Showdown - 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 vs. 2013 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - CAR and DRIVER
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2012
- Technical Editor Michael Austin pits Chevrolet's best Corvettes, the ZR1 and Z06, against one another in the latest episode of Car and Driver: Tested.
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CARS: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Chevrolet Corvette Z06
LOCATION: Desert Center, California
MAG EDITORS: Michael Austin
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The seats lean forward like that to keep them from being damaged when people move the seat back too far. It's in my C5 owners manual.
Your prediction for the new c7 Zo6 was completely wrong
No it wasnt
@@Len1977gt yes it was you idiot. He predicted a smaller engine and no improvements in interior quality
Daniel Philcox thank you! That’s not the only comment that guy left trying to defend this guys predictions btw. It’s like he’s going threw all the comments trying to defend the guy 😂
@@nathanielhampton2559 I mean they where not wrong with the smaller engine. The LT4 is smaller then the LS7
@@danielphilcox4658 Actually he did refer to the interior and seats peibably being roomier and better (more inline with what we would think a modern corvette to be). You obviously didn't listen, because he is talking about the next generation of BASE MODEL corvettes, NOT Z's!!! Other than saying they'll look the same and have a small 5.3 he was right about everything else when you break it down....
I was blessed to test drive a used 2006 Z06 in 2008 and it was by far the best driving experience I have ever had. But if money were no object I’d probably take the ZR1. At this point in my life I would be happy with ANY Corvette.
WELL SAID!!!
are you that Brad Williams
@@lostinsauce4515 no, that brad Williams may not be able to reach the peddles but he could afford the corvette
If i win the Virginia lottery, (yes, I'm a Virginia guy) , I'm buying both, hands down!😄👍🛠️🔧
Zr1 "we aren't sure if its ever going to come back" oh boy did it ever.
6:40 Those C7 predictions didn't age very well.
Very true
not a fan of any new corvettes. I think after this body style they started going down hill. This is GORGEOUS.
hheythered I disagree, I like the sharp, aggressive points and lines of the C7 generation
Wendy's Twitter and the rear end looks like a video game car
ztwntyn8 If any real world car is also in a video game, then it looks like a video game car. And I actually like the back of the C7. I loved the rounded tail lights too, but I also love the new look
Yup after this C6 the Vette def went downhill 🤷🏼♂️
Everyone has their own preferences but I agree though, my favorite style is C6 Z06/ZR1. It aged great.
terrible prediction on the c7
no it wasnt
Larry N yes it was
505 hp and 650 hp is a big difference mr not its not🤣
If anyone has ever wondered how many cubic inches a particular engine is like a 6.2L or a 7.0L just multiply it 61, which is the volume of a cubic liter. You can divide a displacement number like 427ci by 61 to get the liter volume.
Bought a new 2019 Corvette Grand Sport, with a MANUAL TRANSMISSION, and it’s a great car! Huge power, fantastic handling, and with the magnetic ride control, the car goes from track stiff to cruising smooth in an instant. My wife even asks when we can go for drives in the Grand Sport, and that rarely happens with my NSX. Buy one.
Trade it for a C6Z
crappy interior, no thanks@@corvetteZ3r
I have a 2011 Z06 and the sound is just out of this world, really.......
It is very fast, sticks like glue and is just a fing beast. I dare anyone to drive a car that is more fun than this one.
Hey Ive been there my friend. Im a little younger than you at 24, and I bought my Z06 C6 at 22 but man was that my dream car when I was 19 and looking at what to do with my life. I saved up for a solid year after college and took the plunge. I cant tell you how much fun it is to own this car. It is a real blast. Youll certainly get lots of tickets. I used to care a lot about that, now, its no big deal lol More of an ego thing than a money thing for me. Dont be afraid to get an 06. Good luck!!
Here we are, just saw that the C8 ZR1 is coming out this summer! Crazy that it’s been 2 generations already!
I'll take the ZR1 and never look back!
Both are awesome, if money is no issue......i'm taking the ZR1. Because at the end of the day, what man doesn't like being BLOWN! ;-)
At the end of the day, what man wants the valves to drop in their LS7 and ruin their engine.
