They are hideous from behind..... Over at the C7 forum they have a poll going on most attractive generations in order and the C5 is rated at or near the bottom of the list on just about everyone's list........ Looking at the the world through roses coloured glasses is say!

 

I read that as well and just couldn't believe how low they had the C5 ranked. Crazy.

 

Funny but the base 08 is a few 10ths of a second slower than the Porsche 959 at 0-60 in sport mode and a tad slower top end, and THAT was a super car, and still is. The only faster car was the Ferrari F40. So those saying they would only take a Z version of the car, well I guess that is bragging rights. The new C7 z06 all tricked out is a huge waste of money if you won't track the car honestly and those Michelin cup 2 tires wear out after only 6k miles!

I am talking practical driver vs a track ready car I guess. They make them but they really don't make a lot of them because the majority of owners have a base or Z51 version. The expense is probably what stops most of us. Would I take a C6 Z06 for what I paid, hell yes but that won't happen and I like the car just the way it is.

If you look technically at the C6 vs C5 it wasn't an incremental change, you may say that from appearance sake I suppose. Explain how it is a half step exactly? Different heads, 5" shorter, longer wheel base, narrower in the back, improved cockpit with less plastic, updated transmission, etc. Apples and oranges, you like the look of the C5 and that makes you happy. I don't like the look of the C7, my opinion. It's those popup headlights that I despise mostly on the C5 but I explained why before.

The big corvette show is November 21st at the Don Garlitts museum in Ocala Fl for those interested...

 

The C6 is still largely based in the c5 platform, hence my reasoning for calling it a half step up. The look of no headlights is what makes the C5 beautiful... It truly looks like a stingray not the c6 nor the C7.... As for the interior upgrades? Sure materials improved somewhat but the design of the c6 cockpit I looks like it was borrowed from a Chevy Lumina! Much prefer the dual cockpit layout ofthe C5 notwithstanding the more useable space as well.

I don't care about a car being a few tenths of a second faster to 60... Some do however and that's fine....the C5 is plenty fast for the average driver out in the street..... My car always draws more attention than my friends silver 08.....

 

Great points. My thoughts are that the C6, and the C7 for that matter, stand on the shoulder of the giant that is the C5. Hydroformed bird cage...C5. True upper arm on the rear suspension...C5. HUD...C5. Front engine-rear transmission for near 50/50 balance...C5. Active Handling...C5. Immense cargo space and interior room; a first really for production super sports cars...C5. Built to go over 300k miles with excellent, especially for a super sports car, reliability...C5. The list goes on.

On top of all of these points that have become mainstays of the Corvette platform as seen in the C6/C7 are the fact that a number of parts are still direct bolt on between the C5 and the C6. In fact, you can even directly bolt on coil-over's at all four corners on a C5. Even the engine technology of the C6/C7 is derived from the...C5, and THAT LS1 engine was a clean sheet of paper, just like the rest of the car.

Point is that the C6, and in my mind even the C7, simply are NOT the revolutionary, ground braking, super sports car class shattering breakthroughs that the C5 was. Anyone can buy and build speed, but a truly class defining, earth moving revolutionary marque seems to come along only a few times every 40 years (old definition of a generation). Not counting the introduction of the Corvette, the C5, C4 and C2 Stingray were those marque's.

The C3 awoke me to the world of the Corvette.

The C4 had me interested but the quality and longevity weren't there for me.
NOTE: I had the opportunity to trade my Starion in and have a small purchase for a C4 but passed on it because of the quality issues that my buddy had with his C4.

The C5...THAT is the car that made me want to be in the Corvette family. It finally had it all. Why? Because I needed a sports car that could be my daily driver AND last years longer than my payments.

I finally got my Magnetic Red Metallic C5 about six weeks ago and I plan on it staying in the family forever.

I may add a C6 or C7 to go with the C5 five to seven years down the road, but as long as the Lord says so...the C5 stays.

 

I love my C5 and have had it since 2008. I too would skip the C6 and go to a C7......just waiting for them to drop a little in price!

 

haven't driven a c6 yet but im considering shopping a c6 grand sport, I like the wide rear quarters and gills on side etc but have no clue how much performance difference there will be over my 99 a4, for me the black c6 grand sport is the only c6 that catches my eye, after selling my classic gto a few years ago and buying my c5 I found I no longer fall in love with my car so I can trade up if it drives that much better, I guess I can say I really like my vette but not to the point where I wouldn't try the c6, the price is just a bit much still but I expect them to keep dropping with the c7 out

 

Having previously owned a 02 Z06 and a 07 s/charged and now a 03 50th they all have their good and bad. Leg injury made me sell my C6 due to 6 speed and when push came to shove needing an automatic I went first a 96 vert but soon realized how much I liked the C5 overall and ended up with my 50th anniversary car . Besides being my favorite color the C5 is fairly reasonable to modify . But like most of us I am always dreaming & looking and thinking 60th anniversary car . So for now C5 but dam does that 60th vert ring my bells . Not a fan yet of C7 but now the Z06 offered with an automatic a gray one would work also . 63 years old and still like a kid in a candy store. Answer C5 for now

 

The performance difference will be noticeable

The Grand Sport has a full 80hp more, better gearing (if auto), and more tire while packing around 100 extra pounds

 

Both great cars. Loved my c5z but love my c6 modded vert too! Love all the vettes!

 

When I bought I didn't want to pay the C6 price tag for a toy, simple as that.

 

totally get that, when I bought the c6 the main reason we it was to be my dd. If it was just for a toy I might have gone moddled c5. I like them both for diffrent reasons and in diffrent ways. Hard to say one if better or looks better than the other, both great! I really cannot decide which I like better.

 

Nothing like reviving a 4 year old thread that had been dormant for 2 years

 

You also LOVE bumping old *** threads lol

 

 

zero interest in a c6...For me to change it would have to be a c7 zo6 or c8 in the future...

 

Closing down this one - if someone wants to further discuss C5 vs C6 feel free to start a new thread.