and that 505 hp you still get over 30 mpg highway, complete daily drivability with incredible reliability and an incredibly compact, lightweight engine.. honestly the best production pushrod engine ever made, and one of the best engines of any type (OHV or OHC ever made)

That thing is absolutely gorgeous. My favorite C6 by far.

It's amazing how a convertible is still so rigid and solid that it gets 1.03G on the skid pad.

the sound of this LS7 is just EPIC!

rough, raw and powerful , man she sounds so good.

even Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear fame says the Corvette is a great handling sports car, (rough riding on the normal road, but fantastic on a track)

these cars can be had now for around 45 to 46k. A pure steal.

The LS7 is just awesome, pushrod power baby.

It's basically a convertible ZO6. Just an incredible machine. I can't even afford this car in my dreams.

Wish I had an Airport to go play on. So Frkn glad I bought this car, most fun I've ever had w/my clothes on !!! 😉😀

Oh and the mag-ride is not bullshit. For those that don't know, its the EXACT SAME set of delphi dampers and computer system as utilized in present Ferraris. Just watch demonstration videos of standard suspension and the magride over big bumps, the magride basically anticipates it and makes it smooth as butter, whereas the standard suspension just kinda slams over it and responds as you would expect any "dumb" non adaptive suspension to do.

if you are a true car enthusiast you would appreciate the fact that in a vette it takes time and skill to get the most potential out of the car. with a GTR you can drive it at the limit the first day your own it. some want a challenge and thrill not just bragging rights. GTR is a great car but if you listen to any good review it always leaves the reviewers wanting more which is why many GTR owners end up tuning their cars because it gets boring after a while. some want that some don't.

I got the same car. OMG !! The best Vette I've ever owned. Screw the C-8

Pablo Sandoval's mvp prize! go Giants! this car is amazing. If only Chevy can do it justice by drastically improving the interior, using higher grade parts, and improving the shifter on all corvettes, this engine is incredible.

Exactly what everyone wanted to see

@mrmeow yes they have an s13 convertable

Love this car

yeah you do need a big cam, but its been done plenty of times, ill send some links to you when im off work

This is SICK! incredible american sport car!

With the price of the ZO6 vette you can buy anything else but the vette is a vette , 1 of American best car 30 mpg , 11.9 (1/4) , cheap to fix the engine 4 more performance, good suspension, with my 08 ZO6 I've never had any problems , i just changed tires for better traction, when I go cruising with my brothers i got to wait 4 them to fill up their gas tanks (14 GT500&12M3)

That's one nice looking vette!

the valve exh "boom" when it opens is so hawt

DAT SOUND when those butterfly valves open

"How does it only make 505hp?" It's a pushrod motor for starters. 2 valves per cylinder. and it's a pretty conservative tune as well. This thing beats up the C7 stingray and convertibles. And while it can be around the same price range, it's typically a little pricier. all-in-all it's BAD ASS. A C6 Z06 with a rag-top is all it is. Such an amazing car.

beautiful vette

Where have you seen 700+ rwhp N/A z06s? I've seen a few in the low to mid 600 range but none much higher than that. You would need a pretty good amount of head and cam work to pull off 700+.

I does appear to handle amazingly well.

When those butterfly valves open...

its efficient though, and will make over 700rwhp N/A stock botton end

i always find it amazing that rangerz06 and other drivers have gotten these cars to 10 seconds on drag radials only, and these driving enthusiast shows cant seem to find anyone who can get within 1 second of that. if i were motor trend or someone like that id hire someone who knew how to show accurate results based on true driving skillls, but then again for the average driver they prob would run a 12.0

Watch out people. We got a badass over here

I could somehow bear the burden of only 505 HP and the same amount of torque. The real point is that it is reliable and sounds great.

Drift it! I want one!

As it's flying by the camera, the doors look like the current generation Acura NSX...

this is THE Sports car

I fucking love this car

Push rod in 2012. nice!

you should've done all of the tests with the top down, since thats how most normal people are going to drive it

well the base price is 60,000 which is still around the commons man range if he saves his money

That car is faster us he shocked the suspension when he launched, preload and it will leave better

Unless you get a crazy deal on one of these, I don't see why anyone wouldn't just wait for the completely redesigned 2014 Vette.

Has Nissan ever made a convertible before?

700 hp in a N/A engine isn't very fun on the road, and definitely NOT a daily driver.. you need to go with forced induction for that. (not a problem, since most people don't care how they get the power) also, most people wouldn't know what to do with 700 hp except crash the vehicle.

but the motor is still smaller and lighter then most 500+ hp motors because it only has one camshaft.

Hmm.... I'll take it.

Again with music covering up the handling portion... some people actually like hearing the rubber and engine there.

Best supercar for under 100K USD

Bogging wayyyy too much. Can you guys do an in-car video of the 1/4 mile? That would be awesome...unless you don't because you're trying to hide why you can't hit good times.

No helmet for the edmunds guy

BMW's are good until you buy yourself a CORVETTE, THAT SOUND!!!

why.. corvette is about bang for the buck. not expensive and yet still powerful.

For that matter, a Z06 is cheaper and faster. Just sayin... I'm not a fan of convertibles though. The weather has to be just right to really enjoy having the top down.

you can't buy a 2013 SRT Viper convertible.. they only come as a coupe

trae 800 HP 7500 rpm

i'd buy a srt viper its cheaper and faster.. dont get me wrong this car is still sweet

dust the track off with a leaf blower try again

GET RID OF THE DAMN BUTTERFLY VALVES IN THE EXAUST!

stops in 96 feet

60-0 in 107 feet? How do you fail at braking? Every other review has it well under 100 feet.

3.8 SECS

ya but like VOOMTEC lol

7.0 liters with only 505 hp .

0:50 VTEC!

Yeah cause there cars cost 3 times the price

GT-R doesn't come as a convertible...

pushrods still ha

he is not wearing helmet

Lmao even harder.. you make this comment on a Corvette clip? nice one :/

If I'm gonna spend 90 thousand on this then I'm gonna go ahead and say screw the convertible and spend another 20 and get a zr1

Okay, your point is? 505 hp isn't good enough for you? Or you're just going to repeat what everyone else say. ''Oh how can a car have a big displacement and little power?'' The whole point is you can upgrade your engine with little cost. You go buy a Merc that has 500 hp and try and tune it up and see how much it'll cost.

Corvette has never had a problem with going fast, so that's not really worth pontificating about all you super-fans. Am I to believe that convertible 'vette buyers are too dumb to look past the slalom and g numbers? Is that all it's got, a big engine and a long first gear?

ZR is better and it actually feels like a super car! not a toaster on wheels... not to mention looks...

Yeah, who cares that I can't afford this Vette... :-/

Looks slow

Not as good as the Germans and Italians though.

Lmao yeah and they can only go straight.

Waste of money

gtr is better .....

ummm, there's no vehicle that can outrun the shock wave from a nuclear blast, why even make an asinine comment like that?

$90,000 for 505hp? Rip off! You can get the new Shelby mustang for WAY LESS, or A GTR! Corvettes are a joke. Just look at that interior