*** New Corvette Z06 ***

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fordgt84
i agree with Mclaren's Angel about the muscle car era thing...in a way we sort of are there already...with ford's shelby gt 500 on the way and the 300C srt-8, and the dodge charger's srt-8(despite the fact that it's had a sex change and is now a luxury sedan), all of these were great muscle cars...but how about the pontiac gto? now it has the c6's ls2 engine with 400bhp...would y'all include this into the hardcore american muscle car group?
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I don't know how you couldn't, unless you want to cry that it is actually sourced from Australia. I frankly don't see how it matters. I'd include it.
 
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I get to drive it Monday afternoon! It was delivered out to Milford this morning, actually about 10 were delivered out there for testing. And since my boss is buddies with a high up on the project I get to take it for a spin to see what 505hp feels like. They are also going to be putting on a demo for some employees, which really means one of the test drivers is going to beat the livin hell out of the car. I can't wait.

On another note I did get to drive a Trailblazer SS today, friggen fast if you ask me.
 
McLaren'sAngel
Hiya! :D :O :lol: Meow! (='.'=)

I have been thinking lately about this new Z06 again and would have to say just..."WOW". :O When you think about it, you don't even need to mod this car to beat many of the cars you see out on the streets. This Z06 will easily crush anything out there.
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But but.... I have a friend who has a 650hp Camaro.. :sly:

Yeah I agree with what your saying, great thing about these modern muscle cars is they handle and brake alot better and sit on much better tyres.
 
VIPERGTSR01
But but.... I have a friend who has a 650hp Camaro.. :sly:

Yeah I agree with what your saying, great thing about these modern muscle cars is they handle and brake alot better and sit on much better tyres.
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Hiya! :D :O :lol: Meow! (='.'=)

I agree with you too about modern muscles having improved performance capabilites, but I find that people would still bring stuff about modifying cheaper cars just to beat this car.

Supras, Camaros, Mustangs, Evo VIII and such! People will still bring these other cars in as modified versions. Sometimes you got to get this new Z06, mod it cheaply and see how it responds to bolt ons! :O
 
YEAH, BABY!! 1-2 AT LEMANS!! I'll be posting this in the news section, too.

Corvette Racing Wins 24 Hours of Le Mans
New Corvette C6.R Scores Historic Fourth 1-2 Finish in French Classic

LE MANS, France - Corvette Racing made history today at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, scoring its fourth 1-2 finish in the GT1 class in five years with the new Corvette C6.R. Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen reprised their victory in last year's 24-hour endurance race, and were again joined on the podium by teammates Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell and Max Papis.

The team celebrated Corvette's 45th anniversary at Le Mans in style, finishing fifth and sixth overall. Corvette Racing turned back the challenge of the Aston Martin team in a hard-fought battle that often saw all four cars on the same lap. In scorching heat, the twin yellow Corvettes completed 349 and 347 laps respectively, scoring the 38th win for Corvette Racing in international road racing and the team's 25th 1-2 finish.

After trailing its rivals through the night, the 19th hour proved to be the turning point for Corvette Racing. The No. 64 Compuware Corvette C6.R driven by Gavin, Beretta and Magnussen took the point when the leading Aston Martin pitted for repairs. The Corvette kept relentless pressure on its pursuers, running 3-minute, 55-second laps in withering 97-degree heat. The Corvette victory was sealed when both Aston Martins encountered problems in the 23rd hour,

"I pushed hard, it was like qualifying every lap," said Magnussen, who drove a stunning double stint at the crucial time. "I was trying to stay out of trouble, be consistent and work the traffic. It paid off and we wore out the competition. I enjoyed every minute of it because I could see that we could open up the gap. It's the best we could hope for."

"This is a fantastic result for the first time we've run the C6.R at Le Mans," Gavin declared after he forced the pace in the closing hours in his own double stint. "The Corvette Racing team just never, ever gives up. The team told me that we needed a certain lap time to make sure they would never catch us. We achieved the lap time we needed, and they broke. I take my hat off to Aston Martin, but nobody beats Corvette Racing. I'm just delighted to be part of the team and driving with brilliant teammates like Olivier Beretta and Jan Magnussen."

Corvette Racing program manager Doug Fehan is the mastermind behind the team's successful assault on the world's most famous endurance race. "Each time you come here, you think it can't possibly get any better," he noted. "Last year after our 1-2 finish, I left thinking there was no way to top this, but this year did. We didn't turn a wheel wrong, we didn't hit anything, we didn't break anything. That comes from the experience and continuity of being here year in and year out. I'm looking forward to coming back next year."

