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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
And it ended up being a significantly less track focused car. Supercharged with, at the minimum, a removable top that sacrificed rigidity. I get that this car is more rigid than the previous Z06, even with the removable top, but it would have been even more so with the hard top. This Z06 gave up what made the Z06 such an awesome car to chase more sales.
This "Z06" is more along the lines of the ZL1 than a Z06.
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i think the ZR1 will be the hardcore track car now. Hardtop/coupe only. And probably pushing 700+
1M hypercars are into the 6 minute range - i think the ZR1 is focused on that.
Looking back at the C6 - the Z06 sold great when it was the only other option. Then the ZR1 stole sales for more hardcore buyers. The GS stole sales from those who just wanted the Z06/wide body and the 427 was for the Z06 vert fans.
GM just decided to roll all 4 models into 1 and call it a Z06 this time around.
I will bet a 6 pack of beer that a ZR1 will come out in '16/17 that will be like the Z/28 was to the Camaro. A purely track focused machine not intended for the weak of heart