Any comment is welcome.. "Roughly" same price range and would like to know which one is better for the money. Performance(engine, tranny and brakes), handling, fun to drive, comfort, features and amenities, fit and finish........etc. Anything is welcome.

 

I would take the ZO6 anyday. But thats just me.
ZO6: 405 hp
400 torque
1/4 somewhere in the mid 12's

NSX: 290 hp with manual
225 torque or somewhat close to that figure
1/4 low 13's

 

Z06 is just a mean car that goes like stink. 405hp from a pushrod engine with tons of butt crushing torque, while the NSX is a refined high tech car that handles really well and goes fast, but not nearly as fast as the Z06. In the hands of an expert driver each car will do extremely well, but the Z06 IMHO is the better daily driver and track car. Chevy built pushrod 5.7 liter engine etc, vs all aluminum mid engine high tech japan exotic. Really two different approaches at getting around the track faster. IMHO, the ZO6 is better for the money cuase your getting a new car that will punish a NSX in a straigt line and easily hang with and/or beat an NSX stock vs stock ona road course.

 

But how long will the Vette last?? Meaning if you were to keep the car for awhile, I think the NSX is a better choice correct?

 

Why baseless??? Never did say HOnda was perfect or Chevy is not. Just speaking based on experience from myself and friends.. How many C4 do you still see on the road may I ask? I have seen tons of early 90's Civic and Accord running around all over the place.. Maybe the C5 is a different story, this is why I'm asking with a "question mark".. Not a statment my friend.

 

i think he has a point...

a friend who owns two Chevys, one being a C5 drop top, recently put the wrong key in his ignition. The car would not start after that and he had to buy a new ignition + labor time.

A car that is designed in such a faulty way might have more surprises in store for the owner as time goes by....

having said all that this IS a tough decision, but i think id go w/ the NSX after a lot of thought.

 

A good friend of mine had the opportunity to own/drive both cars and what folows is his comparison. I've had my '91 NSX for five years and absolutely love it (no problems to date).

I've been driving a Corvette ZO6 for a few days. Here's a comparison against
my 1991 NSX:

-Steering is too light No feel. Advantage NSX
-Shifting is truck-like. Advantage NSX
-Body rigidity is worse than my 11 year old Honda. Advantage NSX
-Ergonomics are pathetic. Wiper and stereo controls vintage 1970. Advantage
NSX
-Build quality poor. Wavy panels, uneven gaps. Advantage NSX
-Trunk is larger but accessible from interior = possible theft. No
advantage.
-Acceleration and braking are much better. Advantage ZO6
-Handling seems good but I went nowhere near the limits. N/A
-Styling is subjective. N/A

What strikes me more than the specifics is the general feel of half sports
car and half truck. The shift feel in particular is horribly coarse, while
the precise gearbox of my NSX continues to delight after a decade of
ownership. This car feels like an old rattly shitbox with a big engine
stuffed into it. There is none of the hi-tech feel one gets from most modern
cars and none of the carved-from-a-block feel you get with the best Japanese
or German autos. Sure it costs less than a new NSX but I don't see the
attraction at all.

 

Whoa now, he just asked the question, he didn't bash domestics. I pesonally would take the NSX. Just my opinion.

 

from what i remember.. . ibelieve the z06 is test at a bit over 1.0g on the skid pad... i believe the z06 will beat the NSX in a striaght line and through the hills to grandma's house

z06 is a killer car... after they fixed that overheating problem

 

Z06 all the way. Full warranty is always a plus. I like the NSX but personally think the styling is ho-hum. Not dated, just kinda blah. I prefer the way C5s look. (Even though you can't swing a dead cat over your head without hitting one.) The NSX does have exclusivity factors but that amounts to very little on the track. I've seen a few Z06's up close and I've seen none of the supposed build quality issues people talk about. I'm sure the NSX has great build quality but like somebody else pointed out, my "reliable" Honda has been in the shop twice in 3 months of ownership. Glad I got the extended warranty, I think I'm going to need it. How many C4's do I still see driving around? You've got to be kidding, I see more C4s than Camaros. And I see a lot of those too. As for 10 year old Honda Civics and Accords, don't you think you see more of them because maybe they MADE a lot more of them??? It has nothing to do with reliability.

 

I would disagree that the Z06 is a better daily driver. This is a true track car so the suspension is VERY stiff, not what you want for banging over railroad tracks all day.

Ultimately it depends what you want -- if you want to be the fastest thing on the road period get the Vette. OTOH, if value the sports car experience, want a finely engineered machine, and don't care what the car does in the quarter mile get the NSX.

