Anybody thinking about buying a new ZO6 Corvette?

[SamLBInj]

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I was taken for a ride in a buddy's C6 today... I cannot imagine what a true rocket the Z06 must be. I am seriously considering a new Z06.

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You may not want to hear this but the new 39,000.00 dollar Shelby GT500 Mustangs may give the new ZO6 a run for the money...Hey GM, you listening?

[moparts]

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You may not want to hear this but the new 39,000.00 dollar Shelby GT500 Mustangs may give the new ZO6 a run for the money

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No true GM person would even give that a second thought. The General may be down but never out.

Now that I said that, I sure hope they get their stuff together, that way I don't have to start supporting dad. 32 years retired GM and they are talking cutting retirement benefits.

[MosportGreen66]

I have been in and driven a 2005 Mustang a few times now. Our family friend has one. I think the car is heavy and throttle response is just terrible (we're talking about auto car). If the baseline car will lend its as a basis for what a higher performance model will be, I would run from the Mustang. The Corvette on the other hand is welcomed in my garage any day of the week...

[Astock]

Is the Mustang a GT?

[MosportGreen66]

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Is the Mustang a GT?

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yes

[Chevy454]

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You may not want to hear this but the new 39,000.00 dollar Shelby GT500 Mustangs may give the new ZO6 a run for the money...

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No friggin' way...the Mustang is giving up WAY to much weight, and while you can slap on a supercharger you still have to tune it, but you don't have to tune weight...it's free horsepower, all the time, not dependant on the weather, rpm, gearing, etc. The 'Vette also has a MUCH better front/rear weight bias, lower CG, etc., etc., etc...the list goes on and on. While that sounds like a knock on the Mustang, it's not, 'cause I'm sure Ford will sell all they make, but it and the ZO6 are aimed at entirely different markets. The Ford GT (40), on the other hand, was aimed dead at the General's flagship car, and had it dead in it's sights...but I think the whole "gajillion dollar markup followed by a total recall" fiasco is gonna take quite a bit of wind out of their sales...

[427TJ]

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I think the car is heavy and throttle response is just terrible (we're talking about auto car).

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'64 Mustangs probably received the same scorn from car guys back then. Think of a 260/2bbl/auto '64 and how anemic it was in the acceleration and cornering department. It really wasn't until Shelby went to work on them that the early Mustang got any respect from the hard-core car guys of the day. Shelby himself still calls the '64-'66 Mustang a "secretary's car."

Overall, I think Ford's done the best that they could with the new Mustang. I'll see one going down the street and look at it and think, "Yeah, Ford did it right." Even the clean-looking V6 car catches my eye. The new Shelby version will hopefully be a real tire-fryer.

The Corvette will always be in a class by itself, much the same way the new Ford GT is. Comparison with the Mustang is to be expected but the Corvette is basically alone in my book. If GM does reincarnate the F-body with the same success that Ford has had with the '05 Mustang then we'll really have something worth talking about.

[LVCamaro]

I ordered thru Bill Wertheim at Paddock Chevrolet several months ago. With a base window sticker of $68K, I would hope the new Z06 performance/handling isn't threatened by the new Mustang. We'll know in October...

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[JoeG]

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I ordered thru Bill Wertheim at Paddock Chevrolet several months ago. With a base window sticker of $68K, I would hope the new ZO6 performance/handling isn't threatened by the new Mustang. We'll know in October...

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LV--You should be from ear to ear in October,--But if your not, send that poor little Z06 by me

[OUTLAW]

Dave Hill said that this ZO6 is built to go after quarter million dollar exotics and the FORD GT. I doubt that they are worried about the new Shelby. Even if the 1/4 mile times are close, it's not all about the straight line performance. The ZO is a race car, not a drag car