Showdown - 2013 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 vs. 2013 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 - CAR and DRIVER
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- Technical Editor Michael Austin pits Chevrolet's best Corvettes, the ZR1 and Z06, against one another in the latest episode of Car and Driver: Tested.
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CARS: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Chevrolet Corvette Z06
LOCATION: Desert Center, California
MAG EDITORS: Michael Austin
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The seats lean forward like that to keep them from being damaged when people move the seat back too far. It's in my C5 owners manual.
I was blessed to test drive a used 2006 Z06 in 2008 and it was by far the best driving experience I have ever had. But if money were no object I’d probably take the ZR1. At this point in my life I would be happy with ANY Corvette.
WELL SAID!!!
are you that Brad Williams
@@lostinsauce4515 no, that brad Williams may not be able to reach the peddles but he could afford the corvette
If i win the Virginia lottery, (yes, I'm a Virginia guy) , I'm buying both, hands down!😄👍🛠️🔧
Your prediction for the new c7 Zo6 was completely wrong
No it wasnt
@@Len1977gt yes it was you idiot. He predicted a smaller engine and no improvements in interior quality
Daniel Philcox thank you! That’s not the only comment that guy left trying to defend this guys predictions btw. It’s like he’s going threw all the comments trying to defend the guy 😂
@@nathanielhampton2559 I mean they where not wrong with the smaller engine. The LT4 is smaller then the LS7
@@danielphilcox4658 Actually he did refer to the interior and seats peibably being roomier and better (more inline with what we would think a modern corvette to be). You obviously didn't listen, because he is talking about the next generation of BASE MODEL corvettes, NOT Z's!!! Other than saying they'll look the same and have a small 5.3 he was right about everything else when you break it down....
Zr1 "we aren't sure if its ever going to come back" oh boy did it ever.
6:40 Those C7 predictions didn't age very well.
Very true
Bought a new 2019 Corvette Grand Sport, with a MANUAL TRANSMISSION, and it’s a great car! Huge power, fantastic handling, and with the magnetic ride control, the car goes from track stiff to cruising smooth in an instant. My wife even asks when we can go for drives in the Grand Sport, and that rarely happens with my NSX. Buy one.
Trade it for a C6Z
crappy interior, no thanks@@corvetteZ3r
terrible prediction on the c7
no it wasnt
Larry N yes it was
505 hp and 650 hp is a big difference mr not its not🤣
If anyone has ever wondered how many cubic inches a particular engine is like a 6.2L or a 7.0L just multiply it 61, which is the volume of a cubic liter. You can divide a displacement number like 427ci by 61 to get the liter volume.
not a fan of any new corvettes. I think after this body style they started going down hill. This is GORGEOUS.
hheythered I disagree, I like the sharp, aggressive points and lines of the C7 generation
Wendy's Twitter and the rear end looks like a video game car
ztwntyn8 If any real world car is also in a video game, then it looks like a video game car. And I actually like the back of the C7. I loved the rounded tail lights too, but I also love the new look
Yup after this C6 the Vette def went downhill 🤷🏼♂️
Everyone has their own preferences but I agree though, my favorite style is C6 Z06/ZR1. It aged great.
Lol didn't expect styling to radically change. Def got proved wrong.
Alex Zevallos AYE IM SUBSCRIBED TO YOU 🙂🙂🙂
The styling didn't radically change with the c7. It's clearly still an evolution of the C6. Like the C6 was of the C5. The upcoming mid-engine corvette will have radically different styling.
Alex Zevallos the c7 shares the same chassis design. The silhouette is still the same. Yes there are major differences as all Vettes but it’s still the same layout. That said the c6 is one beautiful piece of automobile
I'll take the ZR1 and never look back!
Hey Ive been there my friend. Im a little younger than you at 24, and I bought my Z06 C6 at 22 but man was that my dream car when I was 19 and looking at what to do with my life. I saved up for a solid year after college and took the plunge. I cant tell you how much fun it is to own this car. It is a real blast. Youll certainly get lots of tickets. I used to care a lot about that, now, its no big deal lol More of an ego thing than a money thing for me. Dont be afraid to get an 06. Good luck!!
I have a 2011 Z06 and the sound is just out of this world, really.......
It is very fast, sticks like glue and is just a fing beast. I dare anyone to drive a car that is more fun than this one.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR MAKING REAL DRIVERS CARS... BIG LONG NOSE, BIG ENGINE, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, RWD!!!