I love the LS7 and I like it over the ZR1 engine but I understand why people choose a Zr1. Then again most New C6 Z06 owners would he the type to throw on aftermarket heads and cam it up so not a problem then.
Just about every prediction at the end of this video was way off... LOL
Great video, though.
I have a c6 z06 and I'll say that the seats arent as bad as they say it is. They are comfy. For the track ya I can see how they dont hold you in very well, but I wouldn't say they are just trash good lord.
The seats do that so you can access the cargo area without having to pop the trunk/hatch. Maybe you had a bag or jacket behind there that you needed to grab once you got out? I use it all the time and I love that feature.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING REAL DRIVERS CARS... BIG LONG NOSE, BIG ENGINE, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, RWD!!!
Not no more
I would do the Z06 and add an A&A Blower to it. It would immediately have more power than the ZR1 and only cost you about eight grand to do! I am 29 years old. I'm so excited that the C6 Z06 came out in 2006. This means in a couple more years, it will continue to drop in price to where I can most likely finally afford it. MY DREAM CAR...and it's nearly in reach. A couple more years :-)
I love VS. videos without the versus...They are just like comparison videos, but with the comparison...AWESOME
Lol didn't expect styling to radically change. Def got proved wrong.
Alex Zevallos AYE IM SUBSCRIBED TO YOU 🙂🙂🙂
The styling didn't radically change with the c7. It's clearly still an evolution of the C6. Like the C6 was of the C5. The upcoming mid-engine corvette will have radically different styling.
Alex Zevallos the c7 shares the same chassis design. The silhouette is still the same. Yes there are major differences as all Vettes but it’s still the same layout. That said the c6 is one beautiful piece of automobile
that Z06 sound! i ve watched tons of videos on it, makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up! The Z06 and Lexus LFA engines are my favorite as far as sounds goes, amazing!
I drove my buddies 06 ZO6 with slight mods that dynos at 650+ HP. All I can say is that for the past 2 days now I have been looking for a ZO6. Corvettes are the best. Haters gonna hate, why??? Because they've most likely never been in one. Once you have, once you've driven one...they're mesmerizing! I'm still high on adrenaline from that monster. I loved it!
Wow, really enjoyed Michael Austin hosting this review!
My choice is the C6 Z06 too.
I love the Z06 more because its a naturally aspirated engine.
I love the z06 cuz its cheap
Picture me wearing Aviator goggles, mouth full of Big League Chew, windows down in the Z06 with wind flying through my hair, blasting through the long left-hander at Laguna Seca! I'm such a BADass... -B
C6 the last of the good looking corvette, unlike the new bat mobile Camaro inspired c7 crap.
Z06 > ZR1 COME AT ME BRO
the zo6 sounds better than the zr1
This guy did an awesome review. Thumbs up! I want to see more of him reviewing!
its funny how everyone fought the 2014 corvette was gonna be the same but they were sooo wrong lol
thought*
Good thing.
Both of these cars are faster than the new overheating C7 Z06. I am a GM fanboy but they dropped the ball BIG TIME.
Agreed. I thought the new Z06 was going to be ridiculous, performance-wise.
I've yet to see any real world testing that matches the 2.9 to 60 and 10.9 quarter mile times Chevy claimed.
Instead they made it too heavy, put on too much aero that is severely limiting its top end. Plus it overheats even in cool temperatures.
Other than the style, which I love, that car is a huge disappointment.
thorandmoljnir See, I greatly dislike the "hey I'm a toyota product" style and the bad visibility that comes with it. So the C7 to me is dumpy. Each generation the corvette improved massively until the C7, which was a big step backwards.
They made the corvette *gasp* unreliable. Embarrassing!
+YOUSIF KUWAIT nothing compared to the lt4
Because ALL GM cars run too hot. 210-220 is "normal" for GM. It's because they can't pass emissions with a Normal engine temp. Cars run between 178-198, no hotter. Wonder why GM went Bankrupt...
@@mr.cambrady5335 my C6 Z06 sat at 185 in warm weather. So did many other in our car club. Your information is false and you are an idiot.
