To start and make clear - I don’t think the Z06 is a bad car, or the C8 in general. I’m disappointed, because the original rumors were exactly what I wanted - and then they changed it (or the rumors were outright wrong), and the result is something I do not want. That makes me sad. I wanted this to be my last ICE…

Not really that fast.  I have a ZL1.  At the top, it’s making sub 250hp - it’s not quick anymore.  Still sounds good, but that’s it. 

My M550 is getting older - depending on when it suddenly gets “weird” and expensive, an EV is high on my list to replace it.  I4 M50, Taycan (CPO), Lucid...  watching carefully.  The ZR1 if it’s what they say (turbo+hybrid) I’d be stupid excited - but not at my expected price point of 120+.  AT that point, I’ll just…

That’s why I lament that the original rumors weren’t true.  I was ready to sell the current toy and put down a deposit, but...  :( 

Lord no. If anything I’d be debating between a 911 Turbo used, or a new Supra, depending on what happens to the market overall in the next year or so, and I’m a millennial.

True- which is why I said it’s not for me; I’m mostly lamenting that the earliest rumors (TT DOHC V8) were not true, because that WOULD have been the car for me.  

Density altitude.  It’s not even close to 670HP - it’s closer to 450 at my house, and goes down much farther from there.  I’m literally less than an hour from Pikes Peak.  

Ah.  Doesn’t happen that way much here.  Heck, Bandimere is at 5800 Ft- you’re down over 20% power here without forced induction just at the crank.  On a cold day.  Density altitude there has easily crossed 7k ft before in July and August.  

Allow me to rescope that for you. An N/A motor making 450HP that drops to around 250hp near the top, but revs to 8500RPM. Or I could just take my 7 year old M550, which makes 450 at my door, 450 at the base, and 450 at the top - but doesn’t spool now till 2500 RPM instead of 2000... Again, lag isn’t a thing anymore -…

People who enjoy driving? I’ve lived here for 30 years. AWESOME roads for driving on, including ones we close for, you know, competitions (Pikes Peak)? Lots of places with no people, big curves, and fun times. Heck, there are group drives (and rides, if you’re of the 2 wheeled persuasion) every weekend up till the…

Come up to trail ridge road.  Want to feel a Corvette with as much HP as a base 4cyl camry?  Well do I have a show for you...  

Not a huge fan of big S/C motors either.  I want a turbo on the thing.  

-30% HP at my door, -50-60% on the roads I like to drive, where you then get beaten by a stock GTI... N/A engines are dinosaurs, and I live no where near sea level.  Turbo lag hasn’t been a thing in a decade, unless you’re going extreme with your mods.  Plus, quick tunes get you way more power than modifying N/A…

Gap?  Not entirely following.  

Sadly pricing on that puts it right out of reach.  I could do 80k for the right car.   For 120?  Nah, too many other options.  

I’d have taken a twin-turbo version of the same thiing at the same power.  I live above 7k ft - this makes less HP than the stock C7 at sea level :(  

Yep.  For me, when the Z06 was announced as N/A, it became a giant shrug for me.  Meh?  

There are two types of people buying BEV right now - folks around town (Leaf/Bolt/etc - I don’t believe the 50 mile range “city car” people actually exist) - and those who buy the mega high-end to have the latest, and want the power, since the Model 3 starts in the 400 range. Tesla doesn’t sell a ton of the base…

This.  I’d honestly consider it for my next - depending on when the BMW finally gets too old, and what’s available BEV at that point - but I’m not driving that power up where I live.  Altitude hates N/A engines, and I keep moving up the hill farther. 

Because, for better or worse, that’s how the law works.