Chevrolet has begun shipping the 2016 Corvette Z06 coupe from Bowling Green Assembly to customers, with the first lucky owners to get the car later this week.
The most powerful production car ever from General Motors and one of the most powerful production cars available in the United States, the 2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is equipped with the new LT4 supercharged 6.2-liter V8 engine SAE-certified at 650hp at 6,400 rpm and 650lb-ft (881 Nm) of torque at 3,600 rpm.
The Z06 accelerates from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in just 2.95 seconds when equipped with the available eight-speed automatic transmission, or in 3.2 seconds with the standard seven-speed manual transmission. A quarter-mile (400-meter) sprint takes just 10.95 seconds with the eight-speed automatic and 11.2 seconds with the seven-speed manual. With both versions, the Corvette Z06 hits 127 mph (204 km/h) at the end of the quarter-mile.
In terms of braking performance, the Z06 can stop from 60 mph in just 99.6 feet (30.3 meters), the best braking performance of any production car GM has ever tested. Additionally, the Corvette Z06 achieves 1.2 g in lateral acceleration compared with the Corvette’s previous best 1.13 g.
All test results were achieved with Z06 coupes fitted with the optional Z07 Performance package ($7,995), which adds Brembo carbon ceramic brake rotors and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires. The Z07 package also features the most aggressive aerodynamic package available on the Corvette Z06, which delivers the most downforce of any production car ever tested by GM.
U.S. pricing for the 2015 Corvette Z06 starts at $78,995 including destination, while the convertible model, arriving in spring 2015, will start at $83,995.
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