Corvette C7

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I am disappoint.

 

[Slash]

 

[Mac K]

Supercharged.. Meh.

 

[CorvetteConquer]

My body is ready! I wonder how it'll look.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

A corvette is not really meant to be driven in the snow.

Someone didn't get the memo, or common sense

Since the Z06 is supercharged, does anyone think they wont have a ZR1 model anymore?

 

[CodeRedR51]

Old teaser is old.

 

[-Fred-]

On the other hand, getting that kind of power out of an NA engine that has to comply with emissions, noise regulations and general driveability is a bit of a challenge.

 

[ND4SPD]

625HP and 635Ft lbs of torque.

7 speed manual and now the optional 8 speed auto will be available for the Z06.

 

[CorvetteConquer]

Someone didn't get the memo, or common sense

Since the Z06 is supercharged, does anyone think they wont have a ZR1 model anymore?

This is supposed to be the "most track capable" Vette. But you got to think there's always something left to reveal. The C7 gen is just starting. I can see there being a few lighter Corvette models in the future with probably small hp boosts.

 

[CodeRedR51]

625HP and 635Ft lbs of torque.

7 speed manual and now the optional 8 speed auto will be available for the Z06.

Source for those numbers? Different from what I posted earlier, which supposedly came from the official page for the car.

 

[ND4SPD]

Source for those numbers? Different from what I posted earlier, which supposedly came from the official page for the car.

We have to wait until Monday for the numbers. I'm 99.9% positive these are the number's despite what the google search yielded. 6.2L SC motor called the LT4.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Just weird that they would be different from the official page, which was later edited to not reveal the numbers after someone discovered it.

 

[YSSMAN]

Since the Z06 is supercharged, does anyone think they wont have a ZR1 model anymore?

You never really know with the Corvette. I keep expecting them to announce a "base" Corvette with the 5.3L V8, but it hasn't happened yet. To be honest, I'd figure GM would pull something like that before they go to do a step above this Z06 (or whatever they end up calling it). That being said, we still don't even know what this Corvette is called... Since they plan on showing this thing off alongside the C7.R, it's really anyone's guess given the titles that the street and race cars carried last generation.

 

[Bopop4]

Well I just got moved to a new line at work making a new GM transmission called the 8L90. Since that means an 8spd Longitudinal transmission I instantly thought corvette..... Get to the communications board and there's an 8L90 sign right beside a picture of a new stingray. I'd take a pic but that would probably get me fired. Pretty neat though, I'm making C7 parts!

And eww, supercharger.

Wonder what the ZR1 will be able to do.

 

[Zenith]

I said this in the Camaro thread, the serious racers want a naturally aspirated motor. The C6 Z06 was such a big hit with the serious racers. A Z06 with some mild mods and good tires was unbeatable on a road course. I don't think they'll be as happy with the new one.

 

[ND4SPD]

Looks like this car will have some sort of crazy front splitter on it, but I'm not 100%. Can't wait until Monday!

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

625HP and 635Ft lbs of torque.

7 speed manual and now the optional 8 speed auto will be available for the Z06.

Nice. I heard about that 8 speed a year ago but wasn't sure how reliable the source was. I guess they were right.

I already love the C7. I cant wait to see the ZO6 version. I am sure I will need a towel Monday.

 

[Tornado]

A shame that Ford's big numbers push with the Mustang killed the Z06's calling card. Don't see why the current model hierarchy couldn't have continued anyway, for that matter. Bump the Z06 50-75 horsepower with the same engine, then put this engine in the revived ZR1.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

You never really know with the Corvette. I keep expecting them to announce a "base" Corvette with the 5.3L V8, but it hasn't happened yet. To be honest, I'd figure GM would pull something like that before they go to do a step above this Z06 (or whatever they end up calling it). That being said, we still don't even know what this Corvette is called... Since they plan on showing this thing off alongside the C7.R, it's really anyone's guess given the titles that the street and race cars carried last generation.

