First Drive: 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

[VWKafer]

Man, I want to be a motoring journalist.

The career I'm going for...


Did you know that under load there are butterfly valves that open the exhaust to flow straight past the silencers!?!

 

[fbc]

Man, I want to be a motoring journalist.

The career I'm going for...


Did you know that under load there are butterfly valves that open the exhaust to flow straight past the silencers!?!

Err yeah, the vid in the link in the first post mentions them.

 

[Ultra_Kool_Dude]

I'm guessing 1:22.6 around the TG Test Track. 8)

 

[fbc]

How cares about the time - it should sound *amazing*

 

[VWKafer]

Man, I want to be a motoring journalist.

The career I'm going for...


Did you know that under load there are butterfly valves that open the exhaust to flow straight past the silencers!?!

Err yeah, the vid in the link in the first post mentions them.

ah, have yet to watch the vid, time for bed.

 

[fbc]

Man, I want to be a motoring journalist.

The career I'm going for...


Did you know that under load there are butterfly valves that open the exhaust to flow straight past the silencers!?!

Err yeah, the vid in the link in the first post mentions them.

ah, have yet to watch the vid, time for bed.

Don't bother with the vid - just some guy walking around the car talking about the body changes and aero additions (and the exhausts). It's interesting, but not a must-see. I kept waiting for him to fire up the car, but alas.

 

[iboss429]

How cares about the time - it should sound *amazing*

that it should

 

[bartboy9891]

I'm guessing 1:22.6 around the TG Test Track. 8)

thats a bit optimistic
the Sagaris handles better and has a better power-weight ratio and it did it in around 1:24

 

[Hatmouse]

You've driven a Sagaris?

 

[Gophermuncher]

I'm guessing 1:22.6 around the TG Test Track. 8)

thats a bit optimistic
the Sagaris handles better and has a better power-weight ratio and it did it in around 1:24

really? how do you know it handles better?

Besides why are we even comparing the low volume sagaris, which is just a glorified track day car with shoddy build quality, to a high volume car that can be driven daily with a decent boot.

If anything it should be compared to the 911, which is what GM had in its sights when it built it to compete with.

 

[bartboy9891]

i havent driven a sagaris, but it is very similar to the noble (reportedly one of the best handling cars ever) and it isnt THAT low volume, and there are a million more 911's being made than ZO6's, and also there is good trunk space on the sagaris.
and a Glorified Track car?? It is a based on the T350, but is a different car completely. and you forget that if the price conversion was done correctly, the Sagaris would cost as much as the normal base 'Vette. A Tuscan or a Noble would cost even a few grand less. I know which side i would go with.

 

[Gophermuncher]

but it is very similar to the noble

Like the noble eh? Again another hardcore, no apologies track car. You can't even buy it in the United States in one piece because it'll fail emissions, and crash safety standards. Why are you even comparing the TVR and Noble to the Corvette?

isnt THAT low volume

How is it not low volume? The Sagaris can't even hope to sell even a quarter of Corvettes volume. Can you even sell it in the United States? Does it even have 5 mph bumper certification, sat nav, air bags or even air conditioning? What is the trunk space, they don't even say on their website.

I certainly wouldn't want it as a daily driver. Look at how low the bumper is off the ground. How am I supposed to go over speed bumps? Is there even any sort of traction control or even a computer? In both the Top Gear and Fifth Gear reviews, as well as another review I read in a paper magazine they talked about little pieces falling off the moment they tested the car.

They even say on their website that

The car, a development of the T350 coupe has been designed with endurance motorsport in mind. Destined for the race tracks of the UK and Europe...

If you want to go comparing the Corvette to another car, try the 911. That is the car it was designed to compete with.

speaking of sales volume

there are a million more 911's being made than ZO6'

Do you just enjoy making knee jerk statements without checking your facts?

The Porsche has sold around 22-30 thousand 911's of all makes and models. Hardly millions. In comparison, the Corvette has also sold similar numbers.

 

[bartboy9891]

i am saying that there are many many more 911's being made than there are ZO6's. and you CAN buy the Noble in the US, and it CAN be used everyday. Similarly to the Sagaris, the trunk is bigger than you assume it is as well. And more importantly, the ZO6 is the "track version" of the 'vette! It is definately MUCH less comfortable than the Sagaris and the Noble.

 

[jayjaya29]

You can't buy a Noble in the US. You have to buy the drive train and other parts seperately then assemble it as a kit car.

 

[Gophermuncher]

i am saying that there are many many more 911's being made than there are ZO6's.

Of course there are more 911's than Z06's. By your logic I can say there are more corvettes than 911 turbos.

And more importantly, the ZO6 is the "track version" of the 'vette!

I want you to go to the company website and find me a quote that says the Z06 was designed specifically as a track day car. You'll be hard pressed to find it.

It is definately MUCH less comfortable than the Sagaris and the Noble.

I'm impressed, you've driven all 3 cars?

and you CAN buy the Noble in the US, and it CAN be used everyday. Similarly to the Sagaris, the trunk is bigger than you assume it is as well.

jayjaya29 already went over the Noble so I wont. Give me facts, man, how big is the Sagaris trunk? You also seem to be forgetting that I already pointed out that the Sagaris was specifically designed for endurance racing and not as a livable daily driver. Give it up, neither the noble nor the sagaris can be daily driven or are even street legal out of the box. So quit trying to compare them to the corvette.

 

[BlaRo]

Dear God, not this argument again...

 

[Hatmouse]

Dear God, not this argument again...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Gophermuncher]

I didn't realize there was another argument about the z06. =

man you guys covered a lot of ground in 8+ pages lol. I guess I'll stop now since you guys pretty much covered everything hehe :lol:

 

[bartboy9891]

the Noble definately could be driven everyday, the ground clearance isnt too low or anything. and i am basing my facts on several reviews, and they all say that the Sagaris and noble are very comfortable for what they are, and they all say that the 'vette is as comfortable as a proctologist appointment.

 

[qube]

I'm glad they sorted out the noise on the C6; the C5 with stock pipes was a bit tame.

Only TVR I've been in was a Tuscan S; there's a slot on the dash that dispenses clean pairs of shorts everytime the road is slightly damp. It doesn't take long before you need them!