04-22-2020, 11:13 AM
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Drives: 2002 Camaro SS SOM; 2015 Malibu LTZ
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Queens, NY
Posts: 4,038
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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
From the May 2020 Car & Driver....
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...onfirmed-2021/
The upcoming Chevy Corvette Z06 will be the first of several upcoming ultra-high-perform*ance variants of the C8 Corvette. We expect it to go on sale in early 2021 as a 2022 model, starting at about $85,000. It's a return to the stripped-down-for-action, high-revving, track-worthy Vette embodied by the 505-hp 7.0-liter V-8-powered C6 Z06 of 2006 through 2013.
This time, the Z06 will use a naturally aspirated DOHC 32-valve 5.5-liter V-8. Plus, it has a flat-plane crank, just like a Ferrari V-8. It should rev to between 8500 and 9000 rpm, spit out 600-plus horsepower, and shriek like something from Ferrari. It feeds an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transaxle driving the rear wheels. This is no mere speculation; a detuned version of this engine is already powering the C8.R race car. |
Too bad Chevy is having problems with Camaro. This could've been a great powerteam for a Z/28 revival.
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