Well that reminds me that since it is shown with the new "Z06" that the C7.R is based on that car, rather than the final stage C6.R being based off the ZR1. Thing is the last gen corvette didn't have tons of scaled versions at least not to me it didn't. You had the base, Grand Sport, Z06, ZR1 the limited edition crap like the Z06 carbon or Z07/Z06, and so realistically I only expect 3-4 different performance packages.

It's very easy for this car with the power reading it has to be competitive enough to compete with cars that are housing 40-90 more bhp, if it is built even better than the for ZR1. So that said I could see the Stingray, this up coming model and something in the middle or an updated Stingray showing up later on.

 

[YSSMAN]

It's hard to say what Corvette will do with the car going forward. If it were me, I think there is a place for a cheaper Corvette with a more basic engine in addition to the standard Stingray/Z51. I'd leave the ZR1 off again in favor of the Z06. I'd like to see a more honed version of the Z51 that's a little more track-ready. If anything, that one seems like a fair certainty given what Chevrolet has done with the Camaro.

 

[Blackbird.]

Hmm disappointed as well its gone supercharged but I'll hold final judgment.

 

[ND4SPD]

The new Z28 will be 75k right around where the old Z06 was. I think Chevy is marketing the car as the C6 Z06's replacement, although I'm not too fond of it. The Z28 is just way too heavy for me. This new Z06 looks like it's taking over as top dog Corvette for the time being. Which seems to go with rumors of no immediate plans for a ZR1 just yet.

My speculation is that Chevy will use the Z28 as a Z06 replacement until the end of the 5th gen Camaro which should be soon and that we'll eventually get a Corvette somewhere closer to what C6's Z06 version. Dunno, maybe call it a Grand Sport? Then we'll eventually get a ZR1 with god knows how much horsepower.

 

[Slash]

A shame that Ford's big numbers push with the Mustang killed the Z06's calling card. Don't see why the current model hierarchy couldn't have continued anyway, for that matter. Bump the Z06 50-75 horsepower with the same engine, then put this engine in the revived ZR1.

Who knows how much the ZR1 will be making though.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

It will be yet another Corvette with too much power and torque for its own good..

 

[Tornado]

Who knows how much the ZR1 will be making though.

There's a point where it stops mattering entirely; and the C6 ZR1 was already pushing it when in many cases it was barely any faster than the Z06. Plus, now there is a 200 and who knows how much money gap between the regular Corvette and the next step up.

 

[ND4SPD]

There's a point where it stops mattering entirely; and the C6 ZR1 was already pushing it when in many cases it was barely any faster than the Z06. Plus, now there is a 200 and who knows how much money gap between the regular Corvette and the next step up.

What do you mean with the money gap?

It will be yet another Corvette with too much power and torque for its own good..

Please explain. The C6 Z06 and the ZR1's happen to manage their power just fine.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

What do you mean with the money gap?



Please explain. The C6 Z06 and the ZR1's happen to manage their power just fine.

Oh, I'm sorry, I meant "Too much for their owners", considering that they can't even manage 450 NA horses..

 

[ND4SPD]

Oh, I'm sorry, I meant "Too much for their owners", considering that they can't even manage 450 NA horses..

Well, what do you expect when they finally lose their wife, kids, hair and trade in the Caravan for a Corvette?

 

[Slash]

450 horses is quite a lot, especially in a light car. To be honest, that's right around where my personal comfort zone is.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I'm feeling an LS7 return with a 'Grand Sport' model. I don't know why, but I'm feeling it.

I really don't like the Z06 being supercharged. It seems like the Z06 model is something that actually gets used by the road racing community. Especially in the southwest and west (willow springs comes to mind) superchargers are terrible on road courses. They add a lot of weight in the worst location (up high and towards the front) and they add a lot of heat. To extract that heat you need heavy heat exchangers and intercoolers (adding more weight in front of the front axle). Even with both the, last generation ZR-1 still had pretty well documented heat-soak, hp-loss, and creeping coolant temperature issues on hot days, not to mention that the 138hp-less Z06 was just as fast around a road course....