i agree i read an article that had this same photo in it (forget the link) and it was talking about the fact that this is a regular NA z06 making 515hp not some one off/low production 'blue devil' model.

 

I saw one some time ago, check here:

http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=446503

 

I can't believe how many people didn't know what it was. I think some people should put down their super ricer tuner street magazines for a few minutes.

 

maby its to much time around rotor heads....

i find that the last thing rotary owners talk about is push rods...lol :p

but, indeed kinda suprising....part of the think i love about the factory high-performance corvette, very understated...with a few subtle outside changes...so at a glance, to most people...it appears to be a 'normal 400hp' car....then it lets out a wail from that 515hp 427 and its gone

 

Production numbers:

7.0-Liter V-8, 505 hp @ 6,300 rpm / 470 lb-ft @ 4,800 rpm
Redline 7,000 rpm
0-60 3.7
1/4 mile 11.7 @ 125 mph
Top Speed 198 mph
70-0 162 ft
300 ft skidpad 1.08g

EPA Rating 16 mpg city / 26 mpg hwy

 

Drool :p
So who wants to donate 70k to the Aoshi wants a corvette fund. It's for a good cause!

 

Updated as per latest test:

0-60 3.7
300 ft skidpad 1.08 g

 

that was my line


ive been ranting this since late last year/early this year. im starting to think rx8's have outnumbered 350z's here...you see them all the time i assume?

 

It's impressive that GM turned this car out for under $80K. But what kills me is that the Magazines want to hype it so badly by bragging that it can outrun other cars twice the price.

Well, people don't buy the cars that the Z06 can outrun for the performance alone.

They buy them for prestige. In the end it's still a Corvette. Not a Pagani Zonda, Not an Enzo, Not a Carrera GT, and Not a Ford GT.

It's comparable to how they hyped up the SRT-4 and compared it to cars twice the price.

Yes it is faster than an RX-8, but it's a Neon.

If you are looking for a BARGAIN, then yeah this Z06 is the car for you. If you are looking for prestige then stay away.

 

yeah even if the blue devil/Super Sport will become the "king of the ring" and edge out the Porsche Carrera GT, its still a corvette. and more than that, its still american made.


:D not to say i wouldn't take one for free :P

 

the price is 75,000 very nice compared to the previous model

 

The price is closer to $65,000 (plus destination) for a base Z06, which means that it's priced more in line with a Cayman S with a few options than it is with the more expensive 911, Viper, or NSX. Good marketing strategy by GM in this case, as long as they're not producing them at a loss, anyway.

 

I don't think you will find one for 65k. Dealers will order in the optioned models. Plus, initially some retards with more money than brains will pay a premium for them. I'm sure the intial dealer alotments will go for north of 80k.

 

lol, yeah. "market adjustment"

 

Very true. I remember a few years back when the Evo first came out dealers were trying to get north of $40,000 for them for a while. I guess some people just have to have it first.

 

plus u have the people that will pay full asking price for it, then park it in a garage for 20 years. Stupid bastards

 

69,789.00

 

What a way to resurrect a thread. He didn't even put a dollar sign!

 

Why?

 

LOL, maybe if it was like $20k more......