I compare the staggered tires for these C7 and C8 models, both with the optional Z51 performance package. Where the C7 has 11.2-inch wide tires on 19-inch wheels up front, the C8’s are 1.6 ...

2014 Corvette C7 Stingray - Like A Knife. ... Doing so required not only developing an aero-optimized grille and air dam, but also a removable center section for the Z51 performance option, ...

Prices for the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray start at a mere $56,995, while a basic Stingray equipped with the Z51 Performance Package and 2LT trim package like our tester starts at $66,450.

That's up 35 ponies from the C7 Z51's engine, which keeps the pounds-per-horsepower ratios of the two cars virtually equal. Corvette vs. Cayman GT4 Comparo Tested: 2020 Corvette Z51 vs. Cayman GT4 ...

Witness the C8 Z51's 23.3-second figure-eight lap at 0.90 average g, 0.4 second ahead of any C7 Z51 and 0.2 behind a C7 Z06 with steel brakes.

And to put the 2.8-second 0-60 in perspective, the quickest C7 we’ve ever tested was a 650-hp supercharged 2015 Z06 with the Z07 performance package and 8-speed automatic. It managed “only ...

According to Chevy, the C7 Corvette with the available Z51 Performance package could go from zero to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds – ...

The Z51-package C8 and the outgoing Z51 C7 have similar weight-to-power ratios, yet the new car can sprint to 60 mph almost a second sooner. To understand why, ...

Filling the C7's 18.5-gallon tank with 91-octane fuel without topping off, I entered the 101's northbound traffic flow as gently as I could. That meant a light throttle and upshifting at 2200 rpm.

The all-new Chevy Corvette C8, with its mid-engine layout, weighs significantly more than the outgoing C7 generation.; We weighed a 2020 C8 coupe with the Z51 Performance package and found that it ...

The C7 Z51, for what it’s worth, set a 7:39 lap with Mero’s two mistakes. In the fall of 2014, Mero and the Corvette team went back to the Nurburgring with the 650 horsepower C7 Corvette Z06 ...

The C7 Grand Sport is truly a great performance car. All the best C7 Z06 features with the LT1 460hp engine. Some folks still believe the C7 GS needed more (500-550) hp.