This thread caused me to register just to reply.
First off, I love my 987, and planned on buying 997S next year but after reading the MT article on the C6 Z06, I stopped by the local Chevy dealer to inquire about buying one. Chevy Sales manager told me they just got an allocation and did not have a deposit on it so I told him I would take it for MSRP, $65800 delivered, andhe agreed. We discussed the greedy dealers and morons who pay over MSRP for any car and he acknowledged that they are making plenty of profit at MSRP, invoice is$7K under MSRP plus 3% holdback. I ordered Victory Red / Ebony interior, ZL1 (standard options) andQL9, polished wheels, for a total of $67095 OTD. Signed paperwork is in my billfold. Owned a vette for 5 years so I am aware of theirquality but the new Z06 is likeNOTHING in its price range, dragstrip or circle track.The reported Nring time for the Z06 is in the CGT league. Whether it is Chevy plastic or Porsche plastic, plastic is plastic. No it doesn't have the refinement of a Porsche, but I am sick and tired of Porsche playing games with horsepower. This is completely unnecessary as Porsche knows how to make horsepower butis afraid of hurting 911 sales. Have driven many 911s from standard 996, to 997S, to 996TT and my Boxster handles better than any of them. I would buy a Cayman if it had the 997S motor in it, or even the 3.4 with forced induction,but Porsche knows such a superior handling midengine car would kill their cash cow 911 so they won't build it. If you pay over MSRP for a Cayman you are throwing away $$$. I can get one anyday of the week for just under MSRP from the dealer I bought my Boxster from. If power wasn't important, why does Porsche build an S, TT, GT3 and people mod them at great expense for every HP they can get. All Z06s (even the ones that are completely built) are on hold, so you won't be able to drive one for a while. Do a google Z06 C6 forum search to find out the info. When the Z06 blows off your doors on the street and on the track, you can be in denial but it will still hurt your ego.
Bang for the buck, the Z06 wins by a landslide.