That was my understanding as well. I am sure people will cross shop them (indirectly mostly, directly if you dont care about the differences) but I dont think that is a bad thing.

I am not even going to try to pretend to know better than you do why you personally would choose one vehicle over another. Something I may think to be an advantage you may think the opposite and vise versa. I think there is enough differentiation between the two.

Vette

- Roughly1000 lbs lighter (Bob went with the Vette for this reason
- Smaller sports car my cousin has both a C6 Z06 and a 2011 SS. He likes the SS but says its a much bigger car.
- The Vette still sits lower

Camaro

- Handling and refinement. The fact were even comparing here speaks volumes for this ZL1
- 4 seats. Some people dont care about this. I do. Boss Leguna Seca removed them
- Styling, although both are beautiful cars.

Bob choose Vette over Camaro and Mustang, and hes a Ford guy.

Like I said I see them as indirect competition which fills holes in the vehicle lineup. People will absolutely cross shop them. For me it would come down to several things.

How much money do I have?

Size - and do I want 4 seats or can I trade them for weight savings for a more pure lower center of gravity sports car?

Weight - The Grand Sport Vette is one bad machine. Ive never driven anything with a small block that had the small sports car feel of my 82 RX7 and that is saying A LOT!

I was just a little annoyed the Camaro at least to me seemed like it could be a better product for the same price but wasnt. Also if I like the Vette but need 4 seats I might go elsewhere. My brother for example has 2 kids and got a 4 door 335i

I agree on being excited about the next Vette. I am nervous about the styling. I like the styling of this one so much I am hoping the next one wont be just change for change sake. The C6 is a much prettier car than the Transformers Stingray concept for example.