autoevolution
20 Apr 2021, 23:07 UTC ·
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As far as mid-engine cars are concerned, General Motors has come a long way since the Pontiac Fiero that used to be described as the poor man’s Ferrari over all the Ferrari-inspired kit cars based on it. The eighth-gen Corvette is a properly glorious machine in Stingray flavor, but Chevy will push the envelope into the stratosphere with the upcoming Z06.
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Expected to be revealed in July as a 2022 model, the performance-oriented variant will follow in the footsteps of the fourth-generation Corvette ZR-1 from the 1990s. I’m referring to the DOHC valvetrain, of course, but the Z06 will feature a flat-plane crankshaft instead of a cross-plane design with a 90-degree rotation between crank throws. In layman’s terms, the LT6 derived from the C8.R endurance racecar will spin faster than 8k rpm.