airforcex

Get a C7 GS or Z06. Otherwise, you will be disappointed.

loudblazer

SivaSuryaKshatriya

The new Evora's go all the way down to 2800 lbs depending on trim. That's 400 lbs lighter.

HP isn't everything but at 400 HP and 400 lbs less it's not slow. I'm sure it would be funner than a C6Z in the turns too.

Yeah maintenance probably goes to the C6Z but I doubt by that much.

NotreOkc

I would LOVE to hear your reasoning behind this statement.

TXGS507

C6ZR1.... C7Z.... Or if you have the capital the new C7ZR1

tw78911sc

Used Porsche GT3

Must_Have_Z

If you're looking for a non-daily car, I would jump on a 6th gen Viper if I ever got rid of my Z06. They are absolutely beautiful inside and out, and with a few mods can be absolutely brutal on the street.

I love this guy's Youtube channel. I'd do something very similar with my Viper if I ever got one. Check him out:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZn...03Hf98nCS0DZZA

TXGS507

I'll second that!! I also am fond of the 5th gens

Texasthunder

encasedmetal

I thought the same until I went and sat in one a few weeks ago- my head touched the headliner. I was really bummed

LSX228R

This is exactly my thought process. I hate the fact that the C7 is so heavy.

loudblazer

passagemaker43

Wow,
I am amazed how people can compare the differences between the C6Z and C6ZR1 and think they are close. Obviously many features are the same but the differences are so significant that driving them feels very different. Power delivery, gearbox ratios, ceramic brakes, great gobs of mid range torque, more weight over the front wheels are just a few of the difference makers. Doing a test drive in a ZR1 is not going to give you enough time to fully appreciate just how different those two cars are. I own them both. And for the folks who rave about the C7Z, the 200lb weight penalty over the ZR1 would appear to me, at least from my perspective, to be an insurmountable performance negative given such a slight horsepower edge. Mod both cars but that 200lbs never goes away. Not to mention overheating issues. It fascinates me how many definitive answers get spouted to what is such a subjective question. As if all you have to do to explain performance is to read dyno charts.
My only suggestion is to value every pound of weight that your new choice adds to what you had with your C6Z since that will likely be the lightest high horsepower benchmark you will see at a reasonable purchase price.
Loudblazer, enjoy the process and good luck with whatever you chose,
Keith

mirage2991

some truth there...I don't think you'll ever get as light as the C6Z06 Carbon to be honest...I know my "race option 1ZR" ZR1 is 3340lb with full fuel...it almost sounds "light" in today's standards (even back in 09-13 that weight was considered a bit on the heavy side...we can all lol at that today!)

DanMan35

Just my two cents but I had a 07 Z06 with 520whp. Sold it and now I have a 10 ZR1 completely stock. Even though the cars seem to be so similar they do feel different. The ZR1 feels much more refined and special. I love it.

reasonable suspicion

the carbon weighs over 100 pounds MORE than a non carbon

Michael_D

I drove the new Acura NSX..... holy crap..... Not a vette, but damn, it's fun as hell. If I had room for a second toy, I'd have one.

apex97

You might be seeing a pattern here I am going to chime in and reinforce it. I have owned two C6 Z06's (one Z07) and a C7 Z06. I have now owned a 12k mile C6 ZR1 for about a month. Taking nothing away from my previous Corvettes it is, without question, as clear as day a COMPLETELY different and better car than any of my previous Corvettes. I cant imagine going back or forward in any generation. Perfect balance, great power and very well screwed together. I am also a Porsche and Ferrari guy just for perspective and the ZR1 is as fun as any of them.....fantastic sports car.

apex97

You should sharpen up your perception of the 'flavor" in cars and not just focus on the numbers. I am a pro driver and there is nothing laughable about the difference between a C6 Z06 and ZR1. Two red wines would look very similar in chemical composition, but one might be great and the other would suck, The C6 Z06 and ZR1 are both great cars, but they "taste" very different to a perceptive driver. Which flavor is better is debatable, but the difference in character is not.
(I love the way that Z06 7.0 NA engine delivers its power btw and might have made your same argument until I got my ZR1 so no flame intended.)

loudblazer

Do you have plans to mod or have the itch to? If I get a ZR1 the plan would be over 700rwhp. When people have talked about ZR1 with mods and the torque curves I have seen it's exciting!