Z06 Coming With 625 HP And 9000 RPM Redline
The C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has only just arrived but the more hard core Z06 has already been spotted testing on multiple occasions.
Expected for the 2022 model year, the new Corvette Z06 will pack an engine related to the 5.5-liter V-8 fitted to the C8.R race car. The race car's engine is a naturally aspirated unit complete with dual overhead cams and a flat-plane crank-and this is the same configuration expected for the Z06.
Motor Trend has now learned a few more details about the Z06 from a source at General Motors. According to the source, the engine will deliver around 625 horsepower and over 400 pound-feet of torque. A torque figure closer to 485 lb-ft is likely, according to the magazine.
The source also revealed the engine will scream all the way to a 9,000-rpm redline. Excluding hypercars that are driven just a few hundred miles, perhaps in their lifetimes, only the race-bred 4.0-liter flat-6 of the Porsche 911 GT3 redlines this high, as far as production cars are concerned. The news should appease the many fans who were saddened to see the Z06 switch from naturally aspirated to supercharged power when the C7 generation arrived.
Source: Viknesh Vijayenthiran - Motor Authority
Posted 12/11/20