| The Corvette has been associated with
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| | 190 mph (estimated)
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| speed since its inception in 1953 and the
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| | No. 7 Mullen M-11 with V-8.
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| aesthetics of the Corvette have become
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| | Baseline Price: $69,950.
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| the flagship design of the Chevrolet
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| | 180+ mph
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| model for the past couple of decades.
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| | No. 8 Panoz Esperante GTLM.
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| The Corvette was never slow by any means,
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| | Base Price: $121,325.
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| but there was a recent push for smaller,
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| | 180 mph
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| compact street devils that have been
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| | No. 9 Chrysler 300C SRT8, Dodge Charger
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| transforming roads into fast and furious
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| | SRT8 and Dodge Magnum SRT8 (tie) Base
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| tracks in the past few years. This
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| | Price(s): $42,695 (300C), $38,095
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| movement alienated the reign of the
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| | Charger) and $37,995 (Magnum.)
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| extended body Muscle cars for a time.
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| | 165 to 170 mph (estimated)
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| Even more recently there has been a shift
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| | No. 10 Cadillac CTS-V. Base Price:
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| occurring in the automotive world back to
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| | $51,395.
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| the much-loved, and greatly missed, gas
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| | Top Speed: 163 mph
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| guzzling, road chewing, you better watch
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| | And what does Forbes have to say about
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| your asphalt, Muscle car.
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| | the Corvette's performance,
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| Fortunately, with this return to the bent
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| | "The newest Corvette is also the fastest
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| chassisa of the sixties and seventies
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| | Corvette ever. Recently released, the Z06
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| comes with improved factory standards
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| | has about as low a sticker price as a car
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| including: better gas mileages, safety
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| | with 505 hp can have. The Z06 performs
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| measures, interior luxury, and above all,
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| | like a race car or supercar, but is also
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| performance and speed. Forbes recently
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| | a perfectly acceptable 'daily driver.'
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| published a list of The Top Ten Fastest
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| | Consider its fuel economy: 16/26 city
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| American Cars. Guess who makes an
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| | highway mpg--hardly typical for a race
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| appearance at number five?
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| | car."
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| The Top Ten Fastest American Cars.
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| | Considering the SSC Ultimate Aero costs
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| No. 1 SSC Ultimate Aero.
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| | ten times the price of a Chevrolet
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| Base Price: $654,500.
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| | Corvette Z06, but only delivers 60 to 73
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| 260 to 273 mph
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| | more mph. The Z06 really does get you
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| No. 2 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo.
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| | more go for your dough!
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| Baseline Price: $555,000.
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| | The Z06 seems to be middle of the road,
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| 240 to 260 mph (estimated)
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| | of the top ten fastest, but if you look
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| No. 3 Evans 387 and 487 (tie) Base
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| | at the numbers, you are paying 20k less
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| Prices: $175,000. (387); $170,000 (487)
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| | for a Z06 than the Dodge Viper SRT-10,
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| No. 4 Ford GT
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| | commonly mistaken as delivering more
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| No. 4 Ford GT.
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| | speed.
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| Base Price: $141,245.
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| | With a price tag that leaves a few dimes
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| 205 mph
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| | in the pocket and a speed threshold that
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| No. 5 Chevrolet Corvette Z06.
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| | threatens to tear those pockets off your
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| Base Price: $65,800.
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| | designer leather pants, the huge demand
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| 198 mph
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| | and popularity of the Corvette Z06 proves
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| No. 6 Dodge Viper SRT-10.
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| | that the era of the Muscle car is not
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| Baseline Price: $85,745.
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| | over.
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