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Originally Posted by Brunotheboxer
No doubt about it this zo6 is gonna be the top dog. I say nicely equipped for close to 110k with a base price of about 85k.
Where does this car leave the zr1?
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As of right now, there are no plans for a ZR1(thats what GM says)But I'm sure something will pop up in a few years.
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Originally Posted by jphughan
I haven't driven either one, but owners I've talked to from both sides have agreed that the Viper is much more "raw" than a Corvette. An instructor who drove one of his student's Vipers described it as, "Like wrestling a bear." Plus apparently there's still a huge temperature gap between the footwell and the cabin area proper thanks to insufficient heat shielding from the engine down there. Since this would be my DD and track car, I'm not sure those are the elements I'd want. But if I were buying a pure track car, that might sway my choice. There's something primal about an 8.4L V10, especially in 2014. 
+1, same here, and as an American I'm glad that day has finally come -- or for those older than 28, has come back. 
How does a DCT keep more posers away than a slushbox? I hardly think that a "weirder" start from a stop than they're used to with a slushbox would be a dealbreaker for someone who really wanted to be a poser.
I'm betting manual is standard with DCT/auto as an option. I can't see the Corvette abandoning following the GT3 and going auto/DCT-only quite yet. If I were buying one, I too would get it in manual even though I go to the track and would therefore benefit from faster shifts. Still, the auto rev match feature should help close some of that gap, though I'd use it only on the track and enjoy the challenge of executing the perfect rev match by myself on the road. My experience with DCT thus far has indicated that FOR ME, while it delivers a thrill that 6MT can't quite match in the form of everything happening with such speed and immediacy (and thus allowing the brake-shift-turn in trifecta all happen much closer together), I could tell that I would get bored of it quickly -- plus that thrill only applies during hard driving. 6MT on the other hand FOR ME gives me fun during ALL driving by the constant challenge of executing perfectly smooth shifts and feeling like a total hero on the few times you get it just perfect because YOU were the one who did it. Plus I love the sensation of throttle-blipping our glorious S65, which isn't the same when I do it with my finger, and I imagine it will be at least as fun to blip the monstrous LT4 going into the Z06.  |
Right now, the rumor is both a manual and the new ZF 8speed auto. No DCT. We will know everything by Monday morning. I'll keep everyone posted as I hear things.