I put quite a few miles on an ’05 C6 with the 6spd. It’s actually really easy to lose track of what gear you are in. The car has just so much torque and when you are just putting around the engine runs at such low revs that you can’t remember if 1500 RPM at 40mph is 3rd or 4th. It’s really strange after driving a Miata which is geared to rev rather high all the time and basically has no power in any gear
Anyway, I loved driving the ’05 mostly because it was silly fast. I would like to try out the improved steering and shifter of the newer cars. Sure the extra power of the 6.3L would be nice but it wasn’t like the old car was even remotely down on power!
For those who have never driven one, a high power, large displacement V8 is something else if you are used to smaller displacement motors (powerful or not). If you even get the opportunity to drive a C6, don’t pass it up.