I've been driving Cayman GTS 4.0 for a while, but due to long winters and difficulty to put the power down in bad weather I started gravitating towards AWD 911. Was considering 992.1 Turbo S and 992.2 4GTS. However, both are outrageously expensive (pushing 190-200k euros used), so I started looking for alternatives.
I thought about going in different direction and getting a car which is still RWD, but is a way more spectacular experience to drive. Like, if I am going through the more annoying experience in winter, then might as well get something which is way more fun in summer. The prices of C8 Z06 have recently adjusted on European markets, and I can get a new 2024 MY Z06 in Estonia for €150k (+11k carbon tax), which is already 30k less than 911.
I am considering Z06 mostly because I enjoy the the intake sound and character of high-revving engine. I don't track the car a lot (maybe 2-3 track days a year), but I like pushing the car into corners, drive country roads on the weekend, rev out the engine, and it still feels like Z06 is great value at ~160k compared to other C8 models. Stingray and E-Ray are still very expensive here (E-Ray is closer to 190k, which does not make any sense, Stingray is ~130k) + I did not really like the sound and the low redline, even though the torque they produce and fuel efficiency are more favorable to daily driving in the city.
Do you think Z06 is a worthy upgrade to 4 liter Cayman or would offer mostly the similar experience in my use cases?