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Originally Posted by syr74
First of all suspensions are delicate and finicky things, simply swapping shocks for a softer ride is likely going to take a somewhat unsorted stock Z06 and make it pure misery. Also, I'm talking about sticker price, not rebated, out the door price tags. If I can get 15 grand off of a Z06 but will have to pay close to sticker for the GS then all that really tells me is that my assumption is correct, the GS is a better package.
That GM made the Z06 is fast as it is is admirable, but the old saying holds true....it isn't just how fast you go but rather how you go fast. In the transformation to Z06 the Vette's handling didn't get better, just faster, and there is a difference. The Z06 is the most poorly sorted of all existing Corvettes, that isn't a smear just fact.
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Lol, you can go ahead and continue to believe the Z06 is the worst handling. Clearly you haven't owned a couple C6 vettes to make a legit comparison as I have.
Unfortunatly with the GS you don't get the unique 427 ci LS7, you don't get the aluminum frame and the weight savings, you don't get to own a historic Corvette. It's the complete package that made the Z06 a supercar when it debuted.
On the other hand the GS is a parts bin special in alot of ways, it's gets the LS3 shared among a host of GM products, it gets the widebody from the Z06/ZR1, it gets 98% of the suspension tuning the Z06 has (a little softer). No increase in HP, no weight savings in fact it's the heaviest vette). GM saw a chance to sell the widebody look without the performance, that is what a GS is.
GS is being discounted already 5-7k off msrp.......perhaps that tells you something too. No 2006 Z06 was discounted like that a couple months into production, in fact most to all were market well over MSRP.