Hmm, future purchase!?

[ringram]

http://www.chevycorvette.com/2015-corvette-z06#eng...

Interesting spec. 1700cc Eaton, wonder if its a new gen.
Anyway interesting to see GM spinning it 5000rpm faster than the previous setup..

Cam, Heads and exhaust on that and 800bhp should be possible.
Nice new 8 speed auto too. 5% more efficient than the manual!

I know Gareth has his name down for one.

[willisit]

YES.

I've seen a couple of C7s in the wild and they are simply wonderful. I guess the usual PH crowd will warble on about the LHD side of thigns, but I'd sell my Monaro in a shot for one of these. The Z06 just begs the question, "What the hell will the ZR1 be like?". I drove most C6 types and the ZR1s are silly money even stateside. I can't imagine the Z06 being sub-£100k here. <sigh>

Gorgeous either way. Huge amounts of want.

[ARAF]

willisit said:

I guess the usual PH crowd will warble on about the LHD side of thigns,

I guess I'll be in that group, I'm afraid,

willisit said:

Gorgeous either way. Huge amounts of want.

Can't deny that though. What a car.

[Sarge 4x4]

WOW.

That's gone and done it...............the car is just sex on four bits of rubber and Yellow available.

Anyone want a Gen-F ?

[ARAF]

Sarge 4x4 said:

WOW.

That's gone and done it...............the car is just sex on four bits of rubber and Yellow available.

Anyone want a Gen-F ?

Aren't the yellow ones the Hertz rental ones?

[ringram]

Yeah LHD is a bit of a pain. Mainly in carparks and toll booths!

One of those long mechanical arm things helps there. But I never noticed any issue in general driving.

Be interesting what happens with Holden and whether the LT range makes it into the marque..!

[ARAF]

ringram said:

Yeah LHD is a bit of a pain. Mainly in carparks and toll booths!

One of those long mechanical arm things helps there. But I never noticed any issue in general driving.

Be interesting what happens with Holden and whether the LT range makes it into the marque..!

It looks like a lovely compact package, so would get around the scuttle problem with the normal LSA engine (from the Camaro and CTS) on Gen Fs.

Looking at Sarge's car yesterday, I can't believe the GenF LSA intercooler casting has been made just for the few GTS cars that are built over the next couple of years.

Surely the re-design would suggest that the engine is destined for other cars with the same problem? LSA in the Chevy SS maybe?

[ringram]

Maybe because its not been especially made ..

[ARAF]

ringram said:

Maybe because its not been especially made ..

Oh yeah.

[willisit]

ringram said:

Yeah LHD is a bit of a pain. Mainly in carparks and toll booths!

One of those long mechanical arm things helps there. But I never noticed any issue in general driving.

Be interesting what happens with Holden and whether the LT range makes it into the marque..!

My 993s were both LHD, and I had a couple of DeLoreans - both wide and almost without windows... you know what, LHD made no difference day to day. I don't "get" why it's a problem. I drive LHD all the time (I am in Europe a lot) so meh, it's down to the individual (most of which have never tried it).

I'd have this Z06 all. day. long.

[FoxdieUK]

Do they come in red? It'll be an extra 50 ponies in red

 *flees* 

[ringram]

Maybe

[neiljohnson]

ringram said:

Maybe

Red isn't a colour I normally go for but that

[stevieturbo]

ringram said:

Maybe

No idea what it costs....but as far as looks go, that really IS super car territory.

[Sarge 4x4]

Fantastic looking car.

[ringram]

$80,000 apparently

[MyM8V8]

Book me one Danno!

(Looks like an F12, and probably goes like one too at a fifth of the price.)

[S800VXR]

[neiljohnson]

Looks like a cross between a Ferrari & a gtr to me
I hope in the flesh the car isn't the size of a gtr as that would ruin it in my eyes

[ringram]

Its larger than the existing z06
So its pretty big