For 26K you can get a 950 hp blown Chevy crate engine... over 1000hp for 39k..

***** not true. it depends on how much money you spend on a crate engine. The better ones come complete, turn key.

R L *_ALL_* the speed records?

​@@cyberfoxx2000 you mustn't forget track records to because when a company like ford motor who dominated Lemans when they raced in the 60s did it again 50 years after one Lemans again with the new Ford GT. And don't forget Corvettes dominated until they were forced to lower the horsepower because other manufacturers Could not compete with them.

@@FEGTTTSDH Ford GT LOL

They are both wonderful cars. The 458 is a very nice looking car compared to the zr1, but, the sound of the engine in the zr1 sounds so much better ( in my opinion).

***** In my opinion, The Corvette looks and sounds better, I'd much rather own the ZR1. Corvette's have always been my favorite car.

I like the new corvette style over the old. The zo6 that comes out probably next year is going to be amazing and only estimated at 83k. On its first run on the track it beat the zr1. Can't wait to see what they do when they make a c7 zr1...what 700 hp?

***** Rumo has it, the C7 ZR1 (if it is created) will be twin turbo, im not excited about that.

are crazy the 458 sounds so much better and looks ten times better and has pedigree 1000 times better

***** It's not supposed to be a structural part of the vehicle. The Corvette is not a unibody, like most passenger cars. It is a spaceframe, meaning the body is merely there to cover the car's guts. My car is the same way, a Saturn SL2.

***** Yes, they do, which is sad, you're right. It merely is misinformation. I'd rather be in a crash in a Corvette at 70 MPH than an average car, because the Corvette is designed to be safe at much higher impact speeds. That's why true race cars are the safest cars out there. They're designed for massive crashes. So, at normal speeds, a crash is a mere fender bender. Not to mention fire extinguishers, rollcages, 5-, 6-, and 7-point harnesses, etc.

***** That`s why in my country we buy the Aventador or the 458 Italia ( we like naturally aspirated engines better )

Arvin Adilaksono Thats crazy. I think American cars would be better received overseas if they carried the cheap price tag that they do in the US.

GeneralLee131 Yea it would be nice if these countrys didnt tax the shit out of American cars and We dont return the favor.

Same here, American supercars are not really any cheaper than european ones. I barely see any american sports/supercars here

The reason why in my country american cars are more expensive than european cars is because first the tax here is the same as the pruce of the cars and second are the right hand drive conversion ( in my country it was illegal to drive Left hand drive cars no matter how much money you paid for the cars ) for another comparison a chevrolet camaro ss or a Ford Mustang GT 5.0 here cost as much as a BMW M6 with full option included ( the mustang i reffered to is not the new 2015 mustang )

Fingers crossed for a 700+ whp C7 ZR1 :)!

Mournful3ch0 I would expect Hp for the new ZR1 (if at all it is in the makings) to be well over 700 since the new Z06 has just 50 hp shy of that amount.

I'm just hoping for GM to break the 700hp street production barrier with the Corvette. The team has the chance with the C7 launch now, if they don't get around to it the Camaro guys might grab 700 first (which wouldn't be a bad thing, but apparently the two teams are independent with a rivalry)!

3 years later//what do you think??

No actually it sounds like an Italian small v8 if you pay attention and listen to all Ferrari v8s of the past they are all high pitched so it's incorrect to say it sounds artificial to the corvette because it's a real sound just a diff size v8

RickyJnum1FAN The 458 DOES sound artificial. Listen to the 360 and 355 for comparison.

gtiman I know ive actually extensively experienced a 355 and a 458 (both spiders, owned by my uncle) and they are barely different sounds because both are rear mounted engines to where you're sitting and give the same sensation, but you cant say artificial because then that would mean that there is such thing as a artificial sound, which the closest thing I can think of would be what they have in BMWs, the 12C and other cars where they pump induction noise through the cars speakers, thats what you call artificial sounds even though its a real sound being projected. So you cannot say 458 has a artificial sound, it just is a different sounding V8 than the ZR1s, both sound good but artificial just isnt the right way to describe it.

Not artificial that knows is what happens when you combine the exotic whine with a v8 :P they want it to still sound high pitched and exotic at high rpms is my guess but the v8 still comes through with sound most of the time

Well the 458 is tuned to sound that way soooo you can say its "artificial" lol

***** thats ridiculous

***** I'm not from the USA but I heard that there is a road in death valley that doesn't have a speed limit. Is that trrue?

rundownaxe There used to be a place in Texas where they would close the highway, then let you go as fast as possible for a mile, then tell you how fast you went. I don't know if they still do it.

The best place to test your car is the Arizona Highway 93, from Hoover Dam to Kingman. It is restricted though.

thanks for the info, are there any cops out there?

Well i can`t and the price will be more or less the same as A Lamborghini Aventador because of import taxes worth 125 % of the car price plus the shipping fee ,is about 50 % of the car price and so on with other taxes

Arvin Adilaksono That stinks man.

A pretty basic Vette in Sweden would set you back around the equivalent of 75-80.000$ and that's not even the fast version. The ZR1 would easily cost 120-130.000$ even without all the toys selected

I saw a new Challenger Hellcat for sale at some dealership costing the equivalent of about 80.000$ for example

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Wes Williams the nissan gtr dominated that era easily, now the admit it.