The 2022 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is inching
ever closer to production and according to the latest report, it will be all we
could have hoped for, and more. We’ve known for quite some time that the
Corvette Z06 will use a variant of the 5.5-liter naturally-aspirated V8 engine
from the C8.R race car. However, specifics regarding this engine have been a
little hard to come by. .
According to Motor Trend’s Jonny Liberman,
the engine of the Z06 won’t just be naturally-aspirated but it will also rev
through to an incredible 9,000 rpm. That means it will rev higher than the
Lamborghini Huracan Evo’s V10, the Aventador SVJ’s V12, and the V12 of the
Ferrari 812 Superfast that spins to 8,900 rpm. The 4.0-liter six-cylinder of the
forthcoming 992 GT3 and GT3 RS should also rev to 9,000 rpm, putting into
perspective just how special the Z06’s powertrain could be.
It is unclear just how much power the
Corvette’s engine will have but it is speculated it could be rated at around
625 hp with perhaps as much as 657 Nm of torque. While that’s not
as much as the supercharged C7 Z06 with its 650 hp and 881 Nm, the
lack of a supercharger will make the new Z06 all the more special. If the
reported figures about the new Z06’s engine prove true, it will be the most
powerful naturally-aspirated V8 on the market, easily eclipsing the 526 hp
Voodoo V8 of the Shelby GT350 and GT350R.