Forty-five years ago, Corvette first came to Le Mans with the Briggs Cunningham team with the support of Corvette legend Zora Arkus-Duntov. Today's result was another chapter in Corvette's rich racing history.

"There should be no doubt that Corvette has arrived at world-class status," said Corvette chief engineer Dave Hill. "With the success that we've had racing at Le Mans, linked with the capabilities of production models like the new Z06, makes us feel that this is the finest time in Corvette's history. This team has shown courage to take on strong adversaries over the years, from Viper and Ferrari to Aston Martin. I've had the honor to be here at Le Mans for six years, and this is the best one yet."

"This was a great moment for Chevrolet in an epic race," noted Brent Dewar, GM North America vice president of marketing and advertising. "Chevrolet's racing DNA comes directly from its founder, Louis Chevrolet. With Corvette as the lead product for the global Chevrolet brand, winning Le Mans is huge for us. Corvette is competitive against the best sports car in the world. It's not just about speed; it's about technology and durability and endurance. I think Louis Chevrolet and Zora Arkus-Duntov would be proud today."

24 Hours of Le Mans GT1 Results
Pos./Car No./Drivers/Car/Laps
1. (64) Gavin-Beretta-Magnussen/Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, 349
2. (63) O'Connell-Fellows-Papis/Chevrolet Corvette C6.R, 347
3. (59) Brabham-Sarrazin-Turner, Aston Martin DBR9, 333
4. (50) Goueslard-Dupard-Vosse, Ferrari 550, 324
5. (61) Fomenko-Vasiliev-Bouchut, Ferrari 550, 315

Release Date: June 19, 2005
http://www.corvetteracing.com/history/2005releases/lemans/lemans10.shtml
 
Well I was able to drive it today at the Milford Proving Grounds. In fact I pretty much spent the whole day with it and the tester. My boss felt it would be a good learning experience. Some of the gizmos they use in testing are sweet and I can honestly say I learned quite a bit about engine computer tuning that I had know idea about.

But you are all wondering how it was? I was In-f'in-incrediable. That thing does 0-Sweet Jesus in a matter of seconds. It rides nicely and there are many cool things in the car. I was only able to take it up to 100 but one of the testers let me ride along on a 170mph run. That is the fastest I've ever gone in a car.

The car sounds awesome, nice throaty tone. Hell the exhaust even smells good.

I couldn't go with them out on the road course, but I witnessed it. The thing looks like it handels pretty good around a track. Although the testers went through and ass load of tires.

Some of you might ask why they were running tests on it after its out. Well they told me they just like to test cars all the time, and today there were some parts that they were trying out but couldn't tell me. They were also trying to break it to find fixes for next year. What does this mean? They were just having fun.
 
BlazinXtreme
The car sounds awesome, nice throaty tone. Hell the exhaust even smells good.
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Hiya! :D :O :lol: Meow! (='.'=)

Is the new Z06 pretty loud already? :odd: You sound to me like as if it already comes with an aftermarket package like a SLP exhuast system. :O
 
The car is loud and sounds mean. GM did a great job on the exhaust, very free flowing.

That is absolutely amazing. Blazin, I've gotta ask--how did you get hooked up like that? The job, I mean?
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Back in high school I was on a FIRST Robotics team that was sponsored by GM Truck division. I met the right people and they offered me and internship for a summer between my senior year and the start of college. I took it and they liked me so much they kept me as a work partner. So take night classes and work all day. However I found that taking some classes online seems to work pretty good and some at the community college. I'm actually shooting for a business degree and a mechanical engineering degree as well. After I get those I'm going to get an english degree. I know I like school what can I say? But what I really want to do is be an automotive journalist, but hey every leg up helps.

I know people like Bob Lutz, Jim Queen, etc. They are all high ups at GM. But mostly I know the guys in my department really well. Proving that it isn't what you know it's who you know. But I do know quite a bit, don't get me wrong.
 
Yeah, It's great that you learned that at a younger age. It wasn't until after I graduated from college that I found that there was crap if you didn't know someone. I'm going back to get my MBA now, and you can bet that I'll be working everyone I know for some help meeting the "right" people. You don't have Bob's phone number, do you? ;)

That is SO cool that you got to drive the Z06. If I get REALLY lucky I'll get to drive one in the next 10 years.
 
I have his work number, well I can look it up in the database. In fact I can look up any GM employee in the database.

I've driven quite a few cool cars, since I don't want to drive my truck from Warren to Pontiac or Milford. It's about 40 minutes to Pontiac and 90 to Milford from Warren in traffic so I hate taking my truck, so they just give me a company car to drive. Most of the time though I drive a black Yukon Denali with GM 20's on it.
 
