650hp competition

[F2V]

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/06/06/2...0-hp-official/

[swexlin]

Daayyyyyum. Nice car for sure. Not too many cars that can out-torque a Viper...

[FLATOUT]

Car should be fast.

[swexlin]

Car should be fast.

Understatement! I love it, this is a great time to be a car guy. Now if only I had the extra $$!! Seriously, I think this is good - the already superb Gen 5 will now have to get even better to compete.

[Murpowa]

Okay Dodge/SRT - the ball is in your court. What's the play?

[Drummerviper]

Sad day. Chevy continues to be dominant, must have sports car in America , while Viper keeps chasing its tail. Guys I know with 458s , Lambos etc are looking at the Z, and don't even mention the Viper anymore.

I hate it.

[HANKFAN]

Sad day. Chevy continues to be dominant, must have sports car in America , while Viper keeps chasing its tail. Guys I know with 458s , Lambos etc are looking at the Z, and don't even mention the Viper anymore.

I hate it.

The only thing GM dominates is recalls!

[VRYALT3R3D]

Sad day. Chevy continues to be dominant, must have sports car in America , while Viper keeps chasing its tail. Guys I know with 458s , Lambos etc are looking at the Z, and don't even mention the Viper anymore.

I hate it.

When did the Viper ever dominate(except the roadcourse)?

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
+ Third: Ford SVT Mustang Cobra R
+ Second: Dodge Viper GTS ACR
+ First: Chevrolet Corvette Z06

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...mparison-tests

+ Second: 2006 Dodge Viper SRT10
+ First: 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...mparison-tests
+ Fourth: 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
+ Third: 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
+ First: 2009 Nissan GT-R
+ Second: 2008 Porsche 911 GT2

[Bruce H.]

So that's 14 hp more than the old ZR1 and 10 more than the Viper,right? Wow! I guess people that bought a GenV Viper for all the wrong reasons will suffer a fate worse than death at this news.

Make it 750 and I still wouldn't care. Didn't care that the F12 and Aventador make 90 and 60 hp more either...but did notice the Gen V spanks both where SRT designed the car's performance. The Z06 will be a great car for those that find it appealing, but no more so than those that prefer the Viper.

[ViperTony]

" According to Chevy, 457 pound-feet of torque is available at idle, while 96 percent of peak torque arrives by 2,800 rpm"

That's going to be a very fun Vette!!! Kudos to Chevy for upping the ante!

[Dman]

650 tq, that is impressive. Looking forward to seeing the perf numbers this thing puts out, the Z06 & ZR1 always did great in getting the most out of the power they have, I assume this will be the same.

Throw stones all you like in you frustration as a vette-hater, but I don't know how you don't respect the testosterone ridden red, white & blue blood in this vette's veins. Oh, and the top comes off.

C'mon Ralph, give at least a teaser on the vert or some news other than paints. I like the darkside, and I'm not sure I can rock the gold necklace & pinky ring required to own a vette, but this new Z06 has my attention, sorry to admit, but being honest.

[ViperSmith]

All the retired plumbers should be excited

The Viper was announced three years prior buy the time this thing hits show room floors, unsure why people expect the world to not evolve during that time.

Well see what SRT answers with. Been rumors of a hp bump so who knows.

For all the DCT/Auto haters, Chevy will sell a shit ton if these in Auto, id bet more than half. The off the line speeds in this thing will be crazy in auto.

[ACRucrazy]

I hope Chevy sells a shit ton. Oh nice corvette you also have one? Me too.

Me too cars are boring.

[RedTanRT/10]

Big numbers that will get larger with the help from the aftermarket.

Auto trans versions, 0-60 sub 3, 1/4 10.5, while texting

SRT needs to build T/A 2.0 quick, I'll bet chevy's press release ride and drive will be at Laguna Seca to claim a new record

[donk_316]

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...werful-gm-ever

The most powerful car General Motors has ever built will soon hit the streets, packing 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. It’s the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and it promises to be America’s fastest production car, in both coupe and convertible forms.

Creating all of that power is a 6.2-liter LT4 supercharged V-8 engine, officially certified at the dual 650 mark. Peak power comes at 6,400 rpm, while peak torque arrives at just 3,600 rpm. While the horsepower curve looks like a financial analyst’s dream—always up and to the right—the torque curve is a much flatter, rising from 457 pound-feet to its peak, then gently descending back again as the engine’s RPMs range from idle to redline. Over 90 percent of peak torque (592 pound-feet) is available from 2,500 rpm to 5,400 rpm.

The LT4’s prodigious output has Chevy talking tough. “Torque is the pulling power of an engine and the LT4’s abundance of it at every rpm in the engine’s speed range helps the 2015 Corvette Z06 accelerate quicker and respond nearly instantaneously,” said Jordan Lee, chief engineer for Small Block engines. “It’s the very definition of power on demand.”

