Corvette

Corvette z26 and z06 – 2006 chevy corvette car news and pictures …

Z06 Corvette :

The new Z06 is slated to arrive as a 2006 model and should be available in the third quarter of 2005. It will have an eight-cylinder, 7.0 L (7,008 cc/427.6 in³) engine codenamed the LS7. Officially certified output is 505 hp (376 kW). Dave Hill, the chief engineer for the C6 Corvette, says that it will be a much further departure from the standard Corvettes and more like the C6-R that GM is building for the American Le Mans Series. Its performance is projected to be similar to the Ford GT and the Dodge Viper SRT-10. Official performance figures indicate that the Z06 will hit 60 MPH in just 3.7 seconds in first gear.

In addition to the larger engine, the C6 Z06 will have a dry sump oiling system, something typically found only on race cars. Connecting rods made out of exotic titanium further lighten the reciprocating mass of the engine while making them stronger than the steel rods they replace. Altogether, the Z06 model will not only produce more power, it will rev faster and higher than any non-Z06 engine.