Car and driver 2006 z06

A three oclock schoolyard showdown between these two motor city bullies wasnt a question of if, but rather when. The z06 you see here weighs 3147 pounds, which is 323 less than the vipers heft. We hit up youtube in search of car and driver tv back when spike tv was tnn the nashville network, weekend mornings meant car. The 2006 z06 is a specialized car for a specialized buyer. But the z06 wasnt to remain the top performance package available in a corvette for long. And the z06 earns bonus points for delivering exoticar performance in a clark kent wrapper with the visibility and useful trunk space of a daily driver and without incurring a. The cheapest trackday hero you can get is a c5 corvette z06. Quite simply, this car s surplus power and surfeit of rear grip overwork the stability control, the driver s nerves, or both, on public roads. The c6 corvette z06 is now very cheap, but should you get. The midengine corvette z06 could destabilize the supercar status quo with an exotic engine, hairraising performance, and price that vastly undercuts ferraris and lamborghinis. Now the 427 is back, powering the firebreathing 2006 z06 corvette.

The z06 corvette accelerates faster, grips better and stops shorter than european sports cars that cost twice as much. Since my convertible is now going to be a 2021, do i wait for this. Chevrolet corvette z06 features and specs at car and driver. The 2015 chevrolet corvette z06 is absurdly fast and. Thats twotenths quicker than the z06 we tested in october. The c6 generation z06 was released as a 2006 model and sold until 20. The accord has always been an overachieving driver s car sold to commuters who. Found this exhilarating, but now i have a quandary. Car and driver recorded a 060 mph 97 kmh acceleration time of 3. Somebody who can appreciate its morethantangential relationship to the c6r race car, a person to whom 6. In a previous comparo, the corvette beat the viper. Chevrolet corvette z06 features and specs car and driver. We have 12 2006 chevrolet corvette z06 vehicles for sale that are reported accident free, 2 1owner cars, and 15 personal use cars.

Two tire punishers face off in a motor city grudge match. With 505 horsepower, this must be the golden age of the corvette. Even my wonderful wife was so mezmerized with this car, she said buy it. Corvette value for performance as inspired by car and driver. And so the lap times we set at vir from this issue forth will become a new performance gauge at car and driver. Learn more about price, engine type, mpg, and complete safety and warranty information. See if the latest and greatest dodge viper can settle the score. Model year 2006 the big news here is the introduction of the much anticipated, higherperformance z06 model. Ls7 for the next z06, with a trickledown effect on the standard car. Test metal and get mettle tested by wellknown racing drivers such as jan magnusson. The rear hatch holds golf clubs and travel bags no problem. The z06 had serious brakes, talkative steering, and the most compelling engine note, but driving it fast was spooky, if oversteer makes you nervous.

In early 2006, i transitioned to the 427ci, 505hp c6 z06 with its chevy quartermile spec of 11. In addition to the greater displacement, the ls7 introduced a dry sump oiling system, and featured titanium connecting rods. He was a talented driver, but his 500horsepower, 2100pound vehicle. Its a return to the strippeddownforaction, highrevving, trackworthy vette embodied by the 505hp 7. The viper was an 85k roadster, the z06 a 53k coupe. Chevrolet 060 times chevrolet camaro, corvette, impala. With these improvements over the ls2, car and driver recorded a scorching 060 mph time of 3. C6 corvette from a 26 year old point of view i have owned three c6 corvettes ranging from a 2006 manual, 2006 auto and 2007 auto both with paddle shifters. The c6 chevrolet corvette z06 is a performance bargain. Into this batguano party steps the 2015 corvette z06. It accelerates as quickly as the 911 turbo through the quarter and wastes both the porsche and ferrari at speeds above 120 mph.

We bolted our own test equipment to a car at gms milford proving ground and found it had grunt enough to hurl this 3147pound coupe to 60. Instead, its yet another variant of the versatile mouse motor. Chevrolet corvette z06 specs for other model years. Im retired now and couldnt avoid purchasing a two year old 2006 z06 with 3,600 miles. Yes, the vipers 535 poundfeet of torque work out to 65 more than the corvettes, but usually the horsepowerto. C8 chevy corvette z06 will have 600plus hp and a ferrari. Sure, some mags compared the two, but the cars were just too different to make an even. Find the best used 2006 chevrolet corvette z06 near you. You dont have to fight for your right to party in the new 2006 dodge viper srt10 coupe, just put pedal to the metal and go. Thats because this new 427 is not a reincarnation of the old rat motor.

Every used car for sale comes with a free carfax report. The dodge viper is stronger, faster, and looking to take the corvette z06 down a peg. The 2006 08 models also came standard with a backup camera. Obviously, we werent thinking of the 2006 corvette z06 and the. The owner of the 2007 z06 featured in this smoking tire video pointed out that these cars make good daily drivers, too. The headline for the 2006 model year is a new, ultrahigh performance z06 model. The 2006 corvette z06 can go headtohead with any sports car in the world. The z06 was the official pace car for both the 2006 daytona 500 and the indianapolis 500 race. The corvette z06 is a true supercar for a price thats merely expensive, as opposed to insanely expensive. Used 2006 chevrolet corvette overview the used 2006 chevrolet corvette.