Not no more
Both are awesome, if money is no issue......i'm taking the ZR1. Because at the end of the day, what man doesn't like being BLOWN! ;-)
At the end of the day, what man wants the valves to drop in their LS7 and ruin their engine.
I love the LS7 and I like it over the ZR1 engine but I understand why people choose a Zr1. Then again most New C6 Z06 owners would he the type to throw on aftermarket heads and cam it up so not a problem then.
I would do the Z06 and add an A&A Blower to it. It would immediately have more power than the ZR1 and only cost you about eight grand to do! I am 29 years old. I'm so excited that the C6 Z06 came out in 2006. This means in a couple more years, it will continue to drop in price to where I can most likely finally afford it. MY DREAM CAR...and it's nearly in reach. A couple more years :-)
that Z06 sound! i ve watched tons of videos on it, makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up! The Z06 and Lexus LFA engines are my favorite as far as sounds goes, amazing!
Ive driven both in the past and i would pick the ZR1. Once the ZR1 hits 3000rpms its absolutly insane. It drive like a normal vette below that. The Z06 has power everywhere and honestly whichever one you pick you really cant lose. There both great cars. Nice video
Here we are, just saw that the C8 ZR1 is coming out this summer! Crazy that it’s been 2 generations already!
I drove my buddies 06 ZO6 with slight mods that dynos at 650+ HP. All I can say is that for the past 2 days now I have been looking for a ZO6. Corvettes are the best. Haters gonna hate, why??? Because they've most likely never been in one. Once you have, once you've driven one...they're mesmerizing! I'm still high on adrenaline from that monster. I loved it!
I have a c6 z06 and I'll say that the seats arent as bad as they say it is. They are comfy. For the track ya I can see how they dont hold you in very well, but I wouldn't say they are just trash good lord.
its funny how everyone fought the 2014 corvette was gonna be the same but they were sooo wrong lol
thought*
Good thing.
The seats do that so you can access the cargo area without having to pop the trunk/hatch. Maybe you had a bag or jacket behind there that you needed to grab once you got out? I use it all the time and I love that feature.
I love the Z06 more because its a naturally aspirated engine.
I love the z06 cuz its cheap
Both of these cars are faster than the new overheating C7 Z06. I am a GM fanboy but they dropped the ball BIG TIME.
Agreed. I thought the new Z06 was going to be ridiculous, performance-wise.
I've yet to see any real world testing that matches the 2.9 to 60 and 10.9 quarter mile times Chevy claimed.
Instead they made it too heavy, put on too much aero that is severely limiting its top end. Plus it overheats even in cool temperatures.
Other than the style, which I love, that car is a huge disappointment.
thorandmoljnir See, I greatly dislike the "hey I'm a toyota product" style and the bad visibility that comes with it. So the C7 to me is dumpy. Each generation the corvette improved massively until the C7, which was a big step backwards.
They made the corvette *gasp* unreliable. Embarrassing!
+YOUSIF KUWAIT nothing compared to the lt4
Because ALL GM cars run too hot. 210-220 is "normal" for GM. It's because they can't pass emissions with a Normal engine temp. Cars run between 178-198, no hotter. Wonder why GM went Bankrupt...
@@mr.cambrady5335 my C6 Z06 sat at 185 in warm weather. So did many other in our car club. Your information is false and you are an idiot.
Just about every prediction at the end of this video was way off... LOL
Great video, though.
I've driven one of the very first c6 Z06 corvette
to date I havent had more fun in another car in a while
that was the best 1 hour drive EVERRRRRRR
My choice is the C6 Z06 too.
Two of my favorite cars. Well done C&D!
the zo6 sounds better than the zr1
C6 the last of the good looking corvette, unlike the new bat mobile Camaro inspired c7 crap.
Would love to own one of these one day.
Corvettes become 100x sexier when you throw black rims on them!
I’ll remember that.
WarEagle33x nooooooooo lol. They look meaner that’s foresure but personal I love chrome or polished aluminum. Maybe cause I’m old school.
Cruise Dleifsnam chrome all the way
Wheels that look like brake dust are fugly.
I completely agree. I prefer the Z06. It may make less power but the 427 can be beefed up to produce much much more power.
