Corvette C8 Z06

It could be worth looking if there are any other similar Z06 threads - I'd be most surprised if there weren't

 

The C8 Z06 is an incredible car, a lot of car for the money. That being said you can buy a Vette which is a dime a dozen where I live or own a Ferrari. I owned a 458 spider and it was an incredible car. Driving it was an event every time, to me that is the difference.

 

Maybe there are references to the Z06 in this section but I suspect the comparison between a relatively mass produced current car and a rarer 20 year old icon might be limited

 

Vette build quality and fit & finish vs 458 night and day. Vette all plastic, feels and smells cheap cheap cheap.

 

Man, that's quite the reach for comparison to make them seem the same... you might as well say, they're both 4 wheeled, transparent windows, dual exhaust, two seater cars.

The two cars are NOTHING alike no matter how hard people try to make them be.

 

Agreed. The build quality, materials used and emotion they invoke are WORLDS apart and those are things that matter in a car. Not just whatever written speed and power times they create.

 

I have owned and tracked Corvettes for 30 years. Still have three in the garage. I own a 458 because I drove a C8Z06 for 1500 miles in the Smokey mountains and then for two days at NCMMP track.
The C8Z is a great value but the main drawback for me is the weight. I can feel the bulk and mass. The styling doesn’t hold a candle to the 458 either.
After driving both cars, as well as a 488, there was only one I woke up thinking about the next day.
The 458, for me, provided a very different driving experience and evoked complete different emotions than the other two cars. It was very clear to me which one I should pursue.

And by the way, while Ferrari maybe has some nicer materials in their build, the fit and finish is better on the Chevy. I don’t care.

 

The C8 Z06 is a very nice car, especially for the money. If Ferrari kept developing NA mid engine cars, you would have an idea of where it would be now in terms of power and torque (at the very least). Its a shame they stopped so early. Its a good example of a cross-plane crank V8 and it sounds nice imo. The car also has a better suspension than the 458.

With that said, the 458 will always command a better resale, and that is the reason you see 15 to 1 as many C8's as you do 458s (if that). Although subjective, I hate the exterior and interior of the chevy, particularly the steering wheel and world of warcraft nerd control panel layout next to the driver.

For a single drive, mid-engine NA V8 driving experience you can get that out of either car. However, like @mikey64 said, there will only be one of these cars that you want in your garage day after day and daydream about and it has a horse on it not the transformers look

 

You answered it yourself.... 'on paper'... These cars are for emotion and feeling and the Corvette gives ZERO emotion, no feeling, not a special event at all etc.... buying exotics based on 'on paper' numbers is pointless.... The Z06 is awful in design, cheap in materials and feels like being pushed around in a big, heavy Tupperware container. Nothing at all exciting or thrilling. The cars are NOTHING alike other than statistics on a piece of paper.

 

what is the weight difference?

 

I own both a 2011 Italia and a 2024 Z06 convertible. While i love my 458 the Z06 is a hell of a car faster and more capable although the extra weight is noticeable, it sounds just like my 458 and the interior materials smell and look great (it is the 3 lZ and it's all napa leather and alcantera), the Z06 is more daily drivable than the 458 when in tour mode but it's a beast in race mode. I like them both and will not sell either.

 

To me, I can drive the Z06 anywhere with no worries. i.e., where to park, give to valet, the electronics are better with 10 years of advancements, getting serviced virtually anywhere, cost of ownership, etc.

Overall, if a Corvette is an 8, the Ferrari is a 10 bc is more exciting to drive.

 

Depends on exact configuration but the c8Z06 is around 500lbs heavier. For fun we can just say the 458 is 458lbs lighter than the Z06.

 

Even though I didn't like how a 458 drove, I want my weekend cars to be both exclusive and aspirational......Corvettes don't fit in either category these days. So I would have to have it serve as a DD and park it on the street. But I bet it wouldn't make a good DD either.

 

So is a Kia.

You can drive it anywhere without worrying about it because it's a high production turd that nobody cares about.

 

Even that old turd c3 looks better. At least it wasn't a wanna be copy of something it isn't.

I'd take a c7 z all day every day over that dumb looking c8.

 

People have said the same thing about all vettes from the beginning of time. Give it a few years and it will be rattling and falling apart like them all.

 

C8 vette dashes already falling apart. Same old story. Vettes are trash.

Oh but that Napa leather. Lol





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C8 Vette looks like it was put together with Leggos. All the weird sharp edges that don’t blend with the next panel etc. inside and out- squares, triangles and curves all mixed together… I couldn’t put my finger on it and verbalize it for a while but if you build a Leggo car, you can tell it’s a car but something is just not right…. Just like the C8


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I owned a 458 close to 5 years. I drove a close friends Z06 in the fall last year as he was one of the first in our city to receive it. I drove it very hard. First impressions is that GM tried their very best to make it sound like a 458. I would say they succeeded. Everything else about the driving dynamics, boring. This car lacks the feel of the 458. Period. There is now emotion driving the C8 Z06. Though it screams like a 458, it lacks the special feel and characteristics of the Ferrari. It reminded me of driving a Nissan GTR. All the electronics did all the work for you. Incredibly boring with no real driver engagement. There is no comparison. Nice try, but don't you dare try to compare it to a Ferrari 458.

 

I’ve owned both. Both good cars. To me, the 458 is dated (I’ve owned 3). The z06 is like an updated version. The “emotion evoked “ driving the 458 is all in your head. Put them head to head, it’s not really close