>>> WELCOME FRIENDS NEAR AND FAR. JUSTIN, AT THE MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO TAKE YOU TO THE NEXT DESTINATION OF CORVETTE. WE WILL PLAY A 25 MINUTE FEATURE FILM PUTTING THE WORLD ON NOTICE. AN ENTERTAINING WAY TO REVEAL TH CORVETTE Z06. AN AMERICAN-MADE GLOBAL SUPER CAR THAT IS ATTAINABLE. STAY TUNED FOLLOWING THE FILM FOR DISCUSSION. ENOUGH FROM ME. I BRING YOU THE MOMENT YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. PLEASE, SIT BACK AND ENJOY.>>> THE Z06 WAS A CODE FOR A TRACK ORIENTED PERFORMANCE ON THE 63 CORVETTE. THE ONLY WAY YOU WOULD KNOW TO ORDER WAS PEOPLE WHISPERING IN PEOPLE'S EARS. IF YOU WANT TO GO RACING YOU WANT THE Z06 OPTION AND YOU WILL GET SPECIALTY HARDWARE. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE FIFTH GENERATION WE BROUGHT IT BACK. IT HAS BECOME A BRAND UNTO ITSELF.>>> YOU WANT IT TO GO FASTER, STOP FASTER, BASICALLY THE MESH TRACK ORIENTED CORVETTE THAT WE DO. THROUGH THE FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH AND NOW EIGHTH WE HAVE MOVED THE STREETCAR CLOSER AND CLOSER. >>> THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE VEHICLE AND ENGINE SIDE ARE TIED TOGETHER AT THE HIP. IT'S A WAY TO PUT THE BEST OF THE CORVETTE TOGETHER AND EXPAND BANDWIDTH. THE ARCHITECTURE ALLOWS US TO DO THAT EVEN MORE.>>> IN MY QUEST FOR PERFORMANCE. TE Z06 WAS THE CAR. A RACECAR FOR THE STREET. IT WILL PERFORM WITH THE BEST OF THE BEST WORLDWIDE. >>> THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED A CRAVAT ON THE ROAD THAT ACTUALLY RUDE AND FELT LIKE A RACECAR. THE PROCESSION. TO ME, THAT WAS EVERYTHING.>>> THIS ELEVATES THE CORVETTE. >>> IT KEEPS YOU LOCKED IN. WE ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION RIGHT NOW. I AM STILL FOCUSED.>>> THE OTHER PEOPLE WE ARE COMPETING AGAINST IN A PRICE RANGE UNIQUE TO THEMSELVES ARE GOING TO LOOK BACK AT THIS. IT CHANGES HOW THEY OPERATE.>>> THE HEART OF THE Z06 IS THE ENGINE. WE HAD MID ARCHITECTURE. WE NEEDED POWER.>>> THERE WAS AN NICHE FOLLOWING THAT PINED FOR THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. THE LIGHTWEIGHT, VISCERAL FEEL OF A NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE THAT WOULD EXCEED THE WORST POWER OF THE PRIOR GENERATION SUPERCHARGED Z06. WHAT KINDS OF POWER TRAIN WOULD WE NEED? >>> THE ONLY WAY TO ACHIEVE THAT IS TO DO THE HIGHEST HORSEPOWER NATURALLY DONE THE 8 IN HISTORY. THAT'S WHAT HAD TO HAPPEN. >>> THIS IS COOL. I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE MAG RIDE. CAN I START IT?>>> THE ENGINE IS PLAYING IN THE EXOTIC SPACE. WE HAD OUR HANDS UNTIED TO BUY THE BEST TITANIUM RODS TO GO TO THE TRUE MECHANICAL VALVE TRAIN. IT IS A LOW-VOLUME, INBUILT, PRECISION ENGINE. THE BIG ADVANTAGES OF MOVING TO A FLAT PLAIN CRANK. THE MASS AND THE ENGINE MOVING THE FASTEST IS MUCH LIGHTER. IN DOING THAT ALLOWS THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE WITH SPEEDS MUCH MORE RAPIDLY THAN ANY SMALL BLOCK BEFORE IT. ALSO, MORE THAN THE HORSEPOWER. >>> WE LOOKED AT HOW TO GET THE ENGINE WE WANTED TO HAVE WHICH WAS A FLAT PLAIN CRANK. THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO. >>> JUST TO SEE THE RPM. I THINK IT IS 8600.