The new 2023 Corvette Z06 made its official debut this week, arriving with a long list of impressive equipment – including the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 engine ever conceived for a production car.
While we’ve already covered the 2023 Corvette Z06 in-depth, there are so many impressive parts about the new mid-engine supercar that we figured we’d dedicate a post to going over all of its performance statistics. So without wasting any more time, let’s get into the numbers and see what makes the latest addition to the long-running Corvette lineage so impressive.
Powertrain
We’ll start with what is arguably the most important part of the 2023 Corvette Z06: the powertrain. The beating heart of the supercar is GM’s new dual overhead cam, flat-plane crank LT6 V8 engine. This motor has a bore of 4.104 inches and a stroke of 3.150 inches, giving it a total displacement of 5.5 liters. The block is made of A319-T7 sand-cast aluminum and features pressed-in iron cylinder liners and four-bolt main bearing caps and is joined by A356 T6 cast aluminum heads. Output is rated at a GM-estimated 670 horsepower at 8,400 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque at 6,300 rpm. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a Tremec-designed and built eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, which features a shorter 5.56:1 final drive ratio in the Z06.
| Engine Type | 5.5L V8 |
| RPO Code | LT6 |
| Bore x Stroke (in / mm) | 4.104 x 3.150 / 104.25 x 80 |
| Block Material | A319-T7 sand-cast aluminum with pressed-in iron cylinder liners and four-bolt main bearing caps |
| Cylinder Head Material | A356 T6 cast aluminum |
| Valvetrain | DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder |
| Fuel Delivery | Exhaust side direct injection |
| Horsepower (hp / kw @ rpm) | 670 / 500 @ 8,400 rpm (GM est.) |
| Torque (lb-ft / Nm @ rpm) | 460 / 623 @ 6,300 rpm (GM est.) |
| Transmission Type | M1M 8-speed dual clutch (DCT) |
| Final Drive Ratio | 5.56:1 |
Suspension
Now let’s move on to the suspension. The 2023 Corvette Z06 is underpinned by short/long arm double wishbone suspension in the front and rear with forged aluminum upper and cast aluminum L-shaped lower control arms and monotube shock absorbers. Magnetic Selective Ride Control 4.0 is available, with Z07 Performance Package models receiving their own unique Magnetic Ride Control calibration. The steering system is made up of a variable-ratio rack-and-pinion with electric power assist and a 15:7:1 steering ratio. Models with Magnetic Ride Control also include Active Steer Stops.
| Front Suspension | Short/long arm (SLA) double wishbone, forged aluminum upper and cast aluminum L-shape lower control arms; monotube shock absorbers (46mm); Magnetic Selective Ride Control 4.0 available. Specific calibration with available Z07 package. front lift with memory is available |
| Rear Suspension | Short/long arm (SLA) double wishbone, forged aluminum upper and cast aluminum L-shape lower control arms; direct-acting stabilizer bar; monotube shock absorbers (46mm); Magnetic Selective Ride Control 4.0. Specific calibration with available Z07 package |
| Steering Type | Variable-ratio rack-and-pinion with electric power assist; includes Active Steer Stops with available Magnetic Ride Control 4.0 |
| Steering Ratio | 15:7:1 |
Brakes
Brembo six-piston brakes sit out front, which grab 14.6-inch two-piece rotors. Residing out back are a set of Brembo four-piston calipers, grabbing a set of slightly larger 15-inch rotors. Carbon ceramic brakes are available via the Z07 Performance Package, which feature the same Brembo calipers, but larger 15.7-inch and 15.4-inch front and rear carbon rotors.
| Front Brake Type | eBoost-assisted discs with Brembo six-piston/two-piece calipers |
| Rear Brake Type | eBoost-assisted discs with Brembo four-piston/monobloc calipers |
| Front Brake Rotor Size (in / mm) | 14.6 x 1.3 / 370 x 34 |
| Front Brake Rotor Size (Carbon Ceramic) (in / mm) | 15.7 x 1.5 / 398 x 38 |
| Rear Brake Rotor Size (in / mm) | 15.0 x 1.3 / 380 x 34 |
| Rear Brake Rotor Size (Carbon Ceramic) (in / mm) | 15.4 x 1.3 / 390 x 34 |
Wheels
The 2023 Corvette Z06 rolls on staggered wheels measuring 20 inches by 10 inches in the front and 21 inches by 13 inches in the rear. The front tire size is 275/30ZR20, while the rear tire size is 345/25ZR21. The wheels come shod in Michelin Pilot Sport 4S ZP tires, although stickier Michelin Sport Cup 2 R ZP rubber is available via the Z07 pack.
| Front Wheel Size | 20-inch x 10-inch (w/ 5 x 120mm bolt pattern) |
| Rear Wheel Size | 21-inch x 13-inch (w/ 5 x 120mm bolt pattern) |
| Standard Tire Type | Michelin Pilot Sport 4S ZP |
| Optional Tire Type | Michelin Sport Cup 2 R ZP |
| Front Tire Size | 275/30ZR20 |
| Rear Tire Size | 345/25ZR21 |
Exterior
The 2023 Corvette Z06 is wider than the C8 Corvette Stingray, boasting a width of 79.7 inches and front and rear track widths of 66.3 and 66.1 inches, respectively. The vehicle is also 184.6 inches long with a 107.2-inch wheelbase and is 48.6 inches tall.
