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