They havn't had anything this redicciously cheap fast, incredibly powerful Vette since, well, my avie. :D
 
All these people gtting bonars over a car thats good at 1 thing which is going fast in a straight line.

Lets get things straight this Z06 will not beat a equivelant porshce on any course. Even if the porsche is 50 horses down the vette will still not beat it round a course such as the nurburing.

Ok the vette is good for the money you pay and obviously if you have the money for a z06 and the fastest thing you cant get for that money then get the z06. But a porsche kills vettes. And all these american are complaining how the 911 designed hasnt changed well look at your precious vette which hasnt changed all that much neither. At the end of the day if there was a vette and a porshe next to each other and you could have the key to one of those cars you would take the porshe bevause it does everything better.

But pricewise the vette cant be beaten for now. Untill the audi r9 aka lemans comes along which will be a direct competitior to the 911 and z06 and will be alot cheaper than a 911 and therefore going to make the z06 redundant.

So enjoy the z06 being the top cheap interiour fast car for a while untill the R9 comes along which will do everything better than the z06. Right now the vette just cant win can it.
 
skicrush
I don't know how you couldn't, unless you want to cry that it is actually sourced from Australia. I frankly don't see how it matters. I'd include it.
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cry about it? :irked: not really...but i guess ur right, i mean it looks and sounds good...and i heard it power slides like nothing else...cant wait for the Z06 to come out.
 
RR
All these people gtting bonars over a car thats good at 1 thing which is going fast in a straight line.

Lets get things straight this Z06 will not beat a equivelant porshce on any course. Even if the porsche is 50 horses down the vette will still not beat it round a course such as the nurburing.
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You should really check your facts before you post stuff like this. Corvettes have always performed on par against Porsches not only in a straight line, but on a track as well. 911s often have a transitional advantage because of better shock tuning, while the Vette usually has better steady state grip, because of a lower cg and wider tires. 911s can sometimes leverage superior braking due to favorable weight distribution to help overcome their torque deficit, but not always.

Given that a 997 Carrera S is not only down 50hp compared to a BASE C6 Corvette but can't manage to translate it's admitted better handling qualities into REAL LIFE MEASURABLE lap times, I really have to wonder why people continue to delude themselves into thinking the Porsche is unquestionably superior, particularly at the price point.

I have no Z06 comparison test URLs handy, but there are plenty of recent 997 vs. C6 results.

911/997 Carrera vs. Corvette C6 Z51 (Car and Driver)

911/997 Carrera S vs. Corvette C6 Z51 (Road and Track)


Road and Track
Put a stopwatch on this pair and the Corvette pips the Porsche by barely more than a half-second over the course of a 2-minute-plus lap. This puts them very close in overall performance, yet the way they turned their respective lap times differs considerably.
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So price no object, the C6 and 997 are near equals in performance.

Using a price equal comparision, a base C6 would utterly embarrass a base Boxster in terms of objective performance. Conversely, if you take the almost $40,000 premium Porsche wants for the Carrera S over a C6 Z51, you could mod the Vette to CRUSH the 911. Given the fact the $89,000 Carrera S could not outrun a regular C6, the Z06 should dominate one and save you ~$15,000 while doing it.

There are many SUBJECTIVE areas where I'd perfer the 911 over the Corvette. (not interior, though. People who complain the C5 had a cheap interior should sit in an early 996, which was abysmal given the price) But when push comes to shove and OBJECTIVE performance is all that matters, the Vette is no doubt comparable.


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RR
All these people gtting bonars over a car thats good at 1 thing which is going fast in a straight line.

Lets get things straight this Z06 will not beat a equivelant porshce on any course. Even if the porsche is 50 horses down the vette will still not beat it round a course such as the nurburing.

Ok the vette is good for the money you pay and obviously if you have the money for a z06 and the fastest thing you cant get for that money then get the z06. But a porsche kills vettes. And all these american are complaining how the 911 designed hasnt changed well look at your precious vette which hasnt changed all that much neither. At the end of the day if there was a vette and a porshe next to each other and you could have the key to one of those cars you would take the porshe bevause it does everything better.

But pricewise the vette cant be beaten for now. Untill the audi r9 aka lemans comes along which will be a direct competitior to the 911 and z06 and will be alot cheaper than a 911 and therefore going to make the z06 redundant.

So enjoy the z06 being the top cheap interiour fast car for a while untill the R9 comes along which will do everything better than the z06. Right now the vette just cant win can it.
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I won't get into this too deep, since you obviously are just being a troll, since you SO obvoiusly don't know what you're talking about.

