What if C6 Z06 has over 500HP...would sell the Viper?

[DR VIPER]

I have never bought a car strictly because of H.P.
Power is,without a doubt,important when purchasing any sports car but it's the whole package or image that you are buying.
You can go out and modify any car to increase the raw power and torque so ultimately the car you end up spending money on is the one that stands out from the rest.
To answer your question-No,I wouldn't trade the Viper on the Corvette regardless of H.P.

 

[Stiffler]

No way I'd sell my Gen 2 GTS for anything. I believe the original Viper bodystyle will be a classic and stand the test of time like a 67 Vette or 57 Chevy. I'd love to have a 500 HP Z06 to go with the Viper, but I wouldn't sell the Viper to get it.

 

[Viperzilla]

Cubes rule the earth. If the Vette made 500hp it would be doing it at 7 grand. S2000 puts out lots of hp, I can take one from a roll in my Taurus if they don't head for low gears quick. New Cobra Mustang makes tons of hp and torque, but trade? Not a chance! Viper is the badass king of the road just like the original Cobra.

But you have to wait for the Taurus to downshift as well, unless you "manually" put it into a lower gear. So that gives the S2000 driver as much time to downshift if rightfully racing and not pulling the ricer "fly by". I hated the trans in my 96 Taurus SE, slow and sluggish. Sorry to hijack the thread.

now back to it. It's said in Automobile Mag that the C6 will have 450 HP. I'm guessing you guys are thinking the C6 Z06 will have 500, or was this 500 HP an early saying by GM for the base car?

 

[FE 065]

Did you know the first 'mule' Viper was running around in a 80-82 Vette body!!??

 

[NCVCA]

Did you know the first 'mule' Viper was running around in a 80-82 Vette body!!??

Where in the $%^&*() did this crazy idea come from?

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Did you know the first 'mule' Viper was running around in a 80-82 Vette body!!??

Well that would've been a good name for it then.

 

[DodgeViper01]

Yeah I can agree with most. I would not sell the Viper. I got the Viper for the rarity of it. I do not want a Vette where I will see it all the time. I live in a medium size town and we only have 3 Viper's here. I like that idea of not seeing my car around. The only problem is that there are three for sale in the town as well. I would only sell the Viper if they became common. I strive to keep a car that no one has and I can drive everyday.