Picture me wearing Aviator goggles, mouth full of Big League Chew, windows down in the Z06 with wind flying through my hair, blasting through the long left-hander at Laguna Seca! I'm such a BADass... -B
I love VS. videos without the versus...They are just like comparison videos, but with the comparison...AWESOME
Z06 > ZR1 COME AT ME BRO
2017 ZORA ZR1 get ready for a mid-engine Corvette somewhere in the realm of ~750HP is being reported, sticker price starting around $150,000USD. I can not wait for that car.
No
JediMindTricks183 not mid engined
JediMindTricks183 2017 and still no sign of a new corvette
Jorge The beast look up 2018 ZR1 in Nurgenburg
JediMindTricks183 You were right power wise
I never heard a rumor that the c7 would have a 5.3. I always figured they would stay with a 6.2 but change the engine..which they did.
2013 Corvette Z06 looks hard with those black rims.
Lmao he was so wrong about the C7..like i dont think he could have been more wrong
EXACTLY!!
TheAymanhawk23 i was thinking the same thing, pretty much the opposite of every thing he said
He was very accurate for his C7 prediction. I'm not sure what you are talking about. The exterior styling was not a radical departure, the interior is much nicer, and c7 had direct injection and fuel-saving technology like he said. He was just wrong about the displacement.
@@jardog16981 And the VVT, and the ZR1 return, and.......
@@milojanis4901 what do you mean? All c7's have variable valve timing, and the Zr1 did return. He says in the video that they weren't sure if the Zr1 would return, not that it wouldn't for sure.
7:50 Z06 definitely.
The Slow Motion launch of the ZR1 is awesome!
Here for the "C6 is better then C7" comments
Q: How do you know when the Pizza boy is about to arrive at your house?
A: When you hear a clapped out Honda that sounds like a beehive coming down your street
Love cargo pants. Way better than skinny jeans! :)
It took a season of Hawaii Five-0 to get me to wear cargo pants
Kevin Breese you are right in fact
Nah. Keep em in the 90's please!
i wish they compared all the new standard vettes with the 90s zr-1 quad cam, to see how far that design still competes, and how far the base model has come.
I love it. just bought a wrecked 07 Z06 with 12k miles for 21,500 Now it will cost 28-30 by the time it's done however that will include the cam heads headers and exhaust so 600hp for 30k is ridiculous. Good bang for the buck. As for those who cry about a salvage title... my check book thanks me and my foot can't tell the difference. Who cares about resale when you plan on keeping it!
LMAO BOY SAID 5.3L
Ivan Ascencio lol
Ivan Ascencio I thought boy too when he said 7k rpm was 2k more than ANY small block chevy should ever... 2nd gen LT1 would go 6k and I think but haven’t had or driven a first gen LT1 but pretty sure with solid lifters and high compression in 70 it will go 6k also let alone the 283 engines that can go 8k but whole different story although t is def a abc in every way.
how about the Stingray vs the ZR1 ???
The stingray would get raped bad. The Z06 would kill the stingray.
No. C6 Z06 and ZR1 would still kill it. Chevy says the new ones faster because they want to sell it. A used C6 Z06 for 35,000 is the best bargain on the planet.
flyingphoenix113
C6 Blowssssssssssssssss
have you ever driven one? Because it "blows" the doors off of ant gtr or 458 around a track.
I have driven a C6 when I was 17 when they first came out in 2005 or so. That was about it, but now I currently own a C7
That cackle when you let go of the gas..that shit make me all tingly inside
I could have lived without ever seeing this... and I love both cars.
I agree with you. I would have the z06 over the zr1.
Since when did we compare luxury vs. speed? It's functional and light. The F40 didn't have carpet.... I'd rather go the f40 way then the Bugatti turd
Wow, really enjoyed Michael Austin hosting this review!
Dude, you made him delete his comment. I give you a lot of praise for that!
Ate your words on the comments about the next corvette.
Lol...big time.
i wonder what he feels about the new c7 now lol..only thing he had right on the new assumptions were it was gonna be a v8 lol
Love my 2007 z06 and its yellow to boot
This guy did an awesome review. Thumbs up! I want to see more of him reviewing!
I hate how the c7 looks I prefer a c6. they screwed the look of the corvette
A 400% increase in sales shows you are wrong.
Sanic still if this 400% was real im not one of them and many others. I hate how I cant find a new c6 in Chevrolet site.