| Wheelbase (in / mm) | 107.2 / 2,722 |
| Overall Length (in / mm) | 184.6 / 4,688 |
| Overall Length (Carbon Fiber Ground Effects Package) (in / mm) | 185.9 / 4,722 |
| Overall Width (in / mm) | 79.7 / 2,025 |
| Overall Height (in / mm) | 48.6 / 1,235 |
| Front Track (in / mm) | 66.3 / 1,685 |
| Rear Track (in / mm) | 66.1 / 1,678 |
Interior
The interior dimensions of the Corvette Z06 are mostly the same as the Stingray on which it’s based. It has 37.9 inches of headroom, along with 42.8 inches of legroom, 54.4 inches of shoulder room and 52 inches of front hip room.
| Headroom (in / mm) | 37.9 / 962 |
| Legroom (in / mm) | 42.8 / 1,087 |
| Shoulder Room (in / mm) | 54.4 / 1,382 |
| Front Hip Room (in / mm) | 52.0 / 1,321 |
Weights and Capacities
The 2023 Corvette Z06 tips the scales at 3,434 pounds when equipped with the Z07 Performance Package and the optional lightweight carbon fiber wheels. It has the same 12.6 cubic-inch cargo capacity as the Stingray as well.
| Dry Weight (Z07 with Carbon Fiber Wheels) (lbs / kg) | 3,434 / 1,561 |
| Cargo Volume (cu. ft. / L) | 12.6 / 357 |
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Comments
And the pricing is………?
I think they have not announced pricing because they have not gotten agreement from their suppliers on what it is going to cost them for the parts. You can thank the pandemic for the uncertainty on pricing.
I think not announcing the price may be more marketing strategic than that. If they inundate you with the hype and beauty of the car, “setting the hook” it’ll soften the blow when they do announce pricing.
..price is the house, and the dog…
When the C7 Z06 was released in 2015, the 1LZ cars stickered for ~$79k and IMHO, the C8 Z06 (1LZ) will not be too far off from this. GM does not want to alienate their loyal Vette customers with a huge price hike. As a C7 GS Corvette owner, that is a ton of car for mere pennies. On top of that, the C7 GS, Z06 and ZR1’s were engineered to lay waste to cars costing 3-4 times as much. Ex. The $125k 2019 ZR1 beat the $500k 2019 Ford GT around VIR by 3 seconds.
In the grand scheme of things, the Corvette is a bargain of monumental proportions.
Damn you must have a trailer then. This isn’t a bugatti lol.
I’ll miss the dog!😥
If you worry about the price, buy a mustang.
no mention of the titanium rods or intake valves….
Neglected to point out pushrod LT2 produces a touch more peak torque at a significantly lower rpm than LT6. A base Stingray also has a notably higher top speed than the Z06 with draggy Z07 appendages.
WRONG , THE ZO6 TOP SPEED HAS NOT BEEN ANNOUNCED, ONLY THAT THE Z07 Produces 700+ pounds of Downforce at 186MPH , The Top speed will be over 200MPH in both the Base ZO6 & the Z07 Configuration That’s a FACT
Oh wow over 200 mph is that suppose to be impressive? If you aren’t talking 230+ nobody gives a damn and this car is not hitting that.
The lap times are what will be impressive, if you want top speed don’t get the “track’ goodies.
I’d argue top speed doesn’t matter to most Vette owners. You can’t even drive 200 mph anywhere unless you’re entered into a standing mile event on a runway & I’m not sure that’s enough distance for a bone stock Z06 to even reach 200mph (maybe this new C8 Z can). Besides, 95% of Vettes never see a track anyway. In fact, the majority of Vettes rarely even exceed the speed limit.
The short stroke will necessarily produce less torque and higher RPM, that’s just basic engineering. You can bet GM has much more up their sleeve with this engine!
With that higher RPM comes more HP on top leading to more time accelerating in each gear. Especially in the higher gears at the end of long straights.
The top speed hasn’t been announced but Juechter said it is on the heels of the C7 ZR1 which is 214.
That report of yours saying 186 is dead wrong. 186 mph (300 kph) is the speed for the reported ZO7 downforce figures.
Finally, peak torque is lower for the LT6 but the ZO6’s shorter gearing will pin you back in the seat a little harder. At very low revs the LT2 is still preferable, and for street driving the Stingray will be way more comfy without all the engine vibration. This ZO6 won’t be for everyone, but that’s ok because soon the E-Ray will arrive with a humongous amount of low end torque.
street vs track
I don’t get while people are so in awe of the Z06. GM did a great job with the C8 period. The Z06 beats the stock C8 by 3/10ths on 0-60 and 6/10ths on the quarter mile on what is already very impressive performance. How many people will truly notice that performance? How many people will ever experience 200 MPH+ or even 184-194 MPH with the stock C8? Very few. The only thing that is more enticing, depending on your view, is the sound to 8,600 revs. Again, how many people will actually experience that? You have to open the car up well beyond normal speed limits to hear that sound.
