I've always struggled to relate to American cars being from the UK, but man recently you guys are really pulling me in, the Z06, Z28 and GT 350R are all just pure porn and have all made me question my affinity to Porsche..
same thing for us germans. mercedes/bmw/porsche nowadays producing mostly bullshit for idiots who want wealth symbols and luxury not a driving machine.
+ye ye completely agree, I'd more true 'drivers cars' are coming from the Americans and Japanese. But we are living in a golden age currently where by near enough every manufacturer makes something for us enthusiasts. I can't see that lasting forever sadly.
I am in the US and i love all cars, European, Asian, American, etc. keep loving Porsche they are amazing, gotta love American Muscle too, yes there are cars made here that are total shite, but things are looking up!
Awesome review...Matt...the guys on corvetteforum are raving about dsc controller improving their track lap times by as much as three seconds and they are also reporting improved street driving characteristics...
It's so easy to go fast in a Z06, it's so easy you sometimes don't realize how fast you're going until you see the speed, then you hit the brakes and hang in the belts, that's how good this car is! It's so much more versatile than any other high performance car. It's unreal on the track while being like your daily driven Malibu on the streets!
Did it make you feel like you were going faster? For the sake of humour, I hope you were commuting in like a Corolla or something, would be funny imagining that the engine noise was coming from your car lol
+Matt Wasilewicz haha, no I wasn't listening to it while driving. just wanted to see how it sounded with surround sound instead of my crappy phone speaker.
These new Z06 cars are absolutely nuts! The only thing I never liked about the Vette is that you can have a base model all the way up to the big daddy and they all look relatively the same. Where as a Viper for example is just one model. Hopefully that makes sense.
I agree! But, mechanically, Chevy could've made it better. For, example, the should've put in some more work into the C7 Z06's beautiful engine to ensure it wouldn't overheat. The also could've allow the Magnetic Ride Control to perform more functions, including what DSC does.
+Rumored Gaso the 370z had auto rev match in the manual cars. ny friend has a z which has it.. this was in fact before corvettes. also i dont think corvette was exclusively the first car to get magnetic ride control but rather part of a group of chevy vehicles to get the feature.
It is like torque on demand. Corvettes are great at producing full torque at give or take 3000rpm. So anytime you are coming out of a corner it is doing amazing things under the hood.
This is not meant to be a hate comment, the only way you could tell if this is working would be to drive a standard model back to back with the modified one.
+TheSmokingTire For sure, I can tell by the videos you put out that you butt dyno is on point. Lol. Your work is really good and keeps getting better, thank you for all that you are doing for the community.
You drive like a pro. Most of the professional like Randy Pobst have criticized this car for being a hand full. I guess the changes make a big difference.
I love my C7 Z51 Stingray! The ZO6 model is even better if you need 650 HP but believe me 465 aint bad either and the sound...oh that sweet exhaust note! Thanks Matt! Great job as usual...
I really love that GM hasn't been adding the artificial sounding "pops and cracks" in the exhaust that seem so common with the newer sports cars from other companies. Those other cars just don't sound that great to me. Anyway great review, love the Z06.
ok. all the comments on commentating and all the wah,wah be damned. that is one bad-ass car. the color, the sound, everything. Merica by God. I have turned into a goosebump. fine,fine job Matt. I want, no, I NEED that car. just got divorced and going through a midlife crisis.
Wow!! What an immense sound! For you to have that kind of reaction it must be fantastic! Great review Matt, Great car! thumbs up from me on this one! 👍
love the new zo6 finally someone is fixing the heating issues that plague this car. hopefully Chevy does it themselfs! it doesn't matter that not many zo6 owners will take it to the track the ones that do bought a car built for the track and should work from the factory at one for more than a few laps before Temps start to creep to the point you need to pull off. depending on the length of the track that is. I still love the car this all being said.
great job as always, Matt. This is one of those ideas that quite a few people have, but dont work on it because of all the physics that doing it for real would require. (myself included). I was going to start with a RC Quadcopter/drone controller... it's made for calculating G.
