Bought a new 2019 Corvette Grand Sport, with a MANUAL TRANSMISSION, and it’s a great car! Huge power, fantastic handling, and with the magnetic ride control, the car goes from track stiff to cruising smooth in an instant. My wife even asks when we can go for drives in the Grand Sport, and that rarely happens with my NSX. Buy one, if at all possible, life is short.
I have been a fan of the Corvette Stingray ever since I was a kid, and my uncle had one he would take my cousin and i out for rides and I absolutely fell in love with the vette. I think a Z06 is in my future!!
It's a world class car. Emphases on class. Some of us have it and some of us don't. For those that don't it's a POS, for those that do, enough cannot be said. It's a Chevrolet and it's made in America. What else need's to be said. That says it all.
I love Z07; Corvette. I love the arrow the dental force of this car is tremendous one of the best years and best Corvettes ever. It's worth buying Z06 or Z07 Corvette!
C7 Stingray looks brilliant even the convertible, i don't usually like convertibles but this is awesome. The design and performance are fantastic, the Europeans cars should look to this if they want a head turner.
Gosh, I really like the Z06. I currently own a Hellcat and while it's my dream car, at some point I will have to get another car and will really suck to be getting cars with less hp, lol (first World problems) but i would happily go for a Z06. Mostly likely used as new is still costly. I got my Hellcat used with only 1059 miles on it, so you can find gems on any car you want if you reserarch and look carefully.
Great review video! This video definitely gave me a little more insight on this car and all the great things it has to offer. It definitely sparked my intrigue. You guys do great detailed reviews and im definitely subscribing! Keep up the great work.
I wonder why no mention is made, in most of these reviews, of the overheating issue that everyone is saying these Z-cars experience after only a few full blast laps at the track? All feedback that was ever given at the rollout of the 2015 Z06 by all the journalists was praise. That is fine, but I would've liked to hear the cons of tracking the car too. I wonder if Chevy either only let everyone spin 1-2 laps at most or just brought a fleet of Z06s so that no one would see the heat-soak issue in any particular car? I am a new owner of a very gently used low-mile 2016 Z06 and am already pre-emptively planning. I'm already looking at the GMPP auxiliary radiator, and/or a bigger full size radiator, and/or a replacement Magnuson 2.4L S/C, all down the road.
a true supercar. still exclusive for this market space, performance that is on par with the 458 and Turbo S, and some proper styling this time around. one hell of a good car for the money even if its more expensive in europe.
I bought a new 2017 Z06 with the seven speed manual back in February. The best one tank average I've achieved was 14.6 mpg according to the computer. However, my overall average since new is currently sitting at 11.8 mpg.
My average on a automatic 2017 with 1300 miles is almost 22 mpg. I tend to hammer it. I didn't even know it had limits to the tachometer in break in. I have a 2017 911 as a daily driver and I only average 20 mpg. wtf Porsche didn't get a gas guzzler charge. I love the Porsche enough that I would pay it BUT why charge the Z06 imo.
Odd my friend has a zo6 with 8sd and took it to the drag 0-60 2.9 and 3 seconds, quarter mile passes where the GTR is slower, 10.9@127 and a 11.1@125 so it's the better deal and it comes as a convertible so have fun with your GTR, not to mention the new ZR1 Zora. The GTR loses value faster anyways, why would you buy a GTR when a Z28 is faster? The 2012 GTR 2.7 sec 0-60 but like 11.3 QM, 2015 GTR nismo 0-60 2.9 sec QM 11.1 price 150K new 2015 zo6 78K-120K.
All 2009 Zo6 & ZR1s have a horrible issue with engine implosions. Look at the thousands of reviews in consumer forums. Even if the car is babied the engine will implode
Peter Marino only to a collector. It is half the car a C7 Z06 is. We won't even get into the C7 ZR1 because that is another level entirely. And in a couple of years the same will be said about the C8 Z06. Rinse, repeat, brilliant marketing by GM.
The only deference is that vettes and all american sports cars are not entirelly constructed with carbon unlike the european super cars but vettes have super car performance and the c7 generation it's quality is more than enough and also check the price dude and compare :
Corvette Kid The LT4 is assembled at the new Performance Build Center at GM’s Bowling Green Assembly Plant and at GM’s Tonawanda engine plant in New York.
