The Chevrolet Corvette has been the go-to American sports car since the original was introduced in the 1950s. As the generations went on, the Corvette incorporated muscle car engineering with its sports car design and eventually became so powerful that it was likened to some supercars.

With the introduction of the C8 generation, GM moved the engine to the middle and finally put the Corvette in with the supercars – at sports car prices. The Stingray proved itself a worthy competitor to the supercar world but still has some traditional sports car values. With the introduction of the new Z06 model, this completely changed as the Corvette now not only drives like the supercars of Europe, it sounds like them as well. The new suspension setups and aero parts make the Corvette Z06 a ridiculously good supercar beater – for under $130,000. Not even to mention the most powerful naturally aspirated production V8 ever made screaming its way to above 8,500 rpm, 670 hp, and about 460 lb-ft of torque.

The Corvette Z06 is almost a blast from the past as it goes like modern supercars, but sounds like an Italian thoroughbred from the 1990s. With all this performance on tap, the Z06 has some big competition in the supercar segment. Here are eight of its closest supercar competitors in 2022.

8/8 McLaren Artura

The McLaren Artura is the newest addition to the British automaker’s model list. It features a new 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged V6 engine…