Back in May, GM Authority photographers snapped pictures of a Black 2023 Corvette Z06. However, that model had an outboard exhaust setup, meaning that it’s designed for a foreign market. Today, our eagle-eyed shooters captured another Black C8 Z06, but this time around it’s the North American-spec model featuring the in-board exhaust treatment.
The 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 seen here is adorned in the Black hue (color code GBA) and is the Coupe body style, as opposed to the hardtop Convertible. It rides on what appear to be Black Spider design forged aluminum wheels (RPO Code SOA), completing the black-out look. The rollers are hiding a set of red brake calipers, though we can’t tell whether they are the Bright Red (J6F) or the Edge Red (J6N).
The optional Black exhaust tips (NGA) can be seen out back, and – as we mentioned above – are centrally-mounted. The black tips combine well with the black rear valance on this vehicle, completing the sinister look.
For the 2023 Corvette Z06, the Black hue is available with all but one interior colorways.
Available interior colorways:
- Jet Black
- Sky Cool Gray
- Adrenaline Red
- Adrenaline Red Dipped
- Natural
- Natural Dipped
- Tension Blue/Twlight Blue Dipped
Not available interior colorways:
- Ceramic White with Red stitching
Chevy has been struggling with parts constraints stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, and – as GM Authority was the first to report – orders for the 2023 Corvette Z06 have been heavily limited, further adding to the rarity of this desirable performance machine. In fact, the C8 Z06 is now currently unavailable to even order.
As a result of this, among those who were able to place an order, there’s been a huge demand for option-rich builds. As GM Authority reported in September, a majority of 2023 Corvette Z06 buyers are optioning the car to the gills.
As a reminder, the 2023 Corvette Z06 is equipped as standard with the naturally aspirated 5.5L V8 LT6 gasoline engine rated at a whopping 670 horses and 460 pound-feet of torque. Under the skin is the GM Y2 platform that underpins all C8 Corvettes, while production takes place at the GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky.
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Comments
More ugly wheels.
How many C8s have been built? How many C8 ZO6s have been built? All of the current info has been about the ZO6. GM acts as if the C8 did not exist prior to the Z06. Will this be how GM acts toward the Z06 when the Electric and the Zora models arrive?
The difference between selling a $60,000 car and a $150,000 car must be enough for GM to sell their soul to the marketing team.
Well I guess taste is subjective. I found the wheels on the base model to be unattractive and the Z06 wheels to be great!
A picture of one of these sitting in a dealer showroom ? a picture of a regular person who is just driving around town ?
THAT would be rare.
I’m curious to what happens to all these Z06 “prototypes” that are running around in the wild? I’ve seen a few of these at various car events (NCM bash, Monterey MMR, etc) and if you look at the VIN, they all end with an “EX” (experimental?). I’ve seen 0007EX, 0058EX, and others which begs the question, How many of these EX cars are out there? GM may have actually made more EX cars than they will make for their customers in 2023. It is my understanding that these cars would eventually have to be destroyed? Anyone know more on this subject?
While sinister looking in black…to me those dark colors seem to hide the voluptuously beautiful lines of the Z06, and same goes for those black wheels, just to damn much BLACK for my personal taste. However, everyone takes their coffee just a little bit differently so I suppose that there are those out there who seem to relish having everything totally backed out, and it is this choice of things in life that makes life so interesting and enjoyable. Some might find my Corvette’s silver paint job somewhat staid, and if I had to do it over again, I’d have gone probably with a different body color. However those specialized TSW Wheels in dark gray with polished spokes do give the car a certain look, but again, it was my choice but I’ve never had any negative comments (yet) and in fact quite a few positive comments. Glad we’ve got so many choices upon how to option out our Corvette’s over the years. I’d love to see some of the more popular colors from each generation of Corvette be made available on the C8…some were so vibrant that I personally think they’d grab everyone’s attention no matter where you go, from cars shows to cruise nights to Cars & Coffee events. Just my opinion. The color of your car is the first thing most folks see and there have been some striking colors made available for the C8, but on the same token there have been some abysmal colors too that just did not look right or proper on a C8. My opinion again. Okay, ’nuff said.