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Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible. The Corvette Z06 Convertible includes a power-folding top that can activate at driving speeds up to 50 km/h (31 mph), as well as repositioned safety-belt mounts. It was unveiled at the 2014 New York International Auto Show, alongside the Corvette Z06 coupe. [40] [41]
Need for Speed. With an acceleration rate of 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, the C6 Z06 was scorching in its day and, as DeMuro notes, that’s still fast by today’s standards. DeMuro said that’s ...
The Z06 was the official pace car for both the 2006 Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 race. Car and Driver recorded a 0–60 mph (97 km/h) acceleration time of 3.6 seconds and 1/4 mile in 11.7 seconds at 125 mph (201 km/h) in October 2005. The Z06 contains the following enhancements over the standard C6 Corvette:
Official output was 505 hp (377 kW; 512 PS) and has a 0–60 mph (0–97 km/h) time of 3.7 seconds. Top speed is 198 mph (319 km/h). [78] Another first for a Corvette, the Z06 featured a full aluminum chassis. The frame mirrored the C5/6 architecture, but substituted aluminum hydroformed rails and aluminum extrusions and castings fore and aft.
Chevy estimates the Corvette ZR1's top speed at over 215 mph, while the claimed Vmax for the Z06 is 189 mph. Chevy also says the ZR1 will be capable of a sub-10-second quarter-mile sprint.
The No. 13 Z06 GT3.R of AWA Racing at the 2024 Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen. First news about the car's upcoming racing program(s) was revealed on June 23, 2023, with the announcement of a two-car factory supported effort in the IMSA GT Daytona Pro (GTD Pro) category, under the banner of Corvette Racing with Pratt Miller Motorsports. [8]
Things didn’t quite pan out that way, with the Z06 besting the Italian supercar during the first pass of 10.595 seconds at 128.9 mph. The Ferrari was just behind at 10.846 seconds at 132.96 mph ...
Chevrolet Corvette (C8) Z06, based on the C8 platform 2020 Originally, the Z06 designation was an order code for an options package in the 1963 model year. Zora Arkus-Duntov, known as the “father of the Corvette” came up with the idea to circumvent a 1957 corporate agreement between American manufacturers forbidding automobile racing.