>>> MR. USED TO SHIFTING A V8 COST 6600 AT THE HIGHEST.>>> FROM 7000 UP TO 9000 WAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT RANGE THAT NOT MANY EXPERIENCE.>>> EVEN WHEN YOU'RE UP IN THE HIGHER RANGES. YOU COULD TELL. YOU COULD FEEL IT ROLLING. >>> IT KEEPS PULLING. ALL THE WAY TO THE REDLINE. YOU FEEL POWER BUILDING. IT IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT. >>> THE SPEED ENABLES THE ENGINE TO PUMP AIR, PROCESS FUEL AND PRODUCE POWER. >>> ANOTHER PART. GENERATIONS OF LEARNING HOW TO BALANCE REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE A CAR FAST AND COMFORTABLE ON THE TRACK. COMFORTABLE AS AN EVERY DAY DRIVER. THE MANUFACTURING CHALLENGES ARE RACECAR TYPE. THAT REQUIRES A SKILLED OPERATOR AND CUSTOM SHIMS TO MAKE THE RESULTING ENGINE FIT. NO GAPS. IT RUNS TWO 8600 RPM. THE QUICKEST. THE ONLY WAY, EXTREMELYPRECISE MANUFACTURING. >>> HERE WE GO. WE ARE USED TO CORVETTES, THUNDERS FROM THE SKY. MY DAD HAS A 62 CORVETTE. EVERY TIME I HEAR IT, IT IS WONDERFUL. OVER THE COURSE OF 70 YEARS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WILL GET. A VISCERAL V8 COST SMALL BLOCK EXPERIENCE. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT. WE HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ENGINE.>>> WE WANTED TO KEEP THE CORVETTE SOUND BUT LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN THE FLAT PLAIN CRANK. >>> ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS, THE CAR SOUNDS GREAT OUTSIDE BUT I CAN HEAR INSIDE. >> IT IS THERE BUT WE CAN'T HEAR IT IN THE CABIN. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THAT. >> THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS TO BE HAD.>>> THIS IS A NEW CHAPTER. WE NEEDED TO MOVE THE NEEDLE.>>> IT REQUIRED US TO RETHINK THE EXHAUST. WE ENDED UP TEARING UP A BUNCH OF THE BACK OF THE CAR. RE-ARCHITECTING THE EXHAUST. DECOUPLING THE TIP FROM THE END OF THE PIPE. WE SHAPE THE TIPS LIKE A REVERSE MEGAPHONE. WHEN THE SOUND COMES OUT THAT ACTUALLY REFLECTS PARABOLIC SERVICES. IT PROJECTS SOUND FORWARD TO THE DRIVERS HERE. I HUGE CHALLENGE. WE WANTED THE COMBINATION OF IT SOUNDS GREAT ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE. WE WANTED IT TO BE REAL.>>> A BIG PART OF THE RIDE IS TO CONFIRM THE SOUND QUALITY AND SOUND PRESENCE. EVERYTHING WE HAVE BEEN STRIVING FOR. >>> WE HAVE ENGINEERING TOOLS. FOR THIS TYPE OF THING, THERE IS A CHEST CAVITY PUMPING. IT HITS YOU LIKE A BRICK WALL. >>> WHEN YOU GET INTO THE CAR OR STAND OUTSIDE AND YOU HEAR IT AND IT GIVES YOU GOOSEBUMPS. THAT'S WHEN YOU KNOW. THIS CARD DID THAT. >>> IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS EVERY TIME. >>> I THINK THIS IS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF BLENDING CLINICAL PERFECTION AND THE RAWNESS OF THE FLAT PLAIN CRANK. >>> HEARING MECHANICALS WORK. IT IS MUSIC AFTER SO MANY YEARS. >> THAT WAS PRETTY AWESOME. >>> I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN FOOTWEAR DESIGN BEFORE I CAME TO GM. YOU DESIGNED AROUND TENAFLY. EVERYTHING HERE IS DESIGNED AROUND THE MOMENT.