Ive driven both in the past and i would pick the ZR1. Once the ZR1 hits 3000rpms its absolutly insane. It drive like a normal vette below that. The Z06 has power everywhere and honestly whichever one you pick you really cant lose. There both great cars. Nice video
I've driven one of the very first c6 Z06 corvette
to date I havent had more fun in another car in a while
that was the best 1 hour drive EVERRRRRRR
where did you find your salvage vette? im looking to get one but every salvaged corvette has either bad frames or is completly bust.
Two of my favorite cars. Well done C&D!
Would love to own one of these one day.
i wish they compared all the new standard vettes with the 90s zr-1 quad cam, to see how far that design still competes, and how far the base model has come.
The Slow Motion launch of the ZR1 is awesome!
I completely agree. I prefer the Z06. It may make less power but the 427 can be beefed up to produce much much more power.
7:50 Z06 definitely.
Damn that’s a great prediction! You’re so right😂😂
I could have lived without ever seeing this... and I love both cars.
Lmao he was so wrong about the C7..like i dont think he could have been more wrong
EXACTLY!!
TheAymanhawk23 i was thinking the same thing, pretty much the opposite of every thing he said
He was very accurate for his C7 prediction. I'm not sure what you are talking about. The exterior styling was not a radical departure, the interior is much nicer, and c7 had direct injection and fuel-saving technology like he said. He was just wrong about the displacement.
@@jardog16981 And the VVT, and the ZR1 return, and.......
@@milojanis4901 what do you mean? All c7's have variable valve timing, and the Zr1 did return. He says in the video that they weren't sure if the Zr1 would return, not that it wouldn't for sure.
Q: How do you know when the Pizza boy is about to arrive at your house?
A: When you hear a clapped out Honda that sounds like a beehive coming down your street
question: this doesnt relate to anything, but i will be driving in a year or two, and my dad asked me if i want his 2004 bmw x5, or to lease a new car that is not as nice, like around 150$/month or less. which should i pick?
I've seen a few Aussies with 2007 ZR1s in RHD config. Are the 2013 models available in the British market?
LMAO BOY SAID 5.3L
Ivan Ascencio lol
Ivan Ascencio I thought boy too when he said 7k rpm was 2k more than ANY small block chevy should ever... 2nd gen LT1 would go 6k and I think but haven’t had or driven a first gen LT1 but pretty sure with solid lifters and high compression in 70 it will go 6k also let alone the 283 engines that can go 8k but whole different story although t is def a abc in every way.
2017 ZORA ZR1 get ready for a mid-engine Corvette somewhere in the realm of ~750HP is being reported, sticker price starting around $150,000USD. I can not wait for that car.
No
JediMindTricks183 not mid engined
JediMindTricks183 2017 and still no sign of a new corvette
Jorge The beast look up 2018 ZR1 in Nurgenburg
JediMindTricks183 You were right power wise
That cackle when you let go of the gas..that shit make me all tingly inside
2013 Corvette Z06 looks hard with those black rims.
Love cargo pants. Way better than skinny jeans! :)
It took a season of Hawaii Five-0 to get me to wear cargo pants
Kevin Breese you are right in fact
Nah. Keep em in the 90's please!
Corvettes become 100x sexier when you throw black rims on them!
I’ll remember that.
WarEagle33x nooooooooo lol. They look meaner that’s foresure but personal I love chrome or polished aluminum. Maybe cause I’m old school.
Cruise Dleifsnam chrome all the way
Wheels that look like brake dust are fugly.
Amazing how much the production has changed in 5 years time
3:54 hell ya I had a 327 in a 68 Impala bear all kinds of 5.0 fox, iroc, gta, tpi vette on the hwy lol but when LT1 went 6k in my grandpa’s 95 TA, I thought damn, but honestly it falls off around 5200 in the auto but does help to rev to 6k before shifting to stay in the pwr but 7k they didn’t use to do. Love it. I thought it sucked the ZR1 wasn’t a 7.0 s/c
A guy can dream
i wonder what he feels about the new c7 now lol..only thing he had right on the new assumptions were it was gonna be a v8 lol
Ate your words on the comments about the next corvette.
Lol...big time.
Dude, you made him delete his comment. I give you a lot of praise for that!
How come you made this video available outside of the US and not others??
Since when did we compare luxury vs. speed? It's functional and light. The F40 didn't have carpet.... I'd rather go the f40 way then the Bugatti turd
how about the Stingray vs the ZR1 ???
