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Z06Vette.com - Z06 Gets Huge Air In Nurburgring
GM rented Nurburgring and brought in professional racer Jan Magnussen to test drive the brand spank'in new 2006 Chevrolet C6 Corvette Z06 (Not the Blue Devil). The intention was to beat the 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Jan achieved an official time of 7'42.9, beating the RS by .1 seconds.
The 505hp and $65,000 supercar also beat the following:
7:43 - TechArt GT Street
7:43 - Porsche 996 911 GT3 RS
7:43 - Lamborghini Murcielago
7:44 - Pagani Zonda C12 S
7:45 - Gemballa Porsche GT-R 600
7:46 - Porsche 996 GT2
7:46 - SHK Porsche 993 GT2: 652hp
7:47 - Porsche 996 GT3 RS: 381hp
7:49 - Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
7:50 - BMW E46 M3 CSL
7:50 - Blitz Supra: Herbert Schürg: 750hp
7:50 - Honda RC30: Helmut Daehne
7:52 - Gemballa Porsche 911 Le Mans
7:52 - Lamborghini Gallardo E-Gear
7:52 - Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR
7:54 - Porsche GT3
7:55 - Caterham R500 Superlight
7:56 - Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
7:56 - Porsche 996 Turbo
So I think its safe to say that the Corvette has truly stepped into the world of supercars. It almost ranks in the top 10 on the standard Nurburgring.
Also, my predictions were correct. It did beat the Mercielago and does sport a record 14 second (4 seconds beyond most predictions, 1 second short of my own) difference over the stanard C6 (which ran 7'56).
Okay... So there is no more good reason to flame the Vette and ignorantly under-estimate its capabilities. Now we all know what the Vette is capable of, what it beat, and what it's competing against. It has earned its respect (though it achieved track car status a long time ago, IMO).
GM rented Nurburgring and brought in professional racer Jan Magnussen to test drive the brand spank'in new 2006 Chevrolet C6 Corvette Z06 (Not the Blue Devil). The intention was to beat the 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Jan achieved an official time of 7'42.9, beating the RS by .1 seconds.
The 505hp and $65,000 supercar also beat the following:
7:43 - TechArt GT Street
7:43 - Porsche 996 911 GT3 RS
7:43 - Lamborghini Murcielago
7:44 - Pagani Zonda C12 S
7:45 - Gemballa Porsche GT-R 600
7:46 - Porsche 996 GT2
7:46 - SHK Porsche 993 GT2: 652hp
7:47 - Porsche 996 GT3 RS: 381hp
7:49 - Porsche 996 GT3 Cup
7:50 - BMW E46 M3 CSL
7:50 - Blitz Supra: Herbert Schürg: 750hp
7:50 - Honda RC30: Helmut Daehne
7:52 - Gemballa Porsche 911 Le Mans
7:52 - Lamborghini Gallardo E-Gear
7:52 - Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR
7:54 - Porsche GT3
7:55 - Caterham R500 Superlight
7:56 - Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
7:56 - Porsche 996 Turbo
So I think its safe to say that the Corvette has truly stepped into the world of supercars. It almost ranks in the top 10 on the standard Nurburgring.
Also, my predictions were correct. It did beat the Mercielago and does sport a record 14 second (4 seconds beyond most predictions, 1 second short of my own) difference over the stanard C6 (which ran 7'56).
Okay... So there is no more good reason to flame the Vette and ignorantly under-estimate its capabilities. Now we all know what the Vette is capable of, what it beat, and what it's competing against. It has earned its respect (though it achieved track car status a long time ago, IMO).