depending on what you want to do with it. Overall, the Corvette is by far the better one for the money. its more fuel efficient, safer, looks better and the resale is better. take for example, the Viper has a lot of power but after driving it around for a while you better keep the door shut and crawl out the window. that is unless you like burns. the exhaust runs UNDER the door....*dont ask me why they did that. it was stupid* it runs 0-60 in about 3.9 - 4.1 seconds. does the 1/4 mile in about 12 seconds and its top speed in roughly 200 mph. * thats fast in ANY car* its not that good in turns and the longer the race goes on the further the viper gets left behind. the competition *or so they say* is the Corvette ZR1 that produces 638 hp and over 600 ft-lb torque. does0-60in 3 sec flat, does the 1/4 mile in 10.78 seconds and has a top speed of 205 electronically limited. remove the limiter and it gears out at 225 mph. the ZR1 turned in a 7 min 42 second time on the nuremberg ring. *THATS FAST!* it handles corners WELL and is about the same price as a viper. As a daily driver i would take the ZR1 ANY day. Also as a track car. the viper i would use for those mess around and burn the tires to the rims weekends. both are great cars with great style and lots of power and speed. LETS GO BIG 3!