One things for sure, it’s way heavier than my C7.
What is the weight of the Z06 (without the carbon wheels and carbon fiber brake Z07 package)?
8,000 pounds
I read below 3665 lbs curb weight. I think that is without driver, and since I’ve been eating too many donuts that will put my race weight in the 4000-8000 range
Dayum, If the driver’s weight adds 4,335 lbs to the curb weight, I don’t think he’s going to be able to fit in this car.
Lol I’m just messing with you Eric.
5.56 gears, ‘gotta keep the engine wound up on this one.
Stingray = 4.9:1
Z51 = 5.2: 1
Yes sir!
A DOHC engine with a flat-plane crank is all about top-end wail, as opposed to (per se) the typical cross-plane crank LS engines that we are used to dealing with in the Camaros and Corvettes. When I take my Ford owning friends for a ride in my ’11 Camaro SS or my ’17 GS Corvette, they are always surprised by the amount of grunt the LS3 and LT1 have throughout the entire RPM range. They are used to their Coyote 5.0’s that are more top-end and; therefore, they have to keep them wound tight.
Getting that dry weight of 3434 is going to cost a tad more! Carbon wheels. Clicking that option is going to add 20K probably.
Do not understand something … if the USA mph is limited to 120 maximum in all roads, normally 85 mph or 95 mph, why the car needs a motor 605 Hp ? Because for sure at let’s say 150 km /h you will use only 100 Hp or 1/5 of all this…
Because you can never have too much $$$ or horsepower.
A. You must not be a performance car person. Many owners of these types of cars (including myself), track them on a fairly frequent basis and a <100hp vehicle just isn't going to cut it.
B. The most popular speed limits in the US, lie between 70-80mph. You could go out right now and purchase a 1985 Chevy Cavalier that would surpass these speeds (as would almost any vehicle made post 1930). If you're concerned with people occasionally letting these cars stretch their legs on the highway, write Congress and demand that automobiles be banned and every citizen must buy a bicycle just to "keep it safe".
Everyone is different and that is what makes the world go around. To each their own.
Where are you seeing 85mph roads in the USA? 70mph is the highest in most places. Some places it’s 55mph. The reason they give more horsepower is unfortunately there are a lot of people with very low self esteem giving them something that makes them feel powerful and makes a lot of noise they think it makes them cool even though it doesn’t. Hope this helps.
Thanks Mike, this was a major plausible answer, so a waste from GM Engineering… i see
yep … know it is 55 mph, GOOD ENOUGH TO DRIVE comfortably & sightseeing, but put the double because know people common exaggerates…. yeah the neighbour here up, daily makes those stupid noises with a ugly Masseratti Quatroporte to impress, it is irritating… like cars which makes NO noisy
understand that on Salt Lake city had the cars with aircraft turbines… is this GM Gerrari to compete to them ?
… for me a Corvette was always the C2, C3, C4, those from 1965 to 1990…. but as said was old school, now relearning what a car could be… because think the industries lost themselves and they do not know exactly what to do… so they take those 18 years old boys of Art College Pasadena or similar and relearn what was a supposed talent… which for me was obvious in past but as I know nothing, better ask
… anyway as they are saying. 2035 is all electric on roads… so you do not even need a huge motor like this, something to museum … still keep my 50 Hp 1.0 l which drives me nicely 30 km/h to supermarket travels nearby 50 km/h it is ok, with after 8 years old still 27780 Km in odometer, can calculate 40 years 138900 km if none accident happens, seems feasible… hope in 40 years the gas stations still exist to buy gasoline E10 … we never know what in 40 years the G20 politics invent
Yup see people that do stuff like that are just rude. It’s like sitting at a red light and the guy next to you has his window down blaring his music as loud as he can nobody wants to hear that but he won’t turn it down anyways. Most of the guys that buy these cars live in cities that are so packed with traffic they can never use the car for what it was designed for if you don’t live in Nevada or Montana or Wyoming what’s the point? Those 3 states have huge open roads that don’t have traffic. So you are right it is a waste for the engineers. I understand your frustration with your neighbor I had a neighbor who had a Harley and he would rev that thing on purpose as loud as he could like I said it’s extremely rude. The way people drive nowadays anyways you need to be super careful if you wanna go over 100mph people don’t watch what they are doing anymore you could be flying along in the far left lane of the interstate and someone just decides they wanna get over without looking now you get a huge multi car wreck.
all you said is truth…
when start to think those things sometimes we are afraid to push the car from garage…
Mike, come on down here to Texas. Legal limits on rural highways get up to 85 MPH (93 with cruise control, of course).
Everyone that likes to go fast has low self-esteem? Wow, you better go back and read the texts from your Psych 101 course.
