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How to start it
Step on the brake, press the START button on the upper console (it's lit red on Z06/E-Ray). The mid-engine V8 cracks behind you. E-Ray fires silently in 'Stealth' mode below 45 mph.
Corvette Z06
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5.5L Flat-Plane V8 supplies 670 hp through RWD. The Corvette Z06 weighs 3,434 lb, costs about $113K, and is listed at 2024 model-year specification. The catalog lists 0–60 mph in 2.6 seconds and a 195 mph top speed.
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Features
What this car offers
Safety & driver assistance
- Front + side airbags
- Stability control
- Rear camera
- PDR data recorder
Performance hardware
- Performance brake package
- Launch control
- Adaptive / magnetorheological dampers
- Electronic limited-slip differential
- Multiple drive modes (Comfort / Sport / Track)
Cabin & technology
- Digital instrument cluster
- Sport upholstery
- Wireless Apple CarPlay & Android Auto
- Bluetooth + smartphone integration
- Premium audio system
- Heated and cooled seats
Safety rating
5/ 5
Value score
9.4/ 10
Performance, build, and ownership-cost composite.
Overview
About the Chevrolet Corvette Z06
The C8 Z06 is a genuine landmark: an American production car with a naturally aspirated, flat-plane-crank, 5.5-litre V8 that revs to 8,600 rpm and makes 670 hp without a single turbocharger. The LT6 is the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 ever fitted to a production car, and it is directly related to the engine in the C8.R race car — dry-sumped, with a flat-plane crank that gives it a firing order and a noise far closer to a Ferrari 458 than a small-block Chevy.
Putting that engine behind the driver changed everything. The Z06 gets a body 3.6 inches wider than the standard C8 to cover wider tracks and enormous tyres, larger brakes, and a choice of aero packages up to the Z07's high-downforce carbon wing and dive planes. The eight-speed dual-clutch is the only transmission offered.
What makes it remarkable is the price. At around $112,000 to start, the Z06 delivers performance and, arguably, drama that European mid-engined rivals charge two to three times as much for. Dealer markups have blunted that argument in practice, but the engineering value stands.
Its position in the market is that of a spoiler. Nobody expected Chevrolet to build a mid-engined, flat-plane, high-revving supercar. The Z06 exists to prove the C8 platform was never just about making the Corvette look exotic.
How to use
Owner's walkthrough
Practical guide for everything a new owner asks on day one — starting the car, finding the gear selector, drive modes, infotainment, driver aids, and easy-to-miss features.
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Where the gear selector is (and how to use it)
Corvette places gear buttons high on the console: pull the R and D paddle-tabs toward you, press the M button for manual paddle control, P button up top for park.
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Drive modes
Drive modes are accessed via the Drive Mode Selector on the console (PTM dial on Corvette). Available modes typically include Tour, Sport, Track, Weather, My Mode, Z-Mode (Corvette). Each mode reshuffles throttle mapping, steering weight, adaptive dampers (if equipped), exhaust valves, and stability-control thresholds. On performance trims, an 'Individual' or 'Custom' slot lets you save your favorite combination so you can recall it with one click instead of nesting through menus.
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Cluster & head-up display
The driver display is a 8 to 12-inch reconfigurable digital cluster. Use the steering-wheel left thumb-pad to cycle layouts (Classic, Sport, Navigation, Minimal). When in Sport / Track mode the cluster automatically swaps to a wide tach with gear indicator and tire-temperature readout. The head-up display brightness, height, and content are configured from Settings → Displays → HUD.
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Infotainment & voice control
Infotainment runs on Google built-in (Maps, Assistant, Play Store). Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard; pair from Settings → Connections the first time, then it auto-connects whenever your phone is in range. "Hey Google" wakes the in-car assistant for nav, climate, calls, and messaging without touching the screen. The main display also hosts vehicle-specific apps: tire pressures, performance data recorder (where fitted), drive-mode customizer, and the camera views.
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Driver assistance
Standard driver aids include adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic alert. Toggle each system individually from the driver-assist menu (steering-wheel left-pad → Assistance). Highway-driving assist (hands-off in marked lanes on supported roads), automatic lane-change on indicator tap, traffic-jam assist for stop-and-go, and a 360° surround camera with transparent-hood mode are all available and worth enabling for the first time before driving in heavy traffic.
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Fueling
Premium unleaded (91 or 93 octane) is required on Chevrolet performance models — the engine timing is set for it and lower octane causes audible knock and reduced power. Fuel-cap release is a button on the driver door panel; the cap is capless (just push the nozzle in).
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Keys & phone-as-key
Beyond the physical key, this car supports GM Digital Key (Ultra Cruise / Super Cruise models). Set up phone-as-key from the myChevrolet app: it provisions a secure credential to your phone's wallet so a tap on the door handle unlocks the car and placing the phone on the wireless charging pad authorizes ignition. You can also share temporary keys to family members (with optional speed and area limits on performance trims) directly from the app.
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First-week tips & easy-to-miss features
A few things every new owner tells us they wish they'd known on day one:
- Download the brand app (myChevrolet) and pair it with your VIN before your first long trip — remote climate, charging/fuel-level checks, and remote lock-status save you walking back to the garage in winter.
- Steering-wheel rotary mode dial: rotate AND press to commit (a single rotate doesn't engage the mode on most trims — it just previews).