| Corvette chief engineer Tom Wallace has a 650-hp
trick up his sleeve. A new super Corvette will build on the
Z06's 7.0-liter LS7 V-8 that was developed in sync with the
Corvette C6.R Le Mans racer. For this limited-production Vette,
which might be called the Z07, Chevy will increase the LS7's
displacement & bolt on a supercharger to bump output by 145 hp.
The Z07, due in 2008, will be further differentiated from the
Z06 by the use of more carbon-fiber body panels & a huge hood
vent aimed at killing front-end lift. In true Corvette style,
Chevy will undercut competitors by pricing the Z07 at about
$100,000. This Corvette has been known within GM as the Blue
Devil, after the mascot of GM CEO Rick Wagoner's alma mater,
Duke, & also as the Sting Ray, but we think they'll go with Z07,
or maybe Z06 R. |