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Originally Posted by Lockjaw
The Z06 is going to have 500 horsepower and a matching torgue number so it'll have a crap more power down low allowing it to get off the line faster and is probably going to weigh just a tad bit less than the F430. There also is a fairly decent chance that the Vette will be comparable in suspension set up. Time will tell but I wouldn't doubt it if the Z06 was just a bit faster in a straight line and around a road course.
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Gearing makes the peak torque that an engine produces pretty much irrelevant. It's much more important to look at where the torque and power peaks are. If you do that, you'll see that the Ferrari has a much flatter torque curve than the vette (oddly enough). The Ferrari also redlines 1st gear before the vette, and has a rear weight bias, so it will probably be faster off the line. It will also shift more quickly. I think it's a tossup in a straight line.
I don't know which will be faster around a track, but I'd bet a lot of money that the Ferrari is more fun to drive. I drove a regular C6 recently, and it was very disappointing. I doubt that they'll recapture enough fun in the Z06 model to compete with Ferrari (or even Porsche).
I also saw a review of the F430 which claimed that it's best feature was the new stability/traction control. It is apparently much less intrusive than on other cars while still being safe. So regular drivers can drive it much faster without having to worry too much about killing themselves.