Z06 Car of the Year, Joyriders Arrested, Q4 Production Numbers, & More! | CorvetteForum Curated
Z06 named ‘Car of the Year,’ reckless joyriders arrested for driving 106mph, and a rare ZL-1 make up our top stories of the week!
Welcome to the first-ever episode (post?) of CorvetteForum Curated, a weekly series where we’ll round up some of the hottest news, videos, auction availabilities, and CorvetteForum threads of each week. And, wow, what a week it’s been! Everything from extremely rare Corvettes going up for auction, and more accolades for the Z06, to the age-old debate about the value of the Z51 package. There was a lot happening and it was easy to miss something. So, we hand-picked just for you some of the top Corvette news items to break in the past week. Grab your cup of coffee and catch up on everything you might have missed.
1969 ZL-1 Corvette Heads to Auction
RM Sothebys will be auctioning off one of two factory 1969 ZL-1 Corvettes later this month. The rare Corvette is expected to bring as much as $3 million. More details are available right HERE on CorvetteForum.com!
Z06 Driver Arrested For Going 106 MPH
GM Authority reported a story about a driver in Las Vegas taking his mom’s C7 Z06 on a 106-mph joyride in a 45-mph zone. That joyride probably not only got the driver grounded by his mom but also landed him in jail. Full story is HERE.
GM Delivers 9,130 Corvettes in Q4
CorvetteBlogger has shared the Corvette delivery numbers from Q4 2022. And they are impressive numbers. Despite the ongoing supply chain issues Chevy managed to deliver more than 10 percent more Corvettes in Q4 2022 than they did in Q4 2021. Click HERE for the details.
Must Watch Video: C8 Z06 Named Throttle House Car of the Year
A lot of great cars were released in 2022. The Porsche Cayman GT4 RS, Honda Civic Type R, the Ford Bronco Raptor are just a few of the highlights. The C8 Z06 topped them all according to the folks at Throttle House.
Must Watch Video: C4 Corvette Stomps Porsche 911
TFLClassics goes back to the 1980s and a familiar rivalry. The Corvette or the 911, which is better? The Porsche will cost you five times as much but as we see in this video it is the C4 Corvette that is the better performer. The Corvette has been the performance bargain for a loooong time.
Forum Thread of the Week: To Z or Not to Z?
It is an oldie but a goodie. When building your dream C8 Corvette to you really need to add the Z51 package? Another thread was recently started in the Corvette Forum forums to discuss this very topic. As usual you have people fighting to the death on both sides of the argument. Do you want to join the discussion? Check it out HERE.
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