Chevrolet Corvette and Porsche 911. They're soul brothers. Survivors. They've weathered oil crises and recessions, safety nazis and hoard-room humblet's; they've beaten rivals on road and track and showroom floor; and they've picked themselves up from the occasional pratfall-the clumsy 964, the asthmatic L82 —to arrive in the 21 st century leaner, stronger, and more fit than ever. Each is a true sports-car icon. And like so many icons, each is trapped by history. They've clashed many times over the past 40-odd years, these two, but rarely has the con-lest seemed so evenly matched. Choose.se the right models, and they'll run identical quarter-mile limes and lap Willow Springs racetrack within a second of each other. One has a top speed of 179 mph, the other 186 mph. They're even virtually the same size and weight- the 911 has grown larger and heavier over the decades, while the Corvette, having ballooned like Elvis in the Vegas years during the 1970s, has since gotten smaller and lighter, to the point where the C6 is actually an inch shorter, two inches lower, and 16 pounds lighter than the Porsche.
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