>>> WE RESPECT THE PAST. WE ARE ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD. WE TRY TO CAUSE THE DESIGN TO LOOK BETTER IN THE WAY THE CAR WORKS BETTER.>>> THIS NEW Z06 HAS BASICALLY STARTED WITH A CLEAN SHEET. I ADMIRE THAT. THEY HAVE TAKEN THE MOST ADVANCED DESIGN AND UPDATED IT EACH TIME. IT IS SO ADVANCED AND EDGY AND BEAUTIFUL.>>> IT'S A CAREFUL BALANCE OF BEAUTIFUL SCULPTURE AND SYMMETRIX. WE TRY TO MAKE THEM TRANSPARENT TO THE DESIGN.>>> WE ARE CHANGING EVERYTHING BUT DOORS, ROOF, HATCH. IT TYPICALLY STARTS AT THE ROW. WHEELS, TIRING, LARGER BRAKES. MORE TRACTION, BETTER STOPPING AND CORNERING POWER. FENDERS AND QUARTERS. ALL AERODYNAMICS IS DIFFERENT. >>> A BIG PART OF THE Z06 MISSION IS IN ITS CHASSIS. THE ARCHITECTURE WAS DESIGNED TO PUT POWER TO THE GROUND LIKE NO Z06 BEFORE. >>> 20 INCH DIAMETER WHEELS IN THE FRONT. FOR THE FIRST TIME 21 INCH DIAMETER WHEELS IN THE REAR. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE WEIGHT ON THE BACKEND. POWERING TO MAXIMIZE TRACTION. WE WIDENED THE TIGERS. BODY WORK THAT FEEDS INTO THE ENGINE TO BREATHE AND BE COOL. >>> WE STARTED PUTTING WIDER úF WE SAID WE HAVE SOMETHING HERE. >>> LIKE PRIOR GENERATIONS. WE HAVE AN AVAILABLE SEVEN PACKAGE. IT'S FOR THE TRULY COMMITTED TRACK PERSON. >>> YOU CHECK THE BOX FOR THE 7, CERAMIC BRAKES, WING. >> A WHEEL, UNSPRUNG MASS OF OVER 40 POUNDS. >> THEY ARE NATURAL. YOU WANT THE SUSPENSION TO REACT INSTANTLY. THE LIGHTER THE TIRE, WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS THE THICKER IT CAN DO IT. >> WITH THE OPTIONAL WE HAVE SEEN AT TIME OF 2.6 SECONDS.>>> WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE IT A PERFORMANCE DRIVEN EXTERIOR. HOW DO WE TAKE THE INTERIOR UP. >>> WHEN YOU GET INTO MANUFACTURING IT BECOMES STIFF. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF NOTION. HOW DO YOU BRING THAT HUMAN TOUCH. CARBON FIRE IS BEAUTIFUL. AND MAN-MADE MATERIAL STRONG. LIGHT WEIGHT GIVING YOU A PERFORMANCE FEELING. WE BRING ART INTO IT. HITTING IT WITH A LEATHER PIECE. >> IT WAS LIKE BUILDING A SMALL SCULPTURE. IT BLENDS THE TWO WORLDS OF ART, SCIENCE AND CRAFT. YOU BOUGHT MORE THAN SOMETHING EXHILARATING. >>> IF YOU TAKE THE COLOR. SEATBELTS, YOU COULD BUILD 11,000 COMBINATIONS. YOU COULD BUILD WHAT YOU WANT AND MAKE IT SPEAK TO YOU. HAVING SOMETHING THAT BRINGS THE THRILL OF DRIVING TO EVERYONE IN A UNIQUE WAY IS THE FOCUS OF THE NEW CORVETTE. >>> OH MY GOODNESS. THIS IS SOMETHIG RIGHT HERE. BEAUTIFUL. 1975. MY GRANDFATHER USED TO WORK ON IT EVERY DAY. EVERY TIME I WOULD GO TO HIS HOUSE HE WOULD BE IN THE BACK. THAT WAS MY INTRODUCTION TO CARS. MY DAD IS A COLLECTOR. IT'S PART OF MY FAMILY. LEARNING PROCESS EVERY DAY. ANY CONVERSATION ON LEARNING SOMETHING NEW. >>> THE WAY WE LOOKED AT IT. IT HAS TO LOOK LIKE IT'S MOVING FAST WHEN IT'S SITTING STILL. IT'S KEEPING YOU IN THE SIGHT LINE. SEE MECCA KEEPS YOU LOCKED IN. I LIKE THAT. >>> THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO CAPTURE THE THRILL. >> IT SHOULD BE AN EXPERIENCE. TAKE A DEEP BREATH. YOUR HEART IS PUMPING A LITTLE BIT. YOU CAN'T GET IT TO MANY PLACES IN MY LIFE. >> IS THAT SIMILAR WHEN YOU'RE ON THE COURT. >> I CHASE THAT FEELING. MY FIRST FEW YEARS YOU READ THE LIST. THIS PERSON IS BETTER. THEY SAY THE SAME ABOUT CARS. I FINALLY GOT TO A POINT WHERE I AM COMPETING WITH MYSELF. I'VE SEEN MY CAREER IN PERFORMANCE TAKE STRIDES IN HEADSPACE ALONE.