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Originally Posted by VelocityC6
So you were able from a test drive, be able to feel how "fussy" the Z06 handling is? Like I stated, I owned the Z51 car for 2 1/2 years, I've had the Z06 for 6 months. Night and day in the cars solidness and handling, I was surprised at how comfortable I felt pushing the car the moment I bought it. The lighter weight, wider tires, suspension tuning all come together to form my factual opinion that it's a better handling car then my former. Ask the folks who've made the switch if they regret it and want to return to a base C6......crickets
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My Z06 ride wasn't a test drive, and the Z06 is less well sorted than the C6 Z51, no plainer way to state it. Z06 will go 'round a corner faster, but the Z51 driver is far less likely to feel like he cheated fate in the process. Driven at it's limit the Z06 is a bit of a widow-maker, it doesn't always do what you tell it to, even GM's own factory driver declared that he did not wish to make another full speed pass on the Ring after setting his fastest lap. That speaks volumes.
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Since you seem to not be aware of Corvette history I'm not gonna further the "historic" nature of the C6 Z06. It's a great Corvette in a long line of great Corvettes from the past 
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I'm familiar with all the Vette monikers of the past, the 63 Z06 and later ZR1 and ZR2 cars, the Grand Sport racing effort....etc, etc.
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You do realize the GS used 99% of the same exact suspension found on a Z06? The GS will be just about as "fussy" as a Z06, perhaps a little less cause it doesn't have the hp. People who've taken delivery report it's noticeably more firm over the old Z51 setup. Till they offer magnetic ride as on the ZR1, the GS will feel very similar to a Z06
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Nope. We don't have to go any further than spring rates to find completely different values, and that of course means that shock valving is different too. Those two simple changes are huge and completely change the character of a suspension, and I am sure the differences don't stop there.
I'll have to drive a GS to be certain it is a better sorted car, but to be blunt I find it difficult to believe they didn't improve on the Z06 here even if it is technically a lesser car.