 

02 Z06 would be my choice. It has a better price tag on it too. I remember motor trend compaing the viper, nsx, corvette, and some other sports car. It said that the corvette was an overall better car and gave you the most bang for the buck.

 

1 quote I made up back in the day...

You get more beaver with an NSX!!!!

And dont kid yourself... If you like trailer park trash with bleach blond perms, saggy knockers and a tendency to chew gum like a cow... by all means. Get the Z06.

But if you look for a refined, smart, sensible, attractive young coed... Well my friend, that road is paved with 3 letters. N-S-X.

Ill take the NSX.

 

How many times do you see a corvette? Rain, snow or shine, you'll see corvette. That's pretty boring. IMO NSX has better styling and exotic factor. Also, what some of you don't seem to understand is that NSX is pretty darn fast though not as fast as Z06. NSX is pricier, yes. Is it priced too high for what it's worth? Well that's more of personal taste. Anyway, my vote goes for NSX. I wouldn't mind having both in my garage though....someday... :D

 

would disagree that the Z06 is a better daily driver. This is a true track car so the suspension is VERY stiff, not what you want for banging over railroad tracks all day

If you gonna say it like that, Then the Integra Type R isn't good for daily driving because that is also a track car. I like the ZO6 because its cheaper, more powerful, faster in the 1/4, maybe be faster in turns, and it gets pretty good gas mileage for a sports car.

 

I'd get the NSX. Sure the Corvette is obviosly a power house, V8 muscle can't be beat. But, have you ever sat in a C5 Vette? Nothing too exciting, the fit and finish is nothing to spum over. The NSX is way more refined, both inside and out.

Granted the Z06 is fast, I'd bet my money an NSX could keep up with one on the track... maybe.

Either car you'll be happy with.

 

Where(to find one for 30's)?? Also the best I've seen on paper is low 13's. I guess maybe you can run 12.99

 

man o man... sad to hear when people talk about using their car to get girls....
when in carbuying mode not once has it came to my mind..."hmm which one will get me girls" haha thats lame....

but whatever tickles the untickled pickle

 

loco


[Modified by NISMO_VWman, 7:12 AM 7/2/2002]

 

sorry, M5 is a fine automobile and one of the baddest sedans but it has nothing on the z06 performance wise.

I've driven all three (z06, M5, NSX) on track. raw performance wise, z06 will absolutely kill everything (or be on par) with the cars out there costing under 200k. it is that good.

if you're picking based on performance # it's a easy one. but if you factor other stuff, then it becomes give or take. NSX is a very capable car even bone stock. the 3.2 liter are only rated 290 hp @ crank but they dyno VERY well. somewhere around 255 whp with like intake/header only. there's a bunch of dyno sheets on nsxprime.

btw the comment on stock z06 shifter, yes it is crap compare to honda's, but with a short shifter it is pretty good.

 

Performance wise the Z06 is hard to beat. They did an excellent job on the Z06. The only thing I hate is people with other vettes think there car is on par with the Z06 because it a vette and looks like the Z06, therefore it will beat an NSX. I sure hope that a car manufaturer in 10 years can come up with a comparable car.

I would still choose the NSX if I had the choice, actually I did, guess what I own.

There are many reasons I chose the NSX, Reliability, build quality, exclusiveness, just to name a few.

 

i would have thought the part about the trailer park trash and gum shewing would have given away the joke... Guess not...

 

For me it would be ZO6 Corvette hands down, but I am biassed (always loved Chevy's.)
I bought my Si, cause it was the fastest car under 20,000 new and good on gas. I wanted a chevy(the cavalier just didn't compare to 00 Si). What I am saying is I go for the best bang for the buck, So I'll take the Vette. Plus I Do feel the NSX is getting dated in appearance.

 

Why a 97 or 98 NSX? Get an '91-'93 NSX add a supercharger and minor suspension mods and you have got one of the best cars in the world. And you're paying less than the '97-'98 NSX or the Z06. I've loved Corvettes, especially the ZR-1 for a long time too but they really don't compare to the NSX in quality and driveabilty. The only thing the NSX lacks is the brute power found the Z06's engine. But the supercharger takes care of that! And though asthetics are entirely subjective, the NSX looks tons better than the Z06. Did I say tons. . .I meant megatons.

Just my .02 cents.

 

Let's stick to the facts. For the money, the Z06 is a winner hands down.

We can sit here all day and all night and all our lives arguing about what looks better than the other, but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.