LAHORE MIRROR (Monitoring Desk)– General Motors on Tuesday unveiled a new high-performance Z06 version of its famed American sports car that brings it back to its roots.
The 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 — an important track-focused model — will be powered by a new 5.5-liter V-8 naturally aspirated engine with 670 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. It’s the most powerful engine of its kind in any production car, according to GM.
It’s a return to normal for ’Vette enthusiasts. The previous Z06, which was last produced for the 2019 model year, was the only one in its history — dating back to 1963 — to feature a V-8 engine with a supercharger. The supercharger pumps up performance of an engine but is heavier and can be viewed as a shortcut to boosting power.
“We didn’t think we could go any farther regarding naturally aspirated, which is when we did the supercharged,” Tadge Juechter, Corvette executive chief engineer, told CNBC. “But this time we started with a blank sheet of paper. This car is more blank sheet of paper than we’ve ever done for a Z06.”
Officials declined to release specific pricing but said it would be comparable to the 44% premium between the last-generation Z06 and the base model. That would put the starting price at about $86,400.
The 2023 Corvette Z06 is expected to begin production next summer at GM’s Bowling Green Assembly plant, according to GM.
SOURCE: CNBC
