“Power is fundamentally passionate,” explained Arv Mueller, vice president in charge of General Motors Powertrain Division, at the introduction of the ’02 Corvette Z06, due at dealerships this August. Well, if power is passionate, the ’02 Z06 with 405 hp is emoting big-time!
Dave Hill, chief engineer for the Corvette, says the bump in muscle means the Corvette Z06 will now join an ultra-elite spectrum of super cars that will run to 60 mph in “less than 4 seconds and will turn a 12.4 quarter mile at 116 mph.” Behind the wheel, you wouldn’t think you could feel the 20 horses added to last year’s 385-hp Z06. But even our brief drive was enough to note a further edginess to the car’s already razorsharp throttle response; there’s enough low-end grunt to…
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MotorTrend (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2001