# 07 Z06 and 08 Viper comparison

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/07-z06-and-08-viper-comparison/37245
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [October 19, 2007, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/07-z06-and-08-viper-comparison/37245 "2007-10-19T08:12:04Z")
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### Author: ![Rocket\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rocket_442/32/3086_2.png) [@Rocket\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Rocket_442)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2007, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/07-z06-and-08-viper-comparison/37245/34 "2007-10-19T11:48:22Z")

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[quote=“Final GTS,post:14,topic:37245"”]

This is JUST a little more realistic of a review:

[http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Comparos/articleId=122700?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1](http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Comparos/articleId=122700?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1)

Car and Driver has been blowing chevy for as long as I can remember. Fair? yeah, sure.

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Thats a pretty good writeup. But for the person who doesn’t have an expendable income, this can clearly put the ZO6 above the Viper in a “realistic” category.

> Price, however, is always a factor. Our Viper wore the optional painted-on dual stripes and “razor” wheels and was socked with $1,300 in mandatory gas-guzzler tax. In total, these add-ons tally $5,000 and bring the Viper’s as-tested price to $89,745.

> Not that it makes a difference in a contest where adrenaline matters most, but the Viper — in the grand Viper tradition — lacks any sort of creature comforts beyond the ubiquitous air-conditioning and power windows. Dodge also left out any kind of electronic lifeboats, like traction or stability control.

> The Z06 is cheaper. It’s also packed with gadgets and gizmos that make it a more usable car. Our test car came with $8,585 in options, including a navigation system, chrome wheels, head-up display, heated seats, a power tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, auto-dimming mirrors, side impact airbags and steering-wheel radio controls. Traction and stability control systems are standard. At $78,225 it’s a good value. No, it’s a steal. And it’s the only car to offer this kind of performance for under 80 grand.

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