to eat into. And it seems to me that seldom do truly functional spoilers look like part of the original body design. Note the C7.R for example . . . or even most high-end street cars. And Z07 spoiler is functional . . . contributes to the 500+ pounds of downforce and is noted in the cut in speed on all the trials (knocks about 10mph or more off the speed). But . . . with all that said, I'll likely never drive mine above 145mph just because first, I don't know what I'm doing (i.e., not a professional driver), and two, I want to live a while longer!
04-18-2015, 01:11 PM
