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Originally Posted by Hirohawa
(Post 1585591830)
:iagree:
So glad they retained the iconic Z06 designation and did not call it the "Z07"- that would have been epically stupid. Like changing to the Porsche 912 Turbo. Also time to eat crow all you "it's a wide body already" and "it won't have flared fenders or wider tires" prognosticators. No way Chevy would have tried to sell a narrow body base model as a Z06.
Originally Posted by JudgeNjury
(Post 1585591859)
Looks like it's got the wide body that so many are clamoring for.
Originally Posted by sam90lx
(Post 1585591868)
Ox....Steamroller's are back in!
Originally Posted by Silver05GTO
(Post 1585591930)
Was there ever any doubt? Only the C7 haters found issues with this or that. The C7 Z06 will bring all those on the fence over permanently to the C7 side.....the bragging rights folks were just waiting for this shoe to drop. Now the new C7 lineup has its beast.
Originally Posted by OnPoint
(Post 1585591948)
I would think if GM's representation of the C7Z being the most track capable Corvette ever is true, then folks will be quite thrilled.
Originally Posted by OnPoint
(Post 1585591826)
:rofl:
Just saw your post. Rocking good news today.
Originally Posted by svtkeith
(Post 1585591951)
Like I said on another thread it's going to be one long freaking wait till that show....:ack:
Now let's start to bug the mods to give us a Z06 sub section..PLEASE!!!!!!!!!! |
http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...psb1feaa16.jpg
Is that a black plastic fender extender to cover the top of the front tires? I thought that that was exclusive of 4X4 off roaders with huge wide tires so they were legal when driven on the street. |
Originally Posted by sam90lx
(Post 1585592284)
Yes, the C7 is impressive on 285's. I did not think it would be but I was wrong.
Maybe there's still hope for peace in the middle east.:lol: |
Originally Posted by JoesC5
(Post 1585592339)
http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...psb1feaa16.jpg
Is that a black plastic fender extender to cover the top of the front tires? I thought that that was exclusive of 4X4 off roaders with huge wide tires so they were legal when driven on the street. |
The widebody cometh - would love to see a 427 vert version!
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What color is that? Looks like a darker yellow/peach-like color but maybe it is just the pic is darker.
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Originally Posted by 1985 Corvette
(Post 1585592352)
Aaaaand I just fell out of my chair!
Maybe there's still hope for peace in the middle east.:lol: Maybe it is because I'm stoked about the new "Z". |
c7 zo6 price
I am looking at a few months old Road and Track and at the list in the back of the issue where it lists cars tested, hp, weight etc. They have the zo6 they tested at over 102k....Lord I hope not. ..rrm
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Originally Posted by BlueOx
(Post 1585592390)
What color is that?
http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/...psb1feaa16.jpg :cheers: |
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Originally Posted by sam90lx
(Post 1585592419)
I had to concede...the fight was rough!:D
Maybe it is because I'm stoked about the new "Z". Stingray can have 225 now for all I care. Bring on the Z06! |
good things come to those that wait....I can see C7 prices falling and many for sale soon.
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Originally Posted by WaxWeekly
(Post 1585591115)
Looks like cup wheels, running boards, flared fenders for wider rubber and carbon ceramic brakes.
I'm pumped, but hope they don't price it out of my range. Just realized, this looks like a back wheel. We now know what the brake vents will look like. |
Originally Posted by travisnd
(Post 1585592361)
My guess is that i'll be carbon fiber and flow into the front splitter somehow.
From that little bit we can see of the front fender in the photo, it doesn't appear that it has flaired fenders, just add ons. Probably part of "Gurney Lips" like was used on the C6 wide body, even though the C6 wide body had fully flaired front fenders to cover the front tires. |
Originally Posted by travisnd
(Post 1585592182)
Hmmm... my take was they were using up the last LS7s by stuffing them in the Z28. It would be odd to have the hi-po C7 lack some of the major improvements of the new LT motor.
My take is Z06 gets the LT4 and that's it for a bit. Then, a few years into the C7, they come out with a super vette called the L88 with a twin-turbo. Agree that this is the end of the LS7. What I'm suggesting (and what I implied from Reuss's comments), is that the 7.0L architecture will continue to be used. He specifically alludes to that. It would of course benefit from DI and the other enhancements which transformed the LS3 into the LT1. Maybe they call it an LT6. But I also see it going as you suggest - a couple years-worth of Z28 and that's it. I suppose that I have a hard time imagining a blown powerplant as ideal for a track-purposed car. |
My wife is going to kill me when I come home with that!!
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Originally Posted by JoesC5
(Post 1585592489)
That could be. When looking at the photos of the camo'd cars it was apparent that the front fenders did not fully cover the front tires but I thought that maybe the flared fenders were not ready in time for their testing, yet they did have flared fenders on the rear.
From that little bit we can see of the front fender in the photo, it doesn't appear that it has flaired fenders, just add ons. Probably part of "Gurney Lips" like was used on the C6 wide body, even though the C6 wide body had fully flaired front fenders to cover the front tires.
Originally Posted by TTRotary
(Post 1585592506)
I suppose that I have a hard time imagining a blown powerplant as ideal for a track-purposed car.
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Originally Posted by Hirohawa
(Post 1585592437)
It's called "Yellow" - am I saying that right. :cheers: |
Originally Posted by rrm
(Post 1585592436)
I am looking at a few months old Road and Track and at the list in the back of the issue where it lists cars tested, hp, weight etc. They have the zo6 they tested at over 102k....Lord I hope not. ..rrm
GM will have to go to great length to reduce the curb weight, the base C7 is nearly 3500 lbs already. My current Z06 weight in at nearly 3100 lbs. My impression of the current C7 is that it's tire eating fuel drinking machine with lots of bells and whistles. I did a Spring Mountain level 3 class and the track was full of rubber marbles and before the day was over I always needed fuel. Also one had a motor go south, low oil pressure with a mean value train sound, never found out what exactly was wrong. It was on the next to last run of the last day there. |
LT4 = LS9 + DI + VVT? It would make sense. Spin it to 7k and call it a day.
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