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Mystical112

Oct 5 2005, 16:40

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Chevrolet introduced the 2006 Corvette Z06 at the North American International Auto Show. It is the fastest, most powerful car ever offered by Chevrolet and General Motors. It is comprised of an unprecedented level of capability and technology, making it one of the greatest performance values on the market. And with an unmistakably muscular appearance, the ’06 Z06 has a visual attitude that always looks ready to demonstrate Corvette’s winning attitude to any challenger around the globe.

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It affordable also... $89,900 CDN...

meamog

Oct 5 2005, 16:47

That is indeed a nice looking car. I'd say it's nice running too, but I haven't had the pleasure of driving a Z06 Vette.

jzetterman

Oct 5 2005, 16:48

So the 2005 Z06 was a C5 and this one is the C6?

Doli

Oct 5 2005, 16:54

i cant wait the 20+ years until i get my mid-life crisis to buy a corvette

always like them since i was a kid

venezian

Oct 5 2005, 17:15

am i alone on this...

i hate the corvette.. the new design looks like they ripped off a ferrarri for the front end.. its not the fastest thing on the street.. with that price tag, i'd rather buy a mustang cobra.

what is it about the corvette that makes people go bannanas? i don't get it.

BigDaddy5

Oct 5 2005, 17:21

QUOTE(VaLUnTriAn @ Oct 5 2005, 16:48)

So the 2005 Z06 was a C5 and this one is the C6?
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No, they were both C6, the 2006 though has a newer engine, and more horses, even with the new standard for measuring them.

@vice king: Off the line, there is nothing that can really compare with the Vette, without significant modifcations, at that price tag. 40-50grand for the base model, which alone can run around anything near that price tag. The new Z06, with it's higher price tag competes with muscle cars twice as expensive, and can even hang with the Viper, yet offer a smoother ride overall then the viper. The Viper was built from the ground up as a power car, the Vette was designed as a luxary sports car, which was evolved into a muscle car (just look at the 70's vette's numbers, through today's, they don't improve much until the mid-90's).

If I could afford a Z06, I would definitely buy one. As it is, I can't afford my '85 yet, gotta wait for graduation (it's paid off, but insurance for a student...)

mufdvr3669

Oct 5 2005, 17:26

QUOTE(Vice King @ Oct 5 2005, 17:15)

am i alone on this...

i hate the corvette.. the new design looks like they ripped off a ferrarri for the front end.. its not the fastest thing on the street.. with that price tag, i'd rather buy a mustang cobra.

what is it about the corvette that makes people go bannanas? i don't get it.
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You're not alone but one of the few. True it's not the fastest thing but find me a car for cheaper that is faster. It's runs with Ferrari's and Porsche's that cost twice as much, a mustang cobra is hardly the fastest thing on the street. Other than the new lights I don't see as much in common with ferrari's as with previous corvette's, I would hardly call it ripping off ferrari for a front end, would that be such a bad thing anyway since ferrari's look nice. I've never been much of a corvette fan but if they keep producing car's like this I might become one in a few years.

DreAming in DigITal

Oct 5 2005, 18:04

QUOTE(Vice King @ Oct 5 2005, 17:15)

am i alone on this...

i hate the corvette.. the new design looks like they ripped off a ferrarri for the front end.. its not the fastest thing on the street.. with that price tag, i'd rather buy a mustang cobra.

what is it about the corvette that makes people go bannanas? i don't get it.
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I'm not a big fan of either Corvettes or Mustangs...but this Corvette would suck a Mustang up and spit it out. I think it's a pretty sharp looking design, and considering it will run with Vipers, Ferrari, and other exotics the price tag isn't too bad. And it's only $65,000 USD....half the price of other cars at the same performance level. It's a 7.0 liter V8 and I think it ended up being a little lighter than last years model?

10lbbass

Oct 5 2005, 20:56

QUOTE(BigDaddy5 @ Oct 5 2005, 13:21)

No, they were both C6, the 2006 though has a newer engine, and more horses, even with the new standard for measuring them.

@vice king: Off the line, there is nothing that can really compare with the Vette, without significant modifcations, at that price tag. 40-50grand for the base model, which alone can run around anything near that price tag. The new Z06, with it's higher price tag competes with muscle cars twice as expensive, and can even hang with the Viper, yet offer a smoother ride overall then the viper. The Viper was built from the ground up as a power car, the Vette was designed as a luxary sports car, which was evolved into a muscle car (just look at the 70's vette's numbers, through today's, they don't improve much until the mid-90's).

