Chevrolet Corvette Z07

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Chevrolet Corvette Z07. ” If the thought of the new 500-hp Ford. Shelby GT500 Mustang hedging in on. the 505-hp Corvette Z06’s territory …

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SEPTEMBER 2006 Refuel - 1 -
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Vol. 03 Issue 02 September 2006
“Chevrolet Corvette Z07″
If the thought of the new 500-hp Ford
Shelby GT500 Mustang hedging in on
the 505-hp Corvette Z06’s territory
raises your blood pressure, don’t
despair: Corvette chief engineer Tom
Wallace has a 650-hp trick up his
sleeve. A new super Corvette will build
on the Z06’s 7.0-liter LS7 V-8 that was
developed in sync with the Corvette
C6.R Le Mans racer. For this limitedproduction
Vette, which might be called
the Z07, Chevy will increase the LS7’s
displacement and bolt on a
supercharger to bump output by 145
hp. The Z07, due in 2008, will be
further differentiated from the Z06
by the use of more carbon-fiber body
panels and a huge hood vent aimed at
killing front-end lift. In true Corvette
style, Chevy will undercut
competitors by pricing the Z07 at
about $100,000. This Corvette has
been known within GM as the Blue
Devil, after the mascot of GM CEO
Rick Wagoner’s alma mater, Duke,
and also as the Sting Ray, but we
think they’ll go with Z07, or…