📰 Auto News 2023 C8 Z06 | 670hp, 5.5L Flat-Plane

[cdh027]

If the ZR1 comes in between the Z06 and the Zora and is forced induction, it will be the sweet spot.

 

[Turk]

Only like 100. The torque makes it fun on the street since your not spending your time at 8,200 rpm.

The ability to rev to 8200 rpm has other benefits such as smaller gear ratios, which then puts more power to the ground on high HP cars even during daily driving with less torque.
A car with an 8200 redline can have a 32% more aggressive gear than a car with a 6200 redline and therefore put down 32% more power to the ground with the same drivability. This is why engine torque doesn’t matter, because it doesn’t illustrate power to the ground through gears.

 

[Turk]

Anyways, impressed with the numbers. Styling is lacking.

 

[cdh027]

Don't get me wrong, this car will probably dominate on a road course. I'm saying from my personal experience that I prefer torquey engines for the street.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

For what this car is designed for (track use) where it will spend time at RPM, it's probably fine. Reality is, many won't see the track.

 

[Lead Pipe]

That sound though…

Fuck that twat is on the panel…

I feel the body work flows together smoother than any other Z06. The downside is that it doesn't look as significantly more aggressive than the base car.

 

[cdh027]

0 to 60 in 2.6 seconds is actually pretty fucking quick.

 

[Turk]

Don't get me wrong, this car will probably dominate on a road course. I'm saying from my personal experience that I prefer torquey engines for the street.

Im the opposite.The r8 and v8 M3 are a lot more fun to drive than my Camaro SS was.

 

[Lead Pipe]

Im the opposite.The r8 and v8 M3 are a lot more fun to drive than my Camaro SS was.

Bro it was a 20 year old, 80’s GM platform when it was new. No shit ??.

 

[ZXMustang]

These people dry humping eachother like its the second coming, and I really dont see a difference between this new one and the normal C8.

 

[Stink Star]

These people dry humping eachother like its the second coming, and I really dont see a difference between this new one and the normal C8.

I would say of all the things that make this thing badass, styling differences aren’t any of them. Is it because they didn’t charge much? Or is it that the standard C8 is already pretty aggressive? Not sure but you’re not buying this thing because of a new front and rear bumper that’s for sure

 

[Rent Free]

Its same thing I said for the GT350.

the engine will be worth the price of admission.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

The car is super impressive, if I was a potential new Z06 owner I’d look forward to all the looks I’d get when people realized it wasn’t just a plane C8 flying by them at 8000+rpm’s.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

uggghhh, another low torque FPC like the 350.

It'll be fine. Its like a GT350 but with a few hundred more RPM on the redline, and a bit more displacement. With the 8spd DCT, I bet the gearing is much shorter so it'll fly through 1st to 3rd.

 

[Lead Pipe]

Its same thing I said for the GT350.

the engine will be worth the price of admission.

Agreed, though this car isn't going to obtainable by most people for a looooong time.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Long Live the Blackwing!!! Err, NotBlackWing!

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

Uuuuuh, torque if absolutely everything. Ask Tesla.

yeah but unless you put electric motors at each wheel....like tesla... the torque is useless if you can't utilize it. A single gas motor cant make the super fine instant tq adjustments at each wheel like tesla can to get at the edge of traction at all times.

They aren't comparable is what I am getting at. Each platform handles torque completely different.

 

[03GTGreen]

So GT350s dyno 460ish to the wheels. This thing will be 600ish. Dear Ford, how you gonna let chevy come in and bitch slap you with a higher hp dohc fpc?

The real ? is will this have consumption issues like fords

 

[cdh027]

So GT350s dyno 460ish to the wheels. This thing will be 600ish. Dear Ford, how you gonna let chevy come in and bitch slap you with a higher hp dohc fpc?

The real ? is will this have consumption issues like fords

At least Chevy used UDDU and not UDUD.

 

[S8ER01Z]

Maybe I’ve been spoiled by Dodge just showing their cars sliding sideways up a fucking tree during release events but this was painful as hell. I don’t care about any of these “celebrity” opinions and it seemed to be lacking engineering details and performance numbers. I skipped that entire waste of time they spent talking about this thing like it’s an art piece and then just closed it when it went to the lame talking panel. GM needs to fire their marketing team

 

[Mook]

BUT THE WORLD IS ON NOTICE

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

At least Chevy used UDDU and not UDUD.

Which means the crank should weigh less.

Fords UDUD meant they had to add counterweights which brought the crankshaft weight back up to near cross plane crank weights.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Maybe I’ve been spoiled by Dodge just showing their cars sliding sideways up a fucking tree during release events but this was painful as hell. I don’t care about any of these “celebrity” opinions and it seemed to be lacking engineering details and performance numbers. I skipped that entire waste of time they spent talking about this thing like it’s an art piece and then just closed it when it went to the lame talking panel. GM needs to fire their marketing team

GM has always had a high failure rate in marketing lol.

 

[cdh027]

Which means the crank should weigh less.

Fords UDUD meant they had to add counterweights which brought the crankshaft weight back up to near cross plane crank weights.

Yep, and it still wasn't balanced as good.

 

[Lead Pipe]

You don't have to market a car that will sell itself