If I could afford a Z06, I would definitely buy one. As it is, I can't afford my '85 yet, gotta wait for graduation (it's paid off, but insurance for a student...)
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I have to disagree with that statement, look at any L88 corvete, they have much more HP than the newer ones and were designed to be a pure muscle car, granted they don't have the handling the newer ones have, but they certainly had the HP. If I could afford a '68 L88, I would buy it in a second, but they are going for around $250,000 and up depending on condition, but it would be hard to find one, as they only made a total of 216 from '67 thru '69. but I'd rather have that than a newer one.

. plus it was made the year I was born, so maybe I'm a little partial to that year, and that was when they changed the body style to the newer sexier one. I've been obsessed with the L88 series even since I started to drive.

OT: Does anyone know what year they didn't make a corvette? I remember when I worked for a parts store, when things got slow, we would call other parts stores and ask for parts for that year, and would get "I don't have a listing for that year vette", and we would say "Are you telling me that I don't have a **** sitting in my driveway that needs an alternator, or whatever part. lol.

brotherrabbit

Oct 5 2005, 20:58

corvettes == ugly.

sorry. american design, american crap

tvr blows those out of the water anyway.

~clean

Oct 5 2005, 21:17

QUOTE(brotherrabbit @ Oct 5 2005, 20:58)

corvettes == ugly.

sorry. american design, american crap

tvr blows those out of the water anyway.
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Yeah would love a Sagaris and thats about the same money as this.

BigDaddy5

Oct 5 2005, 22:12

QUOTE(10lbbass @ Oct 5 2005, 20:56)

I have to disagree with that statement, look at any L88 corvete, they have much more HP than the newer ones and were designed to be a pure muscle car, granted they don't have the handling the newer ones have, but they certainly had the HP. If I could afford a '68 L88, I would buy it in a second, but they are going for around $250,000 and up depending on condition, but it would be hard to find one, as they only made a total of 216 from '67 thru '69. but I'd rather have that than a newer one.

. plus it was made the year I was born, so maybe I'm a little partial to that year, and that was when they changed the body style to the newer sexier one. I've been obsessed with the L88 series even since I started to drive.

OT: Does anyone know what year they didn't make a corvette? I remember when I worked for a parts store, when things got slow, we would call other parts stores and ask for parts for that year, and would get "I don't have a listing for that year vette", and we would say "Are you telling me that I don't have a **** sitting in my driveway that needs an alternator, or whatever part. lol.
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Yeah, I knew someone would call me out with the C2's. But look at the C1's first. They were more of a luxary car then a true sports car. The C2 stopped that for a while, but then with the C3 and the gas crisis, they went back to the luxary line. It wasn't until recent that they came back out with raw power. Now, they've never been a weak car by any means, just saying.

And for your quesiton, I believe your referring to the '83 corvette, which was indeed produced, just never sold due to the high number of problems. It was corrected, but not until late, and turned into the 84 model.

rbet

Oct 5 2005, 22:33

My dream car. Thanks for the heads up.

VGVL

Oct 5 2005, 22:38

QUOTE(Vice King @ Oct 5 2005, 11:15)

what is it about the corvette that makes people go bannanas? i don't get it.
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Neither do I. The only reason I would want a Corvette is so I could drive recklessly without feeling guilty for beating the crap out of the car.

The headlights were blatantly ripped off Ferrari. While they look good on a Ferrari on a Chevy they look retarded.

10lbbass

Oct 6 2005, 00:33

QUOTE(BigDaddy5 @ Oct 5 2005, 18:12)

Yeah, I knew someone would call me out with the C2's. But look at the C1's first. They were more of a luxary car then a true sports car. The C2 stopped that for a while, but then with the C3 and the gas crisis, they went back to the luxary line. It wasn't until recent that they came back out with raw power. Now, they've never been a weak car by any means, just saying.

And for your quesiton, I believe your referring to the '83 corvette, which was indeed produced, just never sold due to the high number of problems. It was corrected, but not until late, and turned into the 84 model.
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I would have to agree. You know your vette's, most people can't answer that question.

And there is nobody that owns an '83 vette, except maybe someone you designed and/or built it. I wish I was that lucky

. That would be worth a fortune.

