There's something about the C6 Corvette Z06.
. It has dual overhead cams, a flat-plane crank, 670 hp, and an 8600 rpm redline, all linked to an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox. It’s the most exotic engine fitted to a Corvette ... since the C6 Z06’s small block, the thruline that inextricably links these two Vettes. Back in 2006, the LS7 was the wildest small-block ever, a dry-sumped, 505-hp 7.0 liter goliath that revved to 7000 rpm and had torque for days. That was all hooked up to a six-speed manual from Tremec.
I’ve always put the C6 Z06 on a pedestal. My first encounter with one was at a Chevy consumer roadshow just after it was released, when I was about 18. It was the sort of event where a manufacturer sets up a bunch of test drives in a stadium parking lot, like an autocross in Cobalt and test drives in a Malibu. There was also the opportunity to ride with a professional driver in a Z06.My mind was blown.
Other than a fresh set of Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires, a few extra badges, and Rick Hendrick’s signature on the transmission tunnel, this car is as it came from the factory. With about 12,000 miles on the odometer, Posey’s car is a nearly perfect representation of the Z06 that so many people bought a little more than a decade ago.Idling in his driveway, with temperatures hovering around freezing, it was clear that the Z06 wasn’t thrilled about being woken up.
All of those feelings of that first ride came back as soon as I pulled out of pit lane. The first run to redline put me in awe. I’ve sampled the LS7 before in the Camaro Z/28, but the Z06 weighs 700 lbs less. That makes all the difference. And because it’s so tractable, the entire circuit is done in third and fourth gear without issue.This engine is a wonderful monster. The redline is stratospheric by small block standards at the time, but isn’t charting unknown territory.
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