Cross shopping Dark Horse with C8/M4

[Karguy]

The last Corvette that was fun to drive and felt like a true sports car was the C5Z06...I loved that car despite its garbage bag interior.The C6Z06 looked good but it could not handle the power and could swap ends without warning and the engines could drop a valve any time.C7 looked bad and the Lt-1 feels flat like a pickup truck motor making the same linear power no matter what rpm you run.The C8 is the first GM product with a nice interior but otherwise a comfortable cruiser with no steering feel and lack of manual and basically the same motor a LT-1 dressed up with headers and red valve covers...The Zo6 is out of my price range but basically the same car except that the engine sounds like a Ferrari and makes more power on top I can imagine...LOL I would have bought a Mach 1 over a C7 or a DH over a C8 because inferior on paper they are more fun to drive...IMHO And yes the Challenger WB is inferior to all on track due to weight and center of gravity but on real roads more fun to drive...Can you say TORQUE and rotation into turns when the rear feels like it steers more than the front...FUN not seconds on some racetrack is what counts most...IMHO

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[Zig]

The last Corvette that was fun to drive and felt like a true sports car was the C5…

From a c6 perspective I may need to disagree. Jet Hot Kooks with Billy boat bullets quad 4” tips and loads of fun and yet docile enough to enjoy a leisurely multi hour cruise. But alas, stables are now reversed and while she rests the GT runs free.

 

[Karguy]

The C6Z51 with the 430 horse LS3 was a preet good car but the C5Z06 was sportier , more fun to drive and felt more raw like a real sports car despite its squeaky cheap interior where the C6 had a interior not worth writing home about either.The C6Z06 was a snap-oversteer car that tried to kill you if you really got into it if the LS7 did not self destruct itself before...LOL The C8 is a comfortable cruiser with a nice interior and auto only...Not a sports car but perfect for the AARP crowd...LOL I would get a DH over a C8 any day for the Tremec 6 speed and wonderful V8 sound in the interior alone ! Even if steering is equally numb in both...

 

[horned-toad]

Can you say TORQUE and rotation into turns when the rear feels like it steers more than the front...FUN not seconds on some racetrack is what counts most...IMHO

Hey Tim K, you need to focus more on rebooting Dodge (or taking down the EPA) than waxing eloquent over the Challenger. Your juke-box is stuck on the same record. Please call the service man. Or give it a righteous kick with your steel-toed boots.

 

[Mustang406]

The C6Z51 with the 430 horse LS3 was a preet good car but the C5Z06 was sportier , more fun to drive and felt more raw like a real sports car despite its squeaky cheap interior where the C6 had a interior not worth writing home about either.The C6Z06 was a snap-oversteer car that tried to kill you if you really got into it if the LS7 did not self destruct itself before...LOL The C8 is a comfortable cruiser with a nice interior and auto only...Not a sports car but perfect for the AARP crowd...LOL I would get a DH over a C8 any day for the Tremec 6 speed and wonderful V8 sound in the interior alone ! Even if steering is equally numb in both...

Do you feel the same way about the S550 GT500 since it also came auto only?

 

[horned-toad]

Do you feel the same way about the S550 GT500 since it also came auto only?

of course. The only cars that are allowed to have an automatic (incl DCT) and still retain the classification as "sports" must cost at least 150,000USD or come from Italy. All others are AARP-bound highway cruisers. Might have stupid power, but they aren't "sports cars".


May the screams of apoplecia commence!

 

[Karguy]

Do you feel the same way about the S550 GT500 since it also came auto only?

Absolutely ! There I would actually prefer the C8 because it does not have a interior made by Fisher Price and it is comfortable and has the traction to put the power down and gets better mileage than 8 mpg...LOL

 

[Rocket Man]

Wow, first post of yours with nothing negative about the C8. Coming around?
Just kidding.

 

[Karguy]

No manual = Zero interest ... LOL

 

[Mustang406]

No manual = Zero interest ... LOL

I definitely love my manuals but not too many are left these days

 

[Baldilocks]

of course. The only cars that are allowed to have an automatic (incl DCT) and still retain the classification as "sports" must cost at least 150,000USD or come from Italy. All others are AARP-bound highway cruisers. Might have stupid power, but they aren't "sports cars".


May the screams of apoplecia commence!

Lost all credibility with that post.

 

[Polo08816]

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/07/2025-corvette-pricing-uncovered/

Critically, starting prices for the C8 Stingray are unchanged for the 2025 model year, while prices for the C8 E-Ray and C8 Z06 are $2,000 more expensive than they were previously. The entry-level 2025 Corvette is once again the Stingray 1LT Coupe, which is priced at $69,995, while the E-Ray starts at $108,595 for the 1LZ Coupe. Stepping up to the Z06 costs $113,795 for the 1LZ Coupe.

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