First issues first. In any taste, the brand new C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is quick. Offered all eight cylinders are singing their flat-plane crankshaft tune, flooring the present-day range-topping ‘Vette will get you warp-speed acceleration with a screaming supercar soundtrack. The large query is whether or not our fanatic buddies in Europe are lacking out by getting a barely detuned model.
As a refresher, the 2023 Corvette Z06 produces 670 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque for the North American market. To fulfill European rules, a gasoline particulate filter is added which requires a redesigned exhaust system, therefore why these automobiles lose the center-mount pipes for Stingray-style finishers on the corners. Within the course of, output from the 5.5-liter DOHC engine falls to 636 hp and 439 lb-ft of torque. That is nonetheless greater than sufficient to effectively shove this mid-engine Chevrolet to triple-digit speeds with no second thought.
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Up to now, we have not seen Z06 efficiency figures exterior of the stats introduced for North American fashions. And whereas this video from Motorsport Journal on YouTube does not provide any instrumented time/pace knowledge, we will a minimum of extrapolate some basic acceleration figures due to an uninterrupted in-car view of the digital speedometer reaching 155 mph (250 kph).
It is value restating that these are generalized numbers primarily based on what the video exhibits, and we’re compelled to guess on some speedometer readings because the pace will increase absurdly quick. Additionally, we don’t know about exterior components akin to climate circumstances, altitude, or the street floor – all of which may have a profound impact on car efficiency.
With all of that in thoughts, it seems the 36-hp drop does make a distinction. The US-spec Z06 units benchmarks of 0-60 mph in 2.6 seconds and a quarter-mile of 10.6 seconds at 131.6 mph. This model seems to succeed in 60 in roughly 3.5 seconds, with 131 mph (211 kph) arriving in roughly 12 seconds flat. We do not have a US benchmark for 0-155 mph, however the European Z06 achieves this purpose in 19 seconds.
As such, the video suggests the European Z06 is roughly a second slower than its American counterpart. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless supercar fast in all points.
