http://www.edmunds.com/porsche/911/2...ison-test.html

Spoiler alert.....

What Our Hearts Say

So we're stuck. Stuck with a decision no enthusiast can fairly make. Picking the 'Vette is the obvious choice since it's supported by ample empirical data. At the end of the day, we can't deny that the home team nailed at least one of its primary targets. Making the Corvette as quick and rewarding as a 911 is a big task, and it's been fully accomplished. The Corvette, when driven hard, is as good as the 911, maybe better. There, we said it.

That it costs, in this case, less than half as much is pure gravy.

But then there's the undeniable reality that the 911 is the better car. Whether we're taking our kids to school or adding subtle countersteer to correct that big slide, we'd rather have the Porsche. It's the car that wins our hearts so it's the car that wins this test.

 

I just wanna post in the next big debate thread. Woohoo! I waz here.

 

The ZR1 version of the new Vette is going to be a great car, and since it's a manual, I see a lot of Porsche defectors in the future.

 

oh jeez.. here we go again.. 75+ angry posts to follow...

 

Hahaha! I'm going to shut my mouth this time I think....

 

Naaa, what fun would that be....?

But we get the following arguments for sure:

1) Corvette is cheaper, 1/2, 3/4 the cost.. or whatever..
2) Performance is blah blah blah comparable, not comparable..
3) 911 owners are just snobs.. Corvettes are just crappy Chevy's at heart..
4) Forget about both of them get an R8...
5) 911 is just better,
6) Corvette is just better, 911 owners are just stupid...
7) Corvette has more low end torque.. No you don't understand you just need to get the rev's higher on a boxer engine to get the comparable torque..
8) Corvette looks like dorky, 911 is a work of art..
9) 997's were better than 991's so yes Corvettes are better now..

That a good start?

 

I thought I'd get this thread off and running.

P.S. I heard the new Vette is even better than the GTR.

 

Turbo S too.

 

I've heard Ferrari killer thrown around a bit...

 

Dealer experience alone and (edit) styling can be a deciding factor now.

 

Think about it, it kills the laferrari in the performace for buck corner.

 

Pretty fair and balanced review. For me, I use the 911 back seats all the time so "there is no substitute"!

 

i wonder why it wasnt compared w/ a base 991 stick?

 

I have owned a C6 Z06 and live within minutes of where they build them. It was great fun to drive. I think this paragraph sums it up nicely.

"Details Matter
But we don't spend every day at the track or the mountains. The 911, in daily use, comes to life in both observation and expression. It's here that Porsche's resources of refinement exceed Chevy's by an order of magnitude. It's here that the little things take over. Look at the 911. Really look at it. Appreciate its subtle purposefulness. Appreciate a shape honed on the mill of necessity. Now look at the Stingray's details, its ducts, vents and its facets.
They might be functional, but when measured by the yardstick of the equally effective 911, they're also gratuitous.
Now get inside the 911. Touch it. Operate its controls. Drive it down the street and notice what you don't hear. Talk to your passenger. Listen to him. Do the same in the 'Vette. Appreciate the 911 with both your senses and your heart. Measure the difference not in numbers but in nuance."

 

I suppose P race cars, TT, GT cars are also gratuitous.


Also how was the C7 to drive?