Matt, do you know if DSC has any plans on making this controller available on other vehicles that use Magnetic Ride Control? I'm getting the 2017 Chevrolet SS next year, and would love to put this controller on that car.
I'M sure an automatic is better for performance, but the manual just looks and feel better driving, I'm by far no expert driver however when I drive my manual, it an amazing feeling
They have this suspension for the viper also and they say it completely transforms the car for better on both track and the street. You should try to test these shocks on that car too.
ArtByCG because that is the last generation of top road car now this is the new vette. They have similar HP numbers. Would like to see the results it should be interesting.
Thanks for posting Matt. Although I prefer my one takes to begin with "let's see how she do" ! Also, love the sound of that v8... Makes my 370z feel very inadequate...
We may very well in the future. Add us on Facebook at facebook.com/dscsp0rt ! We'll post product development updates there. Mustang GT350 and Focus RS are the next two projects.
DSC has a special alignment for the Z06 that makes it go from "dangerous" to faster than their Porsche cup cars. just 0.8* caster on the rear...and the factory has such wildly varying tolerances. I wonder if they did it to this car, or just the MR calibrations. fwiw 2017+ Corvettes get better MR calibrations. ask your dealer to flash your older cars too.
The Corvette has the best exhaust sound of any car to me. And it makes that delicious sound without any technological sound manipulating, its all supercharged v8. Ugh!!! I AM GOING TO BUY THAT CAR. ITS MY DREAM CAR!! Which sounds better Matt? ZR1 or Z06?
What happened to the old school Benz amg or Rx7 we saw during the 800whp 335i one take? Hope you post them up soon! Vettes and Porsches are kind of getting old now..
He pretty much says at the end. It was hard to tell but the car was very well planted and never got unsettled. On a wet track with 650hp that should probably be considered very high praise.
Random suggestion (to no one in particular) for the 7 speed 'missed gear' dilemma: Most of these exotics with the 7 speed manuals are capable of top speed without the seventh gear, and have them for street use and fuel economy, correct? And they have drive modes that change driving characteristics of the car. So, why not just give seventh gear a lockout that's open in the 'eco' or 'normal' drives setting, and closed in the 'sport' or 'race' setting? Many cars already use lockouts with manuals for other things. Just a thought.
Hey Matt... the sound it's so brutal, to bad it's a little damp, great video, just a question... how much diference in money are between a zr1 and a c7 z06, because I think they have the same amount of horse power, and which do you prefer...???, thanks from Uruguay!!!
I wouldn't mind making one! We are still dialing in the car. We had to re-engineer a few things before I go to the track with it and a couple odd parts have been very difficult to find
what they have basically done is taken an idea from the active suspension system developed by williams racing team in 1993 and added 2016 technology to it matt
Not far off. But active suspension systems date back far before 1993. They first started becoming popular on Nissans and a few other brands in the 80s (Citroen and Cadillac both experimented with some basic designs in the late 50s). The problem with these, and those systems developed in F1, was that they required individual hydraulic motors on each individual shock. It added extra unnecessary unsprung weight (while I don't have numbers, it wasn't just a little bit), and were extremely slow due to the available technology at the time. The Tractive coilovers we offer as an upgraded package can respond to commands in just 6ms, plus they respond to mid-stroke command. ~Jordan
hey matt , how long ago was this filmed ? ever though of comming down to summit point for a drift event ? i also have some cars you would like to drive !!
Please Matt do a regular one take of the Z06 in the canyons, the car deserves it. God I love the looks and the sound of it and Im into japanese sports cars! Its just the USA has been manufacturing superior sports cars for some years. I feel jealous, in the EU only rich idiots can afford good sports cars like this one. The prices and maintenance costs are sky high here :/
There is no weird country, just different laws and yes, you have to be rich to afford a good sports car like a porsche or M3 or things like that. And Im not even talking about Ferraris and supercars. Just good sports cars but they cost way more than 50k € and a lot to maintain and people earn much less than that in a year. So yes, you have to be rich to afford that kind of cars sadly.
