Thanks! I don't know much about Corvettes because I never owned them. Are you saying the new zo7 might be more superior than the mp4 in performance? Would you trade in your mp4 for the new zr1 if there is such a thing?
I would be absolutely shocked and do not think the Z07 would outperform a 458, much less a Mac. However, it will be very competitive with a 911 4s (991), and older 911 turbos (997s). Again, it's a bang/$ thing. Also think they make great track cars.
Right now, in the Mac's price range, I really see nothing that I would trade it for. I like the 458 Speciale. I'd like to see how much better it is, but I suspect it will fall to the Mac even without McLaren doing anything. But I could be wrong. I'd have to get over my dislike of the 458s interior, but I guess there is a theoretical scenario where that could happen.
Actually, I'll go a step further, even money no option, there are only 2-4 cars I could consider replacing the Mac. The Pagani Hyura, the 918 are easy ones (talk about jeckle and hyde). Maybe the Venom GT, and the new SSC (if they ever release it), but I would have to really learn more about those 2. I'm on the fence re: the P1 and LaFerrari. But honestly, I'm not in a high enough income bracket for any of those to be realistic options--I could swing it, but it'd be too painful and I don't love any of them to endure that kind of outlay. Maybe if I play lotto!
But I LOVE the Mac. LOVE LOVE LOVE this freak'n car. The more I drive it, the more I cannot believe how awesome it is. It makes everything more awesomer! Stopped at a light. Awesome! In traffic. Awesome! Passing a cop doing the speed limit. Awesome! Passed a cop not doing the speed limit. Awesome! ☺ What is that ticket for officer? For driving my awesome car awesomely? Why thank you for giving me written verification of all this awesomeness! ☺
What's scarier than my batsh*t homage above is the more I drive the car and get an intuition, the more my experience is at odds, in a good way, with what's written in the press. Not just the BS lack of emotion. Also this bit that you cannot get the car to do what you want because of nannies etc. I was 4 wheel drifting the Mac, at my whim, with perfect control. (The instructor was somewhat worried ☺ but I wasn't). Car gives freak'n epic feel to me, at least for the way I drive.
Anyway, sorry for that lapse into the loopy. But last point on the z07, the one place where it, and a LOT of cars will have superior performance is grip. Would not be surprised if they put wider tires on the Z07 and it gets around 1.2Gs. We *really* need McLaren to provide us with a Michelin tire option. But that's not enough for me to switch back.