Originally Posted by vader1

While I am sure the C7 is a very fine car, I think the term "game changer" does not fit.

I might possibly fit into the target market for this car. Male, can afford one, like sports cars. But to me it is just the evolution of a Corvette, which is a car that never really appealed to me in the first place.

I don't mean to flame with my opinions, although I am sure it will be but here goes anyways. Corvettes, muscle cars, and Vipers have always been about brute force as an image. To me it is an image of sort of like having a huge pair of balls and always wearing them outside of your pants, hanging out for all to see. Not my thing, I prefer an elegant look, a bit more understated. Sort of like comparing the new 458 Italia to most Lamborghini's. The Lambos are more in your face and to me the Ferrari is elegant. Nothing about the new styling of the C7 speaks to me. Sharp angles, loud looking scoops, the giant hole in the hood. It is very in your face, balls hanging out. Don't want it. Even though the seats are better, and it has improved tech (which every car these days does and I don't care about).

Would I like to take one for a spin someday? Sure. I bet it is fun, and V8 torque has few equals. But I much prefer the Cayman and love the new one so that will be the next toy when the time comes. Nothing Chevy did with the C7 changes the image, just improves on the same formula. But Porsche did the same thing with the Cayman, took an excellent car and made it better and while it gets applause, game changer does not fit there either.

I also much prefer mid engine. To me they are so much more fun to drive than anything else. The sound of the engine behind your head, and the planted feel of the tail end. I am sure the Corvette is faster, but everyone has driven cars that offered more fun than cars that were faster. I will take the car that appeals to me in style and fun to drive over the one that is obviously faster in a straight line.

I am sure it is a great car for a lot of people but I am not sure that it is so revolutionary that people that the Corvette never appealed to before are suddenly going to love it because it make more power still, and has nicer seats. If I saw somebody driving one, I'd give them the thumbs up and say "nice wheels" but its not like Chevy blew my socks off or even grabbed my attention for that matter.

It's nice, but it is another Corvette. I still want the slower, but probably for me much more fun to drive Cayman. Honestly, I prefer the scalpel-sleek euro yuppy image over the hammer like Nascar one.

Originally Posted by ZDan

I have zero reason to doubt Road & Track's measured 3310 lb. curb weight for the C6 Z06 shown in the link.
They list "test weight" at 3485, only 175 lb. more, so their "curb weight" obviously includes some fuel.
If it's 3310 lb. with a full 18 gallon tank, that's 3200 lb. empty. Doesn't make the 3310 number "wrong".

It's odd that they don't specify how much fuel is in the tank with reported weights. I swear that it *used* to be the norm to report vehicle weight with an empty tank, but now it seems they might be reporting it with a full tank. Or at least with enough fuel to do their battery of tests.

Originally Posted by Disgustipated

I have plenty of reasons. People on Vette forums weigh their cars and are around 3150-3200 on chassis scales and other scales.

Originally Posted by Elistan

I suppose your above sarcasm was prompted by me, since I brought up the car's weight first in this thread. Just wanted to point out that Porsche claims the 991 S with 7MT is 3075 lbs. I mean, the Corvette is no GTR when it comes to weight, which is good, but that 3444 lbs spec caught me by surprise is all.