The C8-generation chevrolet Corvette has drawn level with the European establishment for performance and finesse – can the flat-plane crank Z06 go one better?
The cool, damp weather here in Germany isn’t what the near-slick Michelins need, and the steering feels overly bright initially, but at a fast cruise the Corvette is much calmer and feels planted and confident, while below 4000rpm the flat-plane V8 is generally quiet and refined. The advantage of the flat-plane design is it pairs firing strokes in each back and thus has better primary balance than a cross-plane design.
With long-striding upper ratios keeping the revs down and refinement up, it’s quite a shift in attitude when you go in search of the redline. There’s a strong resonance at around 4500rpm, and then the character and urgency of the engine shift up a few gears, the delivery escalating dramatically and the revs piling on manically. The kick in the back pins you to the seat and is sustained right to the 8500rpm redline.
There are multiple drive modes, some with adjustable settings, allowing you to select steering efforts, damper stiffness, engine/gearbox response and, unusually, brake feel. There’s also a steering wheel-mounted ‘Z’ mode button that can instantly access your chosen settings. With temperatures in the mid-teens, the Michelins start delivering and the Z06 feels direct and positive.
It's not just the Z06’s handling that impresses. The ride is excellent in all modes, from Tour to Track, even though in Track the Z06 is so taut it feels like a different car. And that’s the thing about this Corvette: the tyres, the aero and the engine’s top-end all shout race car but the specification includes multi-way electric memory seats, a 14-speaker Bose sound system and a head-up display.
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