Chevrolet dominates Nurburgring test session

But maybe not for all the right reasons!

The Americans tend to arrive at the 'ring with a bit of a bang. And yesterday was no exception.

No lap time for this Z06 then...

For starters, Chevrolet doesn't use the Nordschleife for the same kind of monotonous but rigorous durability testing as other manufacturers. You don't see their family cars making 40 laps a day for two years before launch. Instead they arrive with nearly-finished sports cars, get busy with final handling and dynamic tests, then leave with a lap time and a video. At least, that's the plan.

The first Chevy to hit the track yesterday was this bright yellow, 2015-model C7 Corvette Z06. Sporting a supercharged 650hp motor and the full performance pack, it's not a leap of imagination to presume it arrived looking for a lap time. That's what Corvettes do, right?

Nearly ten years ago, Jan Magnussen (father of Kevin) pushed the first C6-generation Z06 around the 'Ring in 7mins 42. Since then we've seen 20 seconds shed from that lap time, through various detail and tyre changes. The last Corvette to set a 'record' was the supercharged ZR1 in 2012 with a 7:19.

Z/28's noise is rude; see the vid!

Sadly, there'll be no records for this new yellow beast as shown by a PHer's Tweet. Don't worry too much though, as we also witnessed a blue version at the famous ED Tankstelle petrol station.

The other car you can see here is a red Camaro Z/28. No doubt back with unfinished business after it's last amazing record lap with Adam Dean ended with a rain storm. The dry-sumped track day special is one of the best sounding cars lapping the 'ring right now.

And rumours are that its sixth-generation offspring is about to break cover for the first time ever in public. Let's just hope it doesn't arrive with the same kind of 'bang' as that Z06...

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