Corvette C7 Stingray drivers-soon to memorize Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat 4-door tail lights

Gotta give it to Chrysler, they are on the roll, first with Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and now with 4-door Dodge Charger equipped with the same 707 hp supercharged V8.

Since the MSRP of the Charger Hellcat is less than $61k, it makes it cheaper than the Corvette optioned with anything more than 1LT trim and well below any Stingray being offered for sale by +General Motors.

With 0-60 at 3.7 sec, the Charger is faster than the fastest of the base Stingrays, auto Z51, with the big difference of having the ability to deliver its number at any time of the year due to being shod with all season tires, unlike the Stingray that still lacks the ability to be driven during winter (apparently +Tadge Juechter still refuses to disclose performance figures for all season tire configuration).

With ET of 11 seconds flat, again on all season tires, maybe the upcoming Z06 can equal this time, assuming Tadge will disclose the number.  Of course, the 2015 Z06 will be costing at least $30k more and will be 2-door short but these are just small details, LOL.

The bottom line, Corvette stopped being the high performance bargain in USA, and this happened in the first year of its production, not to mention both the Charger and Challenger tail lights look considerably better than those the newest Corvette have.

The best bet for Stingray owners with drag strip aspirations, after making sure that the ambient temperature is above 40 degree, at least, make sure no Challenger or Charger Hellcats are in the next lane, there is nothing more embarrassing than being beat by a car that is heavier and with not just the driver but his entire family watching the beating taking place FROM THE PASSENGER SEATS.

Two solutions for GM and Tadge: either make the Stingray tail lights and entire better looking to prevent Hellcat drivers from thinking they are coming against just another Camaro porker while giving them reason to look at Stingray rear end or... do some actual performance oriented engineering to make the Corvette a genuine high performance car.  Since this would have to involve making the newest Corvette lighter, the rear end revision seems like a more viable option.

To see a 4-door family car stealing the limelight and buyers from C7 Z06 before it is even available is beyond hilarious.