"I have so many more brake than the cayman"~ Matt Farah 2016. Such brake, very stop, wow
Power much high. Too good.
Wow
What....?!
more bigger,more better😁
Farahforprez
I've always struggled to relate to American cars being from the UK, but man recently you guys are really pulling me in, the Z06, Z28 and GT 350R are all just pure porn and have all made me question my affinity to Porsche..
same thing for us germans. mercedes/bmw/porsche nowadays producing mostly bullshit for idiots who want wealth symbols and luxury not a driving machine.
+ye ye completely agree, I'd more true 'drivers cars' are coming from the Americans and Japanese. But we are living in a golden age currently where by near enough every manufacturer makes something for us enthusiasts. I can't see that lasting forever sadly.
Spread the love amongst other Europeans! Its always annoying to always be questioned by people who can't fathom the American performance ideals.
I am in the US and i love all cars, European, Asian, American, etc. keep loving Porsche they are amazing, gotta love American Muscle too, yes there are cars made here that are total shite, but things are looking up!
@@PatrickEVRAable Dream is still going 5 years later 🤙🤙
That's gotta be one of the best exhaust notes on the road today. Matt, I think you need to do a special edition video of your favorite exhaust notes.
Awesome review...Matt...the guys on corvetteforum are raving about dsc controller improving their track lap times by as much as three seconds and they are also reporting improved street driving characteristics...
It's so easy to go fast in a Z06, it's so easy you sometimes don't realize how fast you're going until you see the speed, then you hit the brakes and hang in the belts, that's how good this car is! It's so much more versatile than any other high performance car. It's unreal on the track while being like your daily driven Malibu on the streets!
holy crap. I decided to watch this in my car through the speakers. i can feel the sound it is amazing.
Did it make you feel like you were going faster? For the sake of humour, I hope you were commuting in like a Corolla or something, would be funny imagining that the engine noise was coming from your car lol
+Matt Wasilewicz haha, no I wasn't listening to it while driving. just wanted to see how it sounded with surround sound instead of my crappy phone speaker.
The sound of that rev matching when it downshifts, gives me chills
I love corvettes. My grand sport is no where near a Z06 but still loads of fun none the less. Great video Matt.
These new Z06 cars are absolutely nuts! The only thing I never liked about the Vette is that you can have a base model all the way up to the big daddy and they all look relatively the same. Where as a Viper for example is just one model. Hopefully that makes sense.
The Z06 is a absolute BEAST!
I agree! But, mechanically, Chevy could've made it better. For, example, the should've put in some more work into the C7 Z06's beautiful engine to ensure it wouldn't overheat. The also could've allow the Magnetic Ride Control to perform more functions, including what DSC does.
car has been out for 2 years and people still ask what the paddles are for on the manual
what are they for, then?
+Rumored Gaso first to have auto rev match?
doesn't 370z have it too?
yeah the 370 has that feature on the manual, its called synchrorev
+Rumored Gaso the 370z had auto rev match in the manual cars. ny friend has a z which has it.. this was in fact before corvettes. also i dont think corvette was exclusively the first car to get magnetic ride control but rather part of a group of chevy vehicles to get the feature.
thank you for doing an intro that won't get old and be super annoying after watching several episodes, i dig it
I could listen to that exhaust ALL DAY!!
Thanks for another great vid, Matt! Can't wait to see the Viper video with the full coilover kit and all!
It is like torque on demand. Corvettes are great at producing full torque at give or take 3000rpm. So anytime you are coming out of a corner it is doing amazing things under the hood.
Many corvette owners are claiming this to be the best mod to make for their cars
Will be adding this to our GT350 and will do a review on it ! Maybe Matt wants to come take it for a spin!
This is not meant to be a hate comment, the only way you could tell if this is working would be to drive a standard model back to back with the modified one.
That's true. But we do the best we can and I'm pretty good at remembering how cars feel
+TheSmokingTire
For sure, I can tell by the videos you put out that you butt dyno is on point. Lol.
Your work is really good and keeps getting better, thank you for all that you are doing for the community.
