Jon Winter

http://www.chevrolet.com/corvettez06/

lap

I was NEVER a big (or small for that matter) fan of the Vette. BUT OMG!!! They got this one RIGHT ON THE $$$$! Finally GM is listening....

Jon, does this compliment or replace the c32?

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LIL C32 AMG

DAMNNNN.. congrats bro!!

SilverSL500

If that's what you want. I'd much rather have an SL.

NORTH 44 C63

I think the C6 is the nicest Vette in nearly 40 years. Had run against one yesterday. VERY quick. ENJOY IT

Jon Winter

I'm keeping my C32. The corvette will be my track car.

LIL C32 AMG

Who won??

Sleestack

As most MB owners would.... most MB drivers would either kill themselves behind the wheel of a real sports car.... or stall.

nlpamg

too bad a comparable sl55 is around $40k more...

LIONHEAD

Sweet.....leaning towards getting one myself. Can't wait to see what the aftermarket superchargers and turbos will produced on the stock 500 horsepower (700-800HP).

JasonC32amg

Nice specs, I prefer the FRC bodystyle though. What is the MSRP? Is your deposit for MSRP? It should be a fun car, enjoy I had a lot of fun with my '01 Z...

ultraseven

Wow, what a fantastic purchase. I personally dig the new Vette and I think the new Z06 should drive like a dream. I drove the last generation Z06 at one of the major GM events that's held across the nation every year and it was a blast to drive.

Jon Winter

The deposit is for MSRP. If the deal changes, I get something else.

nlpamg

what is the msrp? ~$70k?

c2jones

Nice job, Jon.

Z06 is a bonefide supercar for SLK55 type of $$$.

Can't go wrong with this.

c2jones

No one really knows yet as it has not been officially announced.

(The car will be released for sale in August as a 2006 model.)

Any pricing given now is in the realm of estimation, no matter who this is, including (perhaps especially) dealers.

04E55 AMG

About $65K and will run circles around the SL55 and SL65 for a fraction of the price. Best sports car for the value

I also put my name on the list. A exotic that will not break the bank!

JasonC32amg

No kidding...it should run close to a GT2 if not better and goober can wrench on her down at the Exxon
:p

Seriously though, this car should really make people think twice about some of the exotics. Don't get me wrong, it won't dissuade those picking up an Enzo or CGT, but for many who aren't hung up on brand it will be very appealing on the merits.

LIONHEAD

Here some pics I found not from the L.A. AutoShow:

http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04912.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04914.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04917.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04924.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04925.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04928.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04931.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04935.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04944.JPG
http://webpages.charter.net/rogassian/DSC04947.JPG

c2jones

From MotorTrend:

04E55 AMG

Agreed

Having owed NSX's and 911 TT's I never was a Vette guy until the C6. I love the lines (very euro looking) and the performance even in non Z06 form is awesome. My understanding is that this car will come in a targa as well for open air thrills

c2jones

No targa for Z06 as of yet.

While this car was just introduced (Monday!) there is still much that is under speculation. One of the details supposedly confirmed, however, was that it would not come factory (at least first-run) with a targa top. (However, the bolts to undo for this purpose are in place for aftermarket aspects.)

They wanted to keep the weight down.

Car weighs just over 3100 lbs. Power to weight ratio moves this car.

04E55 AMG

Makes sense, but it would not suprise me to see a targa make it to production sooner or later. From a market penetration, would attract even more buyers.

JasonC32amg

Be leary of a targa and check with c6 owners to see if they have the structural rigidity to ward off flex and creaking etc. I was never much of a vette lover until the intro of the FRC body in '99. The FRC is solid piece and suffers none of the creaking and flexing of the sister c5's. This "may" have been cured with the c6 targas, but I am always a little skeptical. I've read as much as I can find about the c6z and have read that it is a targa, and that it is not a targa because that would have required 44lbs of additonal structural enhancements.

I personally prefer the aesthetics of the notchback/FRC as well, although there is a drag penalty that kept a stock z06 to @170/175 on the top end versus about 185 or so for the targa body. Given that, this new Z should approach, if not exceed, 200mph and that my friends is sick for a GM product for less than $70k.

c2jones

Its not uncommon to have some creaking with *any* targa top, and GM is surely no exception. There have been improvements with C6, however, but there is never any telling that under the particular design one car, that one might encounter such things.

I belong to a few Corvette forums and while the latter part of your statement is true, the former is not and has never been for Z06. There was lots of speculation going around (mostly from magazine companies trying to spruce up the rumor mill to generate newsstand sales - Z06 was probably the most anticipated car of the year, at least by autoshow personnel starting in Detroit), but there was never anything official in regard to a targa top for Z06.

This discussion was one of the most intense on the Corvette forums. Overall, most people leaned toward the fastback over the notchback. Aerodynamics surely played a role. GM also wanted the Z06 to look more like its AMLS Corvette racecar this year and share the visual enhancements. (Previous Z06's never looked like the actual major, factory supported racecars. The notchback, as you correctly indicate was the culprit.)

How very true. Yet, here in the states where few have 200 MPH interests, the 0-60 in around 3.7 secs is what really emphasizes the value to me. This is SLR type performance for $70K (or perhaps less)? GM is building supercars at well under $100K... Simply astonishing!