Lightning Lap 2015: 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

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as republished from Car and Driver
It’s as if this car exists solely for Lightning Lap

Lap Time: 2:44.6
Base Price: $93,480
As-Tested Price: $100,245
650 hp | 3550 lb | 5.5 lb/hp

Dateline November 2015: Seconds before the Corvette Z06 crosses the start-finish line to begin its hot lap, you’re subjected to 1.20 g’s of lateral acceleration for six full seconds through Hog Pen. A silence falls over the switchboard in your head. Every neuron lines up to get the Z06 moving through space as quickly as possible. Gone are the employment doubts, the mortgage-payment anxieties, and the hair-thinning concerns that clutter up your daily thoughts—domestic worry is not possible at 1.20 g’s. Belt into a Z06 with the Z07 package like this one and the automotive-induced enlightenment lasts exactly 2:44.6. Continue reading


Lightning Lap 2015: 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06″