American Sports Car of the Year Nominees

The United States does a lot of things well. What our country doesn’t often do well is make a true sports car. In fact there are only two major production models that really fit the category, the Chevrolet Corvette and the Dodge Viper.

It is then a no brainier that the two performance machines are our nominees for American Sports Car of the Year. But which of the two will take the award?

Chevrolet Corvette Z06

The Chevy Corvette Z06 is a very capable performance machine. The car is powered by a 650 horsepower supercharged V8 engine. This allows the sports car to launch from 0-60 mph in just 2.95 seconds and it can keep going all the way up to over 200 mph.

Dodge Viper ACR

The Dodge Viper ACR is a track focused sports car. The V10 powered car offers 645 horsepower which helps it rocket from 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds and it can hit a top speed of 202 mph. The ACR is all about the track and it has managed many lap records and even recorded a 7:12 Nurburgring lap time.

And The Winner Is…

The Corvette Z06 just edges the Viper ACR for the honor of American Sports Car of the Year. It takes the award because it is the more entertaining machine on the road. The Viper is good and at times feels a bit more special, but the Z06 manages to be the more user friendly car while still being able to scare your passenger.

On a track we would choose the Viper ACR, but for a road car the Corvette is more livable. Plus your feet won’t be 20 degrees warmer than your head as is the case with the Viper. The Z06 will now be in the running for our Performance Car of the Year.