[Z06] Rented C7 Stingray
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Rented C7 Stingray
I rented a C7 Stingray for the weekend and drove to the coast, well should I say flew to the coast. By far the best driving experience i've ever had. I can not beleive the way this car handles, they say it has 460hp but it feels like a lot more. Anyway just thought i'd share. P.S. destroyed a new GT mustang, the look on his face when he caught up to us was priceless and worth the $375 
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if you like a car that looks like something in a cartoon, worst that camaro and both belong in tramsformer movies which might be why the <40 ground likes and many in the >50 don't and those in between are on the fence. my 2 cents.
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Right, that's why the first guy here to get one was a retiree and the things are flying off lots to all age groups... you realize that most in the under 40 crowd aren't loading C7s up to $70k, right? If you don't like the way it looks, that's fine, but it isn't an age thing, it's a matter of different taste
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Right, that's why the first guy here to get one was a retiree and the things are flying off lots to all age groups... you realize that most in the under 40 crowd aren't loading C7s up to $70k, right? If you don't like the way it looks, that's fine, but it isn't an age thing, it's a matter of different taste
At 65 I would love to have a C7, but I am enjoying the C5 too much right now to make the switch. Perhaps in another year or two.
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If I was going to invest in a C7 it would be a Z51. I love the way the Z06 looks, but I would not buy a track car with 650HP to drive it.
I don't race or track so I dont need to be a snub show off. I wonder if GM will produced a "Grand Sport", a LT1-Z51 with a Z06 look; that would make a bad *** looking Corvette.
How much faster from the C7 Z51 is the C7 Z06?
I don't race or track so I dont need to be a snub show off. I wonder if GM will produced a "Grand Sport", a LT1-Z51 with a Z06 look; that would make a bad *** looking Corvette.
How much faster from the C7 Z51 is the C7 Z06?
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If I was going to invest in a C7 it would be a Z51. I love the way the Z06 looks, but I would not buy a track car with 650HP to drive it.
I don't race or track so I dont need to be a snub show off. I wonder if GM will produced a "Grand Sport", a LT1-Z51 with a Z06 look; that would make a bad *** looking Corvette.
How much faster from the C7 Z51 is the C7 Z06?
I don't race or track so I dont need to be a snub show off. I wonder if GM will produced a "Grand Sport", a LT1-Z51 with a Z06 look; that would make a bad *** looking Corvette.
How much faster from the C7 Z51 is the C7 Z06?
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If I was going to invest in a C7 it would be a Z51. I love the way the Z06 looks, but I would not buy a track car with 650HP to drive it.
I don't race or track so I dont need to be a snub show off. I wonder if GM will produced a "Grand Sport", a LT1-Z51 with a Z06 look; that would make a bad *** looking Corvette.
How much faster from the C7 Z51 is the C7 Z06?
I don't race or track so I dont need to be a snub show off. I wonder if GM will produced a "Grand Sport", a LT1-Z51 with a Z06 look; that would make a bad *** looking Corvette.
How much faster from the C7 Z51 is the C7 Z06?
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Perfect C7 to me would be Z07 body/aero/brakes with no infotainment/removable roof, some weight reduction and a 505hp n/a 6.2 liter. Then again, as a mid 30's car enthusiast/builder I'm not the buyer GM targeted with the C7Z, so makes sense it misses the mark.
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