Gallery: Review: The Ferocious New Corvette Z06 Is an $80K Ferrari-Killer
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The Corvette Z06, Chevy's latest, greatest range topper earns its hyperbolic keep.
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According to GM’s internal testing, the 2015 Corvette Z06’s 0 to 60 mph time of 2.95 seconds.
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That makes it the quickest front engine/rear-drive production car on the planet.
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When commanding 650 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque with your right foot and there’s nary another living creature in sight, it seems perfectly justified to charge ahead from a standstill and leave a plume of smoke and an eighth mile-long streak of rubber behind.
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While the steel rotor-equipped brakes reveal some uneven boosting (what feels like fade followed by strong stops), the carbon fiber brake-equipped version offers consistently anchor-like deceleration.
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The suspension is outstanding and the torque converter-equipped transmission always seems to be in the right gear
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Chevy's finally fixed up the cabin (minus some cramped space due to the giant transmission tunnel).
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With impeccable track personality that make it a four-wheeled Miss Manners, one of the Z06’s few faults is the great divide between its least permissive setting and the potential spin-like-a-top consequences of switching all systems off.