>>> HOW DO YOU BUILD UPON YOURSELF TO MAKE YOURSELF BETTER. NEARING 70 YEARS. YOU HAVE THE FEELING OF WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOUR BRAND IS. IT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE AND MAKE IT YOUR OWN. AS YOU ARE DOING THAT YOU LOOK BACKWARDS TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION.>>> COMING FROM THE HISTORY OF BOOKER BLOOD THAT PLAYED BASKETBALL STARTING WITH MY GRANDFATHER. MOVING DOWN A GENERATION TO MY FATHER. NOW MAY. WANNA TAKE IT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. IT KEPT ME GOING. I WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE THIS TO A TRACK AND A NICE DINNER. IF I WANT TO MAKE REAL NOISE THIS IS WHAT I'M GOING TO BEGIN. >>> IS THE ULTIMATE TEST. YOU GET EVERY SORT OF TURN. EVERY HIGH-SPEED, LOW SPEED, HIGH GRIP, LOW GRIP. A LONG FLOWING RACETRACK WITH MANY CHALLENGES. YOU REALLY ARE PUSHING ANY CAR TO THE LIMIT. EVERY SORT OF LEWD YOU COULD EXPERIENCE ANYWHERE ELSE. YOU GET IT HERE ON ONE RACETRACK. >> IT'S THE BENCHMARK FOR THE WORLD. >>> SO MUCH OF THE PERFORMANCE STARTED ON THE RACETRACK. THAT'S WHERE THINGS ARE TRIED. THEY ARE STRETCHING. THEY BRING TECHNOLOGY TO THE ROAD.>>> WHEN YOU THINK OF A CAR YOU THINK SPEED. WITHOUT THAT. YOU ARE NOWHERE. >>> THIS CAR GOES SO FAST SO EASILY. THE ABILITY TO HANDLE. ON THIS TRACK IT IS UNHEARD OF. >>> FUNDAMENTALLY A RACECAR YOU CAN DRIVE ON THE ROAD. THE ABILITY TO GO CORNERS. TO PUT THE TRACTION DOWN. THE FEELINGS FOR A RACECAR IS RIGHT HERE IN THE Z06 PIC >>> GENERAL MOTORS RECOGNIZE THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO DEVELOP. AND TO COMPETE WITH EUROPEANS. IF WE WANT THEM TO BE ON THE WORLD STAGE WE HAVE TO BEGIN SELLING CARS WITH RIGHT-HAND DRIVE. WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR THE CORVETTE FOR THE FUTURE. >>> IT IS UNEQUIVOCALLY A SUPERCAR. IT WILL REWARD CUSTOMERS THAT EXPLORE LIMITS. THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CONNECTION WHEN YOU DRIVE SOMETHING WITH PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY.>>> EUROPEAN COMPETITORS HAVE TO BE NERVOUS. YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.>>> I HAVE BEEN PROUD THAT IT IS AN EFFORT. I COULD NOT HAVE GUESSED. THE NEW BRINGS THE TRACK EXPERIENCE TO EVERY DAY ENTHUSIASTS.>>> IF I LOOK AT 10- YEAR-OLD MAY AND SAY WE WILL BUILD AN EXOTIC ENGINE AND HAVE THE BEST TIRES AND BIGGEST BRAKES WE EVER PUT ON A CORVETTE. AERODYNAMICS BETTER THAN ANYTHING. YOU CAN BE PART OF THAT. IT IS BUT FILLING EVERY DREAM AS A YOUNG KID. >>> I REPRESENT ONE OF HUNDREDS THAT PUT BLOOD AND SWEAT IN THE ENGINE. IT OPENS THE DOORS OF WHAT WE CAN DO.