Living with the New 670hp Corvette Z06 - Is the Flat Plane V8 Chevy a Supercar? (POV Binaural Audio)

Living with the New 2023 C8 Corvette Z06! This mid engine V8 packs an exotic punch with its high revving flat plane crank making 670hp. But how does it stack up against its competition?

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[jasonprenovost]

If it were more expensive, it would be considered a supercar by most. Some think that the price of something can put things in a different class.
With that being said, yes, it's a supercar! Thing is badass!

[swordmonkey]

Does it have the performance of a supercar? Yes.
Can it outperform supercars? Yes.
Does it look exotic enough to be a supercar? Yes.
Does it cost as much as a supercar? No.

It's a supercar.

[cmbp]

The pause from the screaming Topher in the woods was comedy gold.

[pHixiq]

Godddd my absolute dream car. I want a C8 Z06 so bad 😂. This and a IS500 man I swear. I heard a C8 Z06 for the fast time in person last month and good god it was *the best* sounding car I’ve heard with my own ears

[markw]

Great video! One correction: there is NO artificial engine noise electronically pumped into this car. They did add custom baffles on the rear exhaust trumpets which reflect the *actual* engine noise via exhaust back to the cockpit, but that’s it.

[ruiqianren]

Ferrari sacrificed the 458 but I'm so happy Americans brought it back with a huge discount

[auggith]

“shooting Napalm out the back” is my new favourite description of burble tunes. I was stuck behind a GTI in the Sepulveda tunnel at LAX one day, and that’s exactly how it sounded. shart mixed with napalm.

[theguy]

Many of us lucky ones got our z06's at MSRP because we were smart enough to give that small deposit to one of the big well known corvette dealers back in 2019-2020. Those who waited for the debut in late 2021 and decided they wanted one can't get one at MSRP becuase it was too late to get on the wait list. Or if they did, won't see their car until 2025 or later. I got mine 2 months ago at around 120k. So yes it's a stripper model but i won't be tracking the car. It's literally my weekend toy. The car is an absolute animal and all these videos, showing the in car acceleration doesn't do it justice.

The car is MUCH MUCH louder in person. Sometimes when i'm hanging onto the revs at 5500-6500 it's so loud i almost feel like i have to shift because i'm at the end of the rev range but i glance at the tach and i still have 2000rpm's to go. It's insane this car. Bravo to GM for creating a supercar.

[LoogiBalloogi]

The C8 Corvette Z06 is definitively a supercar to me. There is absolutely no question about it.

It has everything a supercar should have and is everything a supercar should be. Price tag doesn't matter. What differentiates a sports car from a supercar is its status, its performance, and the engine itself. With regards to status, need I say anything? It's a Corvette, the staple American performance car. Performance? No problem. It has already proven to be a beast on the track, and it accelerates like a stabbed rat. That engine? In a world where engines like that simply no longer exist, and in a world where (at least over here in Britain) ICE's are about to die altogether, the LT6 is an absolute godsend. The Corvette is not a "fake wannabe supercar" anymore. It has become a proper supercar, a pretty amazing one at that.

*if you couldn't already tell, I really like this car

[acalthu]

That flateplane sound is something else. I enjoy a V8 rumble just as much as the next guy, but that flat plane whine is something else and really pushes its way into ferrari territory. Ferrari may no care, but they will notice this car. I am very happy GM did the C8; while it doesn't appeal to me, i respect that it is an engineering masterpiece and is an amazing machine for what it is, especially in the Z06 guise.

[cucamongaduke]

Sounds like a video game. All of your other Corvette drives have lead to this. Well played.

[jonathanstaso]

I got one recently. I love it. Definitely feels like a supercar to me.

[Adison]

Didn't like the C8 at first, fell in love with it about a year ago, now it's definitely a dream car of mine, whether it be the Z06 or a Stingray. The rear looks fine, the front of this car is just a stunner, but the interior is what made me truly fall in love with it. I love the shapes inside, love the dashboard, love the center console, love the focus towards the driver and yet it feels like it is a nice place to be for a passenger too. I truly hope when I'm done with uni I can land a job that will allow me to get one (best if it's Z06 ofc) imported to Europe in ~5 years from now - there are a lot of cars that I would love to experience, that I would love to own, but this opens up the list in supercar category because of the price tag. It is a bargain for what you get imo, even with the import costs to EU.
I love the fact that it was a longer video, certailny wouldn't mind it being even longer than that, it was a pleasure to watch you explore some twisty backroads in the middle of the day in a chill manner in a freakin Z06.

[chasemiles]

I prefer the sound of the 6.2, but the Z06 is on a whole new level overall. My boss drives one, all black. It’s badass!

[alolanstarboy]

A funny difference ive noticed between the car and bike world is with cars we go crazy over flat plane cranks and a lot of people tend to associate it with Ferrari supercars cos theyre most commonly found in their engines.

Then meanwhile you have bikes where everyone loses it for Yamaha and their Crossplane crank engines that sound like mini American V8s

[Dav-shuc]

i haven' been in one personal but the POV of the interior is amazing. gives me more of a cockpit/personal feel because how close all the controls are. Almost identical to the 93-96 supra.

[tsomaa]

Those initial cinematic introduction clips with your voiceover and no POV was an awesome way to introduce the car, keep it up :)

[craigthescott]

When your beating supercars you are a supercar.

[t.j.higgins]

my good friend's dad recently got a z06 and I ran into him at the grocery store, he started that thing up and man it is truly an insane sounding car in person

[edalder]

That engine sound! Meaty and OOOF!! This Vette is actually a "Gran Turismo" game come to life. I just have a big grin watching that beastie.