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