The standard Z06 features a front splitter and a unique rear spoiler which includes an installable fixed wickerbill on the edges that provides 365 pounds of downforce at 186 mph. Three levels of increasing aerodynamic support will be offered for the Z06. Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires are standard with the Sport Cup 2R tires available with the Z07 Performance Package. This allows for the use of wider tires and wheels with the Z06 offering 20×10 inch front wheels with 275/30ZR20 tires and 21×13 inch rear wheels that are sized for 345/25ZR21 tires. The widebody design gives the Z06 a wider stance that is 3.6 inches wider than the C8 Stingray. In fact, the Z06 takes in 50% more air for cooling than the C8 Stingray. The wider rear fascia also allows for larger air intakes required for cooling the Z06. Chevy engineers added another heat exchanger in the center of the front fascia to pull in additional cooling just like the C8.R race cars for the engine, brakes, and transaxle.
With racing fused in its DNA, the Z06 was designed to exploit its track capabilities in all areas. Like the previous engine builds from the PBC, each engine features a plaque on the intake manifold with the signature of the engine builder who assembled it from start to finish. The LT6 will be hand assembled by master engine builders at the Performance Build Center inside the Bowling Green Assembly Plant. In fact, the C8.R has been described as the Z06 hiding in plain sight. A carbon fiber engine cover will be sold separately as an accessory.Ī version of the LT6 has powered Corvette Racing’s C8.R racers since 2019 and the direct transfer of technology from racing to street has never been more evident than now with the cars sharing the chassis, similar engine architecture, and exterior proportions. It also looks like no other Corvette engine before with an all-new active split-intake manifold with 87mm throttle bodies and distinctive Edge Red camshaft covers.
The LT6 also features forged aluminum pistons and forged titanium connecting rods for low mass and high strength and a six-stage dry-sump oiling system. To accomplish that goal, Chevy engineers turned to a flat-plane crankshaft design which combined with the LT6’s short stroke enables the engine to redline at 8,600 RPM. As racing and performance enthusiasts love naturally aspirated engines for their responsiveness and trackability, the small-block LT6 was a clean-sheet design with the goal to create a naturally aspirated powerplant the would exceed the power of any naturally aspirated production V8 engine ever made. America’s newest supercar is powered by Chevy’s revolutionary LT6, a dual overhead cam 5.5-liter V8 which makes 670 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque at 6300 RPM.
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