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The first reviews of the new Z06 are glowing and then some.  This isn't shocking of course.

All the Changes That Turn a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray into a Z06 (caranddriver.com)

Tested: 2023 Corvette Z06 Is an American Ferrari and Then Some (caranddriver.com)

LOWS: Cup 2R track tires' disdain for rain, our sudden longing to have one in our garage.

Personally, I like turbocharged torque for every day driving, a lot.  I recall the Honda S2000 that had a lot of power but little low end torque, probably fun to drive at 9/10ths but like a Civic around town, sort of.  But I do think a "sports car" should be more focused on high RPM power even if it means less low end grunt.

A thing I like about our GTI is I can accelerate comfortably from 75 mph on the freeway in top gear, or take a mountain grade on a freeway in top gear.  But the engine isn't free wheeling.  Anyway, it's interesting for me to see the work that GM put into this vehicle for low sales numbers.  I've always thought it a bit amusing that Corvettes had relied on pushrod designs (with a rare exception here and there).

Yeah, it may be hybrid as well.  They'll stuff as much power into the chassis as possible.  I'd rather have the Z06 personally, with a manual (!), but for the money I'd take a nice Stingray convertible.  That's more car than I can use anywhere as it is.

I still muse about the BMW 240i convertible, but that's off the table for now.  I was going to do the eU delivery program on that but that has ended.

2023 Chevy Corvette C8 Z06 First Drive Review: America's World-Beating Supercar (thedrive.com)
2023 Chevy Corvette C8 Z06 First Drive Review: America's World-Beating Supercar (thedrive.com)

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)]his is not a drill. General Motors has built a 670-horsepower, 8,600 rpm, mid-engine monster with all of the trimmings of European prestige for less than the cost of a base model Porsche 911. If you’ve got around $100,000 burning a hole in your pocket, for god’s sake, put your name down for a 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06.[/color]

[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)]There is no replacement, electric or otherwise, for this kind of car. It grips, accelerates, and brakes like nothing I've ever driven. I didn't have as much seat time as I might've liked—just a few hours—but I can tell you that this is probably the moment a lot of exotic European automakers have been fearing for a long time. All the huge changes that came with the eight-generation Corvette no longer feel like they were done primarily to make the regular Stingray better. It feels like they all happened to make this Z06 impossible to to[/color]

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