true...ferraris and lambos are not "stop light bandits"...they are all top end made for the autobahn. (they are both fast...but not as quick as compaired to a corvette or a viper)
we don't have an autobahn here in the us, so the logical thing is to make the corvette as quick as possible for short distances, while still having alot of top end...thanks to a 6 speed trans.
the corvette motor is a 427 cubic inch small block (lots of cubic inches in a small, lightweight package) most ferrari's and lambo's run small cubic inch v-12's....more weight, less power compaired to the corvette.
there is a huge difference between a quick car and a fast car.
almost any proiduction car can go 100 mph, but the time is takes to get it to 100 is where the quickness comes in.
if i can get my car to 100 mph 5 seconds faster than your car...more than likely i will smoke you in a 1/4 mile.