Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks They sold 37000 C6 Corvettes in 2005 when they came out, in 2012 they only sold 11000. C5 was pretty steady, they sold over 30000 every
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Modest 24% price rise over 8 years for the C5. The C6 base price held pricing very steady over the 9 years, likely in response to declining sales numbers and tough economy for sports cars.
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Does anyone know if the 370z's lighting lap time was done with an oil cooler in the car?
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I don't remember where I saw that Nissan was targeting Porsche Cayman's performance with the 370z. Just as they did with the GTR beating the 911 turbo.
Still there's a huge performance gap .
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The porsche is a MR and the Z is FR/midship. The porsche cayman on certain tracks will exceed the Z and on others it will be a drivers race where the Z may win. Straight line speed the Z has shown to be mildly faster but carries a lower top speed.
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If you've ever driven the two... it's very obvious which car is better... by far. But it's double the freakin' price.
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MR is just more balanced. The Z takes more skill to achieve what the Porsche can. You really gotta become one with the Z. The porsche is effortless driving. Better is subjective to your driving expectations. MR puts up less of a fight, like AWD/FR does. So criticisms of whats better can go on all day if you're driving expectations are high, low, moderate etc
But the Porsche undoubtedly has a more refined engine and a more balanced chassis, not to mention a better feeling shifter. The Z feels more aggressive under load, is more fun and leaves a lot less room for error., The porsche is a sword and the Z is a hatchet. But with one swing of both, you can cut anything in half.
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I contend that the Z doesn't quite achieve what the Cayman can. It's not that it takes more skill to drive... it just doesn't match it. Period. You have a (relatively) heavy, front-biased car vs. a lighter and much better balanced car.
But again... $30k premium.
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Awesome car... Just too expensive IMO. For the price of a new one I would rather have the c7.
I did research some CPO models but even still they were a bit more pricy than a new Z even with quite a few miles on them. It's just one of those cars I love but would never actually buy because it doesn't present itself as a very good value relative to what else is on the market.
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