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08-15-2005, 09:59 AM
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GM announces pricing for 2006 Corvette Z06
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
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Oshawa, Ontario - GM Canada has announced that the 2006 Corvette Z06, the fastest Corvette ever, will arrive in dealerships this Fall with an MSRP starting at $89,900.
The Z06 will achieve 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds in first gear, and comes with a standard manual six-speed transmission. It carries a 7.0-litre (427 cid) V8 engine that makes 505 hp at 6300 rpm, and 470 lb-ft of torque at 4800 rpm, with a 7000 rpm redline.
Other features include an aluminum body structure with one-piece hydroformed perimeter rail frame and magnesium engine cradle; carbon-fibre composite front fenders, front wheelhouses and floors; dry-sump lubrication system; and engine, transmission and differential oil coolers and steering cooler.
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
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Oshawa, Ontario - GM Canada has announced that the 2006 Corvette Z06, the fastest Corvette ever, will arrive in dealerships this Fall with an MSRP starting at $89,900.
The Z06 will achieve 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds in first gear, and comes with a standard manual six-speed transmission. It carries a 7.0-litre (427 cid) V8 engine that makes 505 hp at 6300 rpm, and 470 lb-ft of torque at 4800 rpm, with a 7000 rpm redline.
Other features include an aluminum body structure with one-piece hydroformed perimeter rail frame and magnesium engine cradle; carbon-fibre composite front fenders, front wheelhouses and floors; dry-sump lubrication system; and engine, transmission and differential oil coolers and steering cooler.
08-15-2005, 11:49 AM
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I wonder if it'd be possible to make the pushrod 7L engine run efficiently until 7250rpm. IT probably be able to achieve 625HP or so. It'd be suitable for the Blue Devil in that case.
08-15-2005, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by gavriil
I wonder if it'd be possible to make the pushrod 7L engine run efficiently until 7250rpm. IT probably be able to achieve 625HP or so. It'd be suitable for the Blue Devil in that case.
Are you suggesting 250RPM's = 120HP? or 250RPM + a supercharger = 120HP?
08-15-2005, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by dom
Are you suggesting 250RPM's = 120HP? or 250RPM + a supercharger = 120HP?
08-18-2005, 12:00 AM
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C6 Z06's are being delivered about 4 months ahead of schedule... I know this because a friend of mine had one on order, and had been told it would be delivered in December 2005...... well guess what - he got a call from Chevy the other day saying the car was ready.... he was like 
- he was not 100% set on the car yet - (decision-wise and $$$-wise) - so he had to cancel the order... 
but anyway... keep your eye out for em on the street!!! another friend said he actually saw one here in Chicago the other day....
- he was not 100% set on the car yet - (decision-wise and $$$-wise) - so he had to cancel the order... but anyway... keep your eye out for em on the street!!! another friend said he actually saw one here in Chicago the other day....
08-18-2005, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by srika
C6 Z06's are being delivered about 4 months ahead of schedule... I know this because a friend of mine had one on order, and had been told it would be delivered in December 2005...... well guess what - he got a call from Chevy the other day saying the car was ready.... he was like - he was not 100% set on the car yet - (decision-wise and $$$-wise) - so he had to cancel the order...
but anyway... keep your eye out for em on the street!!! another friend said he actually saw one here in Chicago the other day....
- he was not 100% set on the car yet - (decision-wise and $$$-wise) - so he had to cancel the order... but anyway... keep your eye out for em on the street!!! another friend said he actually saw one here in Chicago the other day....
First of all, I thought 2006 production was scheduled to start the first week of September and the first cars are scheduled for mid September delivery.
And second, Z06 delivery spots are going for 10-20 thousand OVER MSRP right now on EBAY.
If your friend had access to a loan for 30-days he could have turned the car and made a quick 10,000 bucks or more.
There are plenty of Preproduction Z06’s running around right now. They’ve been building them alongside the 2005 C6’s for a few months now.
Unfortunately, after testing they’re all gonna get crushed.
08-18-2005, 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Shawn S
That info sounds a little fishy.
First of all, I thought 2006 production was scheduled to start the first week of September and the first cars are scheduled for mid September delivery.
And second, Z06 delivery spots are going for 10-20 thousand OVER MSRP right now on EBAY.
If your friend had access to a loan for 30-days he could have turned the car and made a quick 10,000 bucks or more.
There are plenty of Preproduction Z06’s running around right now. They’ve been building them alongside the 2005 C6’s for a few months now.