>>> IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE MOON. >>> IT IS A PRODUCT OF VISION. IT'S NEVER DONE. Z06 IS THE NEXT CHAPTER IN A VERY LONG BOOK. >>> I AM SPEECHLESS. IT IS POWER LIKE WE HAVE NEVER SEEN. OBVIOUSLY FAST, BEAUTIFUL. IT MAY BE REMEMBER WHY I WANTED TO GRAB A STEERING WHEEL AND DRIVE FAST. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. I AM JOINED BY A PANEL NOT SO SPEECHLESS. WE WILL HAVE A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FILM AND THE STAR, THE CORVETTE Z06. >>> LET ME INTRODUCE YOU . WE HAVE CORVETTE EXECUTIVE CHIEF ENGINEER. WE HAVE ASSISTED CHIEF ENGINEER OF SMALL BLOCK ENGINES. JOINING US IS EMILIA HARFORD, A RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE BUILDER AND DRIVER. THE FILM DIRECTOR ANDREW SCHNEIDER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FILM. MY FRIEND, RETIRED CORVETTE RACER, A FIVE-TIME WINNER AS WELL AS A MULTIPLE CHAMPION OLIVER. WELL DONE. IT WAS A WONDERFUL FILM. LET'S GET STARTED. >>> THE CORVETTE IS A WAY OF LIFE. HOW DOES IT FEEL AFTER ALL THIS TIME? I KNOW IT IS A PROGRESSION TO GET THE CAR TO MARKET. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO LIFT THE CURTAIN? >> IT IS EXCITING. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ACTUALLY FOR SIX YEARS. WHEN WE INTRODUCE THE STINGRAY WE WERE SUPER EXCITED. IN THE BACK OF OUR MIND WE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING. THE Z06 WAS COMING. WE COULD NOT SAY ANYTHING THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENT . FOR US, WE HAD TO BE SILENT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A BURST OF ENERGY. BEING ABLE TO SHARE EVERYTHING AT ONCE. IT IS SO EXHILARATING. ALMOST AS IF WRITING AS THE CAR. >>> THE ENGINEERING AND THE CORPORATE SIDE. THE EVOLUTION. YOU HAVE ACTUALLY DRIVEN IT. YOU AND I WATCHING. ANDREW THAT WAS YOUR JOB. SO MANY MOMENTS IN THE FILM I WAS LIKE HOW DID THEY DO THAT. MY FAVORITE, THE CONVERGENCE OF THE CAMERA FLYING IN A DRONE. MEETING THE Z06 ON THE ROAD. IT MADE ME FEEL . THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO. LOOKING AT IT AND THEN I WANT TO BE IN THE CAR. >> THANK YOU. WE USED A DRONE. WE FLEW IT OVER THE WATER AND INTO THE ROAD AND LINED IT UP WITH THE REAR OF THE CAR. IT TOOK QUITE A FEW TRIES TO GET THE TIMING. IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY. WE WERE THANKFUL TO HAVE THE DRONE IN THE SKY FLY IT. AS SOON AS IT LANDED IT STARTED POURING. WAS MEANT TO BE. HOLLYWOOD.>>> DUSTIN, SOMEBODY SO INVOLVED WITH ENGINES. EVEN AS A DRIVER. HORSEPOWER. WHAT IS WORSE POWER? >> IT IS ABOUT THE POWER. THAT'S WHAT'S FUELING IT. LAST THURSDAY WE FINISHED THE TESTING FOR THE PROCEDURE. WE GET IT LINED UP WITH THE DATA. THE WORK AT THE END TO MAKE SURE WE LEFT NOTHING AT THE TABLE. WE GOT THE ENGINE UP TO 670 HORSEPOWER. TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE. THE CURRENT OUTPUT IS 620 SOMETHING. WE TAKE THAT BY HEFTY MARGIN. >> WHEN YOU THINK, ALMOST DOUBLE THE FIRST-EVER Z06. IT SHOWS HOW INCREDIBLE TIME AND TECHNOLOGY IS. >>> EMILIA HARFORD I KNOW YOU LOVE HORSEPOWER. YOU HELD RECORDS FOR THE HIGHEST WORSE