Porsche 911 GT2: 477hp, 472 lb/ft torque. 3131 lbs. Tires 235/40/R18 front, 315/30/R18 rear. 0-60 in 4.0 seconds, 15mpg city, 22 mpg highway, 18.2 combined. $191,700.

Corvette Z06: 505hp, 475 lb/ft torque. 3130 lbs. Tires 275/35/R18 front, 325/30/R19 rear. 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, 16 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, 20.7 combined. $65,800.

It IS more expensive, if that makes you feel better?
 
RR
All these people gtting bonars over a car thats good at 1 thing which is going fast in a straight line.

Lets get things straight this Z06 will not beat a equivelant porshce on any course. Even if the porsche is 50 horses down the vette will still not beat it round a course such as the nurburing.

Ok the vette is good for the money you pay and obviously if you have the money for a z06 and the fastest thing you cant get for that money then get the z06. But a porsche kills vettes. And all these american are complaining how the 911 designed hasnt changed well look at your precious vette which hasnt changed all that much neither. At the end of the day if there was a vette and a porshe next to each other and you could have the key to one of those cars you would take the porshe bevause it does everything better.

But pricewise the vette cant be beaten for now. Untill the audi r9 aka lemans comes along which will be a direct competitior to the 911 and z06 and will be alot cheaper than a 911 and therefore going to make the z06 redundant.

So enjoy the z06 being the top cheap interiour fast car for a while untill the R9 comes along which will do everything better than the z06. Right now the vette just cant win can it.
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You're wrong. I've been on the testing site for the Z06 and it can preform as good as a 911. So what if it has leaf springs, that doesn't mean it can't go around a road course. You are just one of these people that think all American cars haven't changed since 1975. The only problem I've seen on a road course with it is that there is so much freakin power you have to know what you are doing to drive it. 505 ponies equal hellalish driving, you just need to know what you are doing.

And you say Z06 can't win? How did they do at Le Mans?

I won't get into this too deep, since you obviously are just being a troll, since you SO obvoiusly don't know what you're talking about.

Porsche 911 GT2: 477hp, 472 lb/ft torque. 3131 lbs. Tires 235/40/R18 front, 315/30/R18 rear. 0-60 in 4.0 seconds, 15mpg city, 22 mpg highway, 18.2 combined. $191,700.

Corvette Z06: 505hp, 475 lb/ft torque. 3130 lbs. Tires 275/35/R18 front, 325/30/R19 rear. 0-60 in 3.7 seconds, 16 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, 20.7 combined. $65,800.

It IS more expensive, if that makes you feel better?
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Wow thats funny. You can buy almost tree z06's for the price of one GT2, the Z06 gets better mileage while having more power, torque, and quicker acceleration.
 
BlazinXtreme
Wow thats funny. You can buy almost tree z06's for the price of one GT2, the Z06 gets better mileage while having more power, torque, and quicker acceleration.
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You know, if he adds floor mats to the porsche when he buys it, you could probably buy 4 Z06s for the same price!
 
DOnt worry about jerkoffs like that. America gets no respect right now from europe. I was on a top gear forum trying to defend the Corvette and racing history and very big members there were telling me the corvette sucked and that the only american car with any type of successfull racing history was the GT40.. :dunce: They just ignore LM and all the other races american cars have won and comepeted well in. I wish we had an admin to just delete ignorant comments.

Its cool to hate america now. :indiff:


Strangely i live on a mountainous part of NJ and most of the sports cars here are corvettes from varying years. even a few New ZO6's. We also have lots.. and i mean Lots!! of Evo 8's and Subaru STi's and a few supras. I just moved up here about a year ago and i've never seen more sportscars clustered in one area in my life. :) Its good sightseeing, but at this pt i'm just jealous.

THe new ZO6 has an awsome sounding engine btw and looks very stable through the corners.
 
Well the new Z06 just won Le Mans didn't it? I'm not sure I didn't really follow it.

But I will be in Milford the rest of the week working with the Vette. A few more came in today for testing on and off the main roads. One of the guys I am working with said I will get another chance to drive the car on Friday on the street. My boss is on vacation the rest of the week so that is why I'm working down in Milford.
 
Alright then thanks. So anyone who questions the new Vette's track preformance can just look at the Le Mans results.
 
Solid Lifters
Yet they included 1,100 Skylines.

The new Corvette is amazing. You'd be crazy to say you don't like it.
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I'm sure it wasn't that bad... it was probably like 8,000 Skylines. :D I do agree on the newer Corvettes, they truly are world class. Great bang for buck too.

My question: I didn't know about the leaf spring suspensions. Why did they go with leaf springs? :confused: Any paticular reason?
 
The new Corvette Z06 will be showen up at Goodwood FOS I try and get photos for everyone.
 

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