Sir Jammer Erh every European i've seen loves it.....This is an awsome car and the C7 is miles better in looks, design and performance than many other so called super cars.
How about for the old guys, make one with a motor, a 4 speed w/Hurst close ratio shifter, and a radio.....at my age I don't need to go back to college for 4 years to learn all that techie crap, that is not needed to go fast and have fun!
exxiss13 Believe it or not, old dogs can learn new tricks, but not if they hide out in their dog house's all day. One trip in this car and you will forget all about that yesterday crap. It's a starship and you want a biplane. Get with the program.
News flash. This one does have a motor. The all mighty "mouse motor". His great grandpa had the original mouse motor and they were stoked as it made a lil over 1 hp per cu. in. Wheeee. This mouse got some 21 century steroids where the baby mouse gets 1.4 hp per cu in. and the mouse with the leaf blower comes in just under 2 hp per cu in. and they both have manners. They start cold and idle smoothly and step out on the open road and threaten 30 miles to the gallon all day long. And if you so desire, will scare the livin shit out of any rational human being with half a brain. I guess super mouse and mighty mouse are one in the same now.
My boss at my car dealership says that I am strange for pronouncing it "Zee-zero-six"... he laughs every time. Maybe something to do with my time in the Navy... "zero" rather than "oh"
What an awesome car is my favorite and as a performance car and as about it's price :-) This car can smoke any day any time some of the most expensive cars and that's why it has haters and it's pretty much normal but haters are haters .......poor butthurt bastards !!
As much as I want to like the C7 Z06, its overheating issues are just awful. Should've stuck with an N/A engine or a larger supercharger and adequate cooling system.
Lol. There weren't issues with blown engines with the C7 Z06s. The C6 Z06 LS7 engine had the blown engine problem by dropping valves. As for the C7 Z06 overheating issue that was overblown. It mainly happened with some 2015 & 2016 Z06s w/automatics which were tracked. There wasn't an overheating issue on the street. GM modified the supercharger lid & intercooler brick orientation on the Z06s starting with the 2017 models. GM also made this change - "In addition, for manual transmissions, we have adapted the horizontal, “lay down” cooler used to remove heat from the automatic transmission for additional cooling in the engine coolant circuit."
To whoever had the idea to post these old videos....Thank You!!!
Chevy Pedia this vid isn’t old lol
Truly
Edit: And don't mind him lol 👆🔝
Doesn’t say retro dumb dumb look at how old it is, it was current lmao people can’t read for shit
Lol
Bought a new 2019 Corvette Grand Sport, with a MANUAL TRANSMISSION, and it’s a great car! Huge power, fantastic handling, and with the magnetic ride control, the car goes from track stiff to cruising smooth in an instant. My wife even asks when we can go for drives in the Grand Sport, and that rarely happens with my NSX. Buy one, if at all possible, life is short.
Comparing a Gen 1 NSX to a modern Vette is apples and oranges... wouldn't you say?
@@t-jh4236 never said that it was a gen 1 NSX. You are just making assumptions
Sweet !! I’m honestly not a fan of the C8. It looks so, I don’t know, generic. Plus no manual transmission. To me the C7 looks much better
30 million vettes and 1 nsx will catch everyones eyes
@@RobertSmith-le8wp C8 looks way better in person and makes the c7 look basic.
2021 and it’s still my dream car
I have been a fan of the Corvette Stingray ever since I was a kid, and my uncle had one he would take my cousin and i out for rides and I absolutely fell in love with the vette. I think a Z06 is in my future!!
Love this station! Keep them coming Motorweek!
Z06 is a beast. Own one. Not an over price like the GTR
ZO6 for A VET and gtr kick that piece of shit vet
Ricardo Santiago Fuck off taco bender
It's a world class car. Emphases on class. Some of us have it and some of us don't. For those that don't it's a POS, for those that do, enough cannot be said. It's a Chevrolet and it's made in America. What else need's to be said. That says it all.
