Knew it was quick, but Bloody HELL..Watched it on You Tube leather Ford GT's. Am told that "Italy's Best" get slapped by it as well..........What sort of engine has it got?
Mike

7 liter pushrod, dubbed the LS7. Largest and most powerful small-block motor in a passengr car by GM, 500 horsepower and 475 lb-ft of torque. It can get you to the next gas station in a about 3.5 seconds.

7.0 Liter V-8, 505 HP, 470 lb-ft, fast.....!

But only marginally faster (1-2 seconds) around a 2.5 mile road course than a lightly modified Cayman S. Undoubtedly the Z06 is quick, and there have been many discussion threads about it here in the past.

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K-Man S

Just didn't expect it to beat up "Italy's best"...............)
Mike

The Z06 tested by Car and Driver in the Nov 2006 Lightning Lap article was more than 8s faster around VIR than the Cayman S (3:01.1 vs 3:09.5).

The Z06 lapped the all-mighty Nurburgring in 7:42.9 while the Cayman S clocks in at 8:11. The 997 GT3 comes in at 7:42, so there's hope yet that a Cayman S with a 911 engine transplant can beat a Z06.

The Z06 is by far the best bang for the $$$

Wait until next years car comes out. Blue Lightning?

Current Ring times
http://www.supercars.net/PitLane?vie...ID=0&tID=10073

7:42.9 - 160.207 km/h -- Corvette Z06, 500 PS/1319 kg, Jan Magnusen, (Sporbilen, jun,26 05),

8:11* -- 151,274 km/h -- Porsche Cayman S, 295 PS/1340 kg, test driver Walter Roehrl (*mfr.) (sport auto 07/05)

It's a nice Chevrolet.

Paul

Enjoy it while it lasts...'Vettes are going down the drain with GM... Just kidding...I wish I can own a Vette too, AFTER I already own a Cayman S.

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2006 Porsche Cayman S, Lapis Blue

Well played. Understated, but enough to completely get under the skin of a Corvette fan.

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Go figure.

Although doubtful I would ever own one, you've got to admire the Z06 and C6 Corvettes in general. They are reasonably light, a lot less than many of their competitors, and actually get pretty good gas mileage at cruise speeds. And the price/performance ratio is nice. The main recurring complaint is that the interiors and overall fit/finish are a notch below the competition.

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Scott
2006 Cayman S
2008 MINI S

I totally respect the Z06 as a performance machine. I would never own one...any domestic for that matter...but it is a fine car, especially for 60K!