POWER CORVETTE EVER BUILT. WHAT WAS IT LIKE FOR YOU WHEN YOU GOT TO RIDE IN IT. WE SAW ON THE VIDEO THE WORSE POWER KICKING BACK. YOU ARE EXCITED. >> IT WAS EXCITING FOR A PRODUCTION MODEL. I FAMILIAR MYSELF WITH THE SPACE. MY CRAVAT IS 1200. IT IS HARD TO GET EXCITED WITH STOCK VEHICLES. WHEN I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS. >>> YOU WAITING AT 6002 SHIFTS. >> I WAS EXPECTING IT TO SHIFT THAT 65 AND IT WASN'T. THERE WASN'T A DROP OF HORSEPOWER. YOU COULD SEE ME GETTING THROWN IN THE SEAT. IT HAD SO MUCH TORQUE AND IT KEPT GOING. >> FANTASTIC PIC >>> THE ENTHUSIASM CAME ACROSS. WHAT WAS IT WITH YOU THAT RESONATES. >> WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. I GOT IN AND PUT IT IN TRACK MOOD. I DROVE IT. IT HAD ALL FEELINGS OF A RACECAR. TO ME IT'S AN AMAZING MACHINE THAT CANNOT ONLY BE A DAILY DRIVER. YOU CAN DRIVE IT. WHEN YOU SWITCH THE MODE THE CAR COMES ALIVE IN YOUR IN A RACECAR. IT'S AMAZING PIC >> THAT DISTINCTION BETWEEN ROAD AND TRACK IS LESS THAN EVER. >> THE GAP BETWEEN THE ROAD CAR AND RACECAR IS GETTING SMALLER. HERE WE HAVE THE EIGHTH GENERATION. MID-ENGINE, Z06. IT HAS ALL OF THAT RACECAR FEEL TO ME. THE LIGHTS ARE ON. IT IS FANTASTIC TO EXPERIENCE THAT.>>> I IMAGINE THIS IS PART OF THE EXCITEMENT FOR YOU. WHEN YOU HEAR EMILIA HARFORD AND ALI TALK ABOUT CARS. DUSTIN, THE ENGINE CREATING IT. THE FINAL HORSEPOWER NUMBERS. IT STILL MUST BE GRATIFYING TO KNOW THAT THEY SAY IT'S THE REAL DEAL. >> IT'S EXTREMELY REWARDING FOR MYSELF IN THE EXTENDED TEAM. THE 6, IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS EMOTION YOU ARE TRYING TO COMMUNICATE. EMILIA HARFORD YOUR REACTION SUMS IT UP. YOU CAN'T VERBALIZE. IT'S AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE. MENTALLY WHEN YOU SEE IT GO PAST 6600. THE 6 WANTS TO DO THAT WITH GREAT AUTHORITY. IF LIES PASS 6000. THE MENTAL SIDE. GETTING USED TO THE ENGINE. EXHILARATION OF SOUND. >>> THE INITIAL SHIFTS. WHEN YOU GOT IT IN FIRST GEAR AND STAND ON THE GAS. YOU HAVE TO BE ON IT TO GET INTO SECOND GEAR. THAT'S HOW QUICKLY IT ACCELERATES. IT REVS UP. IT POST 8600. >> I WAS GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT. ARRIVING AS HIGH AS IT DOES IS ONE THING. QUICKLY IS ANOTHER. IT'S NOT LIKE A SLOW PROGRESSION FROM 6600 UP TO 8600. IT GOES FAST. QUICKLY. A TESTAMENT.>>> THE TORQUE PEAK IS WHERE YOU WOULD SHIFT. IT PULLS HARD.>>> YOU CAN FEEL EVERYBODY'S ENTHUSIASM. ANDREW, HOW DIFFICULT TO CAPTURE PEOPLE'S REACTIONS. >> EMILIA HARFORD'S REACTION WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. WE KEPT HER AWAY AND OUT OF THE CARS LINE OF SIGHT. THE CAR WAS COVERED. WE WANTED TO KEEP IT GENUINE.