KhaledTarekGaming 37,000 2014 C7 sold.
Making it the beast selling sports can in the western world
Sanic stop giving me numbers give me revies from both sides. I know the c7 is good at handling and interior but in its look I prefer the c6. btw it reached above 350 kilometers
KhaledTarekGaming look it up nigga.
37k sold a new record
This video is useless.
The only complaints you have are the seats? I'd rather have functional shit over pretty shit inside my interior that's only going to fall apart like Nissan's cars. You were absolutely wrong about the C7. 6.2L V8. And you're driving the automatic.
Stop making videos.
well automatics are faster, but keep on judging and shifting them gears because that's what makes you cool ig.
no horizon not trying to say that it makes you "cooler", but it does effect the performance of the car.
+no horizon people are ignorant, they got stuck on the 60s thought...when automatic transmission were horrible.... but now the technology has improved drastically to even have a 10 speed automatic transmission on a 2017 Ford raptor...
Míster Mostacho I'd just rather be in control of my vehicle. It's preference. But yeah, I'm ignorant.
+Míster Mostacho i hope that 10 speed never breaks because ittl cost a fortune to fix
The Z06 is a small block 428 LS motor. 7 liters is 426-429 CI. Most people think it's a 427, but the Z06 engine is technically a 428.
I'd Drive the Z06 carbon edition, while very pricecy, for the $20,000 price difference between the ZR1 you could do a few mods that would cause it to crush the ZR1, and still have all the cool stuff the ZR1 boasts, and that 7.0L 427 makes the most eargasmic sound ever! I will own a Z06 or the new 2014 Z/28 camaro one day, just have to graduate college and wait for them to depreciate a bit lol
The new Stingray makes this car look like chopped liver..
c7 is a Trans Am corvette ...Prefer C6 lines better
Speed love you can stay in the cave but there's a reason why c6 did not sell well.
Its got-old-very-quickly exterior and worse than camry interior over its years.
The C7 brought back the sales in unit on track.
golferchin76 2005 C6 outsold the 2014 C7 both first year cars. Get out of your cave
The corvette zr1 is than the new one
golferchin76 I agree. The C7 is the car all the limp wrists wanted. More expensive junk that doesn't have anything to do with performance. Extra electronics to break. Super duper extremely ugly (which means stylish and fashionable). Terrible visibility. Direct injection to clog up. All the bad that non-corvette buyers wanted that would normally buy a luxury car.
Also the C7 is ugly.
Did I mention 3 times that the C7 is ugly as hell?
Because it's ugly.
Amazing how much the production has changed in 5 years time
ever heard "there is no replacement for displacement" ? the reason is because the bigger the engine, the better the power delivery. but don't let the 7 liters fool you. despite the massive displacement, the engine only weighs around 350lbs or 158 kg. that is amazing for a v8 let alone one that displaces 7 liters. also the engine is bullet proof. you can get great reliability and strap on whatever you want to it and it will go.
C6 zo6 is my favorite car, period
why not zr1?
Small blocks have a cylinder bore spacing of 4.4". The seven liters comes from 4.125" boree and 4" stroke.
you're right, but didn't explain it very well... it's the deck height that defines "big block" from "small block", which is the distance from the centre of the crank to the flat face of the block where the head bolts on
This guy wouldn’t be any more wrong about the C7 corvettes
no.. the intercooler sits on top of the supercharger. what you're seeing through the glass is indeed the intercooler.
also, it's not a plastic engine cover like most people think. that is the actual aluminum intercooler we're looking at, not some flashy cover.
Again, as I answered another dude, the question was cars with 470+ lb/ft. We weren't talking about price/power ratio.
i have valeted both and still love the zr1 the best wish i could open them up and drive it like it is ment to
This one is. They started making hot rod stroker 427 sm blks back a long time ago. Then GM came out with this for the Vette. The ZO6 really is a nice looking car up close. You can tell the difference immeditly from the other vettes. Then a ZR1 looks one full step up further still. I just love the ZR1. Its so fucking beautiful.
I bought a grandsport last year mammoth supercharger. I own a lot of sport cars, and that Corvette is wicked! I have a 9 second supra, and me and my girlfriend took them out and raced, the only thing that supra saw was taillights
vipers weight is 3300 with 640hp and 600 torque: weight/power ratio= 5.165 HPP
ZR1 weight is 3350 with 638hp and 604 torque: weight/power ratio=5.251 HPP
its really going to depend on the driver
Exactly then not be scared to drive the thing. They sound so great.
