Chevy's most capable drop-top yet - the all-new Corvette Z06 Convertible - sports a monstrous LT4 6.2-liter supercharged V8 under its bonnet and quad tailpipes. But how does it sound in real life?
Beastly. Yeah, beastly is the perfect word to describe the deep, metallic bellow of the LT4's idling sound. It's amazing how loud this Vette is at idle, more so if you take into account that governments all over the world, United States included, are drastically reducing the stationary and pass-by noise levels of every new production vehicle.
Aside from the 625 horsepower and 635 lb-ft (861 Nm) of torque sent to the rear wheels via an all-new 8L90 eight-speed automatic gearbox, the Blade Silver metallic Z06 Convertible you can admire in the YouTube clip below is also equipped with the Z07 Performance Package.
By adding Brembo carbon-ceramic matrix brakes, Michelin Pilot Sport Cup rubber and manually adjustable front and rear aerodynamic components, one can only imagine how much these performance add-ons enhance the driving dynamics of this take-no-prisoners Corvette.
As far as we can tell, the unit featured in the attached video was being transferred from a showroom to an enclosed carrier transport truck by a Chevrolet employee that didn't step on the throttle pedal as hard as we would've liked. Hear the all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible roar into life by playing the clip below.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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