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69bossnine said:
Anyhow, I find the comparison between 911 and Corvette these days, objectively, to be a "wash"...
I agree with your pro/con list, but "objectivity" is not a strong point if one buys a sportscar - it's all about very individual preferences (design/drive feel etc.).
Still one should be objective enough to acknowledge the strengths of a product which doesn't climb onto the first place of one's own "hitlist".
I testdrove a C6 (MY 07) a couple of weeks ago for the first time and I found a lot of criticism (AKA bashing
) highly exaggerated.
I expected a wobbling piece of metal
and then I have been astonished how well the car hold the road at highspeed (280 km/h) on the Autobahn (also in high speed corners) - together with the torquey engine it makes for an excellent Autobahn bomber IMO (BTW very relaxed driving at highspeed) - it's ironic that most US-owners of this car never will experience this strong point, unless they are ready to risk jailtime
For the weekend fun on the twisties (think of narrow European B-roads, not the broad US roads) the P-cars are the better tools IMO. Not that the Vette can't corner well, but it is (or feels) big in comparison and I missed the "scalpel" feeling of my Boxster S.
As for the often bashed interior: the dealership had a Callaway C6 in the showroom equipped with a beautiful beige full leather interior + Recaro seats - looked really first class. The Salesguy mentioned a 12k premium for all the nice stuff.
IMO I can't see how the MY 08 Vette will be "Porsche-like" just like I hope that a future P won't be "Vette-like" - not because one of them must be better in terms of objective data, but because it would be a pity if all sportscars would follow the same philosophy. It would be a poor world without choices.