The new Z06 is powered by a new 5.5-liter naturally aspirated V-8 putting out a record-setting 670 horsepower.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nNew engine brings more power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Z06 is powered the all-new 5.5-liter LT6 V-8 engine, which offers power up to its 8,600-rpm redline. The Stingray moves to the next gear at about 6,500 rpm. It\u2019s also built using race-proven technology and ideas, including the racing-style dry-sump oiling system to meticulously tuned induction and exhaust systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The key to the LT6\u2019s performance capability is a lightweight, low-inertia rotating assembly rooted in an all-new flat-plane crankshaft that, along with a comparatively short stroke (the distance each piston\/connecting rod assembly travels with each rotation of the crankshaft), allows the engine to rev to its maximum range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVirtually every component that distinguishes the Z06 was developed to support or enhance its capability,\u201d said Tadge Juechter, executive chief engineer, Corvette. \u201cBy leveraging the mid-engine architecture\u2019s inherent advantages, we are able to achieve 6% more downforce than a seventh-gen ZR1 at 8% lower drag.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Better late than never, right? It would seem so as Chevrolet took the covers off the long-awaited Corvette Z06 and it was definitely worth the wait. Fans got to see it in action in a 25-minute film on the internet. Details can be found at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":210928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,1164,2648,969,1347,9],"tags":[1729,2283,1733,3245,2819],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210937,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210927\/revisions\/210937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210927"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=210927"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=210927"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=210927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}