Is The Corvette Z06 The Best Sports Car You Can Buy?

It might not be the fastest or most powerful car ever made, but is the Z06 Corvette the best overall sports car for the buck?

The Corvette is an American icon, there’s no arguing that, but the Z06 is a Vette taken up a few notches. While most think to 2001 as the start of the Z06, and in some regard they’d be right, but the Z06 has been around for 4 out of the 7 generations of the Corvette, just not the way we know it now.

Fast forward a few decades, and by the time the fifth-generation of the Z06 was no longer a package, but it’s own model. The C5Z debuted in 2001 as a hardtop-only model with thinner glass, lighter wheels, a titanium exhaust, and lighter battery. For 2001, the GM Gen III engine produced 385-horsepower, but it got beefed up by 2002 to produce a heartier 405-horsepower. Weight loss and improved engines would allow the 2004 Z06 to clock a time of just under eight minutes at the Nürburgring.

The sixth-generation would usher in a Z06 that had a supercar-like power-to-weight ratio of 6.2:1 — allowing the car to zip to 60mph in just 3.7-seconds. It’s 505-horsepower LS7 was a massive 7.0-liter powerhouse that could carry the lightweight frame with ease, and it was tested as being nearly a minute faster around the ‘Ring.

While a C8Z is expected, the C7 Z06 is the standing model, and it came with an even better than engine than before. Thanks to the use of a blower, the first forced induced Z06 was carried by a 650-horsepower LT4. Not only is it the first supercharged Z, but it is the first time a Z06 model could be had a convertible, as well as the standard coupe hardtop.

Whatever happens next with the C8 Z06 is undoubtedly going to be stuff of legends. The base model C8 is proving to be a formidable opponent that fights well out of its class. Thanks to its reconfigured design, the horsepower and torque landing at the wheels seems to stretch much further than ever before. If rumors are correct, the C8Z will premier with a 650-horsepower engine, like the previous generation, but it’s expected to do that without the assistance of forced induction.

Related posts:

VLT Apps is a system of applications designated to fully cover the workflow of an entire valet department. Considering that Valet is an old service by itself, our goal is to make it IT friendly and…

When the Oscar announcements happened last week, they (as usual) caused feelings of both elation and head shaking as cinephiles delighted in surprises such as the screenplay nod for Knives Out and…

It plays a vital role in your personal development. Because what you’re seeing in the outer world now reflects your self-image of life. It could be rich, or poor me depending on your background and…