Very good point! Really would like to see some vlogs before and after.
You drive like a pro. Most of the professional like Randy Pobst have criticized this car for being a hand full. I guess the changes make a big difference.
I was waiting for that 150 mph! Thanks Matt!
Those vettes especially Z06 sounds incredible at full throttle..
This car sounds amazing, I could listen to that V8 under full load for hours.
Doesn't the Z06 have 650 hp? Isn't that why it has the 650/650 badge on the interior? 650 hp, 650 tq? I'm kind of splitting hairs, but just wondering.
Yes. The LT4 has 650 hp in the Z06, 640 in the Cadillac CTS-V. He just made a mistake.
I love my C7 Z51 Stingray! The ZO6 model is even better if you need 650 HP but believe me 465 aint bad either and the sound...oh that sweet exhaust note! Thanks Matt! Great job as usual...
I really love that GM hasn't been adding the artificial sounding "pops and cracks" in the exhaust that seem so common with the newer sports cars from other companies. Those other cars just don't sound that great to me. Anyway great review, love the Z06.
ok. all the comments on commentating and all the wah,wah be damned. that is one bad-ass car. the color, the sound, everything. Merica by God. I have turned into a goosebump. fine,fine job Matt. I want, no, I NEED that car. just got divorced and going through a midlife crisis.
I haven't come here in a fucking lot of months and i see this is still a one takes channel... oh boy
Welcome back!
It earns money
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i know isnt it amazing i fucking love one takes!
Wow!! What an immense sound! For you to have that kind of reaction it must be fantastic! Great review Matt, Great car! thumbs up from me on this one! 👍
Sounds so damn good! Chevy smashed it out of the park with this gen.
love the new zo6 finally someone is fixing the heating issues that plague this car. hopefully Chevy does it themselfs! it doesn't matter that not many zo6 owners will take it to the track the ones that do bought a car built for the track and should work from the factory at one for more than a few laps before Temps start to creep to the point you need to pull off. depending on the length of the track that is. I still love the car this all being said.
I would love to have this in my garage next to my GTR. Or the Viper ACR, or the Mustang GT350R. So many cool cars out these days :(
Good selection! We have controllers available for the R35, gen V Viper, and are in development on the GT350/R :)
+fuckoffgoogle What makes it hype garbage exactly?
great job as always, Matt. This is one of those ideas that quite a few people have, but dont work on it because of all the physics that doing it for real would require. (myself included). I was going to start with a RC Quadcopter/drone controller... it's made for calculating G.
I am by no means a Corvette guy, but holy cow, that thing is gorgeous.
Matt, do you know if DSC has any plans on making this controller available on other vehicles that use Magnetic Ride Control? I'm getting the 2017 Chevrolet SS next year, and would love to put this controller on that car.
been talking to dsc for the longest about doing it.. got non z07.. everyone giving it great reviews
I'M sure an automatic is better for performance, but the manual just looks and feel better driving, I'm by far no expert driver however when I drive my manual, it an amazing feeling
They have this suspension for the viper also and they say it completely transforms the car for better on both track and the street. You should try to test these shocks on that car too.
The Viper is sick. I made a
Video with that too. Next week!
+TheSmokingTire sweet!!
+TheSmokingTire cant wait!
i had a greasy smile the whole time listening to that thing
One of my favorite one takes
I love how Matt is so mindful of commenters on YT in all his videos. "Yea I'm being a puss in the brake zone. Shut up!"
Awesome Track Time
interesting DSC Tune
What a beast! How was the temperature with the new radiator, Matt?
The needle didn't move at all for me
Pretty sure it's the D3Performance radiator, pretty much solves the engine overheating problem for 9/10 of people who track their cars.
Nice to see you turn laps at my home track!
Matt, would you consider the Z06 one of the best if not the best bang for your buck car?
Yeah, you get a ton of speed for your money
is a z06 faster than an enzo ?
How can you compare a 2 million $+ car to a 120ish fully loaded z06..
