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Originally Posted by TrackClub
Exciting times for sure! I think you've boiled it down nicely in the second paragraph. And frankly GM could have put an 85G price tag and some folks would still buy it (not a criticism). Where I get a disconnect is the it is being marketed as THE track ready car from the GM stable with very lofty promise of its capability vs other cars et al (ref the "kingdom-come" comment). Not even the new Vette came with such claims. Yet thus far I haven't seen performance numbers to back it up, albeit there have been only 2 so it is early days still.
I would also like to know how it stacks up against cheaper cars, like GM's own C7 Z51, as 20 grand (more or less) is quite a pile of change for me (and many others no doubt). So perhaps we sit and wait for more data to come out thru 2014, including the Vette's Ring time (which for some reason hasn't been released yet).
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My opinion only here. This is what I think, not what I know. Main word in your post here is "Yet." I believe there is still work and test data to come on the Z/28, likely the best. I also believe you will see the C7 Ring time when this is released. GM probably has more work to do and is playing the "strategic release" of data game. Anybody that watched the Ring video can see there is a lot more to be gained. Also expect to see the gaps between to two Z's get much wider on smaller tracks. I have a ZL1 and personally love the car for my use. It's the best car I have ever owned. That said, there is no way that GM will release this Z/28, with all of the claims we have heard, without there being very wide jaw dropping gaps between it and the competition. I think when we get closer and start to see the real result, we will all say WOW. I could be wrong, but I can't see this going down other way.