2023 Corvette Z06 Review // The $100,000 Supercar 

I'm just hoping that this "Corvette" (lol) doesn't follow it's rear-engine Euro counterparts as far as reliability is concerned. Listening to Thomas talk about the "dancing valves" that make the sound awesome just made me think of how many thousands it will cost when one goes wrong. The one thing I always loved about Corvettes was what Jay Leno said about them. "You get supercar performance with Chevy Cobalt pricing." I hope the new Vettes don't turn out to be mechanic's dreams.

Wouldn't mind it being a supercharger. Turbos are just overrated

@@Sahadi420 Just buy the pushrod one then

@@Sahadi420 The lamborghini Huracan and R8 which will be the closest competetors are EXTREMELY reliable

What's so unbelievable about that! Ferrari 458 special got 605 hp out of 4.5 v8 10 years ago! What should be so great about the engine please. Test it against the old 458 special. What is really good is the price, the look from the outside and the sound is also good. The steering wheel is a disaster when driving fast, when you grab it you reach into nothing. The interior is a matter of taste. I prefer to drive my old AMG SL 63 V8 best 6.2v8 sound. Thanks for testing.

They really give me that old feeling of watching Top Gear as a kid

It’s so much more than a review. I could care less about some of the cars they have focused on in their videos, I’m just watching for them sometimes

Facts. TH feels relatable. It feels like two young guys getting to play around with cars together. Cinematography is awesome, but they joke around with each other and never take it too seriously; it’s a joy to watch!

I only see two Canadian reviews. But this was still the first I clicked.

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@TC63 nothing wrong with that. Also if you call 100K poor well 🥲

@TC63 100K for Ferrari performance? Hell yeah! 🤣 at least flat plane crank mid engine cars aren't unheard of ford's been doing it for years

@@TC-zf1ji are you that annoying dude who always has to disagree in order to be different

@TC63 never said it was new technology at all. I was talking american cars not world cars. Flat plane cranks and DOHC has been around for years. Japanese, Italian, German its all the same

@@TC-zf1ji Is it American to stick to using outdated technology, ensuring an inferior car, out of sheer stubbornness? I still remember when people insisted American muscle cars had to be solid rear axle, despite producing terrible... everything, because it was traditional. So silly.

First of I love Chevy but then I love ford too so would I choose the GT500 mustang or C08-Z06 yes yes yes I pick Chevy I want 1 so bad that I can smelll the fumes by just to think about this magnificent marvel GM created so I agree with u I want 1 so bad that I will write to GM headquarter and ask for another production run lol 😂

same here. At least it is kinda adffordable I think. But not sure I much I have to earn yearly to afford this beauty...still a poor grad student

​@@uchihasenpai5671 Me too and I hope they keep making this or another even better V8 model by the time we can finally rationally afford a 100+ grand supercar ahahaha (I hope there is never a time when there is no engine option)

Sucks. I can afford one but I can't find one. At least not at MSRP.

@@uchihasenpai5671 twice or thrice times the car price. And emi should not be more then 10% of your salary. It's a finance rule.

Wow

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There’s nothing holy about hell, just food for thought, choose your words more appropriately 😉 GOD Bless! ❤️

Jason taught us how a Flatplane changes the sound. "know it all"

@@narrowistheway77 Nice username 😊

@@narrowistheway77 Holy Hell man who tf cares

@@narrowistheway77 ironically, you've stumbled upon the very juxtaposition that gives the words "holy hell" meaning when used in this context.

Exactly. I got bored of most car reviewers but these two have reignited my spark

I totally agree. They have a great thing going.

Almost like American auto engineers have been held back from doing more of this 🤔

@@mushroomtits8387 By both regulations...and their own customers.

@@mushroomtits8387 American auto manufacturers have been heavily held back. Just look at Detroit and what cars from the era were like compared to the rest of the world. Today Dodge has to drop the Hemis again due to Democrats fining them for not meeting the 38mpg requirement. The oil crisis of the 70s was also caused for poor leadership. It nearly wiped out our auto industry. Seriously messed up in retrospect.

no manual = fail, you suck GM

@@mushroomtits8387 Mainly because the customer was never willing to pay more than 50k but wanted to have >500hp on the spec sheet.