Around a track yes it is
ArtByCG because that is the last generation of top road car now this is the new vette. They have similar HP numbers. Would like to see the results it should be interesting.
Thanks for posting Matt. Although I prefer my one takes to begin with "let's see how she do" ! Also, love the sound of that v8... Makes my 370z feel very inadequate...
Matt, does the manual shifter autorev on the downshifts feel natural?
650 HP 650 TQ not 640
nerd
:*(
sorry, that was mean. long day
:D
Lol that was bothering me slightly as well
Man that thing sounds badazz!.....
Matt, will DSC offer some version of the system on the Caddies, Camaros or Chevy SS?
We may very well in the future. Add us on Facebook at facebook.com/dscsp0rt ! We'll post product development updates there. Mustang GT350 and Focus RS are the next two projects.
Im a corvette guy, and my dream car is a c6 zo6.
Do you,matt, prefer the c6 or the c7 corvettes? Or maybe even c5's( since yuh got one lol )
I can't find the controller for the Z06 on their site, am I missing something?
DSC has a special alignment for the Z06 that makes it go from "dangerous" to faster than their Porsche cup cars. just 0.8* caster on the rear...and the factory has such wildly varying tolerances. I wonder if they did it to this car, or just the MR calibrations.
fwiw 2017+ Corvettes get better MR calibrations. ask your dealer to flash your older cars too.
Cool review ...favorite sports car? Corvette z06 Porsche 911 manual ? Which do you prefer?
The Corvette has the best exhaust sound of any car to me. And it makes that delicious sound without any technological sound manipulating, its all supercharged v8. Ugh!!! I AM GOING TO BUY THAT CAR. ITS MY DREAM CAR!! Which sounds better Matt? ZR1 or Z06?
sounds magnificent
Hey Matt, will you ever do a vid where you're just concentrating and going all out? We want to see those racing skills!
What happened to the old school Benz amg or Rx7 we saw during the 800whp 335i one take? Hope you post them up soon! Vettes and Porsches are kind of getting old now..
They are coming. Certain videos are timed differently for different reasons. Old benzes and RX7's wait longer because they are not timely
so the car has paddle shifters on the wheel but its manual? please explain if someone can
Matt i wish for once someone such as urself would show us the paddles in the manual car compared to the stick
how does it feel compared to the stock mag ride?
um....better....just a guess but I don't think it would exist otherwise.
He pretty much says at the end. It was hard to tell but the car was very well planted and never got unsettled. On a wet track with 650hp that should probably be considered very high praise.
kind of weird to see the paddles on the back of the steering wheel on a manual car... What are they used for when not for the transmission?
I love Summit Point.. given the choice, would you pick a 2007 Cayman or base Corvette? especially keeping track days at Summit Point and VIR in mind?
A gauge cam for track reviews would be awesome.
FINALLY A C7 Z06
650/650 Matt!
Matt how does the C7 Z06 compare to the C6 ZR1?
The number of people asking why the car has paddles when it's a manual hurts my head. This is not a new car, people. What rock have you been under?
Random suggestion (to no one in particular) for the 7 speed 'missed gear' dilemma: Most of these exotics with the 7 speed manuals are capable of top speed without the seventh gear, and have them for street use and fuel economy, correct? And they have drive modes that change driving characteristics of the car. So, why not just give seventh gear a lockout that's open in the 'eco' or 'normal' drives setting, and closed in the 'sport' or 'race' setting? Many cars already use lockouts with manuals for other things. Just a thought.
sounds awesome
I apologize if I missed you saying it, but what kind of tires are on this lovely corvette? Thanks as always for the awesome content Matt!
I think the standard Michelin PSS
TheSmokingTire
ok cool
thanks for the reply!
I love this car.
nice review.... and nice driving for the conditions!
How was the cooling system upgrade ?
Matt, you didn't say anything comparing to the viper you drove relatively recently, thoughts??
the sound of my people
Hey Matt... the sound it's so brutal, to bad it's a little damp, great video, just a question... how much diference in money are between a zr1 and a c7 z06, because I think they have the same amount of horse power, and which do you prefer...???, thanks from Uruguay!!!
