2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Review

It’s the second year in a row that the Chevrolet Corvette has won the annual Road & Track “Readers’ Choice Award.” According to the magazine’s senior technical editor Patrick Hong, the high-performance Z06 led the remaining eleven Best Car 2006 finalists. Hong says the American sports-car icon garnered nearly three times as many votes as its closest competitor. The BMW M5 took second place, followed by the Porsche Cayman S, Pontiac Solstice, Infiniti M45, Mazda MX-5 Miata, BMW 330i, Dodge Charger R/T, Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe, Audi A3, Mercedes Benz CLS500, Cadillac STS-V.

Car and Driver magazine has also named the Chevrolet Corvette as the “Best Performance Car” for 2006 in its 24th annual roundup of the 10 best cars sold in America. It’s no wonder that the Corvette is America’s favorite sports car! The 2006 Corvette Z06 has an endurance-racing-inspired 7.0-liter power plant under the hood. It boasts 470 lb.-ft. of torque and goes from 0-to-60 mph in 3.9 seconds. At 80 mph, the massive brakes on the new Z06 stop the car in a short 109 feet. It delivers a top speed of 198 mph.

A splitter underneath the front fascia, re-contoured front fenders with larger side ducts, a small scoop on the hood and rear-brake cooling ducts all contribute to the new Vette’s high-speed stability and impressive 0.34 drag coefficient.

Other features of the 2006 Z06 listed by General Motors include:

� LS7 7.0-liter/427-cubic-inch Gen IV V-8 engine with lightweight reciprocating components
� 505 horsepower (373 kw) @ 6300 rpm
� 470 lb.-ft. of torque (657 Nm) @ 4800 rpm
� 6-speed manual transmission
� 7000 rpm redline
� Aluminum body structure with one-piece hydroformed perimeter rail frame and magnesium engine cradle
� Carbon-fiber composite front fenders, front wheelhouses and floors
� Dry-sump engine lubrication system
âÂ?¢ Hand-built engine at GM’s new Performance Build Center
� Unique design styling that includes a larger grille, cold-air scoop and lower air splitter, wide-body front and rear fenders and a taller rear spoiler
� Engine, transmission and differential oil coolers and steering cooler

All in all the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is one of the best performance values on the market, and the world class sports car is comfortable enough for extended road trips. There is also plenty of room for your luggage. Leather seats; Head-Up Display (HUD); dual-zone air conditioning and cabin air filtration are standard amenities. Options include polished wheels, a telescoping steering wheel, heated seats, a GPS navigation system, a Bose audio system with an in-dash CD player, and side air bags.

The Z06 is offered in Machine Silver Metallic, Victory Red, Daytona Sunset Orange, Le Mans Blue Metallic, Velocity Yellow Tintcoat and Black exterior colors. Pricing for the 2005 Z06 “Vette” starts at $65,800, including destination and freight charges, according to a General Motors press release. In October 2005, the duPont REGISTRY(TM) Exotic Car Buyers Guide 2006 named the ’06 Corvette Z06 the “Best Bang for the Buck.”

The new Z06 is the fastest, most powerful car ever offered by Chevrolet and General Motors. It was developed alongside the Corvette C6.R racecar. Corvette’s chief engineer Dave Hill attributes the superior performance of the 2006 Z06 to the technology and know-how from the race program.

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