Yup. Cause C7 is a better looking car (y)

Same

Agreed. I love all corvettes but a c7 has a more flowing design, even with the vents

Everyone has forgotten how upset people were over the rear of the c7 at first.

I agree. The everything about the C7 looks better than the C8. People buy a Corvette for it to be a Corvette, not a camaro; so why the hell did GM put Camaro lights on the rear of the C8?

I've got a C6 ZO6 in the U.K.,it's no wider than a Porsche,Ferrari etc,I've had a couple of Firebirds,the great thing about the 'pony' cars is they arn't particularly big or no bigger than a Jaguar and are fine on U.K. roads,it's just they're left hand drive which is no big deal.

Isn’t it the same size as a 911?

My uncle took me for a ride in a Z06 when I was a kid in the mid 2000’s. That was the first time I’ve ever experienced g forces like that in a car. I’ve always wanted to experience that again.

Use the mirrors ! Exactly.. Afteral, that’s their sole function. Comparing the $80k bulletproof Z06 to a half M Aston DBS and 1/4 M Ferrari F12 and say the Vette isn’t quite up to par as those two. PSSHH! It 1/6th the price and way more durable. Give me the Z06 al day over those Euro pansies. Save the 911, that’s a drivers car too

Bit late I know, but the use your mirrors comment makes me think you have never drove in the UK before? 🤔 Our junctions are at many different angles, not all just 90 degrees on big, wide, grid-like roads, driving a car with that big of a blind spot, and lack of side visibility is a problem for sure on narrow UK roads.

@@lorddoosworth8175 likely.

Yes but nobody cares what you’ve owned

@@kabuterrimondw5919 That's where your wrong, given the collection of cars that this person has owned it gives you an idea of what kind of experience he has, with all types of engines, drivetrains and performance so to say the C7 is a fun car considering what he does own says A LOT. Certainly a lot more than your idiotic little comment. Have a nice day :)

@@kabuterrimondw5919 i was just trying to explain to people like you that will never ever own any supercar what it feels like. i was not flexing, just being informative over my experiences. just remember that "hating" will never buy you any supercar.

@@LIKWID zero video and anime profile picture, are we even losing time to explain stuff to this? glad you got what i was trying to explain. those haters Jesus Christ...

snvff xxx the z06 is a ferrari killer, it’s insane. Your collection is really cool from your videos. You should add a viper to your garage

Sounds mad doesn't it?

Me too!

@@JayEmmOnCars great job Jay, especially recent releases. I love your in depth knowledge. These comparisons to closest competitors are spot on.

Me too. With the Z07 package. Agree on every single word you said (y) Even on my worst day it makes me smile

invisiblekid99 it’s not a big car really.

@@tarmac1697 Must be the colour and or design, looks very wide, but I'd would have one in a heartbeat. That mid engined thing is not a corvette.

invisiblekid99 Less than 15 feet long and 6 feet 1 inch wide.

@@tarmac1697 Blimey. My Stinger is longer and as wide! Wish it made the same noise.

@@invisiblekid99 it's the best corvette ever made with only one downside. believe me i was a hater until i rode in it. its just a different step taken. only downside is no manual... 😢🇺🇲

And please... If you have this car, put Michelin PS Cup 2's on it. It makes whole a lot of difference

a good driver can do this without gimmick's or oversized buttons originaly for gear change aka "being stoopid & lazy to save money"

@@malp6280 Stupid comment. If you don't like the rev matching, turn it off. Look, the Corvette is for people who value performance over soft touch door panels. If soft touch door panels are your thing, get a Porsche or BMW. Just be quick with the point by at the track day.

