When growing the 2023 Corvette Z06, Chevrolet’s engineers may have simply benchmarked it in opposition to the present crop of supercars however as a substitute, it determined to benchmark it in opposition to the Ferrari 458 Italia, arguably the best mid-engined naturally aspirated V8 that Ferrari has ever produced. Does this imply the brand new Z06 is a 458 killer?

High Gear Journal’s Ollie Marriage not too long ago headed to the US to place the brand new automobile by its paces and whereas we was doing so, he additionally examined it alongside the 458 Italia and one of many very most interesting sports activities automobiles at present on sale, the Porsche 911 GT3.

The evaluate begins out by specializing in the brand new Z06 which High Gear examined in Convertible guise with out the Z07 package deal. Whereas this isn’t the quickest, lightest, nor most responsive Z06 variant on provide, Marriage is left critically impressed with it. He’s significantly keen on the 5.5-liter naturally-aspirated V8 in addition to the totally different driving modes of the automobile, all of which make a big distinction in the best way that the Z06 performs.

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However is it pretty much as good to drive because the 458 Italia? To seek out out, High Gear managed to get the keys to a silver 458 and examined it back-to-back with the Z06. Marriage says it’s extra thrilling to drive than the Corvette, although it has roughly 110 hp much less. Nonetheless, it does weigh considerably much less and he says it’s the absolute candy spot in Ferrari’s lineage of V8 supercars.

Then there’s the Porsche 911 GT3. To see the way it performs, High Gear headed to a observe and in addition introduced alongside the Corvette. Each automobiles carry out exceptionally properly however in the end, the reviewer says he prefers the GT3 given its barely extra hardcore traits.