How We’d Spec It: 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

The usual Chevrolet Corvette is a particularly succesful sports activities automobile, with its 495-hp 6.2-liter V-8 taking pictures the coupe to 60 mph in simply 2.8 seconds. However for 2023 Chevy has upped the ante by bringing again the Z06 badge on an much more targeted Corvette. We now have lastly pushed and examined the 2023 Corvette Z06, and it is simply as unbelievable as we had hoped. Not solely does its naturally aspirated flat-plane-crank 5.5-liter V-8 produce a soul-stirring howl, however its whopping 670 horsepower helps the Z06 rocket to 60 mph in a mere 2.6 seconds and thru the quarter-mile in 10.5 seconds. After being blown away by the Z06’s efficiency, 4 of our editors determined to spec our superb Z06s utilizing Chevy’s on-line configurator, simply in case we ever hit the jackpot. Here is how we might construct the Z06s of our goals:

Greg Fink’s $109,295 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

I am a easy man, so it is no shock, then, that my 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 displays this. Quite than spending further coin on the likes of the 2LZ or 3LZ trims or the Z07 Efficiency bundle, I am sticking to a bottom-of-the-barrel 1LZ model. Provided that the entry-level Z06 contains niceties akin to head-up show, energy seats and steering column, and leather-based insides, there isn’t any actual purpose to spend the additional coin for the small, however largely insignificant, niceties the upper trims add to the combo.

Admittedly, I used to be tempted to spring for the $8995 Z07 equipment, however ultimately, I actually overlook the purpose of the equipment’s further bits for a automobile that I’d observe solely sometimes. Or I assume I must amend that by writing “a automobile that I would plan to take to the observe solely sometimes if I really had the means to afford a brand new Z06.”

As is, the usual brakes, suspension setup, and tires provide plentiful efficiency for tearing up the twisting tarmac of a number of the nation’s most legendary public roads. Plus, I feel the Z07’s further carbon-fiber bits, particularly its huge rear wing, are a tad excessive for my style. I a lot favor the decrease key seems to be of the Z06 sans the Z07 bundle.

Not each possibility on the Z06 comes at a price, although, and to raised match my Z06 to my tastes I would outfit it in a coat of Arctic White paint (replete with a body-color roof). Add in Adrenaline Pink seats and inside decor, and my 670-hp Z06 coupe is each a looker and a relative discount at $109,295 (which features a $2600 gas-guzzler tax). —Greg Fink

David Beard’s $142,175 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

Good issues come to those that wait. We have patiently waited for the eighth-generation Corvette Z06, and now we are able to inform you: It is not good, it is nice. My construct focuses on all-out canyon-destroying and racetrack-slaying efficiency. The muse for my Z06 begins with the $109,295 1LZ trim, because the creature comforts of heated seats, wi-fi system charging, and driver security techniques won’t be wanted.

From there, it is all enterprise. The Z07 bundle’s carbon-ceramic rotors, gooey Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires, particular suspension calibration, and big rear wing are a should for $8995. Going Z07 additionally requires the aggressive carbon-fiber aero bundle, and for that I will spend further to get the uncovered carbon items. There goes one other $10,495. The cash saved by sticking with the bottom trim will fund the uncovered carbon-fiber wheels for $11,995. Add the torso-holding Competitors Sport seats for $995 and the no-cost Ceramic Matrix Grey paint, and my final time-attack Corvette Z06 is available in at $142,175, the most cost effective option to get the best degree of efficiency. —David Beard

Jack Fitzgerald’s $144,080 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible

I do know what you are pondering: “$144,000 for a Corvette? This man has misplaced his thoughts.” To you I say—go expertise the Z06 attaining its 8600-rpm redline and get again to me. I will wait. Having home windows and a roof will not precisely reduce out the howl despatched forth from the Z06’s newfangled flat-plane V-8, however it’ll do it the disservice of hindering even a single decibel. For that purpose, I’d have my Z06 within the admittedly costly however totally justifiable convertible format.

As a proud Wisconsinite, I will have my Z06 completed within the very good Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic paint, please and thanks. After cautious deliberation I selected to not possibility the $12,000 carbon wheels and as an alternative caught with the usual setup. As an alternative, I’d fortunately shell out the extra money required for the $8995 Z07 Efficiency bundle, which in flip requires the addition of carbon flash-painted elements for a further $2995. Shifting contained in the Vette, I opted for the $8700 2LZ trim degree for further creature comforts like heated and cooled seats. Since flashy is form of the secret right here, I’d spend the $695 wanted to interchange the usual black inside with Adrenaline Pink leather-based. Even at its eye-watering $144,080 value, my Z06 nonetheless is available in properly under what you’d pay for a used Ferrari 458—with the bonus of a full further liter of displacement in addition. —Jack Fitzgerald

Caleb Miller’s $149,515 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

The brand new 2023 Corvette Z06 is a beast in terms of efficiency, so I needed my Vette to look the half. I began off with the $119,150 top-spec 3LZ trim, which features a steering wheel with carbon-fiber trim and shift paddles, a leather-wrapped instrument panel and doorways, a suede microfiber headliner, and the extra track-focused GT2 seats. The seats are additionally heated and ventilated—important for all times in Michigan—and there is a 14-speaker Bose sound system from the 2LZ trim.

I then had my Z06 painted within the eye-catching Pink Mist Metallic tintcoat for $995, and spent an additional $995 on a clear roof panel to assist the Z06’s cabin really feel a bit airier. I do not need passersby to mistake my Z06 for a “regular” Corvette, so I added the $8995 Z07 Efficiency bundle, which brings carbon-ceramic brakes, grippy Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires, and extra excessive aero with a chunky rear wing and dive planes above the entrance splitter. These add-ons can be essential for the occasional observe day, and the bundle additionally necessitates spending an additional $10,495 to get the exposed-carbon-fiber look that lets everybody know simply how excessive my Z06 is. I additionally added showy bronze wheels for $3795 and matched them with a Pure tan-colored leather-based inside. All instructed, my Z06 value a whopping $149,515, however given simply how sharp and satisfying the Z06 is to drive, it will be properly well worth the cash. —Caleb Miller