Hey any want watch the car show .... R8 vs vette

[carcruiseforcancer]

Any one else find it odd that they went head to head with Grand sport vette..... then they continued to talk about why the 100k price differnce is what makes the R8 better lol.


It was cool to see but, at the same time there was no comparison imo.

you cant put $150k vs $50k and expect to compare the too

sorry they didnt post a vid yet of the show

[NVRL8R8]

Watched the show myself. R8 is so much more of a car, but I still believe a Z06 could be best bang for the buck as far as performance alone.

[SebringSilver]

Pretty sure no one here bought their R8 for performance alone.

Edit: Come to think of it, it seems pretty obvious to me that most car magazines/tv programs/etc. simply don't get why consumers buy what they buy. There's so much more to a car buyer's decision-making than simply horsepower and 0-60 times.

[ignomini]

Yeah, I looked long and hard at the Z06, but just couldn't get past its plastic roots. I think your average non car person would get in the Vette and be wowed purely by its raw performance. When I take folks for a ride in the R8, they're impressed by the speed, and also the quality and manners of the car.

[ajag]

I don't know anyone who has ever cross shopped the R8 w/ a Vette, that said I could definitely see myself picking up a used one next year for a track car.

[carcruiseforcancer]

Tommy your right the Z06 is a great performance car, but i dont think they should be comparing the 2 cars ....it was like a fixed fight the R8 was going to win hand down !

[NVRL8R8]

Tommy your right the Z06 is a great performance car, but i dont think they should be comparing the 2 cars ....it was like a fixed fight the R8 was going to win hand down !

Well they definitely shouldn't have been comparing it to the Grand Sport, let alone a Z06. Maybe a ZR1, but I'd still take an R8 hands down!

[carcruiseforcancer]

I don't know anyone who has ever cross shopped the R8 w/ a Vette, that said I could definitely see myself picking up a used one next year for a track car.

Arun can you make your main pic the one of your car at the airport you too Tommy lol!!!

[NVRL8R8]

Arun can you make your main pic the one of your car at the airport you too Tommy lol!!!

Only if you introduce me to that cute brunette model that was at the shoot...

[XTC]

Edit: Come to think of it, it seems pretty obvious to me that most car magazines/tv programs/etc. simply don't get why consumers buy what they buy. There's so much more to a car buyer's decision-making than simply horsepower and 0-60 times.

Couldn't agree more. I love reading Car and Driver, for example, but I always have to shake my head when they rate a minivan or truck higher than another seemingly based on acceleration times over all other factors.