Comedy of Corvette C7 Stingray and Z06 nut huggers comparing them to likes of Ferrari or Porsche

Kool aid has always been flowing freely among +General Motors nut hugging masses spending their time pinning the newest plastic fantastic against some of the most exotic and exclusive cars available on American market.

To put it in a perspective, the retroactive justification of newest Corvette purchase is not any different than someone buying a Timex watch and then claiming that the choice was dictated by the greater accuracy Timex junk offers over alternatives like Rolex or Patek Philippe, while in reality, falling short of even Movado.  As with the Timex purchase, justifying Corvette purchase is a totally moot point due to very limited finances of people who buy them.  If there are exceptions, this is exactly what they are, proving the underlying rule.

Is there a purpose for such comparisons?  Yes, of course there is, it is called a delusion of grandeur, a diversion aimed at disguising limited financial abilities of the typical Corvette buyer.

Of course, Corvette buyers cannot be fully blamed for this idiocy.  They are well pre conditioned by the GM marketing team and of course, +Tadge Juechter who continues to insist on these totally worthless comparisons and validation.

What Juechter and nut huggers fail to understand is that performance and design of the cars like Ferrari are only a fraction of the total package they offer to the buyers, the same buyers who would never cross shop for trophy car among rows of Corvettes, no matter how fast they may be.

Would it really matter if Corvette could outhandle or outrun a Ferrari?  Not at all, no matter how fast Corvette can go (assuming the engine does not blow up), it is still a Corvette, easily forgotten and as common as pimples among teenagers. 

And the people mistaking new Corvette Stingray and the upcoming Z06 version on the road?  There is a great reason for this part, it is called Ferrari F12, available to buyers since 2012, without any doubt, the "inspiration" for the new Corvette's front and side design.  Apparently creative Corvette design team let the Ferrari do the hard part and then completed the job by slapping the fugly rear end and the idiotic front fangs on the car to distinguish it from the original.  Nice try but pretty clear what happened here.  Or perhaps, Ferrari designers hiched a ride on the DeLorean and inspired themselves that way?  Absolutely pathetic but not surprising at all.