Unfortunately, after testing they’re all gonna get crushed.
First of all, I thought 2006 production was scheduled to start the first week of September and the first cars are scheduled for mid September delivery.
And second, Z06 delivery spots are going for 10-20 thousand OVER MSRP right now on EBAY.
If your friend had access to a loan for 30-days he could have turned the car and made a quick 10,000 bucks or more.
There are plenty of Preproduction Z06’s running around right now. They’ve been building them alongside the 2005 C6’s for a few months now.
Unfortunately, after testing they’re all gonna get crushed.
08-18-2005, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by srika
good points. just sharing the info I got. I am not 100% sure of all the details, there may be other things involved - but he is not a 'fishy' guy - and I do know some fishy guys... lol
His allocation was probably originally a December delivery.
If a few people in front of him in line backed out, then he got moved up the list.
Lots of people are bailing because of the price or expected cost of insurance.
08-18-2005, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Shawn S
Unfortunately, after testing they’re all gonna get crushed.
i volunteer to do the crushing...i will get to crushing them eventually, prob 10-20 years from now...
08-18-2005, 12:30 PM
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Chevrolet's official top speed for the Z06 is.... 198 mph.
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/photogallery/
click the last pic on the 4th row...
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/photogallery/
click the last pic on the 4th row...
08-18-2005, 12:33 PM
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more "rumor mill" news...
http://www.autoblog.com/
http://www.autoblog.com/
"According to rumors, the upcoming 2006 Corvette Z06 will run the 1/4-mile in 11.5 seconds with a trap speed of about 127 MPH. That’s extremely quick for a car on production street tires, and the trap speed indicates that some drag tires and a good driver will probably be able to thrash this thing down into the 10s with a well-prepped track (magazine hot-shoe Evan Smith might even do that on street tires on a good day). If that trap speed sounds just a bit fast for a car that’s rated at 505 HP, you might be correct. GM is said to be reconsidering the HP rating, which had already been adjusted from an initial claim of 500 HP. What it might end up being, we have no clue. It’s probably not going to see a leap of 50 HP like the pre-launch revision for the Ford GT, but GM may very well be trying to wrestle the crown for most powerful naturally-aspirated V8 away from AMG’s new 6.3L V8 which would only take another five ponies."
08-18-2005, 12:44 PM
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the Z06 gets pretty good fuel economy, given its performance... 16 city 26 highway... that ain't bad at all imo for a car that is this fast...
and oh yeah, the Z06 is officially up at Chevy's website...
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/
and oh yeah, the Z06 is officially up at Chevy's website...
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/
08-24-2005, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
Chevrolet's official top speed for the Z06 is.... 198 mph.
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/photogallery/
click the last pic on the 4th row...
http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette/photogallery/
click the last pic on the 4th row...
08-25-2005, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Shawn S
There are plenty of Preproduction Z06’s running around right now. They’ve been building them alongside the 2005 C6’s for a few months now.
Unfortunately, after testing they’re all gonna get crushed.
Any reason why they couldn't be stripped and sold to race teams?
08-26-2005, 11:45 PM
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the new issues of C&D and MT have hit some news stands...... both have the new Z06 on the cover.....
there's a yellow one on C&D's cover, and the title is "The Corvette from Hell". They got 11.7@125 mph, 0-60 in 3.6 sec, 0-100 in 7.9 sec, .98g on the skidpad.
MT got 11.5@127.1, 0-60 in 3.7, 1.02g on the skidpad.
look for em
there's a yellow one on C&D's cover, and the title is "The Corvette from Hell". They got 11.7@125 mph, 0-60 in 3.6 sec, 0-100 in 7.9 sec, .98g on the skidpad.
MT got 11.5@127.1, 0-60 in 3.7, 1.02g on the skidpad.
look for em
08-26-2005, 11:52 PM
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^^^ oh yea... factoid: this is the 3rd cover they have had with "Corvette from Hell" on the cover.... the previous two were ZR-1's...
08-26-2005, 11:58 PM
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oh yea ...... so it did 0-100 in 7.9 sec and 0-150 in somewhere around 17-18 sec...... look at how its 0-100 and 0-150 times compare to the Ford GT and Viper.......
pwned.
pwned.