DreAming in DigITal

Oct 6 2005, 02:25

QUOTE(~clean @ Oct 5 2005, 21:17)

Yeah would love a Sagaris and thats about the same money as this.
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The Sagaris is a beautiful car compared to the "American Crap" or whatever someone called it...but you can't buy them here in America (to my knowledge). Besides that there is about a $25,000 price difference and both do 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. I'm not saying I love the design or the car in general (not a corvette fan) but it packs more punch for the money...

kevcart3

Oct 6 2005, 02:32

National Corvette Museum, pretty close to where I live

Bawx

Oct 6 2005, 02:38

Vette: Hey, what's up?

Me: Ferrari? Is that you?

Vette: No, it's me, Corvette.

Me: Whoa.. you look.. different.

AmericanConservative

Oct 6 2005, 02:45

Beautiful - Ferrari competitor at a fraction of the cost.
I'd take this over some snobby Euro sports car.
And to the guy that rather have a Shelby Mustang...well, I'll take this and be the one laughing at you in my rear view miror.
Not to say I don't love the Shelby's, but its a different class.

Darkluminaz34

Oct 6 2005, 02:49

Gotta love the Pushrod OHV motor.. 2 valves per cylinder, displaces 7 liters but physically smaller than a 4.6 liter DOHC motor, gets better gas mileage than most v6's, has a big fat torque band that can be used anytime, about a thousand times more reliable than italian makes in the same class and it makes 505 hp. There is a version of the Corvette coming out at some point (so they say) called the blue devil and that is supposed to run over top of the Z06 performance wise.. I can't even imagine how fast the Ligenfelter version of this car would be!

DreAming in DigITal

Oct 6 2005, 02:49

/\ Does Calloway still make corvette packages?

kak

Oct 6 2005, 02:53

The car pushes around 440HP at the crank. Driver depending, it can pull 11.5s on the 1/4. Thats crazy for a stock car.

xxkrnxstylezxx

Oct 6 2005, 03:10

C6 Z06 = the monster

There's nothing to compare with it in its price range. Amazing, amazing car. I've seen it dyno 430rwhp/410 ft-lbs torque without even being broken in.

With a header and redline oil, 490rwhp/470 ft-lbs torque.

Not only does it have amazing power, it can actually handle. If i had the money, I'd buy this instantly.

xxkrnxstylezxx

Oct 6 2005, 03:11

QUOTE(Acid @ Oct 6 2005, 02:53)

The car pushes around 440HP at the crank. Driver depending, it can pull 11.5s on the 1/4. Thats crazy for a stock car.
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I think it's 505 HP crank

BigDaddy5

Oct 6 2005, 03:59

QUOTE(10lbbass @ Oct 6 2005, 00:33)

I would have to agree. You know your vette's, most people can't answer that question.

And there is nobody that owns an '83 vette, except maybe someone you designed and/or built it. I wish I was that lucky

. That would be worth a fortune.
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While I am a Vette enthusiast, the only reason I knew that was because it's my birthyear.

The year I was born was so important, that Chevy had to stop production of the car I was destined to own.

generalnewbie

Oct 6 2005, 04:10

ok as far as this comment goes... its so true

the people who buy the z06 will not use the car the way it was designed.
People will buy it cause its a z06 and has the performance they dream very man needs.
How many will take a corner at 1g... or take it to a track. how many vette owners you see flying down the highway going 190? infact most owners cruise at 60 or less!

ive only see 1 vette owner take off and that was cause we were the only ones on the road! good job GM you made a car men dream of.. but will never use its potential!

xxkrnxstylezxx

Oct 6 2005, 06:00

Okay, so how many rich people actually track their Ferraris? Same thing. Not everyone will use its full potential, but many car enthusiasts will.

Also, observing the law on public streets does not mean they don't track or appreciate its performance.

MiG-

Oct 6 2005, 08:18

for all you corvette Fans: Chevrolet Corvette Lignefelter Twin-Turbo

725BHP

~clean

Oct 6 2005, 10:02

QUOTE(DreAming in DigITal @ Oct 6 2005, 02:25)

The Sagaris is a beautiful car compared to the "American Crap" or whatever someone called it...but you can't buy them here in America (to my knowledge). Besides that there is about a $25,000 price difference and both do 0-60 in 3.7 seconds. I'm not saying I love the design or the car in general (not a corvette fan) but it packs more punch for the money...
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Actualy here in the UK its arround the same price and yeah it does punch a little more top end at 190mph of the sagaris 180mph. I hope it does too having a engine twice the size of the sagaris ( 4.0l v8 400bhp). One thing I think the sagaris has over the vet is the fact the chassi was designed by the people behint the nobel M14 and thats pprob the best handeling car in the world. Shame vet havent updated there chassy and re-placed there 19th century leaf springs ..... lol leaf springs !