Am I to infer that you do not ever speed or even exceed 70 MPH? Would you do so out in West Texas? If you did, would you think that made you cool? I doubt that anything makes you feel cool, because way down deep you know you aren’t.
Lol I don’t need a corvette to make myself feel cool. But I’m glad they make them for guys like you depression sucks get help my man.
You shouldn’t feed the trolls like Mike.
B.S. pal. Montana has unlimited speeds. Many states have 75mph, and cops wont even write a ticket unless your 20mph over. Of course getting to 60mph in less than 3 seconds is awesome. What does your Prius do.? LOL I have high esteem….that’s why an Alpha male like me will buy, and can afford the power. Yes, it makes me very very cool. And Beta males like you hate Alpha males like me. Whatever sits in your passenger side, would rather be sitting in my passenger side, for sure.!!!!!!!!!!!
No one needs a car with that much horsepower and most people with that type of car regardless of high horsepower luxury car, sports car or exotic will not drive like a maniac. People know that the capability is there with high performance cars that can easily reach top speed and serious canyon carving. Cars like these are grown man toys that you spend your hard earning dollars to reward yourself. If you feel like you don’t deserve it, don’t buy it.
It’s like telling someone why you need a 5 bedroom and 5 bathroom mansion and you are the only one living in that house. Same difference.
or being taught Critcal race theory or a whole bunch of other crap. We do it because we enjoy it; not part of the aitocratic left wing vision of society, sorry
General consensus from most dealers like Rick Conti and the YouTube crowd is base price $90-$95k with total package in the $140K range.
And dealers will get a limited number so I think $30-50k in dealer markups.
Conti is taking bids for his slots. My dealer that I got my C8 through marks up everything. And I waited 12 months.
The MSRP is certainly all speculation at this point. It’ll probably be several months until GM gives us solid numbers.
With that being said, what people choose to do with their money is their business, but paying dealer mark-ups is unadulterated foolishness, IMHO. Although they are in the minority, there are still good dealers out there that refuse to mark-up these types of vehicles. For instance, when the ZL1 was introduced in 2012, my Dad wanted one as a retirement gift to himself. He contacted every GM dealership within a 150 mile radius of his house and they all wanted $10-15k over sticker and some couldn’t even guarantee a 2012.. After several months of searching, I found exactly what he wanted ~350 miles from him and he picked it up for $500 UNDER sticker. As I said, good dealers still do exist, but it takes some searching.
I suppose if someone has to have the latest and greatest as soon as it is unloaded from the car carrier, so be it. It’d be like paying $20 for a $3 gallon of milk. My Corvette dealership treats me good and if they’d ever start putting mark-ups on their cars, I’d be going elsewhere. For all I care, their hypothetical marked-up cars could sit on their lot until the tires were dry-rotted and flat. It’s no sweat off of my back.
Despite all the jabbing taking place in the comments, i’d actually like to refocus back to what the article was trying to accomplish. Good info, However next go around it it would be nice to see a factual comparison either to the C8 Stingray or that of the C7 Z06 to be able to draw a comparison of where and how the data shows progress and or why a step back in one area is still taking two steps forward overall.
At this point can’t complain about data points missing as some data just isn’t reveled: Assuming same tank size 18.5, EPA which i know we don’t super care much about BUT….. it is nice to know what to expect in terms of how often I’m hitting the pump as a daily driver, road-triper or how much fuel to be packing for a track day. Shall we add in the rest of the capacities? I think i saw or read 10qrt of oil, will they actually fill the transmission this time, and what about the massive amount of coolant this car needs (as mentioned there’s now a third heat exchanger up front and all three or connected as a single source or are they connected to any of the side heat exchangers? Last, it’ll be nice when someone finds the new owners manual and we can get an idea on maintenance intervals too.
Being a 2021 C8 owner I think a smarter way is to tape the sound of a Z06 and when I feel a need for the extra rush Il just turn it on at high volume and go my bank and think of all the money I had just saved. Z06 is for the well off person.
The old saying, “If you have to ask the price, you cannot afford it.” The ZO6 is really not needed for road use. It only proves the owner has brass balls.
MORE MONEY THAN BRAINS,,,,,,,OVER STICKER
Other feature, holographic handicap displays for those young at heart Vette buyers
🙂😉🙃……
Hay C.Michael, Its all relative ..Think how much you paid for the 2021 C8.
What I have learned from the comments on this article:
-GM is beyond foolish for producing such a vehicle.
-GM’s engineers have wasted their time by designing and developing such a vehicle.
-Every vehicle manufacturer in the world should limit their entire fleet of vehicles to a maximum speed of ~75mph.
-An overwhelming majority of performance car buyers live in congested cities where bumper to bumper traffic jams are the norm, thus making said vehicles a foolish purchase, a waste of money and a waste of time.
-An overwhelming majority of performance car buyers are insecure mental cases that simply purchase said vehicles as a status symbol.
-The C8 Z06 is only attainable if you’re a millionaire.
-The Corvette buyers’ pool only consists of decrepit people that are above 85 years of age.