I love Z07; Corvette. I love the arrow the dental force of this car is tremendous one of the best years and best Corvettes ever. It's worth buying Z06 or Z07 Corvette!
C7 Stingray looks brilliant even the convertible, i don't usually like convertibles but this is awesome. The design and performance are fantastic, the Europeans cars should look to this if they want a head turner.
the ZR1 turned out to be amazing!
AMAZING REVIEW MOTOR WEEK I AM WAITING FOR MORE VIDEOS .BEST IS ALWAYS EXPECTED FROM BEST PEOPLES.
''how awesome would a new ZR1 be''..ZORA-ZR1 may be able to answer that question.
I miss the old test track Motorweek used to do.
Gosh, I really like the Z06. I currently own a Hellcat and while it's my dream car, at some point I will have to get another car and will really suck to be getting cars with less hp, lol (first World problems) but i would happily go for a Z06. Mostly likely used as new is still costly. I got my Hellcat used with only 1059 miles on it, so you can find gems on any car you want if you reserarch and look carefully.
Did you get a c7 Z06?
I love this car next to the stingray coupe & convertible .
Great review video! This video definitely gave me a little more insight on this car and all the great things it has to offer. It definitely sparked my intrigue. You guys do great detailed reviews and im definitely subscribing! Keep up the great work.
Love me some old school style motor week :D
+RZFitnessTV Yeah, no bgm
I wonder why no mention is made, in most of these reviews, of the overheating issue that everyone is saying these Z-cars experience after only a few full blast laps at the track? All feedback that was ever given at the rollout of the 2015 Z06 by all the journalists was praise. That is fine, but I would've liked to hear the cons of tracking the car too. I wonder if Chevy either only let everyone spin 1-2 laps at most or just brought a fleet of Z06s so that no one would see the heat-soak issue in any particular car?
I am a new owner of a very gently used low-mile 2016 Z06 and am already pre-emptively planning. I'm already looking at the GMPP auxiliary radiator, and/or a bigger full size radiator, and/or a replacement Magnuson 2.4L S/C, all down the road.
Love my 2016 Z06
Do carmakers produce silver-colored wheels anymore?
I hate black wheels. They are for people with poor vision and who do not know how to clean their wheels.
If only they knew just how nuts the ZR-1 would end up being...
For 100k more NO THANKS
@@smithma4275 ZR1 was the ultimate scam… similar engine and was slower from 0-60 and 1/4mile
@@DiaperSNiFFER Good luck finding one For under 150k it makes no sense. No way is it 80k better than a z06
@@smithma4275 my thoughts exactly
Corvettes are the car of the Godz
The music is so loud I can barely hear the narrator, please fix that!
BillyBong I guess nobody told you to turn it down, Huh?
Shirley,thou jests....
a true supercar. still exclusive for this market space, performance that is on par with the 458 and Turbo S, and some proper styling this time around. one hell of a good car for the money even if its more expensive in europe.
The zr1 is a super car
Well, actually these vettes can easily get 35+ mpg. Check it ;)
+Simeon Petkov No, 17 mpg
Nope. Ask around ;)
Or check the forum.
I bought a new 2017 Z06 with the seven speed manual back in February. The best one tank average I've achieved was 14.6 mpg according to the computer. However, my overall average since new is currently sitting at 11.8 mpg.
My average on a automatic 2017 with 1300 miles is almost 22 mpg. I tend to hammer it. I didn't even know it had limits to the tachometer in break in. I have a 2017 911 as a daily driver and I only average 20 mpg. wtf Porsche didn't get a gas guzzler charge. I love the Porsche enough that I would pay it BUT why charge the Z06 imo.
Simeon Petkov I read it gets about 28mpg due to cylinder deactivation/variable displacement
My Favorite Car!
i have over 8000 on my tires and still plenty of tread left!
2012 GTR: 2.8 0-60.... Actual C7 Z06: 3.3 auto, 3.6 stick. And that 12' GTR is $70k, with dealers not letting a new Z06 go for under 90 to 110k.
A GTR will never sound as good as this Vette though!
Father owns a new z06 manual. He has gotten 3.2 seconds. For an average driver, 3.5 sounds about right however.
