Ah… The perfect day. That beautiful girl at the bank gives you her number, traffic on the way home is nonexistent and your buddy buys the next round of beers. Chevrolet is having the car maker equivalent of such a string of events, and it started with last year’s Stingray. The seventh-generation Corvette has been […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 15, 2014
Chevrolet’s 2015 Corvette Z06 is a very important vehicle for the company. It needs to be one helluva follow-up to the bow tie gang’s Stingray, the North American Car of the Year. The 50 ‘Vette convoy in which the new Z06 traveled to Detroit’s Cobo Center made the car look as if it was the […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 13, 2014
Yes, we know – you’re excited about the new Corvette Z06. We are, too. It’s set to debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, Jan. 13 and that morning at http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette-z06-supercar-reveal.html at 10 EST. Even Chevy is pumped about the ‘roided-up quarter-mile-murderer. So excited, in fact, that they accidentally released […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | January 8, 2014
Here’s what a 700 whp Z06 looks like against a mid 10-second LS3-equipped C6 Corvette. Seriously, we can talk numbers all day, but when you see two cars go at it, that’s where the rubber meets the road. In this case, the all-motor 700 whp Z06 isn’t to be taken lightly. It’s parts list is […] More »
By: Justin Fivella | December 20, 2013
You’ve seen the leaked photos of the supercharged motor that’s rumored to power the upcoming 2015 C7 Z06, but have you seen the leaked teaser photo of the car itself? If the actual Z06 looks anything like this, it’s going to be amazing. If it’s as fast as GM says it will be, well, it’s […] More »
By: Justin Fivella | December 9, 2013
Read ’em and weep, 647HP at the rear wheels without the help of nitrous, a blower or turbo; just the god-given atmospheric pressure and a cohesive engine package that kicks a$$. Banging down 650HP at the tires even with a power-adder is impressive, but when you ring in that number with a naturally aspirated combo, […] More »
By: Justin Fivella | November 18, 2013
The mod list on this Z06 reads like something straight from the motor gods above: A forged RHS 427 short block with 12.5:1 Wiesco pistons, Callies billet rods and Dragon Slayer crank, T&D shaft-mount rockers, PI/MAST 285 Heads with titanium intake and stainless exhaust valves w/ PAC 700 + lift springs and titanium retainers, COMP […] More »
By: Justin Fivella | November 13, 2013
