Quick Comparo' - C6 Z & C7 Stingray
 

Dads new 2016 Stingray A8 2LT with Magnetic Ride (non Z51)

Stock 2008 Z06 38k miles (Mine)



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I know looks are subjective, but there is no denying the C7's lines draw you in. There is a lot going on style wise, finer details. I always felt the C6 Z06 lacked a bad angle. I'll argue it will probably go down as one of the prettiest modern Corvettes. Fact is though the C7 is fresh, modern and so far 2 years into production, it still catches eyes as it should.


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Styling
C7 - Striking, aggressive, taught.

C6 - A simple design by comparison, the wide and bold stance design has aged better than narrow body models.



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Getting into the C7 it already feels like a tighter cabin. You don't get the sense that its smaller car though, you just wear it more fittingly. Something to be aware of if you thought the C6 cabin was inconvenient for this reason. Things seems to be better put together, materials are of nicer quality. Again there is more going on here style wise.


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It feels more open, visibility advantage is minimal but clearly better. Overall I still appreciate the interior ergonomics, and overall fit/finish of the C6. Its 8 years old and the interior is aging better than any C5 I've owned. When priced new I could definitely understand the criticisms. For what you can buy these things for today however, it is perfectly acceptable. I truly mean that!

Interior /features

C7 - Dare I say an even larger departure from the inside than the Exterior. Amazing that it took this long to get on par. shortcomings are minimal and so for the money its spot on. Rear and front cameras make up for near bunker like visibility.

C6 - Surprisingly spacious, and ergonomically sound at the expense of style. today 38k miles and 8 years later the interior is holding up better than I ever thought it would.


I will continue my next posts with driving impressions and technology on the C7 - although it will be a work in progress since the break in period is still a good amount of miles away so no acceleration/performance differences yet. But ride quality, noise, comfort will be shared in the mean time.



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Nice....who's 911?

Also my fathers. Nothing too special, 997 Carrera with a 5-speed Automatic. i dont think you could have a more basic 911. In fact the thing thats special about it is that its most certainly a base model no options car aside from the auto. It serves as his daily

When people ask me what my dream garage would look like it would include 911s and Corvettes at the very minimum.

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good for pops. :cheers:

Well, I can see that Pops taught you well. Nice comparison and looking forward to your upcoming posts.By the way, Pops has good taste in autos, but better color taste on the C7.

Good review and super that you and your "Pops" share the car passion.:cheers:

I came from a C6Z to a C7 Z51 M7. Will be interesting to hear your comparisons. The only thing I didn't like about the C7 was throttle response. Just seemed a little boring and not enough juice. And the gearing in 3rd felt flat. Your Dad's is an A8 so maybe that will change the game. Keep us posted on your thoughts...

I have yet to sample a current 7speed C7 but from the initial drives ive had with this a8 and of course keeping it under 3.5k rpms i have to say the throttle response is sharper. Past the initial tip in there is a sharper surge of noise and accel the deeper I go. Ill continue to explore the different levels but that is my initial impression on throttle response. The C5 and C6 are known to lag in throttle response, an issue thats magnified with the autos. More notes to come !

My experience with the move from C6Z to C7 was the C7 was better in almost every way. Not nearly as raw as the C7, but that's not all bad. The C7 interior is light years better, but I really miss the pull the C6Z had from 4,000 to 7,000.

The C7 throttle response (M7) is pretty bad, but a Vitesse throttle controller ($160) really wakes it up.

If I don't trade mine for an Admiral Blue Grand Sport or Stingray, I'll probably need to do something to overcome the 10% power deficiency and 10% extra mass relative to the C6Z.

Well, that is what I ended up doing. LG Super Pro's, ported intake and TB, 170 T-stat, and AFE with a good tune. 1st and 2nd are explosive, 3rd pulls hard to 100 MPH, sounds is insane...

I also did some work to keep IAT's down which also seems to help... Next up will be heads and cam, probably do that next Spring as I am having too much fun for any down time:cheers::cheers::cheers:

I also have to say, Damn the C7 is sexy. GM nailed the stying in a big way IMHO...

What seats are those in your 2008?

That's why the invented the C7Z!

And am I the only person who can avoid quoting all 6 pictures in my one-line response?

Seats in my 2008 are Leather Corbeau A4

Ill be sure to review the A4 seats directly to the atock gt seats in the C7. The cost of upgrade from c6 seats were worth every cent.