Looks like the Corvette Z06 says checkmate to GT500:
https://www.motortrend.com/news/c8-corvette-z06-flat-plane-crank-twin-turbo-v-8/
https://www.motortrend.com/news/c8-corvette-z06-flat-plane-crank-twin-turbo-v-8/
Looks like the Corvette Z06 says checkmate to GT500:
Source: C8 Corvette Z06 Getting Flat-Plane-Crank Twin-Turbo V-8! - MotorTrend
Do you have any insider information on this? Will it have a knob?
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Right lol, in what world are these 2 competitors? In other news, Oceans have more water than lakes...
Now that the 500 goes north of $100K, I’d say in the performance per dollar segment.
Sure, but then by that logic it's every car over $100k, so is the new Audi RS6 a failure compared to the Z06? A BMW X5M? There are tons of cars in this day and age that are north of $100k, and they each compete on, and in, different categories, so even if the Z06 wins in some categories it is sorely losing in others.
When you're talking mid engine vs front engine, 2 seats vs 4 seats, optioned out to over 100k vs starting over 100k... unless literally the only thing you're shopping on is HP, then no, they're not competitors.
The RS6 and X5M focus on luxury with a side of performance. The z06 and 500 sole purpose is performance. The 500 now also aims to bring handling (like the z06).
The 500 used to be a muscle car, mainly a straight line performer. Bang for the buck car. It tossed bang for buck and straight line performance to the side and now aims to compete as a sports car (handling car) with an exorbitant price. It now competes with Z06.
Sure, but i'd expect the Z06 to come in around $150k? If the GT500 comes in at like $100 - 120k (which yes, is a ton of money), you're still talking a pretty big price difference. That's the same thing as saying a $30k Miata competes with a $60k corvette. Yes, they both have the same goal, but are not at all competition for one another. At the end of the day, perhaps we can just agree to disagree until we get some actual numbers on either of these vehicles.