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I was reading an article today about the '05 C6 Vette and the future '06 Z06 Vette. The article was written during an interview with the designer of the new Vette. He said the Z06 which will return in '06 will be well worth the wait, he actually said it a couple times. He also mentioned it will look different from the "base" Vette. Everyone will know it's not the average Vette. Didn't give any details, but said it would be revealed in January of '05. Looks like that 7.0L (427) 500hp Vette is going to become a reality. The car will tip the scales at just over 3000lbs, with new carbon fiber bodyparts. Talk about a Viper killer! :cheers::D Maybe with this engine out a year or so, a true SS reg cab truck will make it's way into the market. I wish GM would come out with something to get some competition going between manufacturers! Chris

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There's so many rumors floating around now. I'm not going to believe anything until I see it now. There were all these delusions of granduer for the LS2, and it wound up being nothing more than a updated version of the LS1 with new heads.

 

For the '06 Z06 I've heard stuff like aluminium frame + CF body parts to bring curb weight closer to 2800 lbs. Supercharged 6.0L engine. 6.4L engine. 7.0L engine. 5" wider rear track to accomodate 13" wide tires. Very distinctive body. MSRP anywhere from $60-110k.

 

As you can see...there's still lots of different ways the car go. I can get excited a little, but I gave up on putting any stock in the internet rumor mill long ago.

 

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I agree Rob, there's ALOT out there about the Z06. Whatever engine winds up in it, I'd imagine it to be at 500hp, which could be done with any of those engines pretty easily. I'm just glad the days of true high performance factory vehicles could be around the corner, like the mid/late 60's, early 70's. I just love the sound of a 450hp DZ302 in 69 Z28, ah, the good old days! (before I was born) :cheers: And also the fact that GM engineers confirmed a 7.0L engine is being tested right now makes this an exciting time for Vette lovers like me.

 

"While chief engineer Dave Hill has publicly announced the Z06 version of the next-gen Vette due in 2005 will have 500 hp, his engine team wasn’t sure until recently that they could actually achieve that impressive figure. Sources now say that it will be a case of “nothing beats cubic inches” with 95 extra horses (compared to today’s 405-hp Z06) coming as a result of boring and stroking the next-gen Chevy small-block V8 to 427 cubic inches—7.0 liters. Not since the late-1960s has that magic number of cubes been under a Corvette’s composite hood (though there were some 454s along the way)." Taken from AutoWeek.

 

 

 

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Like I said, I'm not puting much into the rumors. But I am pretty confident that 500hp is going to happen. Even though it's probably the strongest rumor, I don't think the famous 427cid will return. There was something said by a GM Powertrain big wig a few months back where he said that the new GENIV engine platform can see 500hp with an insane 8000rpm safe rev limit out of 6.4L. I'd believe that over all these 7.0L rumors. And of course the car will be lighter weight. How much more, we'll just have to see.

 

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Maybe with this engine out a year or so, a true SS reg cab truck will make it's way into the market.

werd.gif I soooo hope that is the case!

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