Odd my friend has a zo6 with 8sd and took it to the drag 0-60 2.9 and 3 seconds, quarter mile passes where the GTR is slower, 10.9@127 and a 11.1@125 so it's the better deal and it comes as a convertible so have fun with your GTR, not to mention the new ZR1 Zora. The GTR loses value faster anyways, why would you buy a GTR when a Z28 is faster? The 2012 GTR 2.7 sec 0-60 but like 11.3 QM, 2015 GTR nismo 0-60 2.9 sec QM 11.1 price 150K new 2015 zo6 78K-120K.
Michael Harris But... this isn't 2012.
Michael Harris not true
I can not WAIIIT for my c7 z06
Just think how pissed you would be if you bought a 2009 ZR1 for $122,000 which had less horsepower and was over $40,000 more than this! Lol
the 2009 ZR1 holds its value a lot better
All 2009 Zo6 & ZR1s have a horrible issue with engine implosions. Look at the thousands of reviews in consumer forums.
Even if the car is babied the engine will implode
Peter Marino only to a collector. It is half the car a C7 Z06 is. We won't even get into the C7 ZR1 because that is another level entirely. And in a couple of years the same will be said about the C8 Z06. Rinse, repeat, brilliant marketing by GM.
I wish Chevy would limit availability of the Carbon Flash Package to cars with dark colors
NICE MotorWeek | Road Test: 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
I still like the C6&7,I'm more of a GT guy.I like that its track ready but I'd probably never take it to the track.
The % of owners who take their cars to tracks is quite low. Higher among performance cars, but still less than 5% I'd guess.
Car is a beast
The new Corvette's front fascia looks like a mean lady bumble bee in yellow and a craked out lady bug in red.
Looks better then the GTR.
agreed
...and just about perfect in white.
***** I've seen the comparison between the 2001 Viper GTS, Mustang Cobra R, and Corvette Z06, but are there any videos of the updated '02-'04 Z06?
That's the best supercar out right now.
+Johnny Barrett LOL it's not a super car. It's fast that's about it.
+Carl K it actually is classified as a supercar.........
The only deference is that vettes and all american sports cars are not entirelly constructed with carbon unlike the european super cars but vettes have super car performance and the c7 generation it's quality is more than enough and also check the price dude and compare :
Ferrari almost never uses carbon fiber. They prefer aluminum.
Kenny Bruder exactly
Nitto seems to put the power down though.
The lt4 was made in bowling green the lt1 is made in NY
Corvette Kid The LT4 is assembled at the new Performance Build Center at GM’s Bowling Green Assembly Plant and at GM’s Tonawanda engine plant in New York.
Yeah ik
I just did not know how to spell the NY engine plant lol
Do I hear an updated ZR1 for 2016?
Why the stingray? Sucks compared to the regular corvette
now I know who Saabkyle is trying to imitate, and doing so horribly. this guy is the original.
every American I've seen test drive this car..LOVED IT! Every European or British guy who tested it..just puts it down.
Sir Jammer Their still pissed off at us for stealing all their women during WW II.
Sir Jammer Erh every European i've seen loves it.....This is an awsome car and the C7 is miles better in looks, design and performance than many other so called super cars.
Yay my dad just bought me a corvette!! To bad it's wayyyy to small.... my baby brother like playing with it even though it's mine...
How about for the old guys, make one with a motor, a 4 speed w/Hurst close ratio shifter, and a radio.....at my age I don't need to go back to college for 4 years to learn all that techie crap, that is not needed to go fast and have fun!
exxiss13 Believe it or not, old dogs can learn new tricks, but not if they hide out in their dog house's all day. One trip in this car and you will forget all about that yesterday crap. It's a starship and you want a biplane. Get with the program.
News flash. This one does have a motor. The all mighty "mouse motor". His great grandpa had the original mouse motor and they were stoked as it made a lil over 1 hp per cu. in. Wheeee. This mouse got some 21 century steroids where the baby mouse gets 1.4 hp per cu in. and the mouse with the leaf blower comes in just under 2 hp per cu in. and they both have manners. They start cold and idle smoothly and step out on the open road and threaten 30 miles to the gallon all day long. And if you so desire, will scare the livin shit out of any rational human being with half a brain. I guess super mouse and mighty mouse are one in the same now.