-If the top speed of the Z06 doesn’t breach 200 mph, it is a complete and utter failure. (Who cares about top speed unless you’re running the vehicle on an abandoned airplane strip in a standing mile race?)
-If somebody can easily purchase something that you can only dream of, he/she is an inconsiderate miscreant that should be ashamed for being successful.
-For a website dedicated to vehicles, many of its members seem to have no idea of DOHC, flat-plane crank engines and how they perform.
Welcome to the internet. where logic and rationale are rarely utilized.
Well you must be idiot if that is what you got out of these comments. Also it’s funny how you let what these random people on the internet say bother you to the point you make some big long statement about it, to me that says more about you then it does any of them.
And here comes the low-brow name calling from the safety of one’s recliner.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, take a deep breath and relax. It’ll be ok. Peace.
I’m not the one who wrote some big long statement about what other random people said on the internet. So yes you should relax.
I sincerely apologize, Howard. From now on, I will do my best to keep my comments underneath of 50 words, so as not to overstimulate your cerebral cortex and compel you to become perturbed .
With that being said, would you like to discuss the 2023 Z06 or is your sole purpose to come here and pick fights from the safety of your laptop? If it is the latter, I will digress and gracefully bow out. Middle school nonsense ended for me ~15 years ago.
That’s interesting because you just complained about what a bunch of other people said isn’t that middle school a lot of people would consider that is trying to pick a fight. You don’t need to try to keep your words under anything it’s just funny how you write a big statement complaining about what others said. But by all means keep complaining about what others say from the safety of your recliner.
Very well.
When I take delivery of my C8 Z06, I will be more than happy to discuss the similarities and differences between it, my cammed ’11 Camaro SS and my bolt-on ’17 GS Corvette with you. At that time, if you still simply want to stir trouble instead of talking cars, I will wholeheartedly understand. Some members of society have it and some don’t.
See you around.
I’d say for a lot of people it is a status symbol. Not everyone but a lot yes. The guys who post pix on Instagram or other social media sites of say a corvette with a Rolex and whatever else say a cigar or something those guys yes I do believe it’s a status symbol. I mean think about it who wanted a Rolex 5-6 years ago? You could go into any AD and purchase just about any model now no way not a chance the shelves are bare. You might get some womens watch with diamonds if they have it but anything else nope. Point was I can easily see some guys that will use this as a status symbol and I can see others that will actually drive it besides somewhere to just take there Instagram pix. The corvette is a hyped up car and rightfully so but a lot of “influencers” live for the hype train.
… for me was funny haha… loved… and it was funny the fight too between you & Howard…
yep… people drives more a simulator car = laptop at couch than a real car of 4 wheels too…
because you know, forums like these in laptop are much more ‘Entertainment’ than riding a car on road
yeah, we are not in 1910 when people saw a car and said Wow what a Fascination this thing at 20 km/ h with wind
now we have a Corvette, a Ferrari, a Lamborghini to stop in front a Bar and Restaurant and show off … yeah and say I got money with bitcoin and gave 1 million in that…. for pretenders make a selfie around it as they would have the same a day… but salaries are normally US$ 3000… they take metro, underground crowd trains and live in suburb… This GMerrari guy take the red bolide thing drives 1 km and store again the thing in an underground in Palm Beach or Dubai or another London this world … or do they make drifts in Japanese streets … but we do not need this show off to say us we are ‘macho’
Most of the people hating on the C8 Z06 are not car enthusiasts. Even Ferrari owners seem to love it.
You know this how?
Obviously a Millenial Progressive dependent of the state.
Actually what I said about top speed was – “I’d argue top speed doesn’t matter to most Vette owners. You can’t even drive 200 mph anywhere unless you’re entered into a standing mile event on a runway & I’m not sure that’s enough distance for a bone stock Z06 to even reach 200mph (maybe this new C8 Z can).”
I didn’t say ‘who cares about top speed’ I said it doesn’t matter to MOST VETTE OWNERS. Where else are you going to drive 200mph or faster in the U.S. legally unless it’s in a standing mile event on a runway or in an open road event like the Silver State Classic etc..? And I remembered correctly that a bone stock C7 Z06 won’t hit 200 mph in a standing mile event (the fastest ones run 184 mph or so). It remains to be seen if the C8 Z will be able to exceed 200 mph.
I don’t have anything against Vettes. I’m a 20+ yr. member on the CF & I’ve owned an ’18 Z06/Z07 since 2018 (my 3rd Vette) so it’s not like I’m bashing the car. The Vette has always been a good bang for the buck compared to other 2-seat sports cars with similar performance. But I’m also realistic, I’m not brand loyal to Chevy, or a Vette fanboy. I’m perfectly willing to admit that a Vette isn’t the greatest or fastest car ever built or the best thing since sliced bread. It is what it is, which is a mass produced assembly line Chevy. It’s the ‘plastic fantastic’ as some used to call it.
