Here's the best information and pic which I've found regarding the MY2006 C6 Z06 that will be coming in mid/fall of 2005 with a 7.0L V-8 7000RPM Redline! Especially beautiful wheels with I believe are going to be P345/25 ZR19s (recall memory) in back. The picture and specs appear accurate from every resource and discussion I've seen on the 'Net. Absolutely great value for a sportscar with lower-end supercar performance stock!

http://forums.autoweek.com/thread.js...threadID=11191

 

Thats a lot of car for approx $60k

 

I concur

 

I'm not a big vette fan but I like this one

 

most definately


and I still find it that people will make comments like it's still a chevy

 

It´s still a Chevy. But I wouldn´t mind owing this one

 

What about our cars everytime someone says, "it's still a VW".

 

 

An auto manufacturer like Porsche could produce a spectacular vehicle for decades with the best, consistent performance and technological innovations, but only time can erase the "negatives" of a humble beginning. Same with the "GM" Corvette. Human nature is funny when you sit back and regard perspectives of social status, historic origins, or perceptive reality.

I never hear enthusiasts stating that the new Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster is just a fast, open-top tractor for the road. That must have been a long, long enough time ago

 

Hey, wait just a minute! Porsche made a tractor, and it was a good one (so I'm told.)

 

yep, what a rip roaring bargain - again. one could take the Z06 and drive the ***** off it (making lap times in the TT - or better - range) before totaling it at the track some time and still spend less than a few years depreciation on a turbo when bought new.

 

The problem as I see it is that the vette has a certain history it needs to overcome. A): the specs are not favorable to her American contemporaries (Ford GT, Viper). B): the look keeps getting better but just misses the mark. C): it's racing commitment. D): the stereotypical driver (whether true or not)

My suggestion is release RIGHT NOW a Zo6 R that beats GT-40 and charge a tidy profit, make a limited #, and make the supercar world take notice.

They need to distance themselves from events like the Bricklin (?sp), the DeLorean, the Allante, and other pseudo attempts at a really good sports car. I'm not saying make a MEfour12. That would be too risky. But I know they can do better than just the C6 Zo6. How do I know? I interned with the engineers at GM during college summers and grew up in a GM factory town.

I think the reason we Porsche owners don't get defensive about the critics is b/c we have the confidence in knowing the product is a fair priced supercar that is uniquely durable with a great racing tradition that lives on every weekend at every track around the world.

 

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I think plans for a limited edition DE car are in the works, atleast that's what I've read, whether it'll be a GT killer is another question. The Z06 may very well have viper speed, the old Z06 was just a small tad behind. If I'm not mistaken the C5 had great racing commitment, it pretty much dominated it's class in SCCA, the factory had a T1 and T2 suspension packages Then there were it's consecutive years of winning it's class at Le Mans, the ALMS, etc. I don't think porsches racing history is much longer the the corvettes.

and the stereotypical driver applies to porsche also

 

We Porsche drivers have a lot of " baggage " in that department , too.
BTW, having been a brief member of the Vette owning fraterity a few years ago, I would say the typical Vette owner is way more into the technical/mechanical aspects of the carnut culture and can go on and on about valve guide materials , compression ratios, etc. I see way more new money types who come and go on the Porsche boards and once they tire of the car and it's added assorted aftermarket bling , move onto the next expensive car that looks cool at the trendy club. How's that for stereotyping