The Smoking Tire is not on my list of liked/trusted reviewers. I prefer Motor Trend, C&D, and the like.
That said, C&D's 0-60 of 2.8 seconds is great for a 60-70k car. So .....
I wasn't really chasing after C7 Vettes, and I'm really, really not going to be challenging C8 Vettes. And I'm good with that.