[TeflonTron]

Originally Posted by RC45 Originally Posted by TeflonTron Originally Posted by SFDMALEX Originally Posted by RC45 Originally Posted by TeflonTron I'm sure a Caterham will still walk the 'Vette. 'nuff said. Bring it on. Now. Which Caterham first of all? Well, we should get the prices as "near" as possible, so that would leave us with the R500. Cost is roughly $55,000 or so, and it'll nail 60 in 3.4, 100 in 8.1 and would muder the 'Vette on a racetrack. We'll leave the next Caterham up (the R600 Superlight) back home! Not the most practical car to live with (I wouldn't want one as my only car, that's for sure!) but any discussion about "ultimate bang for your buck" is not complete without it. In that case - the C5R will chew the R500 up and spit it out in little pieces.

Well, if it takes a race car to match the Caterham then that says more about the Corvette than it does about the R500. The R500, whether you like it on not, will outgun any road-legal car in production (aside from a few limited edition cars, who are also English). On a racetrack, a standard, off the showroom Corvette does not stand a chance against the English Rose. That's not knocking the 'Vette, but simply saying that you have to take the Caterham into the arguement whenever you talk about bang for buck.