Fans of supercharged Corvettes will note that the Z06’s torque output eclipses even the last-generation ZR1—by about 7.5 percent. It has 12 more horsepower, too.

“It’s also worth mentioning that the LT4’s supercar performance numbers are achieved with an engine that is nearly the same size as the very compact LT1 engine introduced in the 2014 Corvette Stingray,” Lee said. “The power density of the LT4 makes it one of the smallest and lightest 650-hp engines in the industry.”
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Ford fans might counter with the example of the 2013 Mustang Shelby GT500, which rates an even lairier 662 horsepower and 631 pound-feet of torque from its own supercharged 5.8-liter V-8 engine, but Z06 aficionados will be quick to point out that their Bowtie-branded car will likely weigh at least 300 pounds less than the Blue Oval's beast once the final figures are released.

The motive force behind the LT4’s power output, aside from its 10.0:1 compression ratio, forged aluminum internal components, titanium intake valves, direct injection fueling, and the Rotocast A356T6 aluminum cylinder heads, is the Eaton R1740 TVS 1.7-liter supercharger rotating at up to 20,000 rpm. Stainless steel exhaust manifolds help cut weight, while a dry-sump oiling system helps ensure even lubrication even under hard cornering loads. The engine can be mated to either the standard seven-speed manual gearbox, or the new 8L90 eight-speed paddle-shift automatic, which Chevy says has been tuned to perform on par with competitive dual-clutch units.

Accompanying the data release on the engines is a brief infographic outlining the Z06's ranking among the world's most powerful production cars, three of which are limited-production hyper-hybrids. For its price and its expected performance level, the Z06 is once again shaping up to be a world-beating performance bargain. Just how much of a bargain will have to wait until Chevy sees fit to release pricing and performance specs, however.

While the LT4 will be assembled at the Performance Build Center in the Bowling Green Assembly Plant—the origin of all Corvettes—it will also be assembled at GM’s Tonawanda engine plant in New York.

The first 2015 Corvette Z06s will reach customers in early 2015.
2015-chevrolet-corvette-z06-horsepower-infographic_100468865_l.jpg

[swexlin]

Duplicate thread.

[99RT10]

For all the DCT/Auto haters, Chevy will sell a shit ton if these in Auto, id bet more than half. The off the line speeds in this thing will be crazy in auto.

Absolutely. Dodge needs to have an auto as an option. Not only to sell more cars, but to stay competitive.

[Drummerviper]

When did the Viper ever dominate(except the roadcourse)?

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...omparison-test
+ Third: Ford SVT Mustang Cobra R
+ Second: Dodge Viper GTS ACR
+ First: Chevrolet Corvette Z06

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...mparison-tests

+ Second: 2006 Dodge Viper SRT10
+ First: 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...mparison-tests
+ Fourth: 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
+ Third: 2008 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR
+ First: 2009 Nissan GT-R
+ Second: 2008 Porsche 911 GT2

Newbie--it dominated for years--us old farts remember the 90s LOL

[Indy]

If that doesn't send a message to SRT/Dodge/Chrysler/Fiat, I don't know what will. The 2015 model must beat those figures...by a considerable margin, if Viper wants to gain back some of the respect it's had in the past!

[FLATOUT]

Newbie--it dominated for years--us old farts remember the 90s LOL

Bingo. Viper was so far out in front it was a joke almost including the other makes.

As for this current situation, now that HP Tuners seems to be unlocking the ECU tuning capabilities on our Vipers i'm not worried. Boltons and a tune and these Vipers are 700+ and or 650rwhp capable builds with zero stress on them, and they still look incredible.

[Prinzeugen]

The Viper is still the best looking car there is

[swexlin]

Newbie--it dominated for years--us old farts remember the 90s LOL

Yep, 96 GTS at 450 hp/490 lb ft (still fast even today), not too much on the road could touch it. Hell, even Gen 1 at 400/450 is still pretty fast!

[ViperSmith]

As much as I want to love the C7Z, just something missing.

Maybe I'll buy one, but certainly not the first year run after seeing what the base C7 went though lol.

The Auto is just going to be a killer, assuming it handles the HP and TQ.

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Newbie--it dominated for years--us old farts remember the 90s LOL

I think his point was more the rags still did the same with it back then.

[FrgMstr]

That car is going to be a BEAST. Good for GM, good to see it out there kicking ass and taking names.

And I am not so sure that the Gen V looks better than this....

[SSGNRDZ_28]

It will be interesting to see what they can do with the weight of the car, where they can save over the base model since they are adding the super charger and the C7 weighs more than the C6. Still a pretty awesome car.