I also said earlier that 95% of Vettes never see a track & the majority of them seen on the road rarely exceed the speed limit & both of those statements are true. The only Vette I usually ever see going above the speed limit on the road, when I happen to encounter another Vette, is the one I’m driving.
Still want mine in Metallic Black! Have big deposit down already.
forgot to note that the missing torque will arrive with the twin turbo LT7 which will be sold as ZR1.
Don’t dismiss the E-Ray, which will be the next C8 variant to drop. It will have low end torque to rival the C7 ZO6, then taper down towards the high end. As a result it will be a rocket on public roads, which is really all most of us need. Expect GM to give it more of a GT character as an alternative to the edgy ZO6 that’s full of vibration.
Over two horsepower (net, not gross!) per cubic inch, in a naturally aspirated, emissions-compliant, fully-streetable engine. Unfathomable a few years ago.
So sick of the web being dominated by the left. They feel the need to bash anything they read that is not in alignment with their chosen lifestyle. If the brow-beating and intimidation in this world continues, our fast cars getting taken away will be the least of our concerns. Can you say Stalin-style Communist Russia? And all you guys that CAN afford this car, stop thinking your money will save you from all of this. Just saying you are down with the leftist agenda only makes you popular with them until they come for YOUR money!!! And believe me they WILL!!!
What it comes down to is you feel that you shouldn’t have to endure criticism from anyone who has different opinions than you, which is probably the result of spending too much time in safe spaces like Fox News.
Fast cars being taken away? You sound hysterical. The quickest cars on the road are EVs, lol. Currently the fastest gassers are so absurdly powerful that you cannot even use a fraction of their potential on public roads. My ATS-V is more than enough power and I look forward to replacing it with a more reliable Cadillac sport EV or the upcoming Camaro EV sport sedan, either of which will be *substantially* quicker.
More on topic, I’d love to own this new ZO6 but a two seater is just too impractical for me and I can’t afford a $100K toy. If it were a 2+2? Maybe, but I’d probably still wait for the E-Ray. Better gas mileage, more torque at street speeds, and it would trigger folks like you which is just priceless.
Lol umm sir the safe space is cnn and nbc but thanks for trying anyways.
Can you imagine how fast that 5.56 rear ratio must be churning at 200 plus MPH?
I’ll speculate…8,400? 8,500?
PhD PE Thank you. I didn’t explain clearly. I meant the ring gear itself at 200 plus MPH. The trans has many overdriven gears but, that ring gear. I hope it has an excellent lobe process.
The ring gear will be spinning at 2,420 rpm at 200 mph; the pinion gear at 13,456 rpm. Assuming the engine is spinning at 8,500, a 0.63 overdrive will be required to go 200 mph.
PhD PE Thank you for using your PhD.
The LT6 engine has siamesed cylinder bores with little or no coolant flowing laterally. This could cause overheating during sustained track use..
Is it an eight or ten speed?
Eight-speed for sure
For those in the know about the acceleration figures (and I can’t post the link because it requires “moderator approval” but the source is X-Engineer and I have inserted all of the car’s input and specifications into the simulator):…
Acceleration Stats For 2023 Corvette Z06 — Non-Z07 Version:
0-10 MPH: 0.41 sec (20 km/h in 0,52 s)
0-20 MPH: 0.84 sec (40 km/h in 1,04 s)
0-30 MPH: 1.26 sec (50 km/h in 1,31 s)
0-40 MPH: 1.69 sec (60 km/h in 1,57 s)
0-50 MPH: 2.16 sec (80 km/h in 2,14 s)
0-60 MPH: 2.70 sec (100 km/h in 2,82 s)
0-70 MPH: 3.27 sec (120 km/h in 3,60 s)
0-80 MPH: 4.05 sec (130 km/h in 4,10 s)
0-90 MPH: 4.88 sec (140 km/h in 4,61 s)
0-100 MPH: 5.76 sec (160 km/h in 5,71 s)
0-110 MPH: 6.87 sec (180 km/h in 7,10 s)
0-120 MPH: 8.15 sec (200 km/h in 8,71 s)
0-130 MPH: 9.50 sec (220 km/h in 10,45 s)
0-140 MPH: 10.95 sec (240 km/h in 12,85 s)
0-150 MPH: 13.04 sec (250 km/h in 14,22 s)
0-160 MPH: 15.31 sec (260 km/h in 15,72 s)
0-170 MPH: 17.88 sec (280 km/h in 18,98 s)
0-180 MPH: 20.77 sec (300 km/h in 22,87 s)
0-190 MPH: ~24.60 sec (320 km/h in ~30,50 s)
0-200 MPH: ~31.40 sec (330 km/h in ~35,85 s)
Top Speed: 208.8687 mph (336.1416 km/h) — vmax deadline: 40 seconds (instead of the traditional 60 seconds)
Engine speed @ maximum torque [rpm]
6300
Engine speed @ maximum power [rpm]
8400
Gear ratios [-] Gearbox
2.905, 1.75, 1.22, 0.878, 0.653, 0.508, 0.397, 0.326
Differential
5.56
Wheel static radius [m]
0.353
Driveline efficiency [-]
0.85
Wheel (tire) friction coefficient [-]
1.1
Rear axle load coefficient [-]
0.989
Vehicle mass (curb) [kg]
1662
Driver mass [kg]
75
Aerodynamic drag coefficient [-]
0.309
Ambient air density [kg/m3]
1.202
Vehicle frontal area [m2]
2.05
Road slope [%]
0.00
Road load coefficient [-]
0.011
Engine speed points (full load) [rpm]
6300, 8400
Engine static torque points (full load) [Nm]
624, 568
Simulation time [s]
40
(60/40)^0.5×0.309 Cd = 0.378 Cd (Z06 but still no Z07 pack; possibly with stage aero)
Increased to 60 second vmax time, rear axle load coefficient increased from 0.989 to 0.990; top speed liberally decreased to 203.9156 mph (328.1703 km/h).
