2001 Corvette Z06

Powertrain
The heart of the Z06 is the new aluminum-block 5.7L LS6. Rated at 385 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm and 385 lb-ft torque @ 4,800 rpm, the LS6's powerband comes on at lower rpm and pulls higher than the LS1. Much of this power results from the redesigned, higher-compression heads, which have unshrouded valves, straighter passages and revised ports. The fuel injectors throw 10% more charge, and the higher-lift camshaft works in concert with stiffer valve springs.

Heart of the Z06 is a hot LS6 V-8. Higher compression and better overall breathing allow it to crank out 385 horses?40 more than the LS1 in a standard Vette.

All Z06s come with the rugged new M12 six-speed manual gearbox that features higher ratios in all gears. The clutch, driveshaft and rear transaxle have all been beefed to handle the LS6's additional torque.

Performance
The Z06's performance numbers are awesome. Zero to sixty acceleration is 4.0 seconds and a Performance numbers for the Z06 are awesome: 0-60 acceleration is 4.0 seconds and a blistering 12.6 seconds/114mph in the quarter. To put that in perspective, Zora's 1963 Z06 went 0-60 in 5.8 seconds and clipped the quarter in 14.5 seconds at 103 mph. But wait, there's more: top speed is 171 mph, and the lateral acceleration is an astounding 1.03 g (the standard Corvette registers 0.93 g). With a power-to-weight ratio of 8.09:1, the Z06 stands as one the fastest production Corvettes of all time.


Somewhere up there, Zora is looking down and smiling.