Corvette Z06 vs. Aston Martin V8 Vantage

You could get just about anything to go fast. I choose nice. AMs are just pure sex.

 

Aston. Easiest decision of my life.

 

my business partner has a V8 Vantage and Ive yet to see one sell for under $100k so not sure where the $80k figure is from..

but for me Vantage all the way... better looking inside and out than the vette and while it doesnt perform quite like a Z06 Im never going to use that performance on the street anyway.

 

I love the new Z06 but I'd have to say the AM is soooo hot.

But, this is like asking which would you rather have: a big wheel or a green machine.

 

Vantage for me. Sex on wheels for sure.

 

Aston Martin.

 

Who wouldn't take the Aston if price were equal?

But they're not, and the service costs of keeping them on the road aren't even close. Buying a new Chevrolet with 100K mile powertrain warranty versus buying a used low-volume specialty British sports car ...... hmmmm.

As a track slut, the Z06 wins hands down.

 

Iam a fan of both cars, id say performance go for the Z06, you want comfort go with the aston. Not sure buy both!.

 

Aston all the way.

the vette is nice, ok very nice , but its mass produced, on every corner and there will lots of them made so all they will do is go down in value like all the other corvettes.

i could care less about "speed" on public roads. i love to see the guys buy these things after reading too many magazines and message boards and then sit in traffic and get stuck on 45mph speed limited roads with cops at every corner.

the old ferraris and lamborghinis i have had, i have bought because i wanted them, and to drive them for what they are .... " a fun car ".



to each his own.

buy a sport bike if you want speed, and see how long that lasts.


i would rather have an older AM any day than any of the new stuff anyway.


mark my words, all this computer crap is going to be shunned in the future, and the simple cars will be sought after.

 

Aston Martin.

 

The same choice that James Bond would make.

 

The interior on the AM makes it 10x better then the vette

 

This really isn't close.

In fact I'd buy the Aston before the Porsche 997 Turbo: the exterior/interior looks really set it apart, and as posted above it offers much more performance than I could ever use.

I would take the Corvette over the new Mustang GT350, though. Even with leaf springs the Chevy seems better balanced. If I wanted something to beat up on the track, the Z06 is tempting. Although the Lotus Exige S (haven't driven one - yet!) seems like it might be the ultimate raw track toy.

 

The Corvette's interior is very different from that of a Malibu, and the Aston Martin oozes class.

There is no comparison.

 

Vette. I don't need a nice interior, I'd probably rip all the leather out anyways.

 

Easy choice: Aston. Why? Anybody can throw a big engine into a car. Not everybody can make a car that makes everyone surrounding it collapse in envy.

 

Vette. The Aston is good looking, but its not fast. Its more of a looker then a thriller. Where as the Z06 has presence, and it can blow the doors off 90% of cars out there.

 

to the NASCAR races

 

It this point in time, it would be the AM V8 Vantage.

 

Aston martin. The Vette is nice but the interior does indeed suck, which matters to me, that and the vette is commonplace the AM is not. Both imo are good looking but I think the am is a bit sexier. That and I love the way the AMV8 sounds!

 

Not sure you'd get envy. Maybe confusion when everyone is wandering the parking lot afterwards trying to figure out which one is theirs.

 

Everyone would ask, why didnt you buy the XKR? Which is faster, cheaper, better looking...