>>> YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR THE CORVETTE HAS BEEN THERE. WHAT WAS IT? >> HOW I FOUND MY PASSION. IT STARTED WITH A SMALL BLOCK. FROM THERE I HAVE DONE DIFFERENT ONES. DIFFERENT NEUTERS. I SWAPPED. AT THE TIME WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED. THE STINGRAY. I WAS LOOKING FOR MY NEXT PROJECT. SOMETHING TO CHALLENGE ME. JUST SAYING WHAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING FOR AND WHAT YOU GET IN RETURN. I DIDN'T FEEL THERE WERE A LOT OF OPTIONS. I DECIDED I WAS GOING TO TAKE A STEP INTO MORE OF THE SUPERCAR WORLD. AFTER I MADE THE DECISION. A WEEK LATER YOU ANNOUNCED THE STINGRAY. I THOUGHT IT WAS UNBEATABLE. THE PRICE, THE POWER, CAPABILITIES. I SOUGHT AS THE PERFECT CHALLENGE. >> SHE'S THE FIRST TO REALIZE THE BASIC CHASSIS CAN HANDLE A LOT MORE POWER. >>> ARGUABLY THE TOUGHEST CROWD WILL BE IN EUROPE. >> THE RECEPTION OF THE STINGRAY WAS FANTASTIC. THE Z06 WILL BUILD ON THAT. IT'S BEEN REMARKABLE. WHEN YOU SEE HOW THE UK HAS ACCEPTED THE CAR. THROUGHOUT EUROPE . THE BUZZES THEY ARE. ORDERS ARE PULLING IN. WE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND. WITH THE Z06 COMING AND WE WILL BUILD. THE PERFORMANCE NUMBERS, EVERYBODY WILL BE SO EXCITED TO SEE THE CAR. IT WILL BE SO MUCH FUN.>>> THE DRIVER EXPERIENCE. SOMEBODY WHO IS A BIT OF A RINGER. WHAT WAS YOUR GOAL FOR THE DRIVER EXPERIENCE. IT IS NOT ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL. >> NO. EVEN THOUGH NUMBERS ARE PHENOMENAL. IT'S NOT A NUMBERS CAR. WE TALK SENSORY PERCEPTION OF WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN THE CAR AND DRIVE IT. MAKING THE PERFORMANCE ACCESSIBLE. NOT PINNACLE SUPERFAST. DO YOU GET THERE? HOW DOES IT FEEL? >> WE LEARNED FROM THE RACING PROGRAM. ALL GENERATIONS. WE SEE A TRANSFERRED INTO THIS Z06. AND THE PERFORMANCE .>>> YOU CAN FEEL THE EXCITEMENT FROM PEOPLE WHO DRIVE IT AND PEOPLE WHO WILL MESS WITH THAT. >>> YOU CAN FILL TO BUILD UP. SOMETHING ELSE THE SOUND MAKES. THE WAY YOUR AUDIO GUYS DID THAT COMBINING WITH THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE AND RUNNING UP THE CAR WITH MUSIC. >> I'M GLAD YOU CAUGHT THAT. SOMETHING EARLY ON WITH THE DEVELOPMENT. WE WERE GOING TO TAKE THE AUDIO SOUND AND BLEND IT. IF YOU LISTEN CLOSELY YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WE WILL BLEND AUDIO NOTES WITH THE SOUNDTRACK. >> FOR SURE. IT'S ABOUT SPATIAL AUDIO AND THROWING IT TO DIFFERENT PLACES. A HUGE TALKING POINT.>>> CAPTURING WAS ONE THING. WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? >> I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. FIVE HOURS EARLY. I HEARD THERE WOULD BE AUDIO TESTING. I HAD TO BE THERE. HEARING AND SEEING THE Z06 FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS EMOTIONAL. TWO YEARS AGO I WAS A CUSTOMER BUYING A STINGRAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. I DON'T THINK CHEVROLET EXPECT IT. I DIDN'T. I HAD VIDEO FOOTAGE SAYING I WOULD LEAVE IT AND NOT TOUCH IT. JUST TO SAY, IN THE PAST TWO YEARS OF BUYING THE CAR. A CUSTOMER BEING ABLE TO SIT HERE WITH EVERYONE. ON THE FILM AND PART OF THE LAUNCH, IT'S INCREDIBLE.>>> A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CONTOURS. FORCING BACK AND REVERBERATING. THE FIRST FLOOR CORVETTE. >> WE KNEW IT WAS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING AN EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER. IT ENDED UP RE-ARCHITECTING THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE LOWER END. WE PUT REVERSE MEGAPHONES MOUNTED TO THE SAMPLE STATIONS AS THEY COME OUT AND REFLECT OFF THE SURFACE. IF YOU DON'T LOOK IT LOOKS LIKE A REGULAR EXHAUST. A TON OF SCIENCE.