The stingray would get raped bad. The Z06 would kill the stingray.
No. C6 Z06 and ZR1 would still kill it. Chevy says the new ones faster because they want to sell it. A used C6 Z06 for 35,000 is the best bargain on the planet.
flyingphoenix113
C6 Blowssssssssssssssss
have you ever driven one? Because it "blows" the doors off of ant gtr or 458 around a track.
I have driven a C6 when I was 17 when they first came out in 2005 or so. That was about it, but now I currently own a C7
3:00 why is front bumper shaking on the launch 🚀?
Good show great cars! I agree with Everything you stated in this episode!
I agree with you. I would have the z06 over the zr1.
I hate how the c7 looks I prefer a c6. they screwed the look of the corvette
A 400% increase in sales shows you are wrong.
Sanic still if this 400% was real im not one of them and many others. I hate how I cant find a new c6 in Chevrolet site.
KhaledTarekGaming 37,000 2014 C7 sold.
Making it the beast selling sports can in the western world
Sanic stop giving me numbers give me revies from both sides. I know the c7 is good at handling and interior but in its look I prefer the c6. btw it reached above 350 kilometers
KhaledTarekGaming look it up nigga.
37k sold a new record
i have valeted both and still love the zr1 the best wish i could open them up and drive it like it is ment to
I love it. just bought a wrecked 07 Z06 with 12k miles for 21,500 Now it will cost 28-30 by the time it's done however that will include the cam heads headers and exhaust so 600hp for 30k is ridiculous. Good bang for the buck. As for those who cry about a salvage title... my check book thanks me and my foot can't tell the difference. Who cares about resale when you plan on keeping it!
This video is useless.
The only complaints you have are the seats? I'd rather have functional shit over pretty shit inside my interior that's only going to fall apart like Nissan's cars. You were absolutely wrong about the C7. 6.2L V8. And you're driving the automatic.
Stop making videos.
well automatics are faster, but keep on judging and shifting them gears because that's what makes you cool ig.
no horizon not trying to say that it makes you "cooler", but it does effect the performance of the car.
+no horizon people are ignorant, they got stuck on the 60s thought...when automatic transmission were horrible.... but now the technology has improved drastically to even have a 10 speed automatic transmission on a 2017 Ford raptor...
Míster Mostacho I'd just rather be in control of my vehicle. It's preference. But yeah, I'm ignorant.
+Míster Mostacho i hope that 10 speed never breaks because ittl cost a fortune to fix
The new Stingray makes this car look like chopped liver..
c7 is a Trans Am corvette ...Prefer C6 lines better
Speed love you can stay in the cave but there's a reason why c6 did not sell well.
Its got-old-very-quickly exterior and worse than camry interior over its years.
The C7 brought back the sales in unit on track.
golferchin76 2005 C6 outsold the 2014 C7 both first year cars. Get out of your cave
The corvette zr1 is than the new one
golferchin76 I agree. The C7 is the car all the limp wrists wanted. More expensive junk that doesn't have anything to do with performance. Extra electronics to break. Super duper extremely ugly (which means stylish and fashionable). Terrible visibility. Direct injection to clog up. All the bad that non-corvette buyers wanted that would normally buy a luxury car.
Also the C7 is ugly.
Did I mention 3 times that the C7 is ugly as hell?
Because it's ugly.
Small blocks have a cylinder bore spacing of 4.4". The seven liters comes from 4.125" boree and 4" stroke.
Great looking rides!🥰
This is true... Just goes to show what kind of stresses these kinds of cars go through under extreme driving conditions such as these.
lol I love this guys pants metaphors
no.. the intercooler sits on top of the supercharger. what you're seeing through the glass is indeed the intercooler.
also, it's not a plastic engine cover like most people think. that is the actual aluminum intercooler we're looking at, not some flashy cover.
Look at any article like car and driver the 911 is always fun to drive
You also tested a loaded Z06 here. Base models are 3160 lbs. that's the car that ran the test numbers you put up in this video.
thats some really profound stuff man.....you should write a book. Maybe put something in there about how people who say something that turns out to be false end up calling the person who proved them wrong "mentally challenged"
I just like the performance of the 427 BB chevy..sounds great too...
