Corvette Z06 is NOT a Stingray?
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Melting Slicks
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Corvette Z06 is NOT a Stingray?
As I was following the news, videos, and photos of the new C7 Z06 today, I did not notice any "Stingray" logo, emblem, or script on the car. What gives? I hope I am wrong.
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Melting Slicks
#6
Melting Slicks
You will have the Stingray, Z06 and Z07 and some day a Grand Sport or other middle of the road model. To most they will all look like a Stingray or maybe just a Corvette.
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Fairly sure "Stingray" = "base" while Z06 is "base+1". If we see a ZR1/ZR-1 it will be "base+2".
I'm a youngin, "stingray" doesn't do anything for me. Names are just arbitrary designations anyway.
I'm a youngin, "stingray" doesn't do anything for me. Names are just arbitrary designations anyway.
#8
This was always the intention... Welburn said they "they called it a Stingray because it was too good to be called the base car" or something to that effect.
#12
Melting Slicks
I'm OLD and Stingray doesn't do anything for me either... Still much to fine of an automobile to be called "base"! I love the Stingray and the Z06.
There will be one in my garage....
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Team Owner
#17
Safety Car
This was addressed a year ago at the 2014 Corvette Stingray reveal in Detroit. GM research showed that Corvette customers like having a name/moniker for their car. People who bought the GS.. called it a Grand Sport. People who bought the Z06.. called it that. Same goes for people who bought the ZR1. Those that bought the "base" Corvette.. did not like calling it a "base" vehicle. So they named it Stingray.
Anyways.. Long story short.. "Stingray" is simply just a new name for the base model Corvette.
So for 2015 there will be two Corvette models offered:
Stingray - 6.2L 455hp
Z06 - Supercharged 6.2L 625+hp
Got it?
Anyways.. Long story short.. "Stingray" is simply just a new name for the base model Corvette.
So for 2015 there will be two Corvette models offered:
Stingray - 6.2L 455hp
Z06 - Supercharged 6.2L 625+hp
Got it?
#18
Race Director
I love the look of the C7 Stingray, one on order. As for the Z06/Z07, not for me, the design changes spoil the look; front grill inlet, side brake cooling inlets, air dams etc. (fender flairs look horrid).
#19
Le Mans Master
It's called, Marketing!
#20
Race Director
The Stingray is nothing but a plastic emblem. You take those
off the C7, you have a chevrolet corvette. Stingray is just
a name. You could get the emblems and glue them on
a C6, have a stingray. Grand Sport, Anniversary, Z51,
just names -- Marketing dept of gm --- sells cars.
off the C7, you have a chevrolet corvette. Stingray is just
a name. You could get the emblems and glue them on
a C6, have a stingray. Grand Sport, Anniversary, Z51,
just names -- Marketing dept of gm --- sells cars.