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