It Hurts To Watch This 2024 C8 Corvette Z06 Fall Off A Lift: Video
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The C8 Corvette Z06 is a highly desirable track-focused weapon with a dedicated following from enthusiasts and owners alike. As a result, many hold the C8 Z06 in high regard thanks to its healthy combination of an exhilarating drivetrain plus a wide body configuration. With that in mind, it may be difficult for some to watch this video of a 2024 Corvette Z06 falling off a lift at a shop.
According to the video description, the brand-new C8 Z06 was getting some work done (at what appears to be a Chevy dealership) while the lift arm wasn’t positioned properly. For whatever reason, something upset the delicate balance and the Vette came crashing back down to Earth. As further insult to injury, the lift arm sliced through the convertible like hot butter.
As terrible of an accident as this is, there thankfully appears to be no one under the 2024 Z06 when it fell.
In other Corvette-related news, General Motors has set ownership requirements for buyers of the 2024 Z06. Buyers are required to sign a document that states that if they decide to sell the Vette within six months of taking delivery, they will be ineligible to make a vehicle reservation or place a sold order with a dealer for future high-demand models.
Additionally, the 2024 Corvette Z06’s bumper-to-bumper, powertrain, sheet metal, tire, and accessory coverages will be voided. In this scenario, owners would need to communicate the loss of warranty coverage to the second-hand buyer.
Under the hood, the C8 Corvette Z06 features the naturally-aspirated 5.5L V8 LT6 gasoline engine, which is rated at 670 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. Output is routed to the rear wheels through the GM eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
In regard to structure, the C8 Z06, as well as every C8 variant, rides on the GM Y2 platform. Production takes place exclusively at the GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky.
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NOT a 2024 Z06 as no 2024s have been delivered yet.
Years ago a Chevy dealership mechanic bent the frame on my pristine C6 Corvette Z51 lifting it for a simple rear end differential TSB, which I wish I had just done myself. I avoid dealership service departments like the plague….no matter what, they will never treat your car like it’s theirs and you’ll likely have a careless moron (or worse) working on it.
I never let my car leave my sight when I went to one. If I couldn’t be present, it didn’t happen.
I made an appointment to have the glove box door fixed and an oil change at the Chevy dealer in Delray Beach, Fl. a few years ago. When I got there, they told me that my appointment was not really an appointment. They said it was an appointment to make an appointment. Are you kidding me???? Never went back.
Must have been quite a scene when customer was told about this fiasco!
This is the reason why Chevrolet needs to spin the Corvette off and have exclusive Corvette dealerships. The Chevrolet dealership network, in general, is not qualified or cares enough to be working on 100k plus automobiles. I speak from experience after a Chevy tech put a lift through both of the rocker panels on my C6 Z06.
My simple oil change turned into a 2week body shop visit.
How can this happen!? No wonder I hate going to dealerships. This is not the first time this has happened , either. It is very hard to get one of these, imagine this happens to yours!!! I would like to know, how he gets compensated. Follow up please.
Take a closer look, It looks like AI generated to me.
WTF Putting a car on a lift 101. When done setting the arms lift it up a little bit and shake a corner of the vehicle.
The CG of the C7 Vette is just behind the front seat, the CG of a C6 is right at the front of the front seat. This is a critical difference that Chevrolet needs to hammer into the techs heads.