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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 09:45 AM
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Default First C6 Test Drive!!!

I had my first experience driving the C6 yesterday here in Chicago at the AutoShowInMotion Event. My brief analysis is as follows:

1) The inside cabin area appeared smaller compared to my C5. I had a tough time getting comfortable. I'm 6'3". Probably due to the fact I had the show event guy sitting in the car with me and I felt rushed to get going.

2) Not totally impressed with the 400hp. I'm near that number in my C5. If I had more time to drive this C6 I'm sure I would have something better to say.

3) Driving the manual trans felt good.

Final thoughts. I'll pass on the current C6 and will get me the new 2006 Z06. I'm sure 500hp will feel a whole lot better.
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 09:55 AM
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I had my first experience driving the C6 yesterday here in Chicago at the AutoShowInMotion Event. My brief analysis is as follows:

1) The inside cabin area appeared smaller compared to my C5. I had a tough time getting comfortable. I'm 6'3". Probably due to the fact I had the show event guy sitting in the car with me and I felt rushed to get going.
I felt the same way when I sat in a C6 at the Carlilse vette show. Specifically, my right leg was resting on the center console, which it doesn't in my C5. The rest of the interior dimensions (at least from the driver's seat) seemed comparable to the C5.
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