Oh yeah, this is gonna be marked up to $250k easy

@@jaidendetering8734 Delete that reply before they see it and realise that 250k is not enough of a mark-up

Pos dealers , if it was not for them and price mark up. I would trade my c7 in for this

Was shopping for vehicles last days off. (Yes vehicles…me, wife and daughter.). Sales manager was trying to educate me on the new realities of the automotive business…no inventory to maintain and vehicles pre-purchased before delivery and in one case a year long wait. I laughed at him and told him that I was patient…eventually a manufacturer would have cars on the lot that I could see-touch-smell-drive and buy and that is the one I would purchase because they have it wrong…I don’t want to purchase a vehicle with my money…they want to purchase my money with a vehicle and I’m not in a rush to sell my money. Which brings me to the new Corvette and dealership markup. When the new one first came out I was going to order one but I couldn’t find a dealer that would sell one for sticker price so being the cantankerous old curmudgeon that I am (and being very adverse to getting ripped off) I assured the salesman that not only wouldn’t I buy a marked up Corvette from his dealership but my wife’s next SUV and my next new truck would also not be a GM product because of their greed. Which is the same thing I told the Mazda dealer in the eighties (many new vehicles ago) when they tried to do the same thing with the Miata and I haven’t looked at a Mazda since.

@@hoonsenior6963 McMulkin (and others in the top 10) will sell you a Corvette at MSRP. You just have to hurry up and wait the 12-18 months for delivery. If you had went ahead and put your order in when the C8 came out, you'd be driving one right now.

TH is awesome but if you really wanna see production value check one of recent drag race videos with Jason Cammisa on Hagerty's channel. Will blow your mind.

@@MW-te5fv they are both really good but hagerty has those cool slow mo’s

I came here to mention Hagerty channel. Also awesome content, but yes I love these guys amongst a few others

Motor trend was at this point till they started firing people left and right

@@alexamayeobu9460 Dunno about that, most of their content is behind a paywall

Absolutely, trying to order one now.

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I been here when they had 70k subs, buy yeah its crazy how high quality their videos were before, considering they were a pretty small channel

We’re just missing Mclaren at this point. Wonder why they never show up here

Yeah, I've been here before the 50K subs mark, and even then, the reviews were high quality

I’ve been here since.. SINCE… Whatever, I’m here!

This sounds nothing like an LS in any way.

Not in my mind, it sounds motor sport. You could almost turn your head expecting to see a Kawasaki Ninja.

@@jeffk464 That's a helluva stretch. It's a ferrari V8-ish tone. Sounds nothing like a sport bike

@@spencerwhitmore1896 At the top of the rev range it sounds similar. I can see exactly where he is coming from.

@@spencerwhitmore1896 I hear what Tyvek is talking about. It sounds a bit like a whirr; something akin to gear driven cams.

Gm didn't make this engine c8r aka z06

What’s your top 5?

"On a long enough timeline everything gets an LS" - Mr. Regular

Lol, no need to be so proud of being "Far away" from recognizing the Corvette for ALL it represents in American vehicle history.....it just means that up until NOW, you've been missing out....c'mon, give me your hand, let me help you get up onto the bandwagon, lol. 😎

It's GM, still cheap crap. Let's see how it holds up after about 10+15 years

@@Way2EasyDIY What holds up well after 15 years? Certainly more older Chevrolets around than Hondas.

This is Chevy we're talking about. They're gonna make thousands if not tens of thousands of these things.

Only 315 of the z06 will be built

@@sdmp78 you have not the slightest clue haha

@@sdmp78 That's only for this year. And no exact number has been given. Quit spreading misinformation

@@notlNSIGHT Yeah but for how long.. 2 years, then stop?

Dealers are going to mark them up about 50 to 80k over sticker tho

bro all of what you said are not standard, this car when configured properly (so not even fully) is at GT4RS level and when fully is at GT3 level, and I dont think I will get this over them, the intake sound in GT4RS one of best ever, the GT3 is unbeatable icon

@@TRX25EX dude im pretty sure you cant spec is as expensive as even a gt4 rs. that starts at 144k, the gt3 at 179. this z06 with a proper spec is only 128. even the base gt4 starts higher than the z06. its a bargain.

@@bigd5899 Bro Wheels alone 12K what you talking about lol

anyone finds a spec for 106-130 ill fly there and pay you for a finders fee lol

If only the Vette's forefathers could see whats its been crafted into today - they'd be in awe - because I know I am lol

It sounds better than any modern Ferrari

@@juraaskarov2906 are you deaf?

USELESS comparison.... Corvette Is better

You wish lol 😂 fucking 10 years later and still slower than it’s competition is 570/600lt /488 / huaracan and all those are faster than new c8 z

As much as I absolutely love this corvette, I still think Suzuki is who the world should be on the lookout for. A couple people have managed to take the motor out of the Hayabusa and put 2 of them together to form a V8 and it’s an absolute monster. A 3.6L V8 making 600+HP….. Like this corvette it might not have a lot of torque but that amount of HP is no joking matter.

calm down, its one of best in America but not in entire world, when optioned this reaches GT4RS/GT3 price level and both of these superior as some reviwers mentioned in terms of sound and driving feel.

