Sportauto supertest: Corvette Z06

[Just_me]

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7-litres V8 engine
bore x stroke: 104.8 x 101.6 mms
compression: 11.0 : 1
512 PS at 6,300 rpm
72.2 PS/litre
637 NM at 4,800 rpm

0-100 km/h: 4.5 secs.
0-160 km/h: 8.9 secs.
0-200 km/h: 13.6 secs.

Vmax: 320 km/h

kerb weight: 1440 kg
power-to-weight: 355.55 PS/ton

100-0 km/h: 35.1/34.4 m with cold/warm brakes
200-0 km/h: 140.2 m

av. fuel consumption in test: 17.4 l/100 km

18 m slalom: 68.2 km/h
36 m slalom: 134 km/h
110 m evasion test: 142 km/h

wet handling: 1:32.7 mins.

Nurburgring: 7:49 mins.
Hockenheimring: 1:11.7 mins.



Quote:

"The Corvette Z06 is both, a cruiser and a racer"

"nearly perfect, powerful engine, the chassis and supsension stand the charges of a challenging track like the Nurburgring easily, exact gear shifts and an easy clutch, slight oversteeer leads to best lap time"

"even thogh the clutch feelsa abit weak it stands the power of the 8-cylinder engine"

[Imhotep Evil]

What tyres ?!

[Just_me]

Originally Posted by Imhotep Evil

What tyres ?!

Run-flats, GoodYear Eagle F1 Supercar EMT

[Imhotep Evil]

WOW, on run flats !!!

On serious tyres the 7:43/44 is not only credible, but perhaps also beatable.

Well done GM.
The Porsche/Ferrari/Lambo spanker.

[Kowalski]

Originally Posted by Imhotep Evil

Well done GM.
The Porsche/Ferrari/Lambo spanker.

Not really.

[Imhotep Evil]

Originally Posted by Kowalski

Not really.

Why not ?!

[Bruce]

I've got to agree with Imhotep Evil here..

Wow, there's a first for everything

In terms of sales, there's no way the Z06 will ever make an impact on any of those manfacturers nor with it ruin any of their reputations, but the fact is that the Z06 is a monster of a car.

Whether it lack the overall usability and/or quality of it's German and Italian rivals is up to debate. However what is not up to debate is the fact the Z06 is one of the best performers out there. All of the figures which it recently turned up in Sport Auto's supertest are out of this world. Where as past Corvette's couldn't match European rivals on any corner the same cannot be said for the Z06. If you take a look at my "Nurburgring Cornering Speeds" thread you'll see the Z06 has no problem disposing of vehicles like the 997 (GT3 and Turbo variants) as well as the Gallardo and the F430.

True, it can't slalom as fast a 911 GT3 RS - but overall the Z06 is not a car to be messed with. It's acheives very much for a car with such little ("Roman Charriot" chassis, run-flat tyres, normal steel brake discs and a conventional manual transmission)

[Imhotep Evil]

... nor the fancy PASM/active suspension system "borrowed" from the 1987 to 1993 Formula 1 cars.

With all of them the Z06 would be even more insane.

[Poverty]

Originally Posted by Imhotep Evil

... nor the fancy PASM/active suspension system "borrowed" from the 1987 to 1993 Formula 1 cars.

With all of them the Z06 would be even more insane.

but heavier

eagle F1 tyres are phenomenal. I have got some on my ibiza and the grip is just crazy. They just stick like glue. Make my old dunlop SP sport tires look like a budget tire.

[dOmInIX]

Well, I'll probably repeat myself again - performance wise it is a seriously fast car, everybody knows that. But when it comes to interior and build quality I think Europeans (GT3, F430, Superleggera etc.) are years ahead of Chevrolet.