The Z06’s new LS7 7.0L engines delivers 505 horsepower (377 kw) in an approximately 3,130-pound (1,420 kg) package - a combination that delivers 0-60 performance of 3.7 seconds, quarter-mile elapsed times of less than 12 seconds and a top speed of more than 190 mph on a racetrack or Autobahn.
The all-new LS7 in the ’06 Z06 reintroduces the 427-cubic-inch engine to the Corvette lineup. Unlike the previous 427 engine, which was a big-block design, the new 7.0-liter LS7 is a small-block V-8 - the largest-displacement small-block ever produced by Chevrolet and GM, and a tribute to its 50 years as a performance icon.
The entire chassis has been converted from steel to light weight aluminum, except for the roof rails and engine cradle. It is 200lbs lighter than the standard Vette, but has better tortional regidity.....
This is a mega beast of a car, and Chevy pulled out the obligatory Nürburgring Nordschleife lap times to make the point. With Jan Magnussen, winner of the 2004 and 2005 Le Mans 24 Hour, at the helm, the Z06 clocked a seven-minute, 42.99-second lap of the 13-mile Green Hell, 16 seconds faster than a Z51-equipped C6 Corvette. Porsche’s US$440,000, 604-hp Carrera GT, with a seven-minute, 32.44-second lap, is the only production car to have gone quicker. For perspective, Lamborghini’s US$283,000, 580-hp Murciélago clocked in at seven minutes, 50 seconds, and the US$452,000, 617-hp McLaren-Mercedes SLR at seven minutes, 52 seconds.
The ZO6 Vette is the only car in the USA over 400hp to pass the federal gas guzzler tax requirements..... and at a base price of US $65,800 it has to be the bargain of the century. Although it doesnt have the ultra WOW factor of the slower F430 Ferrari, it is a car that legends are made of.
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The dealers will ask for about US$15000 over the sticker price for them to start maybe even more. Might have to step up or wait till a pre abused one comes up for sale.
I've been a fan of the Corvette since about 1984 when Face used it in The A-Team. Proof that Americans could make good-looking cars with a decent dashboard. At the weight you quoted, I reckon it'slighter than my four-cylinder car! Now, if GM wakes up to the smell of roses and makes them in RHD, like the Germans and Italians do, they might just have a Ferrari or Porsche alternative for a lower price in most markets. And it's an everyday car as well. And since the Monaro's been dumped from the lineup....
O.M.G
seriously
O.M.G!!!
And your over excitement Mike is because?
Tony I would expect that with UK being able to sell LHD vehicles and Japan allowing it too, there is no need to make these cars factory RHD.
Are you sure of the leaf springs Scotty? We are not talking old 85 Mustang here?
I believe Scotty's right -- but its handling pleasantly surprised Jeremy Clarkson despite it. I think the leaf springs might be made of some type of fibreglass. I feel the same about the retracting headlamps, but it's not as bad as some other efforts, which definitely suffer from withdrawal symptoms.
"The Z06 retains the 106-inch (2686-mm) wheelbase of other Corvette models, as well as the short-long arm suspension and transverse leaf spring design, but it rides on all-new wheels, tires, brakes, as well as its own rear spring and roll stabilizer."
Looks like it is not the sort of leaf springs that everyone was thinking?
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