golemn

Oct 6 2005, 22:41

^^^^ Someone watches Top Gear......

metro

Oct 7 2005, 01:03

I like it, but if I was gonna drop cash on a car of that nature I would be hookin up a Saleen S281 Extreme. Specs on paper show that the S281 Extreme would smoke it. The S281 SC might even win, it would definitely be a close one...

xxkrnxstylezxx

Oct 7 2005, 03:28

QUOTE(MiG:uK @ Oct 6 2005, 08:18)

for all you corvette Fans: Chevrolet Corvette Lignefelter Twin-Turbo

725BHP

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Twin Turbo LS2 instead of the LS7. Not that I would complain

Chadwick

Oct 7 2005, 16:09

QUOTE(metro @ Oct 6 2005, 20:03)

I like it, but if I was gonna drop cash on a car of that nature I would be hookin up a Saleen S281 Extreme. Specs on paper show that the S281 Extreme would smoke it. The S281 SC might even win, it would definitely be a close one...
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Yeah but your forgetting that the Vette is doing this all motor, no power adders, that American auto-makers at their best, just look at the 5.7l hemi, the 6.1l hemi, the cummins, etc. they are all amazingly powerful and practical. Did you know that both the new vette and the z06 beat the gas-guzzler tax that you must pay on most v8's such as mustangs.

JoDaddy

Oct 7 2005, 16:25

The Corvette is one of those few cars that hasn't gotten ugly yet - let's hope Chevrolet keeps it that way.

IK47

Oct 7 2005, 20:16

I don't hate corvettes, it's just that I wouldn't buy one, or accept one as a gift.

I just don't like American cars in general.

German or Japanese is the way to go.

Orange

Oct 7 2005, 21:19

QUOTE(IK .:. 47 @ Oct 7 2005, 21:16)

I don't hate corvettes, it's just that I wouldn't buy one, or accept one as a gift.

I just don't like American cars in general.

German or Japanese is the way to go.
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Bah, i love American Muscle cars!!!

2006 Corvette Z06 could beat many german cars.

cswadner

Oct 7 2005, 22:33

QUOTE(Vice King @ Oct 5 2005, 10:15)

am i alone on this...
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the new design looks like they ripped off a ferrarri for the front end.. its not the fastest thing on the street.. with that price tag, i'd rather buy a mustang cobra.

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No you are not alone. But the corvette is an american legend, and it is still sexy as heck.

skeet skeet

IK47

Oct 8 2005, 01:33

QUOTE(Orange @ Oct 7 2005, 16:19)

Bah, i love American Muscle cars!!!

2006 Corvette Z06 could beat many german cars.
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Well, the Corvette is a high-performance car. I'm not saying it's not fast, I'm saying that I don't like it in general.

There aren't really any American cars that I like.

The only one I can think of is the Ford GT

StaticX

Oct 11 2005, 14:59

corvette Z06 owns the new viper! viper uped its horse to 515HP, and it ran slower 12.2 in a quarter. and the Z06 runs a 11.5! oh my ****ing god, a V8 just kicked a V10's ass... how can this be?! sell the viper.... buy a Z06. the new vette owns all even the s281 extrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeme saleen which does a 12.1!

Vettes

Oct 11 2005, 15:19

QUOTE(Vice King @ Oct 5 2005, 17:15)

am i alone on this...

i hate the corvette.. the new design looks like they ripped off a ferrarri for the front end.. its not the fastest thing on the street.. with that price tag, i'd rather buy a mustang cobra.

what is it about the corvette that makes people go bannanas? i don't get it.
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Yes, you're alone. It's not the fastest thing on the street? You're right, it's not when you compare it to exotic sports cars that are 2 and sometimes 3 times the price.

However, it's a hell of a lot faster and more refined than your Mustang Cobra.

Vettes

Oct 11 2005, 15:23

QUOTE(10lbbass @ Oct 5 2005, 20:56)

I have to disagree with that statement, look at any L88 corvete, they have much more HP than the newer ones and were designed to be a pure muscle car, granted they don't have the handling the newer ones have, but they certainly had the HP. If I could afford a '68 L88, I would buy it in a second, but they are going for around $250,000 and up depending on condition, but it would be hard to find one, as they only made a total of 216 from '67 thru '69. but I'd rather have that than a newer one.

