C6 Corvette Drive Modes EXPLAINED and EXAMPLES

The 4 separate drive modes in the C6 Corvette Z06 explained and shown.

[russmt]

I run my 2011 grandsport in competitive mode mostly and you can have fun. I never turn it all off, ive had it save me from having a mustang moment on concrete intersections.

[MrCDave]

This video was extremely helpful to understand my 2008 Z06 modes!

[bonosimic]

the magnificent C6 Z06, with the mighty Ls7. fantastic.

[bradweldy]

Good job explaining the different modes. Same on my 2013 GS w a LS3.
We all want to have fun and push it hard but no one wants to end up in a ditch. I would always turn it all off w only 436 hp and 325's on the rear. Will try the competitive mode.

[stevenjacobs]

I have owned a c5 automatic and now own a manual c6. You can really tell the difference in modes on the automatic. However in the c6 manual the differences are harder to tell, maybe if i would push it harder i could but my vette takes curves and sticks to pavement like its on rails...im just not willing to push it to any limits i may regret.

[lag]

The Selection knob that you don't have, that you refer to as mode selector is for magnetic ride suspension. The selector lets you select the ride quality and performance of the suspension only. The knob is only offered on units that came with the mag ride option. Be glad you don’t have it because it is crazy $$ to repair/replace when needed and it is difficult to delete which involves ECU programing.

I also have a 2006 Z06. 2006 is the lightest year of them all and the active handling is the most non-intrusive of all the years. The LS7 really comes alive with cam and headers. I make 544whp on a Mustang dyno and even with T/C on this car scares the hell out of me whenever you stomp on the gas.

[beowulf]

Thanks for the awesome video! I recently bought a 07 Z06 and have been wondering about the different modes.

[TheSurfRyder]

This was a great way to explain the modes.

[camonly]

Hey thanks! Got the same z06 and I've always wondered what all the driving modes did. I just leave it all on all the time.

[TheTmshuman]

I am certain you can’t fully disable the stability management (yaw control) above a certain speed. I used to drive with all aids off (hold button for 5 seconds) in the rain on track and I lost the rear end at 140 on a slight bend on track and it caught it and stopped it from spinning.

[chrisp]

Great video pick up my 2006 c6 3lt this week. Super excited great info
😊

[evoviiiyou]

This is a great video and who knew. Thank you 🙏

[FrancoisTCS]

Nice video, would be even better with a standing outside camera to see how the car behave from outside...would be easier to see the body movement of the car.

[ojames]

New comment but after seeing this I tried it on my c6 with traction off then competitive and gotta say it can get scary if you are not careful and help skid the car back straight but it was fun and never doing that again unless it’s a big open area 😂😅

[simonriddick]

My Cobalt SS limits when turning and sometimes it's really annoying. Right now we have a lot of snow and I usually drive with with tc off but sc on because the limit to the wheels sometimes bogs me down too much. I was going to say too I have that same steering wheel and a lot of people didn't like that they used it in both cars. I can kind of see that but it's also a really nice steering wheel lol :).

[shiftintohigh]

I need a competitive mode button for life.👍👍😎🇺🇸

[salvadormonella]

You're a rock star. Thanks for the video. I have yet to even chirp the rear wheels, & I don't know if it's because I have really sticky tires, a crappy engine, or I'm just a wimp. I don't have anything at all like what you have to practice your rubber shredding near me. About once a month there's an impromptu Ferrari & Lamborghini early morning race on a 1.5 mile long street two blocks from my house at 2:30am. Maybe I'll try something then. Be a big noiz, hang with the big boiz. Or perhaps just the parking lot of my local grocery store @ 3:30am. There's too many off duty police that live in my community to try anything in the daytime.

[Sandy-oylr]

There's 'Launch Control' in my 2013. I think it's in Competitive mode, but I don't remember, been a while... Just have the wheel pointed straight, clutch fully depressed, mat the throttle and the engine goes to 4K rpm and stays there. Side step the clutch, the ECM will get the car to 60 asap by managing the amount of slippage. If I'm understanding this function correctly... I've played with it a bit but never dumped the clutch. Too abusive for my tastes...

[AdrianWyrzykowski]

i just picked up an 06 and am new to the corvette world. when changing modes, is there any difference in ride quality, exhaust note or steering input?

[cwmotorsports]

What about launch control? Have you ever use that? And if so, what about dragracing