| With 500 horsepower, GM says the 2006 | | | | racing program, the ZO6 has an all-new |
| Corvette Z06 is the fastest, most | | | | chassis that replaces the conventional |
| powerful car ever offered by the | | | | car's steel parts with lightweight |
| automaker. The car can zip from 0 to 60 | | | | aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber. |
| miles per hour in less than four seconds | | | | The new LS7 7.0-liter OHV (overhead |
| and fly through the quarter-mile in less | | | | valve) V-8 engine for the 2006 ZO6 |
| than 12 seconds with a top speed of more | | | | Corvette will not only achieve 500 |
| than 190 mph on a racetrack. | | | | horsepower, it will be capable of |
| "We buy watches that cost thousands of | | | | running up to 7100 rpm. The previous |
| dollars and don't tell time better than | | | | limit was 6600 rpm in the 6.0-liter LS2. |
| a $20 Swatch," said Bob Lutz, vice chair | | | | The new LS7 7.0-liter OHV (overhead |
| of General Motors Corporation. It's the | | | | valve) V-8 engine for the 2006 ZO6 |
| same thing with high-horsepower cars. | | | | Corvette will not only achieve 500 |
| You don't move any faster in traffic | | | | horsepower, it will be capable of |
| than you do with a Chevy Aveo, but it's | | | | running up to 7100 rpm. The previous |
| all about knowing that you have all this | | | | limit was 6600 rpm in the 6.0-liter LS2. |
| power and potential at your disposal." | | | | With this new engine, GM is showing |
| The car's body is made of aluminum, and | | | | multi-valve overhead cam performance is |
| the front fenders and front wheelhouses | | | | achievable with a two-valve cam-in-block |
| are made of carbon fiber. The Z06 also | | | | engine. For the new ZO6, higher rpm |
| has a unique front fascia with a larger | | | | allows the driver to remain in first |
| grille, cold-air scoop and lower air | | | | gear to just over 60 mph, contributes to |
| splitter. The interior is different, | | | | higher top speed and improves overall |
| too, with a special gauge cluster | | | | vehicle performance. The LS7 is one of |
| featuring the Z06 logo on the tachometer | | | | the first automotive OHV production |
| and lightweight two-tone seats. | | | | engines in the industry capable of more |
| Derived from Chevy's successful Corvette | | | | than 7000 rpm. |