C6 Z51+???
 

GM is giving C6 owners the chance to have a nearly as racy experience as the sixth generation Z06 owners will have in the near future; all this, on top of having few of the drawbacks. A C6 targa top was seen touting Z06 wheels; which needed a prodruding rear arch to house the massive 315's, brakes, and suspension moving through Brighton, MI

the exhaust is definately reworked with this package as well, as it boasts a louder, and deeper rumble then the mighty 427 CID packs at low RMPs,(read, still likely to be the 6.0 liter LS2) and likely less required thorttle vs. noise. i presume that this may include a reworked intake, exhaust, and ECU... likley to bump power output above a C5 Z06.

this looks like it will give C6 owners to just lightly upgrade, rather then open up thier pocket books yet again while turning in a used C6 at a depreciated value. Some 'vette enthusiasts might even say that they prefer this meathod, as they love sporting the targa top, rather then a more racy fixed roof. This may also annoy future Z06 owners to some degree, degrading thier 'top of the line' corvette; however, i suggest the benefits outweigh the means.

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photos Taken by yours truly, and story is as close as i can get it... im sure the vette community can set it pretty accurately

It was one hell of a good loking Vette that I will say, and form the brief description above its sure to make a great sound

Classic GM tactic.

Take the "one off items from the King of the Hill" and stick em on the next "regular" model, maing it not so regular.

The did not do this for the C5 generation, and it paid off well - huge C5 Z06 sales numbers.

They did do this with the C4 - and while the LT4 may have lower performance than the ZR1 - it looked exactly the same, so people were less inclined to pony up the money and the ZR1 died befor ehte C4 model run ended, from extremly low sales.

This is great for people wanting a car that looks the part of the C6 Z06 and offers some of the performancefor a lower price , but it stamps with authority notion that the C6 Z06 is going to be very low production, isn't expected to sell well and wasn't really the main objective.

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This does mena that C6 Z06 wheels will be a nice cheap upgrade for me in the not too distant future then :P

BTW - do you want to watermark them - and may I start spreading wild and ugly rumours based on your images there bud?

lol..

The thing is.. Is selling the low number car the objective.. Or is selling the most number which might be more likely if you project the image of the low number with a cheaper price point.

***Dont you hate that Im now getting my mba and focusing on marketing strategies.

"Project the image of the high priced one - but sell a cheaper clone."

Isn't that what "Chevy - Built Like a Rock" means in Chinese? ;)

Isnt that what mercedes, bmw, porsche, and a host of others have been doing for years?

firstly, i must agree completely that this 'upgradability' shouldnt really exist
shall i make it intrusive, or non-intrusive?

Yuu better hurry - cause it's already on the ground.. :P

Upload your images soon :P hehehe

P.S. I am about to leave for a 6 hour round trip.. so - to make things easier... just remove the curren timages so my post "over there" shows broken links... then I will put the correct links in when I get back. ;)

P.P.S. I have christianed you as "a spy I know on the ground".. :P

P.P.P.S. I have to leave now... later :P

by the way...
http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showthread.php?t=84707
is this old c6 news? hehehe :lol:

that is one sexy Vette. i wouldnt mind having it in my garage. those black wheels are gorgeous!

:lol: - the JW watermark is gonna em round to view... :P

Have no idea how many will stay for the "multi-national" ambiance though ;)

it sure doesn't hurt, i think :P

You know what - you may have stumbled upon the rumoured C6 Gand Sport :)

This might be a JW world first scoop... again ;) hehehe :P

;)
i dont think there has been a 'vette grand sport since the 60's C2
and the closest google search i got popped up this picture
http://www.soshorecorvette.com/image...nd%20Sport.jpg
which doesnt have the same wheels; but the front brembos are there... 7 more months of development?

Im 90 percent sure there was a gran sport c4.. I seem to remember it appearing in gt2 as well.