08-27-2005, 12:02 AM
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and ummmm........ remember these other stats:
Motor Trend - June 2005 - Ford GT vs Ferrari F430
0-60:
Ford GT: 3.6
Ferrari F430: 3.8
1/4 mile:
Ford GT: 11.6@126.2
Ferrari F430: 11.7@122.8
Viper SRT-10: 11.8 @ 123.6
price:
Ford GT: $150k+
F430: $190k+
Viper: $83,795
Motor Trend - June 2005 - Ford GT vs Ferrari F430
0-60:
Ford GT: 3.6
Ferrari F430: 3.8
1/4 mile:
Ford GT: 11.6@126.2
Ferrari F430: 11.7@122.8
Viper SRT-10: 11.8 @ 123.6
price:
Ford GT: $150k+
F430: $190k+
Viper: $83,795
08-28-2005, 08:52 PM
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Well the magazines have hit their subscribers' hot little hands and here's the breakdown:
0-60 in 3.5-3.6
1/4 in 11.5@125-127
Road-Handling: .96-1.05g
Price: $65,800 ... Major option: $2,800 Navigation package with a couple of extras.
Most amazing stat - 16-19mpg City/26-29mpg Highway =o
Perhaps the best mass-produced sports car ever?
0-60 in 3.5-3.6
1/4 in 11.5@125-127
Road-Handling: .96-1.05g
Price: $65,800 ... Major option: $2,800 Navigation package with a couple of extras.
Most amazing stat - 16-19mpg City/26-29mpg Highway =o
Perhaps the best mass-produced sports car ever?
08-28-2005, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Well the magazines have hit their subscribers' hot little hands and here's the breakdown:
0-60 in 3.5-3.6
1/4 in 11.5@125-127
Road-Handling: .96-1.05g
Price: $65,800 ... Major option: $2,800 Navigation package with a couple of extras.
Most amazing stat - 16-19mpg City/26-29mpg Highway =o
Perhaps the best mass-produced sports car ever?
0-60 in 3.5-3.6
1/4 in 11.5@125-127
Road-Handling: .96-1.05g
Price: $65,800 ... Major option: $2,800 Navigation package with a couple of extras.
Most amazing stat - 16-19mpg City/26-29mpg Highway =o
Perhaps the best mass-produced sports car ever?
Not badly priced it... compared to other super cars...
08-29-2005, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by babyblue
Not badly priced it... compared to other super cars...
In Canada anyway the price ($90K) is an absolute steal considering a Viper goes for $125K
Best bang for buck I can think of.
08-29-2005, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Well the magazines have hit their subscribers' hot little hands and here's the breakdown:
0-60 in 3.5-3.6
1/4 in 11.5@125-127
Road-Handling: .96-1.05g
Price: $65,800 ... Major option: $2,800 Navigation package with a couple of extras.
Most amazing stat - 16-19mpg City/26-29mpg Highway =o
Perhaps the best mass-produced sports car ever?
0-60 in 3.5-3.6
1/4 in 11.5@125-127
Road-Handling: .96-1.05g
Price: $65,800 ... Major option: $2,800 Navigation package with a couple of extras.
Most amazing stat - 16-19mpg City/26-29mpg Highway =o
Perhaps the best mass-produced sports car ever?
08-29-2005, 11:16 AM
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^^^ see my posts at the bottom of page 11
this one, to be exact:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=273
this one, to be exact:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=273
08-29-2005, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by dom
In Canada anyway the price ($90K) is an absolute steal considering a Viper goes for $125K
Best bang for buck I can think of.
Best bang for buck I can think of.
there are offering the viper on employee discount as well currently so it comes down to 93K if I am not mistaken, saw the advertisement in the Toronto Star...
08-29-2005, 11:29 AM
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08-29-2005, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by babyblue
there are offering the viper on employee discount as well currently so it comes down to 93K if I am not mistaken, saw the advertisement in the Toronto Star...
Right you are. But the ad I saw was for $98,xxx
08-29-2005, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by srika
^^^ see my posts at the bottom of page 11
this one, to be exact:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=273
this one, to be exact:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=273
Got it. Thanks.
08-29-2005, 12:08 PM
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- incredible.
08-29-2005, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by gavriil
So then this car is quicker than the Ford GT!
It appears so but until their tested head to head (same track/day etc) we won't know for certain.
But even if its a tenth or two slower, (which I doubt) for the money it can't be beat.
08-29-2005, 04:30 PM
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apparently R&T got 12.3 @ 116.... 
08-29-2005, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by gavriil
So then this car is quicker than the Ford GT!