@@CharlesFlahertyB which porsche has soft close doors, or even bmw for that matter. A porsche is a sport car - supercar with a 3-4l engine & they still out perform every corvette Bmw are not even supercars there everything from saloon cars, coupes, convertibles etc to high performance saloons/coupes & for their purpose they out do corvettes.. Going back to your original comment bases on track cars, well whats the point of buying a new car only to be 'ok' during noce weather occasions only to find it could easily overheat which many have suffered with & that's not only this model.. You simply can't handle the fact other manufacturers pay attention to their product, as a result they make good cars.. & have a purpose behind them.. Remind me how many european, or Japanese model cars require 6-7l engines & produce 3-4-500bhp, we have 3-4l 3engines & produce alot more power then any American produced engine & with that we also ensure good handling, build quality aswell, including using good materials... not forgetting these cars/models are also usable no matter what weather conditions are..

@@CharlesFlahertyB pps also remind me how many worlswide races have corvette won in recent years... Have they won many races in sucession??? Or are you basis your information on usa only race series where its usually only usa teams & cars being used as a whole....

@@malp6280 Stupid, since 2000 they've won the GT Class at Le Mans 8 times. They won the GTLM Class at the IMSA race at Sebring two days ago.

Yes. And many, many (see what I did there?) people choose the wrong package for their use case. The Z06 is a track car, really. Incidentally, hard track use is where the cooling issue became a problem, not normal driving. Maybe in Houston, Texas' rush-hour traffic, or something like that, but I doubt it. There have been aggressive performance packages available in every generation since the C4. All have been too stiff, harsh, and hyper-responsive to make good street cars. On track, though, they are magic.

All them European "super cars" should come with free tow truck 🤣

Merica indeed

Spring mountain! Great track and lots of straights on the roads outside town. That's where Koenigsegg did their top speed record

its the UK, so lucky if the outside temp itself is 14 degrees celsius, and then the road will still be damp or greasy from the night before's low dip in temps and possible spit of rain. not sure on how much that would affect but id imagine even the road temp itself where your from is double of what ours would be. 20c outside for us is maybe 14-21 days realistically out of the whole year in the bit of UK im from. although recently we've been hovering above 14c even with heavy clouds and small rain fall.

Song Ho: I have a manual C7 GS. Number plate: LAST C7. Cheers!

California 🤢

California 🤢

knows how to party@@defyyourlogic487

Really? Usually corvettes are super reliable

Actually I think I've never heard of a c7 having a problem (other than z06 cooling), but haven't really specifically looked for them

Absolutely,sometimes reasonable priced parts become expensive due to import duties,V.A.T. but availability definitely not an issue unless you're driving a '49 Tucker Torpedo or something!😉😊

Zed zéro six in France

Thanks!

There are thousands of reviews on the C7.

@@SieTeppischfresser - but this one is from a British perspective... AND being driven on UK roads. So it's unlike almost any other test given that it's telling us, in the UK, what it might be like to own one and use here!

@@markchip1 precisely my point mate. I wanted to know what it was like to own a C7 from a British perspective since I do plan to own one in the UK someday

I have a 96 LT1 so I can tell you the ZR-1 would be even crazier! The ZR-1 blocks have a higher redline than the LT1 and the later models made 405hp!

Good luck finding a manual C7 ZR1 in the UK.

@@rv9990 there's definitely one here at least.

Shmee reviewed one in the UK I think

@@trashbandit2449 nah he didn't. He did review a tuned one in the AED tho.

@BEASTMODE 2020 it's the aero "winglets" on the front splitter that don't comply with European pedestrian collision regulations which is why I was amazed to see one in the U. K., all I can think is that he personally imported it but how he got motor insurance on it, I have no idea.

You must be in Europe. It’s so crazy you guys have to plan out owning a corvette over there.

Yep. UK. We have one main dealer and very little support. Love the corvette cars tho.

Corvettes are known to be pretty damn reliable here in the states

@@lorenrich2525 I’m sure they are, however if you saw the garage of the one and only corvette official dealer in the UK you probably would reconsider one over here (as I did) as there ain’t much support if it goes awry.

BTW, it always freaks me out see you drive on the WRONG side of the road over there, lol!

That paddle delay is really disappointing. Jag had it sorted 14 years ago... Just buy a manual!

it is actually a 7 liter...427 ci

You are right. A quad cam too, very rare for GM

375bhp then the facelift had 405bhp

Not any bigger then Aston or Bentley.