Love this car
if i could get a brand new 1993 TT Supra i'd definitely buy that over any corvette
This car smokes any Supra give me a brake!!
If I could get a brand new 2020 Bugatti Veyron I'd definitely buy over any corvette....duh!
***** How many lambs will fit in the hatch?
Good question
Before this coronavirus shitstorm hit,I was hoping to get Z06 or a Grand Sport to take a road trip to Burning Man.
My boss at my car dealership says that I am strange for pronouncing it "Zee-zero-six"... he laughs every time. Maybe something to do with my time in the Navy... "zero" rather than "oh"
650hp convertible? lol... someone's going flying if not belted in...
How late is this test? Everyone else released their tests months ago.
Slow and steady wins the race.
GT6SuzukaTimeTrials what race?
+Steven D This is a tv magazine format
Sick !
The Styling kills me , the rear shouts home made Kit car ...
What an awesome car is my favorite and as a performance car and as about it's price :-)
This car can smoke any day any time some of the most expensive cars and that's why it has haters and it's pretty much normal but haters are haters .......poor butthurt bastards !!
Yoo Jastle I could name ten but why bother? You seem to be the only one who cannot use the search engines?
Cars I’ve smoked in my 2015 Z06. 1 hell cat, 2 Supra, 3 Porsche 911 Turbo, 4 mustang GT!!!
Dnt use music period.
The hood looks awful. Is that because of the supercharger?
huh
Martin Espinoza No the guy that designed it was on drugs and some how it made it into production. Just an oversight. Not to worry.
God I hate being screamed at.
2.9. Seconds.....hell yea
As much as I want to like the C7 Z06, its overheating issues are just awful. Should've stuck with an N/A engine or a larger supercharger and adequate cooling system.
It's not like the Mustang gt500's overheating problem just a overprotective ECU keeping that 100,000 mile 5 year warranty in check.
Thumbs down for "random acts of performance" alone. Come on, guys.
This sounds like a furniture commercial..!!
Lame voiceover. Compare with Patrick Simon's road test of the ZR1 at the track in Baden-Baden, Germany.
LOL, is this serious that commentator is hilarious.
prattspits lol, that "commentator" has been doing this same gig for 35 plus years. He's a legend.
One day
Ahhh the affordable vette..
The chrome wheels in the intro are hideous.
This car is more ZR-1 than Z-06...
nls8520 The only way the ZR-1 can beat it is to use C8 technology. Mid engine.
nls8520 It just uses as supercharger to dodge emissions. It's still priced like a Z06 though.
They done bucked the n/a tradition?!? smh.
you must be new to cars
Zr1 over this any day.
Do you think this guy shouts all the time, his poor wife must all have to wear ear defenders all the time
I see a lot of comments of jealous people in this section lol
Fastest BMW ever made
that thing makes me want to throw up a bit
Torrey B Ya that happens when you stomach gets wrapped around your backbone a few times from the G force's this thing put you through.
Overheating problems..blown engines...etc..no thanks i rather my c6
Lol. There weren't issues with blown engines with the C7 Z06s. The C6 Z06 LS7 engine had the blown engine problem by dropping valves. As for the C7 Z06 overheating issue that was overblown. It mainly happened with some 2015 & 2016 Z06s w/automatics which were tracked. There wasn't an overheating issue on the street. GM modified the supercharger lid & intercooler brick orientation on the Z06s starting with the 2017 models. GM also made this change - "In addition, for manual transmissions, we have adapted the horizontal, “lay down” cooler used to remove heat from the automatic transmission for additional cooling in the engine coolant circuit."
My 2015 Z06 Manual doesn’t over heat and I live in Phx!!!
@@craigscott5661 your 2015 you said it ... 2014 came with a very weak radiator causing a lot of overheating issues ...
This ain't got nothin a Ford. Amirite
No.
Do you think this guy shouts all the time, his poor wife must all have to wear ear defenders all the time.