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