I think that car is fawking beautiful. Thats going to grab more attention in the streets than almost any other Corvette ever. I'm definately not dissatisfied with this. They did the paint scheme, and the CF hood in under 5 grand, w/ the new suspension component. I don't see why all of you are complaining. Most of you aren't even in the market for this kind of car. Those that are, are probably drooling right now.

 

Whoop de fricken doo.

$5000 extra for a hood that saves a whopping 10 lbs in weight? Why did they even waste the money to develop it? It would be worth it if they defrayed the cost by making this the standard hood on all vettes or at least all ZO6's. This just makes no sense at all. I'm happy about the shocks and all, but what about a way overpriced, albiet slightly lighter hood, new shocks and a special paint scheme makes this car any more desireable than any other Corvette?


Oh...its a "commemorative edition". They'll sell them because there are collectors out there who will buy any limited edition Corvette no matter how weak the package is.

Don't get me wrong, I've been in love with the Corvette since I was 6 yrs old. This Z16 is yet another utter dissappointment in GM's history of pathetic special editions. The '89 Turbo TA and the '96 GS vette/Collectors Edition Vette are the only exceptions to the "new paint and some decals" rule.

What a joke. Settlemeyer talks about how expensive painting black on the 35th Anniv. Camaro's wheels was and yet the Vette team literally burns money away on a hood that will only be installed on probably 2500 cars and produces such a minimal impact on overall curb weight as to be laughable.

 

Bravo GM another "wheel and stripe" package so to speak. What a let down.

 

It is better that the 50th package.

I like the color combo

 

Chris 96.

I like the Vette,I respect it for what it is and can do,But Im with you 1000000000%...That 5000 initial hike then dealer mark up isnt nothing to rave about.

 

What a load of crap.........
I am so disapointed.

 

It's great! I love it. It means that my 02 Z06 won't take a huge hit until the C6 hits showroomfloors. Yea!!!

 

Why does the runout "special edition" have to be tacky? After the the classy, but mechanically standard and expensive 50th edition, I expected more from Chevrolet. They finally seemed to understand good taste, and offered a color combo that would look stunning on any Cadillac.

Considering how the '96 GS looked, I shouldn't be surprised. The mandatory blue with white stripes was both unimaginative and cheap looking. Moreover, the Japanese market tack-on fender flares made it the worst looking C4. Of course, the LT-4 power upgrade was interesting, but as a one-year-only motor it was a waste of engineering dollars. At least Chevy's keeping their powder dry for the next model, this time around.

Well, the special edition is back in all of its "color-blind glory." Somebody should have noticed that blue paint doesn't go with silver and red stripes. We can only assume that Corvette designer require assistance when they dress themselves for work every morning.

 

Lol, I would lose 10lbs before spending $5000 on a carbon fiber hood.

 

Well, the 96 GS was patterned after the original Grand Sport race car... it carried the theme straight over from it. I like it, I think it looks very nice.

The new Z16, however, I do think looks tacky from what I've seen of it. But it doesn't have the "madatory white stripes..." they are silver and red on the Z16.

Also, why was the LT4 a waste of money? It was heavily, heavily based on the LT1... probably was minimal in cost to develop. The LT5 had gone away the year before, so the LT4 not only provided somewhat of a replacement for the LT5, though granted, not close to it's output, but also made a nice transition to the C5... Plus being a one year engine makes it something unique in the Corvette world, which is basically what most people are complaining about in this thread (including you!)

 

While I'm usually disappointed by GM's "special" vehicles (like just about any anniversary Vette), the Z06 is already such a great vehicle that improving upon it seems rather difficult to do.

 

I dont think its too bad, the body looks pretty sharp but the color and the stripes,gross

 

Thanks for the insightful post...

Being that the body is exactly the same as it always has and the paint and stripes are what is new.