C6 (2005-13)

Issue 65
Supercar Control 1

Supercar Control

A street car with a 205-mph top speed is certainly deserving of some additional driver training, which is why Bondurant offers its ZR1 Control Course—and why we recently enrolled.
Issue 64
All-Star Player 1

All-Star Player

With an 800-horsepower engine, race-ready suspension and lots of lightweight carbon fiber, this C6 Z06 has all the bases covered.
Issue 63
Sibling Rivalry 1

Sibling Rivalry

The ZR1 is the undisputed king of the Corvette lineup, but now you can order a Z06 with many of its go-fast goodies. Question is, how much do the Z07 and CFZ option packages cut into the ZR1 speed advantage?
Issue 63
Natural Inspiraiton 1

Natural Inspiration

A Katech employee leverages his company’s talents to build a 650-horsepower Z06—without using a blower.

Issue 61
Code Breaker 1

Code Breaker

The new-for-2011 Z07 option package makes the Z06 handle and brake like a ZR1.
Issue 61
We Build Performance 1

We Build Performance

The engines in the Z06 and ZR1, as well as manual-transmission Grand Sport coupes, are hand-assembled in a special facility—GM’s Performance Build Center. We take you there, and follow an LS9 build.
Issue 59
Fork in the Road 1

Fork in the Road

We explore two paths to big horsepower: One starts with less and adds more, the other starts with more and adds less. Both involve LMR-tuned C6 Corvettes.
Issue 57
Day at the Museum 1

Day at the Museum

When Hank Kieller ordered his ’09 ZR1, he put a check mark next to option R8C, which meant he would take delivery at the National Corvette Museum and visit the assembly plant in which it was made.

Issue 52
Fin de C6.R 1

Fin de C6.R

Marking the end of the Corvette Racing’s ten-year GT1 program, this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans turned out to be an intensely emotional experience for the close-knit team.
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