Honestly would you rather have a z06?

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Originally Posted by rhipsher

I don't know a damn thing about a Testarossa. But it's so pretty (as Mohammed Ali use to say. In his case I'm so pretty. I guess when I get one I'll have to join a Ferarri forum and learn right. Even though the Z06 has everything you could want and if I had to choose between the two I'd always go for the exotic. Even when I take the Z to coffee and cars where there are way more exotic cars than my ZR-1 is such as the Ferarri's and Lambos even they sit up and take notice. And with my window down I always hear somebody say "Wow! A ZR-1. I park it. Pop the hood and walk into Star Bucks for a quad shot expresso and by the time I make my way back to the car the Ferarri and Lambo guy's are huttled around the Z looking it over and asking me all kinds of questions about it. Most of the Ferarri and Lambo guys are older gentlemen and remember when it first came out. And in the back of my mind I'm thinking why would these guys even care about this C4 ZR-1 when their cars are way more exotic and cost $200k-$400k? But for some reason they do.

Stories like this are one of the reasons I love the C4 ZR-1. Shows that it is really a special car if people that own $400K cars are impressed by/interested in a $15K-30K, 20 year old American car.

"ZR-1 CORVETTE - MARATHON CHAMPION OF THE CENTURY
by Robin Jenkins
Last Update: 10/24/2004

... Consider that the 175-180 mph speed range easily achieved by even the early, 375 hp, ZR-1 is comparable to current race averages in today's NASCAR events, where much lighter cars use the same size engine as the Corvette (5.7 liters or 350 cubic inches). Recall how many of those highly modified, NASCAR engines fail after less than 500 miles, and then ponder how the Corvette's LT-5 engine ran at the very same speeds for the equivalent of TEN Daytona 500s -- BACK-TO-BACK! That's a level of durability unprecedented in the automotive industry, a feat which has yet to be equaled by any production car, anywhere.
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That is an awesome article, thanks for posting that WB9MCW!

Simply astounding facts to wrap your brain around! Just amazing that the LT5's we have in our Z's right now could potentially go out and do that kind of endurance run right now (as long as they are running correctly, lol)! After I read things like that, it's sometimes hard to for me to believe that I have one of those cars sitting in my garage right now!

The C4 ZR-1 is a special car with an awesome Brotherhood to go along with it, which is why I will probably always have a ZR-1.

And I haven't even driven the thing yet!!