Hey Matt wouldn't mind seeing a video of your mustang on the track.
I wouldn't mind making one! We are still dialing in the car. We had to re-engineer a few things before I go to the track with it and a couple odd parts have been very difficult to find
TheSmokingTire
I feel your pain as with most cars they are never really done.
What was the missile that went past you in the beginning?
That's what I was thinking.
700hp Viper TA - www.dscsport.com/2016/06/21/randy-pobst-marvels-at-the-tpc-racing-gt4/
+Christopher Casale nah
I may have not heard you if you explained it, but what are those paddle shifters for?
Why would you need this DSC sport module? Why cant the Corrvette just make adjuments to the suspension in real time FROM THE FACTORY?
Because it doesn't?
Are there any cars that can do what DSC module does from factor? Like BMW m4? Audi r8? etc?
+2583060 Sigh. weren't you listening... Some more premium cars do this.
+2583060 no, no factory cars offer this. Porsche's PASM gets halfway.
Good know. Thanks a lot, keep up the good work!
Man! It sounds very good!
Not a Corvette guy but the C7 has me wanting a history of the Corvette Hawaiian shirt!
Is Summit Point a good track for beginners?
I live like ~30 miles from there.
doesn't matter Go have fun you will thank your self.
just rip past cars full of kids on the freeway like all the other noobs
what they have basically done is taken an idea from the active suspension system developed by williams racing team in 1993 and added 2016 technology to it matt
Not far off. But active suspension systems date back far before 1993. They first started becoming popular on Nissans and a few other brands in the 80s (Citroen and Cadillac both experimented with some basic designs in the late 50s). The problem with these, and those systems developed in F1, was that they required individual hydraulic motors on each individual shock. It added extra unnecessary unsprung weight (while I don't have numbers, it wasn't just a little bit), and were extremely slow due to the available technology at the time. The Tractive coilovers we offer as an upgraded package can respond to commands in just 6ms, plus they respond to mid-stroke command.
~Jordan
+DSC Sport thanks for the info Jordan
Thumbs up checking your six letting him through :)
Good job, Matt. Thanks.
ooooo look at the fancy new intro video thing
hey matt , how long ago was this filmed ? ever though of comming down to summit point for a drift event ? i also have some cars you would like to drive !!
This system seems interesting, could you do another video with someone from the company to explain, maybe while driving the Zo6 again? "smiles"
Why does it have paddles behind the steering wheel and a manual stick shift?
finally a zo6!
why does the steering wheel have shift pedals? Or are these used for something else?
What's better Matt? This C7 or the lambo that you track drive.
Well done sick car
Omg the camera man for the first pan of the car.....
I wonder if DSC Sport plans on making a Sport Controller for the new Mustang GT-350 MagneRide Damping System?
They are currently working on among others like the last viper.
The interior engine/exhaust note is intoxicating. Pure ear porn.
Please Matt do a regular one take of the Z06 in the canyons, the car deserves it.
God I love the looks and the sound of it and Im into japanese sports cars! Its just the USA has been manufacturing superior sports cars for some years.
I feel jealous, in the EU only rich idiots can afford good sports cars like this one. The prices and maintenance costs are sky high here :/
You don't have to be rich to buy a good sports car.
+SenszR not necessarily true it depends on what country you live in, like in Denmark even a mid 90s Toyota corolla will cost you a arm and a leg
otagogold 22 Yeah, in weird countries like that they have some shit eco tax thing.
Yea man exactly
There is no weird country, just different laws and yes, you have to be rich to afford a good sports car like a porsche or M3 or things like that.
And Im not even talking about Ferraris and supercars. Just good sports cars but they cost way more than 50k € and a lot to maintain and people earn much less than that in a year.
So yes, you have to be rich to afford that kind of cars sadly.
i dont get it,i looked for the smoking tire tshirt and cant find out how to buy one,sux.....
Isn't the Z06 650 hp? I know a minor detail but still. 640 is the CTS-V with the modified oil system I believe.