Instead of 8.71 sec to 200 km/h, this time around it’s 8.86; instead of 22.87 sec to 300 km/h, this time it’s 25.51 sec.
Acceleration Stats For 2023 Corvette Z06 — Z07 Version:
0-10 MPH: 0.39 sec (20 km/h in 0,49 s)
0-20 MPH: 0.79 sec (40 km/h in 0,99 s)
0-30 MPH: 1.20 sec (50 km/h in 1,24 s)
0-40 MPH: 1.60 sec (60 km/h in 1,49 s)
0-50 MPH: 2.05 sec (80 km/h in 2,03 s)
0-60 MPH: 2.60 sec (100 km/h in 2,72 s)
0-70 MPH: 3.18 sec (120 km/h in 3,52 s)
0-80 MPH: 3.96 sec (130 km/h in 4,03 s)
0-90 MPH: 4.82 sec (140 km/h in 4,55 s)
0-100 MPH: 5.73 sec (160 km/h in 5,67 s)
0-110 MPH: 6.92 sec (180 km/h in 7,18 s)
0-120 MPH: 8.29 sec (200 km/h in 8,91 s)
0-130 MPH: 9.79 sec (220 km/h in 10,88 s)
0-140 MPH: 11.45 sec (240 km/h in 13,82 s)
0-150 MPH: 14.05 sec (250 km/h in 15,61 s)
0-160 MPH: 17.10 sec (260 km/h in 17,62 s)
0-170 MPH: 20.82 sec (280 km/h in 22,58 s)
0-180 MPH: 28.66 sec (300 km/h in 29,82 s)
0-190 MPH: ~45.90 sec
Top Speed: 190.9016 mph (307.2263 km/h) — vmax deadline: 60 seconds
Engine speed @ maximum torque [rpm]
6300
Engine speed @ maximum power [rpm]
8400
Gear ratios [-] Gearbox
2.905, 1.75, 1.22, 0.878, 0.653, 0.508, 0.397, 0.326
Differential
5.56
Wheel static radius [m]
0.353
Driveline efficiency [-]
0.85
Wheel (tire) friction coefficient [-]
1.1
Rear axle load coefficient [-]
1.043
Vehicle mass (curb) [kg]
1662
Driver mass [kg]
75
Aerodynamic drag coefficient [-]
0.451
Ambient air density [kg/m3]
1.202
Vehicle frontal area [m2]
2.05
Road slope [%]
0.00
Road load coefficient [-]
0.011
Engine speed points (full load) [rpm]
6300, 8400
Engine static torque points (full load) [Nm]
624, 568
Simulation time [s]
60
Rolling resistance: 0.011 x 10 = 0.110; rear axle load coefficient increased from 1.043 to 1.184; instead of 8.91 seconds to 200 km/h, it’s now 10.86 seconds. The “top speed” is now decreased to 171.4262 mph (275.8838 km/h), but in my opinion, it should be the Z07’s average peak speed on a long track.
have you run the same stuff on a 2021 Stingray which has a lot of published data to vet your sim?
Yes, sure thing! [1] = Stingray Standard; and [2] = Stingray Z51.
