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Old 06-17-2005, 02:07 AM   #1
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"Pricing has finally been announced for the 2006 Corvette Z06. The fastest production Vette ever will start at $65,800 including destination and freight charges. That makes it arguably the best performance deal in the high-end market, considering the hand-built 505 HP LS7 and a variety of aluminum, titanium, and carbon-fiber goodies. GM claims a 0-60 MPH time of 3.7 seconds, and most estimates put its top speed somewhere around 200 MPH (it’s unlikely that GM will supply an official number, so we’ll need to wait for road tests). The question, of course, is how many buyers will line up to pay over $65K for a Chevrolet, because world-class performance notwithstanding, it may not have the prestige that many buyers seek in that price range. Hopefully the comprehensive performance upgrades to the drivetrain, chassis, suspension, braking system, and body will help it to achieve better marketplace success than the ZR1. Expect to see it hitting dealerships in the fourth quarter of this year."
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I think it should be called "Global Supercar Hunter"!!

and its looks are pretty nice too.
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Old 06-17-2005, 04:41 AM   #2
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looks sweet in black
quite a shame about those horribly large watermarks on the pics, though.
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Old 06-17-2005, 04:48 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by racer_f50
looks sweet in black
quite a shame about those horribly large watermarks on the pics, though.
yea i think the same, that large watermarks are so stupyd and innecesary.

this car will be better than viper srt-10 ? i think yes, but all of pieces in plastic are so ugly is the only bad of this car, for me.

3.7 secs 0-100, is awesome, 505 hps, and more than 200mph for 65k, i think i so great
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Old 06-17-2005, 05:11 AM   #4
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Holy shit thats good looking. :shock:
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Old 06-17-2005, 05:12 AM   #5
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wow ..... this has really crossed my expectations ...
hope RC buys it 8)
btw .. i see a bit of vipeness in the front ... :roll:
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Old 06-17-2005, 05:51 AM   #6
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Gorgeous looking car!!.........rool
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Old 06-17-2005, 06:28 AM   #7
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I like this car, but as usual the interior is a turn off, and I already saw one in real, I pressed with my finger against the body panels and they are so flexible, it felt like a toy
And the price is a bit too high for it to be a "real" bang for buck.
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Old 06-17-2005, 06:51 AM   #8
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Still horrid looking but better then the C6.
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Old 06-17-2005, 08:53 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by SPEEDKILLAR
I like this car, but as usual the interior is a turn off, and I already saw one in real, I pressed with my finger against the body panels and they are so flexible, it felt like a toy
And the price is a bit too high for it to be a "real" bang for buck.
1st off - the rear panel is plastic - the same as every other car on the planet deformable plastic to conform to regulations.

The carbon fibre fenders don't "bend like plasti" - and neither do the doors or hood/bonnet.

So - on the "flexible" thing :fist: and as to the price - name one single other regular production, dealer sold and srviced daily driver full service automobile thst can meet the posted numbers for the price - just name one.
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Old 06-17-2005, 09:34 AM   #10
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Very tough looking car, I like it.
and the interior looks simple and functional. You will hardly have time to look inside the cockpit anyway...with this kind of performance.

btw what does the DNF on the windscreen mean. Did Not Finish ?
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Originally Posted by SPEEDKILLAR
And the price is a bit too high for it to be a "real" bang for buck.

Looks like shit, shitty interior, leaf spring bathtub, but your wrong, one thing were it does win is in the bang for the buck category.
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Old 06-17-2005, 09:41 AM   #12
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Funny thing is that now everyone takes notice of "the Z06" - 5 years ago I would struggle to conduct a conversion with so called "car enthusdiasts" because they had no idea there was a 0-60 4s, 175mph, 60-0 in 110ft, 7m56s capable Nurburg hotlapper from the Corvette stable...
It was only after it posted th 7m56s and the LeMan crown fell twice in succesion to the C5R that they admitted it was what we said it was all along...

...now you can't shut them up about ragging on it...
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Originally Posted by RC45
Funny thing is that now everyone takes notice of "the Z06" - 5 years ago I would struggle to conduct a conversion with so called "car enthusdiasts" because they had no idea there was a 0-60 4s, 175mph, 60-0 in 110ft, 7m56s capable Nurburg hotlapper from the Corvette stable...
It was only after it posted th 7m56s and the LeMan crown fell twice in succesion to the C5R that they admitted it was what we said it was all along...

...now you can't shut them up about ragging on it...
Z06 is still a special like the CS, not a full on main production model. And I was never impressed with the stock C5, which I think is shite, my opinion anyway.


And Chevy boys just started getting it right with the gen 5 chassis with the Z06...

So to me Corvette doesnt get much respect, "Z06" does. Cause its the only model that is as fast as some 100k + competition.

When you talk about Corvette I think "c5 Coupe, ZR1" which are shit poser cars.
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Old 06-17-2005, 10:04 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by SFDMALEX
Z06 is still a special like the CS
This goes in my sig - yeah baby.. the Crown Prince Tifosi just said the "Z06 is like the CS..."
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Old 06-17-2005, 12:17 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by SFDMALEX
Originally Posted by RC45
Funny thing is that now everyone takes notice of "the Z06" - 5 years ago I would struggle to conduct a conversion with so called "car enthusdiasts" because they had no idea there was a 0-60 4s, 175mph, 60-0 in 110ft, 7m56s capable Nurburg hotlapper from the Corvette stable...
It was only after it posted th 7m56s and the LeMan crown fell twice in succesion to the C5R that they admitted it was what we said it was all along...

...now you can't shut them up about ragging on it...
Z06 is still a special like the CS, not a full on main production model. And I was never impressed with the stock C5, which I think is shite, my opinion anyway.


And Chevy boys just started getting it right with the gen 5 chassis with the Z06...

So to me Corvette doesnt get much respect, "Z06" does. Cause its the only model that is as fast as some 100k + competition.

When you talk about Corvette I think "c5 Coupe, ZR1" which are shit poser cars.
in 2004, it was 17% of every corvette made... 5,683 total Z06's... how many CS's were made? how many 360's were made alotogether? somewhere less then the number of Z06's sold i think
for the new Z, Dave Hill expects 1 in 5 vettes to be a Z06.

oh, and the ZR-1... 405 hp 7500 rpm redline, top speed 190 ish... nearly as well at the turns as the Z06... so, this car is just a poser car?
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