Hell that's even better. I was going by a Motor Trend ZR1 test. I think it was on a 09 ZR1 My, bad on a slower time. Peace man
Hey. You guys are great.
To what extent are you referring? With a big cam, CNC heads, full exhaust, pulley you get about 660 BHP with a very rough idle, 630BHP with a smaller cam. If you go SC with a centri or twin screw you make about 690-730BHP~ with a good tune on 91. Wuth intake, cam, heads, SC intake on a LS9 you're making 750BHP without even touching the exhaust. Go 3" with 2" headers and you make nearly 800 for under 10K in. Or swap the SC with a bigger twin screw and make 900-1000bhp for
I'd love either of them. However not before a 997 GT3 RS
I'd Drive the Z06 carbon edition, while very pricecy, for the $20,000 price difference between the ZR1 you could do a few mods that would cause it to crush the ZR1, and still have all the cool stuff the ZR1 boasts, and that 7.0L 427 makes the most eargasmic sound ever! I will own a Z06 or the new 2014 Z/28 camaro one day, just have to graduate college and wait for them to depreciate a bit lol
I bought a grandsport last year mammoth supercharger. I own a lot of sport cars, and that Corvette is wicked! I have a 9 second supra, and me and my girlfriend took them out and raced, the only thing that supra saw was taillights
Love my 2007 z06 and its yellow to boot
Some of you guys could help me, i`m shopping for a vette but can`t decide Z06 or ZR1, i`m a little concern about the dropped valve issue on the z06 but the zr1 is a lot more expensive
Go for the z06. The naturally aspirated v8 is better for a drivers car.
Wait several months for the ZR1 to depreciate with the sales of the C7 Z06 if the dropped valves worry you
Chris Hris
The Carbon Edition (as all other Z06s with the Z07 package) already has the same brakes and suspension as a ZR1 while weighing significantly less
Chris Hris did you know those carbon ceramic brakes are the same brakes that the ferrari enzo uses.
They are the same brakes
They can figure out a way for hydraulic valvetrains to withstand such rpm. My car has a hydraulic valvetrain, as does the boss, which sees 7,500 rpm regularly. It's about keeping the valves lightweight and/or hollow and keeping any rotating mass to a minimum weight while maintaining its strength.
The cam drive would need a double roller chain with titanium bolts to keep strength up/weight down, bearings would need to be redesigned and pushrods should be forged from a billet of titanium as well.
Less than two weeks out and given the teasers, have your predictions changed about how radical the changes to the C7 will be?
The Z06 is a small block 428 LS motor. 7 liters is 426-429 CI. Most people think it's a 427, but the Z06 engine is technically a 428.
Would a 4.7 twin turbo run like the 6.2?
you're right, but didn't explain it very well... it's the deck height that defines "big block" from "small block", which is the distance from the centre of the crank to the flat face of the block where the head bolts on
@ goatroper911 because the supercharger is stock which would allow lag before the boost kicked in
Heading into 2013 my top 3 favorite 2door sport coupes 1) 2013 Viper SRT 2) 2013 Camaro ZL1 3) 2013 Toyota FR-S. The Viper just looks fresh and sounds great. The ZL1 is just a all around success and the FRS will be a highly favored tuner car in the upcoming years. I truely love the Corvette but performance was not the issue, its interior design needs work and I want to see some new creative lines with the body. Dont get me wrong the ZR1 and Z06 are monsters.
Just bought a C5, incredible value is no joke. The performance per dollar is very hard to beat.
I never heard a rumor that the c7 would have a 5.3. I always figured they would stay with a 6.2 but change the engine..which they did.
Thank you
And I thought my seat in my Corvette was broken. Lol 6:15
I know the 427 displacement has a lot of heritage at Chevy. 428 is typically thought of as a Ford displacement. However, engine displacements are rounded up routinely across the industry. The Ford Coyote 5.0 liter is technically a 4.951 liter engine. It IS an honest 302 cubic inches though :P
That Z06 in the video cost $100,000. That's much more expensive than a Boxster. In fact, that's more expensive than a base 911, a car I would much rather have.
Max Colegrove corvettes are better than a shitty boxster