CHEVROLET UPS THE PERFORMANCE ANTE WITH MY2015 CORVETTE Z06

Stiffer-bodied sports car gains wind-aided performance with supercharging and downforce for faster lap times.

Incredibly, General Motors engineers have continued to wring still more performance from a Chevrolet Corvette design package that remains very consistent, with an overhead-valve V8 engine powering the rear wheels in a vehicle that mounts a composite body atop a discrete frame.

As with the previous Corvette Z06, the 2015 version employs an aluminum frame. However, now it is the same production aluminum frame built in-house as is used in the Stingray, rather than a purpose-built variation.