i have been very fortunate and at one point had a Ferrari 328gts, A ferrari F430 with a stick shift, A ZR1 and a McLaren 570s. Here are my observations-

​​​​​​— 328 too Old to compare to ZR1. Gives you an intimate driving experience (no power steering etc), that you can’t get in a modern car. I keep it because it is beautiful and pleasure to drive. Maintenance costs are much higher then the ZR1
- opposite is true of the McLaren. Such new technology, carbon fiber tub, better to compare to C8 when it comes out.

So, best comparison is ZR1 v F430 stick shift. By every objective measure (except maybe cows hides used on interior and seats have better bolstering/support) the ZR1 is the winner. Much less expensive. Maintenance cost is maybe 20-25%of the Ferrari (yes, that is 75%less cost) accelerates fasted, brakes quicker, more G’s in the corners, better gas mileage, comfortable on long trips (we drove from Chicago to FL and back, I never drive F Car more than an hour).... so why do I own the Ferrari. More intuitive to drive (while after spending time in the ZR1 on the track, it is very well balanced and easy to drive at the limit, it takes some time to learn although once you have you are good to go). Ferrari driving experience is much more pleasurable to me. Car feels more nimble, flat plane crank makes great noises. Driving the car is an experience each time. Feels like ferrari was designed with the thought of giving the driver an experience and then performance was optimized while maintaining that experience. Corvette feels like the opposite to me. Designed to maximize all performance measurements and the harmonized into a great driving experience. If you can’t afford a Ferrari, don’t drive one. The ZR1 gives you a really good driving experience that I would be very satisfied with had I not tasted Ferrari. As I said, I was fortunate to have a very positive business transaction that put me in a good financial position to I got lucky.

Hope this is on point and helps.

Thanks for the in depth response. Seems most owners enjoy their cars, just need to be aware that maintenance is expensive and followed closely. Your comment about not wanting to drive an F car longer than hour is interesting, I probably have more fun taking my Corvette on long trips than driving around town. I’ll drive a few and see how I feel then.

to be fair, I probably would take a 458 or 488 or Lusso (gt Car line) on a long trip. Then again, those cars don’t have the engagement of the stick shift F430. All trade offs. The McLaren is no my go to Car on a long trip. More comfortable than the corvette, better sound system, and with carbon fiber tub, very quite with windows rolled up. Also, and for some reason I think this easier to accomplish with rear mid engine car, ride is more compliant while handling is great. But again, we are comparing a car launched as an’09 to one launched as a ‘16 in a very rapidly changing world.