The Porsche Flat six is very reliable. Over the years Porsche has upgraded and strengthen the block to handle the increased demands expected of it year after year. But in a battle of reliability, the Ls V8 has almost everything beat in the performance sector. So reliable is the Ls that it is the engine of choice for almost every project. Including airplanes, where engine are truly put through extreme abuse. The LS is a marvel of reliability that should not be underestimated.
it's easy to tell how much people on youtube know about cars: if they love about the bugatti, odds are they know about cars from video games. if they talk about actual cars that people can afford, they probably have a drivers license and actually work on cars
That Z06 in the video cost $100,000. That's much more expensive than a Boxster. In fact, that's more expensive than a base 911, a car I would much rather have.
Max Colegrove corvettes are better than a shitty boxster
This is true... Just goes to show what kind of stresses these kinds of cars go through under extreme driving conditions such as these.
Like i said many times already, some Americans have forgotten that their country only makes powerful cars and nothing more. It's Your history (if you live in the states) so learn it.
So if you are saying that all of the things i mentioned are equal to a car (in terms of price) being less than 5% faster then i really don't know what to say.
However if i could afford both a Z06 to mess around and an M5 i'd get both why not. Hell even if i couldn't afford both perhaps i'd still go with the Z06 because i like vettes, however my opinion on being overpriced still stands.
But if you were side-bye-side, believe me, you'd notice.
Say both an M5 and Z06 are running a mile at their top ends. 194(let's use the 50hp boost)vs 198. At 198mph, the Z would cover the mile in about 18.2 seconds. At 194, the M5 would do it in about 18.5 seconds. Just 0.3secs of a difference, but at those speeds that would translate into roughly 108ft of distance. And at the M5's standard 190mph, that's a difference of about 0.7secs and some 214ft. So even a couple extra mph can matter.
Have you ever tried to launch an AWD car? It's not traction that you're worried about, it's all about trying to get off the line without bogging down the engine. Not as much of a problem for a GTR, but in an STi or EVO you really have issues launching if you're not aggressive with the throttle.
I agree completely, the GTR is well designed with an AWD system and doesn't need it for traction like the ZR1 does. But it does need it for the other reasons I've mentioned.
Still waiting for the “showdown”
Just bought a C5, incredible value is no joke. The performance per dollar is very hard to beat.
Personally I prefer the Z-R1, it is powerful and fast out of the box. I know that I can be satisfied with that without putting extra money on mods to go faster.
Absolutely love the new black wheels on the z06
ok people i fully understand that this engine is "small' it was a half assed comment that was not supposed to be that serious. i know that due to advancement in technology and design that a 427 is now able to be packaged in a much smaller block. and on a side note, in a world where cars run around with barley a liter under the hood a 7.0 is still large
The yellow Z06 is so fucking awesome!!
We all want to see the ZR1 vs the stingray
cylinder wall thickness not cylinder head thickness!The problem with the heads is the guides for the valves are the weak link.Just refresh the heads with good guides and its bulletproof.
Dodge has never stopped production of the Viper.
The LS7 is a small block with big block displacement. To my understanding... they just moved the cylinders closer together.
true. bored out so thin walls
No, I'm talking about the M3 GTS offered by BMW as a street car. Stripped interior(including back seats, stereo and A/C taken out), half-cage, 444-450hp, titanium exhaust, racing suspension, semi-slick tires; the works. And for that, you paid about $180k+. But its acceleration #s were in base Corvette/Grand Sport territory, and even a base Z06(as in no Magneride or Sport Cup tires)has run faster track times(on the N'Ring, the 2005 Z is 5.10 secs faster). Z07-equipped, there'd be no contest.
I agree. The 991 S isn't as fast for the price(but still very fast), and you get the nicer interior. Corvette is stupid fast for the price, but the interior isn't as high-quality(but not bad). They're pro and cons,... some people just want performance and don't care about the interior, and vise versa. These car journalists don't seem to understand that...
Journalists don't seem to understand human nature in general
Put that Z06 next to a Ferrari and I will want to talk to the owner of the Z06 all day.
It's also my most favorite sports car of them all.
Am I the only person that came to watch this for the cars and not a Country, WW2, War talk?