Z07 (yes 7) Corvette for 09' (code name Blue Devil!)
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Originally Posted by mahhddgtp
The z06 isn't supercar status.
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Originally Posted by mahhddgtp
650HP? Won't do.. Supposedly the Viper will use that 650HP number.. I say nudge to 685 and freakin' let the public know GM is serious.
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Originally Posted by LSONE
Z07 is already used by MTI, unless GM is going to pay them for the name, they aren't going to use it.
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I don't think gm wants the vette to be dubbed a supercar rather we all know the half grand vette has a cult already now making a more higher end vette like the c6 z06 has def had to cut into viper sales and maybe others too, the point is that guys like fast toys and making the best rounded one whether it be more expensive or cheaper than the competition is more likely to be in gm's favor. It's awsome to see such an emphasis on performance. btw my vote goes for z06.r.
I don't think gm wants the vette to be dubbed a supercar rather we all know the half grand vette has a cult already now making a more higher end vette like the c6 z06 has def had to cut into viper sales and maybe others too, the point is that guys like fast toys and making the best rounded one whether it be more expensive or cheaper than the competition is more likely to be in gm's favor. It's awsome to see such an emphasis on performance. btw my vote goes for z06.r.
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Originally Posted by Quick1998Z28
I don't think even the 385 HP C5 Z06 would have any trouble besting a 650 HP SRT-10 Viper on a road course; the arena this car is meant to be raced in.
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So, you really think that a Viper isn't capable on a road course? What arena is the Viper for if not road racing? Off-road??
The vette is much more nimble with a much wider power band.
c5 z06s eat vipers in road courses.
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650hp with a lighter car will do very well . Lol so you think the new c6 and zo6 isnt serious
Keep in mind 95% of the people who buy these types of vehicles do it for status and impressing others and nothing else.
Try not to be so Vette headstrong guys.
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
Supercar is not just performance.
Prestige is in there too.
Prestige is in there too.
"Z06" is not prestigious to you? Most Porsche, Ferrari, and Lamborghini guys run and hide when somebody says ZOHHH6. And who knows what they would do if they heard a supercharger whine and saw some odd Z07 badges.
Having the respect of drivers of those vehicles is all the prestige i would need.
I hope you are not saying that price matters as far as getting into the supercar category, cuz that would just be ignorant.
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Originally Posted by Wnts2Go10O
you do know its easy for massive corps to **** on smaller ocmpanies right?
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Originally Posted by Quick1998Z28
you also realize there was a Z07 Corvette in the 60s as well as a Z07 package offered in later years. GM will take a giant **** on MTI if they want to try and collect on a name that was never theirs to begin with.
Originally Posted by Quick1998Z28
I don't think even the 385 HP C5 Z06 would have any trouble besting a 650 HP SRT-10 Viper on a road course; the arena this car is meant to be raced in.
Oh, and knock of the blatant post whoring.
Originally Posted by Justin00SS
The v10 in the viper is very heavy and as such so is the nose of the car.
The vette is much more nimble with a much wider power band.
c5 z06s eat vipers in road courses.
The vette is much more nimble with a much wider power band.
c5 z06s eat vipers in road courses.
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Originally Posted by bruddah_man_matt
What the hell are you babbling about? Since when did GM offer a Z07 package on the Corvette??? There was a Z-06 package offered in '63 with IIRC 199 examples built. Aside from that the only other Z0x cars offered were the C5 Z06 Hardtop and the current LS7 powered C6 Z06. There has never been a factory Z07 AFAIK. If there had been, GM probably would have licensed the trademark DON'T YOU THINK??? Please show proof because I think you're either full of **** on this one, or severely misinformed. Either that or I along with everyone else missed an entire page in Corvette history.
Get your head out of your ***. 265hp makes a much bigger difference than 250 lbs. What a retarded thing to say. It's not like the Corvette weighs as little as a Lotus Elise or a Caterham. Maybe on an auto-x course the Corvette would hold an advantage since the Viper wouldn't be able to stretch it's legs (still highly unlikely), but on any decent sized race course a Viper with a 265hp advantage will OBVIOUSLY own a Corvette. By your dumbass notion a non turbo Solstice will rip a C5 Z06 around a road course. At 177hp and around 2850 lbs. it has around a 300 lbs. advantage on the Corvette and is down by 208hp (it is down by less hp than the 385 Z06 is from your supposed 650hp Viper). Now tell me... DOES THAT MAKE SENSE???
Oh, and knock of the blatant post whoring.
Yes this is exactly why the C5-Rs couldn't win at Le Mans until the Team Oreca Vipers left the series.
Get your head out of your ***. 265hp makes a much bigger difference than 250 lbs. What a retarded thing to say. It's not like the Corvette weighs as little as a Lotus Elise or a Caterham. Maybe on an auto-x course the Corvette would hold an advantage since the Viper wouldn't be able to stretch it's legs (still highly unlikely), but on any decent sized race course a Viper with a 265hp advantage will OBVIOUSLY own a Corvette. By your dumbass notion a non turbo Solstice will rip a C5 Z06 around a road course. At 177hp and around 2850 lbs. it has around a 300 lbs. advantage on the Corvette and is down by 208hp (it is down by less hp than the 385 Z06 is from your supposed 650hp Viper). Now tell me... DOES THAT MAKE SENSE???
Oh, and knock of the blatant post whoring.
Yes this is exactly why the C5-Rs couldn't win at Le Mans until the Team Oreca Vipers left the series.
Comparing the race car's setup to the production car's setup is like apples to oranges.
Try again. Are you new at this debating thing?
Besides. Racing is 90% driver skill. Car setup only helps.
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
Comparing the race car's setup to the production car's setup is like apples to oranges.
Try again. Are you new at this debating thing?
Besides. Racing is 90% driver skill. Car setup only helps.
Try again. Are you new at this debating thing?
Besides. Racing is 90% driver skill. Car setup only helps.
Originally Posted by Justin00SS
The v10 in the viper is very heavy and as such so is the nose of the car.
The vette is much more nimble with a much wider power band.
c5 z06s eat vipers in road courses.
The vette is much more nimble with a much wider power band.
c5 z06s eat vipers in road courses.
Last edited by bruddah_man_matt; 08-15-2006 at 11:59 PM.