In stock guise, the Z06’s naturally aspirated 5.5L V8 LT6 produces 670 horsepower at 8,400 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque at 6,300 rpm, blessing the mid-engine sports car with a 2.6-second 0 ...

While the race-prepped C8 Z51 was the clear winner, the stock C8 Z06’s performance was astonishingly close, proving that Chevrolet’s engineers have created a track weapon right out of the factory.

The new Z06 ditches the standard Corvette’s 6.2-liter pushrod cross-plane-crank V-8 for a high-revving DOHC 5.5-liter with a flat-plane crankshaft, but that's not the only difference.

Additionally, in an earlier video, the car made a record attempt with the stock wheel and tire package, and it still managed to clock an impressive 10.26-second time at 134.31 mph (216.15 km/h ...

Sure the 812’s V-12 might be in front of the driver, but it does sit entirely behind the front axle. Both are also extremely quick cars, with factory-rated ¼-mile times in the 10-second range.

Located even further up the Corvette performance ladder is the ZR1 that’s due a year later, and we believe is identifiable by its central exhausts, whereas the Z06 and stock C8 use side-exit ...