@@TraveladvRajanSRai, no, but neither of those are suited to zipping down country lanes either.

Small city? I would assume if they're a little bit of a bigger dealership that sells corvettes that they could service them

@@trashbandit2449 I bought it from Kerbeck...the largest Corvette dealer in the world. But they're about an hour away so I would get it serviced at out local dealership.

How would you compare the C7 Z06 and M8 in terms of driving?

@@YarMobile C7 Z06 definitely much more nimble and raw. M8 is not a sports car, it’s a heavy tourer, rather boring. I currently have AMG GTR-Pro. Best car I’ve had to date!

* Yes, this is a hint to do a car review in Germany *

Yeah and heat, big tyres require heat on any car, especially one wrestling with 650bhp through the rears

It's very possible

The car is quite manageable! Street speed 717 drives it flat out with ease on fairly small roads aswell near his house!(he did when it also had a 1000hp) He did switch the tyres though... many cars with these tyres feel dangerous until they have temperature in them! If Jay drove 1000 miles in this car he’d soon tame the beast! The sound and throttle response is something else!

@@WeirdBrick US roads I assume?

You picked the slowest corvette generations ever, ouch (other than the c1 was also slow). Other than the first 5 years of the c3 (chrome bumpers), they were very very slow (prius slow)

Check out Street Speed 717, he had 2 heavily modified Z06's ( 2 stingrays and 2 zr1's as well )

I was going to get one to replace my C6Z as my DD. I drove one and it's a great car, but I instantly knew I wouldn't be happy if I pulled the trigger on one when the C8Z is coming out with it's wider body and DOHC engine. Hopefully it lives up to my expectations, but I have a feeling I'll keep the C6Z as a spare DD for it's raw feel.

It’s lighter than a 911 turbo s

Why do you assume majority of European people have a disdain for American cars? Your statement proves you are just as bad. The reason corvettes don't sell is more likely it being lhd only, fuel is pricier here and costs associated with buying one are usually prohibitive for a lot of people, British people like some American cars, the mustang for example sells quite well, and ironically it's the V8 that is the most popular.

@@darronian4951 You might want to work on your reading comprehension.

Yes, the Camaro is downright claustrophobic inside. So bad that a friend, who has owned over 100 cars (including a '69 Camaro or two) and is not squeamish, was set to buy one until he found that he could not stand to be inside the coupe. Maybe the convertible is OK with the top down, but you can't always go that way.

@@michaellorenson2997 exactly,that's why I bought a C6,a friend took me for a run in his 5th Gen,brilliant car in every way barring the visibility which has obviously taken 2nd place to styling,I would buy one but there are better options and in the U.K. driving on the left,the vision issue is exacerbated.

Exactly I don’t know where these euro fan boys get this bad handling thing with corvettes. They have been one of the best handling and braking cars since the c5 zo6. The c7 zo6 has a top 3 60-0 branding distance and in the right hands a zo6 zo7 and zr1 can handle with and or beat any car on track. Corvette racing dominates lemans with every car c5r-c6r and c7 r winning 3 or the four years they ravines each ending in championships. The c6 r made Ferrari quit the gt1 class because it dominated. People kill me with the handling thing lol. When I go To the track nothing on track perfomante, gt3 rs , amg gtr etc is out handling my car or out braking me in the apex but down the back straight I blow oasss them.

@@speedlife301 Heres how. They started by taking a mild mustang from the 60's and expouse that all muscle cars drive the exact same (underbraked, plow understeer, luxury car body roll, no traction), thus all American performance cars are glorified drag machines with no idea how to handle a corner in spite of America proving that wrong since the 60's.

Yeah he did it a bit of disservice saying it was a base model with Z06 looks. There's so much more to the GrandSport.

Corvettes are quite small and low in person. It's not bigger than Bentley, Mercedes Benz, or Audi car.

UK and Australia 3lZ 707 standard , I know usa doesn't have federal sales tax

It seems like its always raining there!

Bought it at the Daytona 500!