Stingray vs Hellcat comparison
Melting Slicks
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One of my friends is a non-corvette gearhead. His wife asked me why I did not get a Hellcat instead of my C7. (The C7 was my 4th corvette)
I just told her take a Hellcat and a Corvette to the Smokey Mountains and drive both for a couple of days. You will get it.
I am sure it is a great car but it is not a sports car it is a muscle car.
Different strokes for different folks.
I just told her take a Hellcat and a Corvette to the Smokey Mountains and drive both for a couple of days. You will get it.
I am sure it is a great car but it is not a sports car it is a muscle car.
Different strokes for different folks.
Last edited by crawfish333; Jun 14, 2017 at 11:38 AM.
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From: Shits Creek NY
One of my friends is a non-corvette gearhead. His wife asked me why I did not get a Hellcat instead of my C7. (The C7 was my 4th corvette)
I just told her take a Hellcat and a Corvette to the Smokey Mountains and drive both for a couple of days. You will get it.
I am sure it is a great car but it is not a sports car it is a muscle car.
Different strokes for different folks.
I just told her take a Hellcat and a Corvette to the Smokey Mountains and drive both for a couple of days. You will get it.
I am sure it is a great car but it is not a sports car it is a muscle car.
Different strokes for different folks.
Burning Brakes
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From: Northwest Oregon
I have been driving for fifty-five years and have owned and driven many different vehicles. I have owned four Chrysler products and been assigned Chrysler products by government agencies and corporations since they are often the low bid. Every Chrysler I have owned or been assigned has left me standing by the road waiting for a tow truck. My three different Corvettes and four different Hondas have never failed me once.
Team Owner
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Individual anecdotes are single data-points, but here's my data-point counterpart to yours.
I've owned 8 Chrysler products since 2004. I still own an '04 Dodge Dakota w/ 150K miles, and a '15 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. Not one of them has either left me stranded or had any major mechanical issue.
I've owned 8 Chrysler products since 2004. I still own an '04 Dodge Dakota w/ 150K miles, and a '15 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. Not one of them has either left me stranded or had any major mechanical issue.
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This cross-shopping phenomenon I'm sure has marketing studies to back it up, but I agree that not everyone who buys a 'Vette will look at a 911, a GTR, or an F-type.
We have a family car and my car; not everyone can streamline their "stable" that way, some must sacrifice for more practicality, some have the luxury of an extra pony or two.
I saw the 0-60 times comparing an automatic GS and a Charger Hellcat, and the Charger wins by maybe 0.2 seconds. I guess that's the difference between going fast and the sensation of going fast; some cars get up to speed with little fuss (and some would argue, little excitement) and others are more dramatic.
It's really too bad GM didn't build that Escala...
We have a family car and my car; not everyone can streamline their "stable" that way, some must sacrifice for more practicality, some have the luxury of an extra pony or two.
I saw the 0-60 times comparing an automatic GS and a Charger Hellcat, and the Charger wins by maybe 0.2 seconds. I guess that's the difference between going fast and the sensation of going fast; some cars get up to speed with little fuss (and some would argue, little excitement) and others are more dramatic.
It's really too bad GM didn't build that Escala...
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Le Mans Master
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Great write up and I agree people cross shop these more than you think. I had a 2011 SRT 392 Challenger with an E-force on it and loved it. I'm so disappointed with the build quality of my Z51 I'm again considering going back to a Challenger Hellcat. Im waiting on what the new Trackhawk Hellcat version of the Grand Cherokee is going for first. My 11 year old one ton dodge diesel has less squeaks and rattles than my 2016 Corvette.
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Burning Brakes
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From: TN
Drivers side door has been in 4 times for a very loud annoying squeak. All they do is take it apart and "grease" it. Glass roof squeaks over every bump. Has the new hardware installed too. I rarely drive it anymore because all I can hear over every road defect is that annoying squeak.
Drifting
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Enjoyed your review. It reinforces why I have a Z06. It's good you like your purchase, buyers remorse is a bitch and I have a neighbor going through it right now with his new
Ford F-150 Raptor. He's grown to HATE it.
Congrats on the newest family member and enjoy the Hellcat!
Ford F-150 Raptor. He's grown to HATE it.
Congrats on the newest family member and enjoy the Hellcat!
is that really who he's referring to?
Le Mans Master
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From: New England
Backseat in the ZL1 is basically useless. Trying to even get into the backseat of the 6th gen ZL1 is ridiculous. GM just did not engineer the backseat to be used in this car.
Racer
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From: Midwest
It's nice to see a "real world" comparison. I have several muscle/sports cars including a recent 'Vette, and my limited experience suggests there are "Corvette Guys" and the rest of us "car guys". No one wants to hear about your "other" car at the shows. I appreciate your feedback and absolutely love the HellCat as well. Great choice!
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Le Mans Master
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From: brooklyn ny
I did highly consider the Zl1. If I wasn't planning on using the car with a car seat for my son than I probably would have bought it. In the end for car seat use and practicality the hellcat suited my needs best. Also buying the car used help cushion the blow of the original sticker cost of 72k and the dash lol.
Melting Slicks
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Good luck. Maybe this is your case as well.
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Le Mans Master
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From: brooklyn ny
This cross-shopping phenomenon I'm sure has marketing studies to back it up, but I agree that not everyone who buys a 'Vette will look at a 911, a GTR, or an F-type.
We have a family car and my car; not everyone can streamline their "stable" that way, some must sacrifice for more practicality, some have the luxury of an extra pony or two.
I saw the 0-60 times comparing an automatic GS and a Charger Hellcat, and the Charger wins by maybe 0.2 seconds. I guess that's the difference between going fast and the sensation of going fast; some cars get up to speed with little fuss (and some would argue, little excitement) and others are more dramatic.
It's really too bad GM didn't build that Escala...
We have a family car and my car; not everyone can streamline their "stable" that way, some must sacrifice for more practicality, some have the luxury of an extra pony or two.
I saw the 0-60 times comparing an automatic GS and a Charger Hellcat, and the Charger wins by maybe 0.2 seconds. I guess that's the difference between going fast and the sensation of going fast; some cars get up to speed with little fuss (and some would argue, little excitement) and others are more dramatic.
It's really too bad GM didn't build that Escala...
