GT500 Review by a Roush Stage 3 and C8 owner

[OH3Cobra]

Green house?

Green house referring to the vision you have from the drivers seat. I think the Mustang has such a better view of the road vs. the Camaro (bath tub gun slit city).

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[OH3Cobra]

"TRANSMISSION!!!!!!" ??? Really, that much of a difference they are both Tremec DCTs.

For me it was the shift logic. The Shelby makes a determination and 99% of the time it's on point. The Corvette in Z mode seemed to "hang" in one gear without making an upshift. This is my subjective review. Also the "Hits" in the GT500 in Sport mode or Track really snap. The C8 seemed lumbering..... Again this was a base C8, NOT a Z06. Two worlds and dollars apart.

 

[DopamineQuest]

I've never ridden in a 500, but I did go from Detroit to Charlotte in a '23 Z06 last November. That thing pretty much sh!ts it & gets it. The 500 might take it in a straight line, but don't bother trying to hang with it in the corners. You won't.

lol I'd hope a mid engine sports car that weighs 500 lbs less would take us in the corners

 

[Jstang23]

I've never ridden in a 500, but I did go from Detroit to Charlotte in a '23 Z06 last November. That thing pretty much sh!ts it & gets it. The 500 might take it in a straight line, but don't bother trying to hang with it in the corners. You won't.

The C8 Z06 is twice as expensive as the GT500 though. The Z06 on track is absolutely faster on the track, no questions about that. But where I'm wondering is if its worth the almost 100K more you'll pay to own the z06... its one hell of a car, but a GT500 isn't that far behind.

 

[ZLwhat]

The C8 Z06 is twice as expensive as the GT500 though. The Z06 on track is absolutely faster on the track, no questions about that. But where I'm wondering is if its worth the almost 100K more you'll pay to own the z06... its one hell of a car, but a GT500 isn't that far behind.

Where are you finding 200K ZO6s listed?

 

[Jstang23]

Where are you finding 200K ZO6s listed?

Where are you not ?!! They are 140k msrp and with market adjustment most are in the 200k range.

https://www.kevinwhitaker.com/new/C...M6oy3ePnw4-Ds1-c2bYAA6r1zXOStOV8aAutOEALw_wcB

 

[ZLwhat]

Where are you not ?!! They are 140k msrp and with market adjustment most are in the 200k range.

https://www.kevinwhitaker.com/new/C...M6oy3ePnw4-Ds1-c2bYAA6r1zXOStOV8aAutOEALw_wcB

ahh yeah with markup, i thought you meant sticker price, in which case you'll be hard pressed to find a 500 at sticker these days either.

 

[Jstang23]

ahh yeah with markup, i thought you meant sticker price, in which case you'll be hard pressed to find a 500 at sticker these days either.

Fair, but markup is still required to own the vehicle, so I include it in the value of the car. Also you can get a new GT500 CFTP for about 100k nowadays.

 

[ZLwhat]

I know there is a lot of discusi

Fair, but markup is still required to own the vehicle, so I include it in the value of the car. Also you can get a new GT500 CFTP for about 100k nowadays.

I know there is a lot of discussion on here about ADM all the time, i'll let someone else take the hit of paying over sticker first...haha

 

[Jstang23]

I know there is a lot of discusi

I know there is a lot of discussion on here about ADM all the time, i'll let someone else take the hit of paying over sticker first...haha

Yeah, I got my 23 GT for invoice price!

 

[ZLwhat]

Yeah, I got my 23 GT for invoice price!

GT500?

 

[Jstang23]

GT500?

No GT 5.0

 

[ZLwhat]

No GT 5.0

Oh ok, no offense but those are two drastically different cars. I am not sure i've ever seen a markup on a regular GT, those damn things are a dime a doze in these parts.

 

[Jstang23]

Oh ok, no offense but those are two drastically different cars. I am not sure i've ever seen a markup on a regular GT, those damn things are a dime a doze in these parts.

I wasn't comparing the two at all. You may not find GTs with markup but you would be hard pressed to find one for invoice price (different than msrp).

 

[ENDEVR]

I just went to a dealer out by me and they said they are taking and delivery at MSRP for C8s, BUT it is about a year wait for even the base C8. No idea about the Z06

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