Thoughts on the 2023 Z06?

[dpAtlanta]

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[PP0001]

I'll take a stab at that. For a reliable near NA 700 hp, 8600 rpm, mass produced passenger car engine. What do I win ?

You Winnipeg boys have always been pretty sharp!

Not sure if you have ever dealt with Birchwood Ford over the years but I have had a tremendous relationship with them and ended up purchasing my last 2 Base R's (HR019 & JR157) from that dealership and can't say enough about the people that I deal with there and how well they treat me.

Getting back to the 2023 Z06/Z07, no question that Chevrolet has an outstanding new model on their hands and suggest that their 2023 Corvette Z06 will be nominated next Fall and will become the eventual winner of the 2023 Road & Track PCOTY come November 2022.

On the longer term, I hope that all the hard work and dedication that the Chevrolet/Corvette engineering team at Bowling Green has put into their exotic 5.5L FPC engine, that it holds together as it will be put to the test by all kinds of automotive enthusiasts over the next few years and if there is a weak link in that very cool engine it will most certainly be exposed at some point in time.

 

[martinjlm]

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If this ^^^ is your car, it is the exact color scheme I would have ordered in a GT350. That or Performance Blue with White Stripes

 

[Postal Bob]

You sound like a fan boy, go cry about it, the gt350 is nothing special

I guess Motor Trend, and all those other car magazines, were totally wrong about the GT350, and knew not what they were talking about.
So in the future, if they lay praise to the Z06, we should discount what they say?

 

[WildHorse]

Not sure if you have ever dealt with Birchwood Ford

Their like 15 mins from me. The only credible performance Ford dealership around here. You deal with Desilva ?

 

[Hack]

You sound like a fan boy, go cry about it, the gt350 is nothing special

The critics and car buyers disagree.

 

[ecoboost321]

You Winnipeg boys have always been pretty sharp!

Not sure if you have ever dealt with Birchwood Ford over the years but I have had a tremendous relationship with them and ended up purchasing my last 2 Base R's (HR019 & JR157) from that dealership and can't say enough about the people that I deal with there and how well they treat me.

Getting back to the 2023 Z06/Z07, no question that Chevrolet has an outstanding new model on their hands and suggest that their 2023 Corvette Z06 will be nominated next Fall and will become the eventual winner of the 2023 Road & Track PCOTY come November 2022.

On the longer term, I hope that all the hard work and dedication that the Chevrolet/Corvette engineering team at Bowling Green has put into their exotic 5.5L FPC engine, that it holds together as it will be put to the test by all kinds of automotive enthusiasts over the next few years and if there is a weak link in that very cool engine it will most certainly be exposed at some point in time.

Don’t forget props to Honda as well

You Winnipeg boys have always been pretty sharp!

Not sure if you have ever dealt with Birchwood Ford over the years but I have had a tremendous relationship with them and ended up purchasing my last 2 Base R's (HR019 & JR157) from that dealership and can't say enough about the people that I deal with there and how well they treat me.

Getting back to the 2023 Z06/Z07, no question that Chevrolet has an outstanding new model on their hands and suggest that their 2023 Corvette Z06 will be nominated next Fall and will become the eventual winner of the 2023 Road & Track PCOTY come November 2022.

On the longer term, I hope that all the hard work and dedication that the Chevrolet/Corvette engineering team at Bowling Green has put into their exotic 5.5L FPC engine, that it holds together as it will be put to the test by all kinds of automotive enthusiasts over the next few years and if there is a weak link in that very cool engine it will most certainly be exposed at some point in time.

Don’t forget a shout out to Honda. That civic type R in that photo has a flat plane crankshaft also !

 

[ecoboost321]

One exciting aspect of that new C8 Z06 motor is its placement. Having it right behind your head, will be able to enjoy some great induction and valvetrain noise, that’s missing in my GT350R. That’s a big part of the sound from those porsche GT3 cars as well.

 

[PP0001]

Their like 15 mins from me. The only credible performance Ford dealership around here. You deal with Desilva ?

I have dealt with Brian P. since day one and believe that he has been at Birchwood Ford for over 30 years and is just an outstanding individual to work with.

I have hooked up a couple fellow car buddies with Brian from the GTA as well after which time they secured some R models.

 

[PP0001]

One exciting aspect of that new C8 Z06 motor is its placement. Having it right behind your head, will be able to enjoy some great induction and valvetrain noise, that’s missing in my GT350R. That’s a big part of the sound from those porsche GT3 cars as well.

Totally agreed with the above but not sure if you have ever experienced a Base R model at 8,250 RPM as those examples do not come with any moisture barrier underlay beneath the carpet and as well do not come equipped with any sound deadener.

Add to that the resonator delete which is standard on all R models, therefore it doesn't get any better than that for an old guy like me!!

 

[subject617]

Short said: Amazing, i love how the C8 (and Z06) look, the interior is amazing, the Sound appears to be really refined (in contrast to that screaming GT350) and NA 670hp/8600rpm. I want that.

I would order one if it wouldnt be a financial disaster on my budget.
But 5.5k ownership tax/year for it +insurance, fuel and maintenance and a probably over 170k sticker (2LT C8 is like 140+k) is just... ouch. :(

 

[machsmith]

I'll be searching for an allocation someday lol...
or buy used... they will be for sale eventually...
Until then, maybe Ford brings another car I'd like to buy.

 

[js19]

Incredible performance at the price of looks only a mother could love… if she could..

 

[Baldilocks]

Incredible performance at the price of looks only a mother could love… if she could..

It's a beautiful car. Makes the S550 look dated and that's hard to do. It's not even close on what level this car is compared to the Mustang platform.

 

[13GetThere]

I think comparing Corvettes to Mustangs, is like comparing cherries to grapes.

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