Numerical Proof the Corvette Z06 Is One of the World’s Best Performance Bargains

The Corvette has been known as a performance steal for years now. It’s an attainable sports car that can compete with the best of ’em, and that’s never been more true than with the newest rendition of the Z06 Coupe. Priced well-below $100,000, it still out-powers and out-performs damn near anything coming out of a manufacturer factory.

If you haven’t already seen for yourself, we dug up some numbers to show you just what we’re talkin’ about. The cars here were included because they relate to the Z06 in some way, whether they’re categorized as sports cars, have similar price points, or have similar power outputs. Obviously, not all these cars are going to be cross-shopped with the ‘Vette, some are just there to make the comparison of money-to-power ratio. Check it out…

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2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ($79,400 MSRP)

• Supercharged V8, 650 horsepower, 650 lb-ft

2016 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 ($47,795 MSRP)

• FPC V8, 526 horsepower, 429 lb-ft

2016 Alfa Romeo 4C ($55,900 MSRP)

• Turbo-4, 237 horsepower, 258 lb-ft

2016 Porsche Cayman GTS ($75,200 MSRP)

• Flat-6, 340 horsepower, 280 lb-ft

2016 Porsche 911 ($89,400 MSRP)

• Boxer-6, 370 horsepower, 331 lb-ft

2016 Dodge Viper SRT ($87,895 MSRP)

• V10, 645 horsepower, 600 lb-ft

2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat ($64,195 MSRP)

• Supercharged V8, 707 horsepower, 650 lb-ft

2016 Nissan GT-R ($101,770 MSRP)

• Twin-turbo V6, 545 horsepower, 463 lb-ft

2016 Jaguar F-Type S ($79,100 MSRP)

• Supercharged V6, 380 horsepower, 339 lb-ft

2016 Mercedes-AMG GT ($129,900 MSRP)

• Biturbo V8, 462 horsepower, 442 lb-ft

2016 Aston Martin V8 Vantage ($121,295 MSRP)

• V8, 430 horsepower, 361 lb-ft

2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus ($162,900 MSRP)

• V10, 610 horsepower, 413 lb-ft

2015 Ferrari FF ($295,000 MSRP)

• V12, 651 horsepower, 504, lb-ft

See, the numbers don’t lie!

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