Jul 20, 2006 10:44:40 PM
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Re: Car and Driver - comparison test Z06 v 997 TT v F430
I can't believe these comments about the Z06 being a performer because it's made of plastic, but it must be a coffin for similar reasons. I know I'm not quoting exactly, but the message is clear - clear crap.
The Z06 outperforms the 997 Turbo because it is one helluva car. Team Corvette has made one helluva car that has won many endurance racing championships recently - dominated in fact. It is a testament to American engineering. It is not just a streetlight to streetlight drag racer, it is a supercar (by perfromance, not price and exclusivity standards) and it is by far the best bargain in sportscars on the planet.
I'm a Porsche lover, and I can appreciate what Porsche offers that Corvette doesn't, but I won't con myself into believing baloney.
Someone once asked me if I bought my 997S for performance and I said yes. They told me I was therefore a fool, because if performance was what I was after, I should have bought a Z06. He's right. I didn't buy my Porsche for performance - I bought it for performance plus a whole lot of other stuff that I like (and I personally believe that no other manufacturer packages all that stuff into one great product better than Porsche). That shouldn't distract from what the Z06 has to offer though, and it shouldn't lead to the conclusion that the Z06 is any less of a sportscar.
The Z06 outperforms the 997 Turbo because it is one helluva car. Team Corvette has made one helluva car that has won many endurance racing championships recently - dominated in fact. It is a testament to American engineering. It is not just a streetlight to streetlight drag racer, it is a supercar (by perfromance, not price and exclusivity standards) and it is by far the best bargain in sportscars on the planet.
I'm a Porsche lover, and I can appreciate what Porsche offers that Corvette doesn't, but I won't con myself into believing baloney.
Someone once asked me if I bought my 997S for performance and I said yes. They told me I was therefore a fool, because if performance was what I was after, I should have bought a Z06. He's right. I didn't buy my Porsche for performance - I bought it for performance plus a whole lot of other stuff that I like (and I personally believe that no other manufacturer packages all that stuff into one great product better than Porsche). That shouldn't distract from what the Z06 has to offer though, and it shouldn't lead to the conclusion that the Z06 is any less of a sportscar.
Mille Miglia driver, WC Fields once said, "I never met a nymphonmaniac I couldn't love."
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