>>> WE TALKED ABOUT BEING HERE IN AMERICA. A GLOBAL CAR. YOU GET TO DRIVE ALL SORTS OF THINGS. HOW DO YOU THINK IT WILL GET COMPARED AROUND THE WORLD? >> I THINK IT WILL BE AN AMAZING MOMENT FOR CORVETTE. IT IS A GLOBAL SUPERCAR COMING OUT. BEING LAUNCHED TODAY. ANYONE CAN BUY THE CAR. AND TAKE IT TO A RACETRACK. AN EXPERIENCE IT JUST LIKE I WILL. I THINK IT IS SO SPECIAL PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE RACECAR TECHNOLOGY RIGHT HERE.>>> EVERY ONCE IT CAUGHT EVERYONE'S ENTHUSIASM IS AMAZING. FINAL THOUGHTS. >> THE ENTHUSIASM IS GENUINE. YOU CAN SEE PASSION. WE IN THE FILM AND HERE TODAY ARE THE TIP OF AN ICEBERG. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. WHETHER ENGINES. THE WHOLE REST OF THE CAR. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. GENERAL MOTORS. SUPPLIERS WHO SHARE THE PASSION. IT'S WHAT MAKES THE CAR WHAT IT IS. IT'S A WONDERFUL MACHINE. WE SPENT TIME TRYING TO ARTICULATE WHAT IT IS AND HOW IT DRIVES. THE BEST WAY IS THROUGH THE KEYS AND WALK AWAY. THE CAR TALKS FOR ITSELF. >>> TRULY AMAZING TO BE WITH YOU. YOUR BRILLIANCE, ENTHUSIASM, PASSION. YOUR ABILITY TO CAPTURE IT. YOUR ABILITY TO DRIVE IT. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. I HOPE YOU HAD AS MUCH FUN AS I DID.>>> IF YOU'RE LIKE ME I'M SURE YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH THE FILM AGAIN. ESPECIALLY THE INSIGHT FROM OUR GUESTS. THE GOOD NEWS. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE TO YOU. TO THE BASEBALL FANS, KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR AN APPEARANCE TONIGHT AS YOU WATCH GAME 1. >>> FROM ALL OF US HERE AT CORVETTE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THIS IS JUSTIN, SIGNING OFF.
So can that engine be on the ZL1 Camaro swan song? That would be the ultimate daily and track car.
670 hp out of a NA flat plane crank 5.5L small block that revs to 8,600 in this day and age. Fucking incredible.
I am so curious of the technical details as to how they managed that much power out of a naturally aspirated engine. Can't wait to see some more in-depth reviews and watch these things being properly driven.
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I mean this is uncharted territory in engine design, right? 670hp out of a NA 5.5L flat plane v8 that revs to 8500?
my god.
so the most powerful n/a v8 in a road car ever, it’s flat plane crank and redlines to 8600 rpm, in a capable mid engine / dct layout, and its around $85,000.
strictly based on paper stats, this has to be one of the greatest cars of all time.
That power figure out of a naturally aspirated engine is almost as monstrous as the dealer markup on these bad boys is going to be.
8,600 RPM. The mad lads did it
They really did benchmark (and outdid) the Ferrari 458, you can tell. Very impressive accomplishment.
They fixed all the appearance items of the regular one I didn't care for. Looks incredible.