[1] Acceleration Stats For 2020-2023 Corvette Stingray — Standard Package:
0-10 MPH: 0.44 sec (20 km/h in 0,55 s)
0-20 MPH: 0.84 sec (40 km/h in 1,12 s)
0-30 MPH: 1.35 sec (50 km/h in 1,40 s)
0-40 MPH: 1.83 sec (60 km/h in 1,69 s)
0-50 MPH: 2.39 sec (80 km/h in 2,37 s)
0-60 MPH: 3.00 sec (100 km/h in 3,16 s)
0-70 MPH: 3.77 sec (120 km/h in 4,17 s)
0-80 MPH: 4.67 sec (130 km/h in 4,74 s)
0-90 MPH: 5.70 sec (140 km/h in 5,36 s)
0-100 MPH: 6.92 sec (160 km/h in 6,84 s)
0-110 MPH: 8.30 sec (180 km/h in 8,59 s)
0-120 MPH: 9.88 sec (200 km/h in 10,64 s)
0-130 MPH: 11.80 sec (220 km/h in 13,26 s)
0-140 MPH: 14.03 sec (240 km/h in 16,36 s)
0-150 MPH: 16.60 sec (250 km/h in 18,16 s)
0-160 MPH: 19.65 sec (260 km/h in 20,22 s)
0-170 MPH: 23.98 sec (280 km/h in 26,09 s)
0-180 MPH: 29.79 sec (300 km/h in 34,77 s)
Top Speed: 201.4325 mph (324.1742 km/h) — vmax deadline: 60 seconds
Engine speed @ maximum torque [rpm]
5150
Engine speed @ maximum power [rpm]
6450
Gear ratios [-] Gearbox
2.905,1.75,1.22,0.878,0.653,0.508,0.397,0.326
Differential
4.89
Wheel static radius [m]
0.345
Driveline efficiency [-]
0.85
Wheel (tire) friction coefficient [-]
1.10
Rear axle load coefficient [-]
0.923
Vehicle mass (curb) [kg]
1603
Driver mass [kg]
75
Aerodynamic drag coefficient [-]
0.32
Ambient air density [kg/m3]
1.202
Vehicle frontal area [m2]
1.96
Road slope [%]
0.00
Road load coefficient [-]
0.011
Engine speed points (full load) [rpm]
5150,6450
Engine static torque points (full load) [Nm]
630,541
Simulation time [s]
60
With pre-500-mile launch control = increased rolling resistance to 0.110 (which is 0.011 x 10), while maintaining the same rear axle load coefficient at 0.923 = instead of 3.16s to 100km/h, it’s 3.58s; instead of 6.84s to 160km/h, it’s 8.32s; instead of 10.64s to 200km/h, it’s 14.04s. “Top speed” is decreased to 266.3730 km/h (165.5165 mph), but that should be its peak speed on a quite longer-than-average track.
[2] Acceleration Stats For 2020-2023 Corvette Stingray — Z51 Package:
0-10 MPH: 0.41 sec (20 km/h in 0,52 s)
0-20 MPH: 0.84 sec (40 km/h in 1,05 s)
0-30 MPH: 1.27 sec (50 km/h in 1,31 s)
0-40 MPH: 1.72 sec (60 km/h in 1,59 s)
0-50 MPH: 2.25 sec (80 km/h in 2,27 s)
0-60 MPH: 2.90 sec (100 km/h in 3,04 s)
0-70 MPH: 3.67 sec (120 km/h in 4,07 s)
0-80 MPH: 4.56 sec (130 km/h in 4,64 s)
0-90 MPH: 5.64 sec (140 km/h in 5,29 s)
0-100 MPH: 6.90 sec (160 km/h in 6,82 s)
0-110 MPH: 8.29 sec (180 km/h in 8,58 s)
0-120 MPH: 9.96 sec (200 km/h in 10,82 s)
0-130 MPH: 12.04 sec (220 km/h in 13,59 s)
0-140 MPH: 14.41 sec (240 km/h in 12,85 s)
0-150 MPH: 17.24 sec (250 km/h in 16,97 s)
0-160 MPH: 21.24 sec (260 km/h in 21,98 s)
0-170 MPH: 26.80 sec (280 km/h in 29,68 s)
0-180 MPH: 35.34 sec (300 km/h in 45,10 s)
Top Speed: 190.8721 mph (307.1788 km/h) — vmax deadline: 60 seconds
Engine speed @ maximum torque [rpm]
5150
Engine speed @ maximum power [rpm]
6450
Gear ratios [-] Gearbox
2.905,1.75,1.22,0.878,0.653,0.508,0.397,0.326
Differential
5.17
Wheel static radius [m]
0.345
Driveline efficiency [-]
0.85
Wheel (tire) friction coefficient [-]
1.10
Rear axle load coefficient [-]
0.985
Vehicle mass (curb) [kg]
1622
Driver mass [kg]
75
Aerodynamic drag coefficient [-]
0.39
Ambient air density [kg/m3]
1.202
Vehicle frontal area [m2]
1.96
Road slope [%]
0.00
Road load coefficient [-]
0.011
Engine speed points (full load) [rpm]
5150,6450
Engine static torque points (full load) [Nm]
637,546
Simulation time [s]
60
Good enough specs for ME! 🤣
unmentioned?…. center of front grill area now is open with a radiator or or heat exchanger evident.
I want them to have a style of those wheels on the regular c8, the current almost all black wheels are terrible. These look so much better.
I don’t like any of them. I am on allotment and the first thing to go will be the stock wheels
my guess is that they are not done with the charicteristics .
Why hasn’t GM increased the headroom to 39-40″ ? I can’t buy a car I have to lie down in to drive not to mention helmet space on track days.
I have a friend who went to his local dealer to “Get on the list” for a ZO6. He said they required a $50,000.00 “Donation to the Dealership” just to be put on the list. Jesus Christe….
what dealership is this
I have my doubt’s a C8 ZO6 will be available to the general public deposit or not big foot drag going on because of engine issues and worries about future warranty costs to GM .