The C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette
Stingray has yet to reach the hands of customers and already, talk about the
forthcoming Z06 has reached fever pitch. Last month, a number of C8 Corvette
Z06 sightings were made, with one particularly revealing video capturing the
car’s screaming engine and exhaust note. Now Gabe Design over on Instagram has
rendered how the new car may look.
As the new Z06 will not be the
range-topping C8 Corvette, it’s reasonable to assume that the American car
manufacturer won’t completely overhaul its exterior, leaving room for more
striking variants in the future, like a new ZR1. Consequently, the Z06 pictured
has a rather modest yet still striking exterior design that’s not too
over-the-top.
At the front, the car adopts a new bumper
complete with a gaping wide front grille and air intakes with a similar large
mesh design to the Camaro ZL1. We think it looks absolutely perfect. Elsewhere,
it looks as though the car’s front and rear fenders have been flared to support
a wider set of wheels and tires. There are also new side skirts and we can see
part of a larger wing at the rear.
It is believed the new Corvette Z06 will
feature a naturally-aspirated 5.5-liter flat-plane crank V8 engine, based
around the engine of the Corvette C8.R race car. This engine could be modified
to produce 600 hp in road-going guise and come coupled with a tuned version of
the Stingray’s dual-clutch eight-speed transmission, sending power exclusively
through the rear wheels.