. plus it was made the year I was born, so maybe I'm a little partial to that year, and that was when they changed the body style to the newer sexier one. I've been obsessed with the L88 series even since I started to drive.

OT: Does anyone know what year they didn't make a corvette? I remember when I worked for a parts store, when things got slow, we would call other parts stores and ask for parts for that year, and would get "I don't have a listing for that year vette", and we would say "Are you telling me that I don't have a **** sitting in my driveway that needs an alternator, or whatever part. lol.
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You're forgetting something though. L88 Corvettes do NOT "have much more HP than the newer ones..." They have less.

Corvettes and most cars were rated as GROSS HP in 1967, 1968 and 1969 - the three years that the L88 Corvette was built. Today's Corvette is rated SAE NET HP - not Gross. SAE Net is a much more accurate rating than the Gross HP rating which is why all automobiles are now rated as Net and not Gross. Therefore, the SAE NET HP of the L88 Corvette would be less than it's published GROSS HP.

The 2006 Z06 Corvette is running at 505 SAE NET HP. GM is stating that the Z06 is the fastest Corvette ever built. They are 100% accurate in that statement. It's also the most powerful Corvette to ever come off the Corvette production line.

The only year a Corvette was not built was 1983.

rbet

Oct 11 2005, 15:23

QUOTE(Vettes @ Oct 11 2005, 11:19)

Yes, you're alone. It's not the fastest thing on the street? You're right, it's not when you compare it to exotic sports cars that are 2 and sometimes 3 times the price.

However, it's a hell of a lot faster and more refined than your Mustang Cobra.

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Good first post. Welcome to Neowin!

fahmi_r

Oct 11 2005, 15:24

not the type of car i want.
i prefer lotus

Vettes

Oct 11 2005, 15:26

QUOTE(DreAming in DigITal @ Oct 6 2005, 02:49)

/\ Does Calloway still make corvette packages?
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Yes:

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/forums...splay.php?f=134

Vettes

Oct 11 2005, 15:31

QUOTE(generalnewbie @ Oct 6 2005, 04:10)

ok as far as this comment goes... its so true

the people who buy the z06 will not use the car the way it was designed.
People will buy it cause its a z06 and has the performance they dream very man needs.
How many will take a corner at 1g... or take it to a track. how many vette owners you see flying down the highway going 190? infact most owners cruise at 60 or less!

ive only see 1 vette owner take off and that was cause we were the only ones on the road! good job GM you made a car men dream of.. but will never use its potential!
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I totally disagree. You need to go to some Corvette events, and general autocrossing and racing events to see all the Corvette owners that come out.

And while you're congratulating GM For making a car that men dream of but will never use its potential, you might as well congratulate Dodge for creating the Viper, Ferrar, Lamborghini, Porsche, Lotus, Mercedes (McLaren SLR)....the list goes on....

ArtOfTheWire

Oct 11 2005, 15:35

hmm think i can cram a LS6 into my Escort?

hehe

Doli

Oct 11 2005, 15:41

QUOTE(Vettes @ Oct 11 2005, 08:19)

Yes, you're alone. It's not the fastest thing on the street? You're right, it's not when you compare it to exotic sports cars that are 2 and sometimes 3 times the price.

However, it's a hell of a lot faster and more refined than your Mustang Cobra.

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ahh the mustang, the new style is ok but the old style looks a bit feminine to me. When i see a guy drive a red mustang all i think of is "chick car" (the red really brings out the "chick" in it). I pick Corvette over the Mustang because everybody seems to be driving a mustang thinking they are cool.

Daviesbad04

Oct 11 2005, 15:44

When it comes to sportcars, I like to keep it old school

StaticX

Oct 11 2005, 16:09

hey vettes you are my new best friend! too bad this site sucks ass anyway!

Orange

Oct 11 2005, 17:40

QUOTE(StaticX @ Oct 11 2005, 15:59)

corvette Z06 owns the new viper! viper uped its horse to 515HP, and it ran slower 12.2 in a quarter. and the Z06 runs a 11.5! oh my ****ing god, a V8 just kicked a V10's ass... how can this be?! sell the viper.... buy a Z06. the new vette owns all even the s281 extrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeme saleen which does a 12.1!
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LOL Corvette is only 0.2 sec faster in acceleration or some thing and both cars have nearly same top speed of 190mph and Viper has 500BHP not 515BHP