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Old Jul 17, 2022 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a4...tte-z06-price/

$106395 - Base
$115495 - 2LZ
$120245 - 3LZ
$7500 - Convertible
$8995 - Z07 Package
$8395 - Carbon Fiber Package, $10495 - Carbon Fiber Package Exposed
$9995 - CF Wheels, $11,995 CF Wheels Exposed
I think the price is a LOT higher than most people estimated.
Base price at MSRP of $106k is not bad but a well equipped Z07 package car will be in the $160s. Spending that type of $$$ and going into a Chevy dealer for service will be interesting. Hopefully many ppl will back out on their orders but I doubt it. The early cars will still have ADMs of $50-100k.
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Originally Posted by ArmyofOne
hmm...13+ Viper next year, or hold off a few years and get this? decisions, decisions...
do both. get the viper, have fun, then trade for the z06 later.


side note: why is it called a z06? and why not a z08 now?
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
I think the price is a LOT higher than most people estimated.
Base price at MSRP of $106k is not bad but a well equipped Z07 package car will be in the $160s. Spending that type of $$$ and going into a Chevy dealer for service will be interesting. Hopefully many ppl will back out on their orders but I doubt it. The early cars will still have ADMs of $50-100k.
not gonna find a base one, who spends over 100k on a car to get the base model? Dealers are going to order their allocations fully loaded. Dont be surprised at $200k+ marked up fully loaded Z06s

Originally Posted by geko29
Yep, that's exactly what I was saying. Just barely over $100k for a 3LZ coupe with no Z07 or exterior carbon fiber stuff, closer to $110k for a convertible in the same config.

The $150k I was suggesting was a 3LZ Z07 with both carbon fiber packages and the CF wheels.
​​​​​​​whoa fairly close predictions
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
not gonna find a base one, who spends over 100k on a car to get the base model? Dealers are going to order their allocations fully loaded. Dont be surprised at $200k+ marked up fully loaded Z06s
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LOL you must not know some of the Vette crowd - go visit the forums.
Many are planning to get base versions without Z07 pack.
Dealers will order fully loaded cars for sure and I think first ones will go with heavy markups but GM will build a zillion of these so don’t expect that to last.

If i ever get allocation- i would do Z07 coupe with exposed CF.

You can get a Huracan Technica for $300k so I doubt anyone will spend same $$$ on Vette.
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Old Jul 17, 2022 | 08:31 PM
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The 2023 Z06 packs a mind-blowing 670 horsepower by way of a 5.5-liter, naturally aspirated, flat-plane crank V8, making it the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 ever put into a production car. Period. And in case you'd forgotten, even the supercharged 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing offers just 668 ponies.
BFD. A misleading article. Torque is the REAL figure, not HP. What this article doesn't say is that the Blackwing V8 offers 659 ft.lbs of torque vs. 460 for the Z06. Yes, like it or not, supercharging DOES make a difference.

Of course, to be fair, the Z06 is smaller and lighter than the Caddy, and doesn't need as much power to turn in the same performance.

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Old Jul 18, 2022 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
do both. get the viper, have fun, then trade for the z06 later.


side note: why is it called a z06? and why not a z08 now?
I know you were joking, but a little Z06 history if you're interested -- https://www.corvetteforum.com/articl...c8-z06-reveal/
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Old Jul 19, 2022 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by MPalmer
I know you were joking, but a little Z06 history if you're interested -- https://www.corvetteforum.com/articl...c8-z06-reveal/
thanks yeah joking, but i didn't know where the z06 name came from (and still don't, except the z being the initial of the original engineer ).

i'm just not that up on corvette history.

i think there's been z07 trims and zr1? (why not z01 or is the 'r' for racing or something?).
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amazing savagegeese review and video including pieces by the actual car's engineers... ONE HOUR!


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Yeah, they really put a lot of work into that. So well made.
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Old Oct 7, 2022 | 04:17 PM
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I watched that 5 min after it dropped and wow, simply an amazing car and I'm so happy to see the engineers were finally allowed to make the car they really wanted to make. Cars like these have a soul and emotion to them that numbers machines just don't have
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will be one of the last great V8s
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I don’t know if like the overall design, the last gen was better looking.
amazing engine though I would love to own this
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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by UZ214
I don’t know if like the overall design, the last gen was better looking.
amazing engine though I would love to own this
I agree I don’t think it’s a great looking car but that engine is amazing and for the price it’s unbelievable.
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yes i don't really like the side, front, or rear looks or proportions, especially in bright colors with all the lines/shapes/recesses, black bits on color, etc.
mid-engine drives the side profile though.

regardless, it's an amazing car.
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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 09:15 PM
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I wasn’t a fan of the new styling but seeing it all summer at the car meet. A work of art. This new ZO6 is unbelievable.

Originally Posted by bitkahuna
yes i don't really like the side, front, or rear looks or proportions, especially in bright colors with all the lines/shapes/recesses, black bits on color, etc.
mid-engine drives the side profile though.

regardless, it's an amazing car.
Don’t forget the engine is handcrafted too

Originally Posted by Striker223
I watched that 5 min after it dropped and wow, simply an amazing car and I'm so happy to see the engineers were finally allowed to make the car they really wanted to make. Cars like these have a soul and emotion to them that numbers machines just don't have
Pretty amazing





I can’t believe this is an option
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