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C5Z is quicker than c8 60-130mph??!!! After 50k miles it always did feel slow……

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Old May 18, 2026 | 11:00 AM
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Default C5Z is quicker than c8 60-130mph??!!! After 50k miles it always did feel slow……

C5Z is quicker than c8 (base….any trim….Z51 is base also)

after 54,000 miles in my 22 c8 I googled the times.

0-60, c8 kills all sub $100k cars new msrp

60-130, a couple seconds slower than a c5Z or c7 M7

im a bit surprised.





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What's the difference in weight?

What's the difference in cG?

There's ur reasons why.
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Your pushing almost 400 more pounds in the C8........Weight kills.
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The quickest 1/4 mile ET for a bone stock C5 Z06 is 11.78@118+mph.

For a bone stock C8 Stingray? 10.9@123+.

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The C8 is a quick and comfortable sports car. My previous Mustang and Z would run away from it 60-130. However I prefer the C8 HTC at this time in my life. A great GT car.
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The C8 is a quick and comfortable sports car. My previous Mustang and Z would run away from it 60-130. However I prefer the C8 HTC at this time in my life. A great GT car.
agreed totally. Don’t need 800 hp any longer, but I still have a 2020 GT500 on the top rack just in case I wanna get crazy….. lol
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The C5 Z06 was way ahead of its time and still holds up pretty well.
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