2016 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 3LZ Coupe
The history of the Z06 can be traced to 1963 when Zora Arkus-Duntov, a racing enthusiast among other things, convinced the suits at GM to offer an option package for the racing community. RPO code Z06 was introduced and only 199 of them were sold in 1963. After a 40 year gap, the Z06 was reintroduced into the Corvette line and offered performance enhancements from the factory, and this continued and mushroomed with each generation, from C5 on.
For consignment, a 2016 Corvette Z06 3LZ couple with a title verified 4,537 actual miles, a well optioned car with a long list of mods that puts this beast at a dyno'd 850 horsepower on 93 octane and 1000+ horsepower on E85. Men have been chasing faster speeds and more power since the days of running from saber toothed tigers. This Vette is the modern iteration of a velociraptor on steroids, a fast and powerful predator of the street.
Exterior
Two stage Blade Silver Metallic sets the base here, but the real story begins with two of several choice packages selected when the car was ordered, the visible carbon fiber package and the Z06 appearance package. The box was also checked for yellow brake calipers and the combination of these packages is like a pile of presents under the Christmas tree, each one adding to the complete badassery of the car. That gaping front intake is underscored by a carbon fiber chin spoiler, complemented by the carbon fiber hood bulge behind the heat extracting vents. This car has more scoops than Baskin Robbins with brake cooling ducts on the rear quarters and more on the shoulder beside the fixed quarter windows. A translucent rear wing rises above clear lens tail lights, a Z06 field mark, and four massive exhaust ports exiting in the center and the ribbed accents on tail seem to have gained inspiration from the Cylon helmets of Battlestar Galactica and have a similar, sinister stare. 35 series tires wrap around 18-inch front and 19-inch rear wheels with ten polished spokes that look like a Chinese throwing star. The only imperfections are an area flex cracking down low, and some curb scuffs and displacement of the splash guard where it meets the chin spoiler.
Interior
Kalahari leather, a shade of saddle brown, mixes with formed black plastic on the door to begin our dramatic view of the interior, and the black leather header has saddle stitching. Corvette puts criticism of seat design to sleep with the C7's saddle buckets, here with racing harness openings on top, lined in carbon fiber, of course, which finishes the instrument cluster, a space age design topped by more saddle leather. The steering wheel is just this side of F1 with the paddles, buttons, and controls available. Moving north to south in the center gives you a screen with navigation and a back up camera and a sound system that is Bluetooth, XM, MyLink, CarPlay capable and has a 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot capability. Sliding down, we find a sleek shifter in a piano black faceplate and raised on walls of saddle leather. Black loop carpet on the floor is perfect, covered by mats, and the panoramic roof mutes the blue sky above and allows in gentle light and a body colored panel also comes with the car and is stowed in the hatch area.
Drivetrain
A gleaming intercooler and supercharger highlight the appearance of the powerplant, a 6.2 liter LT4 V8. Added to the potent factory engine are a Procharger F1X, an air-to-water intercooler with charge pipe, a stage 2 supercharger cam, and a Mighty Mouse catch can. The tuned EFI includes Holley Dominator EFI management for supplemental fuel, water, and the meth injection kit. All of these ingredients bake a cake that's good for 850+ horsepower on 93 octane and 1000+ hp on E85. It's backed up by an 8L90E 8-speed automatic transmission with a BTR converter, transferring a herd of horses to the rear wheels and 2.73 gears with limited slip. Brembo ceramics are on board as power disc brakes fill every wheel.
Undercarriage
Clean underneath with a plethora of belly pans and aluminum plates to increase aerodynamics. SLA independent suspension is enhanced by the Z06 performance suspension package, the Z07 suspension and magnetic ride control. Dual exhaust runs tandem down the center and ends by encountering the OEM mufflers just before four trumpet-like tips.
Drive-Ability
Arm wrestling. Sprint contest. Drawing straws. It doesn't matter, here at Classic Auto Mall only one person is assigned to testing and all the bribery in the world wouldn't buck him from that position. And so it goes, the mighty Z06 low mileage anomaly runs the test loop and flying colors and Corvette comfort backed by unimaginable power underfoot. Stay out of it and it is streetable, but a Prancing Horse, a Raging Bull, and a Cat from Hell can all wave bye bye to the clear tail lights if push comes to shove, (legally, and on a track, of course). All functions in this high tech, high power rocket ship work as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.
Take a factory C7 Z06 and add nearly every possible option and performance and appearance mod you can find, and create not a Frankenstein, but a machine that would make SpaceX blush. It may not be one of a kind, but it has to be a rare combination of components that make this 2016 Corvette completely out of the ordinary, noteworthy, and collectible. File this under "when 650 horsepower just isn't enough," and if this is the build you've been dreaming about, contact the mall today. It's a push button project that just needs a new pilot.
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