First of all I am not currently in the market for either the viper or Z06. IMO the viper is king of the modern muscle cars and has been since it came out. When most people see them they notice them. When people see a vette it is not a big deal because they see them all of the time. Some people even consider a viper to be an exotic. Maybe GM should only make the z06 and not a base vette and it will jump up in status. Either way if someone gave me either car I would still be happy.