GM Announces 2015 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Z06 and Corvette Racing C7.R Reveals

[FenwickHockey65]

Special Event Preceding Reveal of Corvette Z06 and C7.R
General Motors

January 6, 2014

• 2014 Corvette Stingray is finalist for North American Car of the Year
• Corvette Stingray is the industry’s most awarded car of the year

DETROIT – The 2015 Corvette Z06 and the all-new C7.R represent the next evolution in the Corvette Stingray, the industry’s most awarded car in 2013. Continuing the momentum, the reveal of the Z06 and the C7.R will be live streamed on Monday, January 13 during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The live stream will be available at chevy.com/Z06reveal beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST with a special event leading into the press conference, which begins at 10 a.m. EST in the Chevrolet Exhibit at COBO Hall.

The 2014 Corvette Stingray is one of three finalists for the North American Car of the Year, on which 48 automotive journalists from the United States and Canada vote to recognize the most outstanding vehicles of the year based on factors including innovation, design, safety, handling, driver satisfaction and value for the dollar.

Separately, more than a dozen magazines, websites and auto organizations have awarded Corvette Stingray their top honor including:

• Automobile magazine named Corvette Stingray its Automobile of the Year
• Car and Driver put Corvette Stingray on its annual “10 Best” list
• Road & Track magazine named Corvette Stingray its Performance Car of the Year
• Yahoo! announced its top prize in October, naming Corvette Stingray its 2014 Yahoo Autos Car of the Year
• Forbes magazine called Corvette Stingray the Hottest New Car of the Year
• Autoweek magazine named Corvette Stingray to its Best of the Best
• Popular Science singled out Corvette Stingray twice: first in the magazine’s Best of What’s New feature and later for its performance prowess in its 2014 Auto Excellence Awards
• Esquire magazine called the Corvette Stingray reveal the Automotive Event of the Year
• Kelly Blue Book gave Corvette Stingray two awards, putting it in the Best Resale Value Top 10 and naming it Best Resale Value: High Performance Car
• The Motor Press Guild named Corvette Stingray its inaugural Innovation Vehicle of the Year over $29,000
• IntelliChoice & AutoPacific included Corvette Stingray in their Motorist Choice Awards
• The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada named Corvette Stingray the Best New Sports/Performance Car
• Detroit Free Press named the Corvette Stingray as its Car of the Year
• Bloomberg named Corvette Stingray as its Car of the Year on its list of 2013’s Best Cars

The winners for North American Car and Truck of the Year will be announced January 13 at an auto show media event in Detroit.

[CamaroSkooter]

I'm guessing the Z06 will be priced starting up in the $85k range, right?

[FenwickHockey65]

Corvette's always been the performance bargain of the century.

[CamaroSkooter]

I only ask because the Camaro Z/28 has already been set at $75k and I can't imagine Chevrolet would want the two nameplates to directly compete with each other...

(Obviously the Z06 will be the better bargain, but you just can't have the two nameplates at the same price range, otherwise, what's the point of buying the Z/28?)

[Camaro_Corvette]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

I only ask because the Camaro Z/28 has already been set at $75k and I can't imagine Chevrolet would want the two nameplates to directly compete with each other...

(Obviously the Z06 will be the better bargain, but you just can't have the two nameplates at the same price range, otherwise, what's the point of buying the Z/28?)

Not everybody likes corvettes.

[CamaroSkooter]

While true, I imagine that's not who Chevrolet is marketing to anyway :P

[shank0668]

Excited to hear the details on this one!

[menendez1293]

[Bhobbs]

Looking forward to the Z06 reveal.

[snizzle]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

I only ask because the Camaro Z/28 has already been set at $75k and I can't imagine Chevrolet would want the two nameplates to directly compete with each other...

(Obviously the Z06 will be the better bargain, but you just can't have the two nameplates at the same price range, otherwise, what's the point of buying the Z/28?)

Sure you can on a special edition low volume vehicle such as the Z/28. Base models are far apart.

[big hammer]

600 hp?

[GretchenGotGrowl]

Originally Posted by big hammer

600 hp?

Good question. I'm going to say 560-570 HP and 540-550 TQ if it is NA. I'm more interested in what transmission will go in it. I wonder if they will surprise some of us with that.

[crysalis_01]

Originally Posted by CamaroSkooter

I'm guessing the Z06 will be priced starting up in the $85k range, right?

Base '13 ~$49,600
Base '14 ~$51,000

Z06 '13 ~$75,600

Going with the ratio of increase on the base (which means nothing, but what else have we got to go on?) we can ESTIMATE the:

Z06 '14 ~$80,200

[Number 3]

I doubt we will hear the price in this reveal just like we didn't for the Z/28.