Fools are born every day. Next uear it will be different

That ridiculous

Gm is coming out with a awd hybrid corvette also but i agree this car is amazing

@@micahlovejoy81 gayyyyy

@@babyjazz101 its gonnna be hitting 60 in like 2 seconds lmao

I agree, too bad it’s ugly though.

ok

And that plenum valve system always fails on Audis, etc that had them. Of course only after 6+ years usually

That's a lot of maths.

Sounds complicated.

@@nateisright what you meant is "sounds good" 😄

@@raghav265 💀

They're so good

Really? I build these engines in bowling green.

@@tattooed1979 yes sir. We've run some from your facility

That's awesome

@@stihlworthfixing1061 what is the Hp. Tq. & the 1/4mile et of this new Z06?

never say never !

just buy a pontiac fiero and slap corvette badges on it. or make your own z06 bodykit. samething.

Man, I’m 20 years old and I just ordered mine. I was 18 when I bought my 2020 zL1 1LE, EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS YOU NEVER SAY NEVER.

ICE sportscar to end all cars coming in the final chapter of the long ICE engine in automobiles history. IDK how many years of production GM will make this car, but I intend to get one before the end comes

Dont you dare never say never man.

passion usurps budget

@@mikepavlov7059 tell that to the Asian car guy who looks like Lee byung Hun, ridiculously good production but unknown.

LFA has the V10 grunt and it’s extremely high pitched, this Z06 engine is awesome but not even close to the LFA sound

L on that comparison bud. sorry

6:07. I said it has a 'quality,' not an exact likeness. It's a characteristic of the physical sound design, hearing the inner workings wind up and scream as the air rushes in. Just as you hear in the LFA.

@@ppppw2 People who unironically respond to disapproving opinions with "L" or any other type of low IQ zoomer slang renders it invalid. It absolutely resembles the sound of an LFA. You, and many others will only discount such a comparison because the car is American. We know this. Move along.

Doesnt sound anything like a LFA V10, V10 has a totally different sound and characteristic. Delete your comment bro, you exposed yourself as being a noob

I mean its not like GM doesn't have money.

Not really, audi had better sound with s4 v8, not so long ago

@@miloscvetkovic4828 at least compared to many cars in 2022

@@miloscvetkovic4828 the S4 hasn't been a V8 in years....and as someone who owned a B7 RS4....no that V8 does not sound as good or exotic as this....

I think this car is amazing, but this has been Ferrari's formula since a while ago

@@reedOsama totally agree. I love Ferrari but the fact you can get this for half the price or less and it's a faster version of the 458 is pretty amazing. May not have the same steering but it’s still pretty comparable for way less.

Literally just said the same thing to myself lol

Between 800 an 900 hp the zora will be pushing like 1100hp

I love this nerdy commentary lol. Car enthusiast 🤝 music enthusiast

4th and 8th for z06

I want to know more about this 🧐

I'm sorry, what's an extended 10th interval? Is that like parallel fifths or a third above the root or something?

In reality it is very subjective and individual. There really isn't a better or worse sound since you can say "this octave is better than this one". Of course there are horrible and beautiful exhausts sounds but there isn't something like "the most pleasing exhaust interval possible".

its overhyped, sorry but couldnt beat GT2RS in straight line or lap times + didnt sound as good as 458 did back in the day.......... so what GM hyped it to be didnt be there, still nice for the price (if you can get at MSRP) however will rather get 458 itself than a car trying to be one.

You could buy two of these for one 458 Speciale. Kind of highlights the value for money a 'vette is!

@@davecom3 the Vette like all Vettes will depreciate much faster.

@@rivercityrambler7751 who cares your paying 1/3 the price for more performance. And Z06 hold their value very well.

@@craigthescott5074 no they don't. The problem with Corvettes and their depreciation is that the market is polluted with then which tanks their ability to hold resale value. Unless it is a special model they really don't hold their value well at all. The market on all vehicles right now is currently upside down but in normal times they do in fact depreciate massively. It is a well known. The only Vette I ever bought that I made money on was a 69 Convertible.

@@rivercityrambler7751 you need to look at the current market my C7 Z06 is worth more than I paid for it and the C8’s bring more used also. They will never appreciate like a Ferrari but they are not going down in value.

Lmao

I thought it was random to have this in Pittsburgh lol

Cloudy? Check. Cold? Check. Windy? Check. Yep, typical Pittsburgh weather. To be fair, there is a couple of nice days there sometime in the summer, right before you go back into winter.

Darn, I visited that track a few weeks ago. So disappointed I didn't get to see the TH crew! Had some good BBQ at the food truck, though...

