The C7 Z06 that came after was more powerful ... into something blisteringly fast and engaging on road and track, but the C6 is raw. Focused. That’s what makes it such a legend.

Designed to be a lightweight track car ... the introduction of the C6 Corvette, one of the first questions asked when the C7 debuted was, “So, where’s the Z06?” Now that’s a great legacy.

Introduced as a homologation special, the Corvette C6 Z06 was engineered with track days in mind ... year after the introduction of the Corvette C7, the C7 Z06 was unveiled at the North American ...

The new Corvette C7 Z06 seems to have all the attention these ... the Stig absolutely hurls the 505 hp monster around the famous test track without incident or drama. The permanently masked ...

The C7 Z06’s LT4 engine has 650 “net” horsepower ... the Grand Sport with the Z07 package is just 1-second off the track record for the C6 ZR1 on GM’s Milford Proving Ground.

Porsche 911 Carrera S Track-Worthy 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: Official Photos, Info Video: How the 2015 Corvette Z06 Influenced the C7.R Race Car 6. It uses an updated version of the C6.R V-8 ...

Road & Track: What objectives did the new platform let you hit that you just couldn't hit with the C7 Z06 ... we were doing the C6 ZR1. So you'll recall we had the C6 Z06 on the 505 horsepower ...

It also only had manual seats and was purely track focused. The C6 Z06 brought power up to 505 ... made them nearly ubiquitous. So for the C7 Z06, Chevrolet wanted to make a car that would let ...

And it’s the best balanced Corvette to make it ideally suited for track work ... to certainly miss the C6 Corvette Z06. Well, maybe at least until they release a C7 Z06 model.

If you own a C7 ... Z06 vs. Porsche Cayman GT4 How the C8 Corvette Z06 Differs from the Stingray Which was disappointing for Corvette fans who'd come to expect the Z06 to embody a certain track ...