the Z06 has a small block, make a search about the LS7
Supercar
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Melting Slicks
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Supercar
Supercar -A Definition of a Corvette?
"First of all, looks. A supercar has to be visually arresting, needs to attract attention when standing still, in a parking lot or at the side of the road. A car enthusiast will walk over to it, peer round it, check its lines are as dramatic in the metal as they were when he drooled over them in his regular motoring magazine. But a true supercar will also catch the eye of those who have little interst in great feats of motor engineering. On the move, the real test of a car's visual appeal is whether it attracts attention from drivers travelling in the opposite direction on a motorway. If their eyes are drawn across six carriageways to your vehicle (or if they hang out the window to take pictures), you're in a supercar.
It needs to sound the part too; indeed, the fact that the noise comes from the engine bay rather than a drainpipe underneath its rear bumper raises your car above the hot hatch throng. Even in this era of muted exhaust notes, a supercar should breathe menace(or fire) be it a throbbing six-cylinder, grumbling eight or ten, or a buzzing twelve.
Finally, it should be fast - very fast ..................." - Classic Cars Magazine, Sept '01
"First of all, looks. A supercar has to be visually arresting, needs to attract attention when standing still, in a parking lot or at the side of the road. A car enthusiast will walk over to it, peer round it, check its lines are as dramatic in the metal as they were when he drooled over them in his regular motoring magazine. But a true supercar will also catch the eye of those who have little interst in great feats of motor engineering. On the move, the real test of a car's visual appeal is whether it attracts attention from drivers travelling in the opposite direction on a motorway. If their eyes are drawn across six carriageways to your vehicle (or if they hang out the window to take pictures), you're in a supercar.
It needs to sound the part too; indeed, the fact that the noise comes from the engine bay rather than a drainpipe underneath its rear bumper raises your car above the hot hatch throng. Even in this era of muted exhaust notes, a supercar should breathe menace(or fire) be it a throbbing six-cylinder, grumbling eight or ten, or a buzzing twelve.
Finally, it should be fast - very fast ..................." - Classic Cars Magazine, Sept '01
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I would put the new '06 Zo6 in the supercar category with the 500HP aluminum small block, none of the others though, except maybe mine 
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Originally Posted by 76mike
the new Z06 isn't a small block, it's a 427.
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That's a great definition. Bassed on that I would say the new Z06 doesn't qualify, I can't imagine a person hanging out the window to take a picture of one, except for us Vette obsessed people 
But it's cool to know that the new Z06 will beat MANY supercars on a race track.
I think by that definition an L88 with open side pipes is a Supercar.
I also think the Ford GT fits the bill even if it doesn't sound as sexy as a Ferarri.
~Jay
But it's cool to know that the new Z06 will beat MANY supercars on a race track.
I think by that definition an L88 with open side pipes is a Supercar.
I also think the Ford GT fits the bill even if it doesn't sound as sexy as a Ferarri.
~Jay
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Originally Posted by Jay M
That's a great definition. Bassed on that I would say the new Z06 doesn't qualify, I can't imagine a person hanging out the window to take a picture of one, except for us Vette obsessed people
some people that dont know about cars are going to think that it's just another Corvette