Tag: motor trend

The Z06, or “Big Nasty” as Motor Trend calls it, took first place in what’s being billed as the “World’s Greatest Drag Race.”

Even though the new Z06 is fabulously fast, it still can’t seem to let Motor Trend test its abilities.

Here’s a Throwback Thursday worthy of saluting: an iconic “Blue Devil” Corvette ZR1 racing a “Blue Angel” F/A-18 Hornet U.S. Navy Fighter Jet.

Is the automatic Z06 Corvette just as much fun as the manual? Motor Trend goes to the track to find out.

According to Motor Trend’s recent Corvette Z06 retest at Willow Springs International Raceway’s “Big Track”, the Z06 (when equipped with a manual transmission) is faster than the Nissan GT-R NISMO.

Corvette Forum has asked Tadge Juechter about the C7 Z06’s tendency to overheat after a bit of flogging. See Juechter’s answer after the jump.

A few days ago, we shared with you how Motor Trend dropped a bomb on everyone by announcing the GT-R Nismo beat out the new Corvette Z06 in their track test. Now they’ve got the video showing you how it happened.