Originally Posted by tommyc6z06

I experienced a C8 briefly for a 20 minute rip through a deserted industrial park one Sunday last summer.
My impressions were that its a much more complete package and easier to live with on a daily basis.
Where my 08Z is a toy, this was simply amazing in how easliy accesible its performance is. No cringing over speedbumps or driveway access with its lift feature, and man...matt the throttle and it instantaneously drops a bunch of gears and just digs in and goes without any big issue of fishtailing etc.

Its not fair to compare interior advancements because of the many years of developments, but I did find its seats close to (but still not as good) as the Caravaggio seats in my 08Z (obviously my originals sucked).
Mine is a 3LZ, and the C8 I drove was a base interior model, but Z51pkg, so the interior really wasn't 'richer' looking.
Its an extremely well thought out interior, but so too is the C6. My final thoughts were its so modern...but to me, the C6Z was more personal and involving and I appreciate the simpler analog style guages, etc.
Bottom line, is my car is a toy not my daily, so I don't mind it having more of a personality...the C8 is more homogenous in nature. And then, of course, as amazing as the C8 gearbox is, I like the involvement of shifting and rev-matching in my toy car. It further distinguishes it from a daily. I won't comment on styling...that's personal, but the C8 is a truly wonderful modern car that punches above its weight and it uses all its tools to do so. Its really not a this or that...its very very different.

I also encountered one on track, which happened to be semi-pro driven, and I was surprised how much trouble I had reeling it in (ebb and flow...I had a top end advantage and slight tire advantage), but a big lbs/hp ratio advantage.
Also, that was a car that could be flogged hard for a 30minute sesssion, whereas my 08Z (when it was stock) would start running hot, oil, coolant, overheating brakes etc in short order. I'll say a C8 is much better 'out of the box', as I had to make numerous improvements not to go faster, but to sustain it for longer. So there's that

I spoke with the driver afterwards, and after I had overtaken him, he tried to hang on (unsuccesfully)...said he was really flogging it within an inch of its life.
So, irrespective of my own skills (been road racing for decades), but i think he was flogging it harder than I was (I can't afford to take my car home in pieces).
But it was a real fun experience and comparison. He said it was incredibly easy to push 10/10ths (not his car!) and to extract every last ounce of performance. Said he really didn't feel the car would get away from him at any point and that it could make most drivers a hero.

So, I say, like posters said above, hang on to your C6 'if possible', and defer your decision until you've experienced the two cars. And if the C8 hits the right vibes with its bells and whistles, your C6 likely won't really have depreciated and you can sell it then, perhaps only paying a bit of interest on $$ over the overlap.
I do know what its like selling a car, then having sellers remorse after the newness of the replacement wears off

Good luck

Originally Posted by Car78412

I If you were happy with your C6, would you sell it in for a C8?

Originally Posted by dr_gallup

I do not like the wall of switches that bisects the C8 cabin. I read somewhere that they were doing an early redesign to get rid of that but it's still in the '23 Z06. If they eliminate that for '24 I'll be looking for a low mileage Z06 in ~'28. My '13 GS will have to hold up till then.