@@markantony3875 don't forget ab random scattered showers.

I was there a few weeks ago for a track weekend … right before this event … Pitt Race is a beautiful track and pretty close to Detroit. Great choice. That back straight would be wild without the artificial kink they made.

the C7R dominated so many "supercars" on the track it gave chebby the push they needed to redesign the greatest american car ever made the last thing that was "holding them back" was engine placement

@@LFshlevin sure you are comparing old models with the c8z the current ferrari base models have over 700hp even the c7 zr1 back in its time at the nurburgring where it really matters it was slower than the competition

Time will tell but it is based off of the engine they actually used in the race cars so they definitely have some hours on this motor.

as much as i'd love to see some depreciation on these it is unlikely. they just can't produce enough of them to meet demand.

This may be the first corvette where prices will never drop, ever.

still can't beat LFA though, LFA has F1 sound it is just epic. This car is a solid 2nd for me

LFA Unmatched in terms of sound But I love Corvette too It's great for the price

Imagine it straight piped with equal length headers (idk if it has already)

Speaking of LFA I actually got to see my first one on the road today and it was phenomenal looking and sounds even better

Not quite LFA level sound but this car stomps the LFA.

It isn’t “much much lighter”. It is close to the weight of your Camaro.

@@flyjbaker Really?? I assumed it would be much lighter. I also own a 4th Gen F-Body, with the 4L60E transmission (much quicker, but also heavier than the Tremec manual) and that one weights about 3,750lbs. I figured that, despite the added weight of the several heath exchangers and their fluids, being a two seater with extensive use of alloys and smaller displacement engine, the Z06 would be between 3,550 and 3,650. Guess I didn't factored in that all that advanced tech specific to the Z06 exacts a price in mass as much as it does in currency. Thanks for the heads up!

@@TheFlashSpeedforce yep. Comes in right around 3700. Maybe a smidge under….3670. It is a big car with big wheels and tires and not much to really shave off any weight. I wish GM would get rid of the 2 golf bag philosophy and shrink the car a little.

@@flyjbaker Ohh, Yess please!! Imagine What G.M. could do if they committed to create a 100% focused sport version of the Corvette... Damn all other considerations!! Disregard all the 'utility' factors!! Other manufacturers venture into that kind of product, but always in very limited numbers we must recognize. Perhaps the marketing execs and the bean counters at G.M. do not feel such a small production fits their model business and/or justifies their effort. But, Heck!!!... That will be one car worth buying!!!

@@TheFlashSpeedforce they tried to do it with the C5 and the FRC. Had it come in $10k under the other Corvettes(which is what they were trying to do) it would have been a success. But it ended up being a stripper that cost the same as the others. Why would you buy a stripper that cost the same as the other well optioned ones? So take that car and pump it up into ZO6 form and, VOILA, the C5 ZO6 was born.

As someone who works for Chevy, just wait until the Zora

I have a torch red 02 Z. Best money I ever spent on a used car!

One thing, ok, two things the c5z06 has over the C8… manual transmission and pop up, up and down headlights.

@@rickhunter6513 another thing, it doesn’t cost $150,000.00. I bought my C5ZO6 in 2014 for 22 grand with 9,000 miles on it!

@@vitocorleone6925 I guess at that price that would be considered frosting on the cake 😂🍻

@@rickhunter6513 Yo, dat was da cake. flew from So Cal to Vegas and drove it back the same f’n day. It was awesome.

Was abt to mention Ford implemented the flat plane crank in their V8

@@lilsalai548 sadly the gt500 monstrosity replaced such beautiful yet faulty Voodoo engine.

@@makatron no seriously, I didnt know

Too bad you can’t get the z06 with a stick.

@@bryanclark407 yeah such shame, a good 6 speed stick would be perfect for it.

you did if you watched the ads

Unfortunately the dealerships are going to overprice this car into the ground 😪, such a shame it is the super car for the masses!

My understanding is that most Chevy dealers are going $90K over on them. Great 😢

It’s only 100k. You don’t need to be rich to have one of these….

@@LP-bt4jk you do when your dealership add another 50% to it.

@@LP-bt4jk you don’t have to be rich to have a 100k car? Bro what?

also hopefully saving money for all the repairs the american built vehicle will need, not you didn't mention QUALITY as an american value. I do admit GM makes some great perforrmance engines, and they make pretty vehicles, thats where my compliments end though

not as good as the Hagerty. Not even in the same league

Yes Bro I love these two nuts 😊

No.

@@chicago1680 shut up😹😹😹😹

@@Chemunguss nahhhh.

Gm didn't make this engine

Gm didn't make this engine c8r aka z06