Chevrolet C8 Corvette Z51
Two seat sports coupe, Rear Wheel Drive, Targa top
History & Significance
Dimensions
- Length: 182"
- Width: 76"
- Height: 48"
- Weight: 3587lb
Performance
- Top Speed (mph): 184
- 0-60 (s): 2.8
- 1/4 mi (s): 11.2
- 1/4 mi speed (mph): 122
- Nurburgring (m:ss): 7:29.9
- VIR Grand West - C&D LL (m:ss): 2:49.0
- SCCA class - Solo: Super Street (SS)
- SCCA classs - TT: Sport 1 (S1)
- Lb/HP: 7.0 (ref: 911 992 8.8)
Engine & Transmission
ENGINE
- Engine Code: LT2
- Engine Location: Mid
- Power (hp): 505* @ 6450
- Torque (lb-ft): 479* @ 5150
- Displacement (L / ci): 6.2lL / 376ci
- Valvetrain: Pushrod
- Engine Type: V8
- Engine Material: Aluminum
- Head Material: Aluminum
- Air Delivery: Normally Aspirated
- Fuel Delivery: Direct Fuel Injection
- Fuel Type: Gas
- Variable Valve Timing (VVT)
- Active Fuel Management (AFM) cylinder deactivation
- TKO Dry Nano Attack Blue Air Filter (+11hp/+9lbft)*
TRANSMISSION
- Rear Wheel Drive
- 8-speed Tremec TR-9080 dual clutch transmission (DCT), includes manual and auto modes, Paddle shifters
- 1st Gear 2.91:1 > 15.05
- 2nd Gear 1.76:1 > 9.10
- 3rd Gear 1.22:1 > 6.31
- 4th Gear 0.88:1 > 5.53
- 5th Gear 0.65:1 > 4.55
- 6th Gear 0.51:1 > 2.64
- 7th Gear 0.40:1 > 2.07
- 8th Gear 0.33:1 > 1.71
- GM7 - 5.17:1 Performance rear axle ratio (vs 4.89:1 std)
- G96 - Electronic Limited Slip Differential (eLSD)
Chassis & Suspension
FE3 - Z51 Performance Package:
- Short/long arm (SLA) double wishbone, forged aluminum upper and cast aluminum L-shape lower control arms
- Monotube shock absorbers
- Manually adjustable threaded spring seats allowing the vehicle to be lowered for on-track driving (+/- 0.8") > LOWERED 0.8"
- Higher front and rear spring rates
- Significantly firmer passive (non-adjustable) dampers as Standard > UPGRADED TO FE4 - Magnetic Selective Ride Control 4.0
- Active Damping system that reads the road every millisecond and adapts in as little as 10-15 milliseconds with Innovative suspension fluid that contains metal particles that align and become rigid in an instant
- B4Z - Performance Traction Management - Offers 5 settings of torque reduction and brake intervention for enhanced track driving performance
- Active Handling Stability Control
- 15.7:1 Bosch/ZF variable-ratio rack-and-pinion steering with electric power assist; includes Active Steer Stops
- J55 - High Performance Brakes:
- E-boost assisted Brembo monobloc 4 piston calipers (M4.42f/M4.38r)
- Yellow Painted Calipers with Brembo Logo (aftermarket)
- 13.6” x 1.16” front / 13.77" x 1.08” rear cast iron rotors
- Low-met brake pads (83f/61r cm2), new zero-copper Non-Asbestos-Organic (NAO) brake pads
- Q8P - 19" x 8.5" front and 20" x 11" rear 5-open-spoke Bright Silver-painted aluminum wheels
- 20mm Paragon Wheel Spacers front and rear (aftermarket)
- Yellow C8 Center Caps (aftermarket)
- XFQ - 245/35ZR19 front and 305/30ZR20 rear High-performance Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires
- Yellow Prancing Horse valve caps (aftermarket)
- V08 - Heavy-duty cooling system with:
- Third radiator into the air intake on the driver's side
- Transmission cooler
- Built-in brake ducting funnels air to cool brakes:
- In the nose cone - front brakes
- Under-car scoops - rear brakes
- NPP - Performance exhaust:
- +5 hp and +5 ftlb torque increase
- Adjustable exhaust sound varies with driver mode selected
- Stainless-steel tips
- GM7 - 5.17:1 Performance rear axle ratio (vs 4.89:1 in base C8)
- G96 - Electronic Limited Slip Differential (eLSD)
- T0A - Aero package:
- Z51 front splitter
- Z51 rear spoiler Standard > UPGRADED with 84505147 - High Wing Accessory - Carbon Flash
Exterior & Interior
EXTERIOR
- GKZ - Torch Red exterior
- CF7 - Body Color Roof
- Tinted Windows - 20% (aftermarket)
- DWK - Outside heated, power-adjustable, manual-folding mirrors with turn signal indicators
- EFR - Carbon Flash, side vents and front/rear grille accents
- EYT - Carbon Flash Badge package
- VQK - Splash Guards
- Full Ceramic Coat - Body, Glass, Trim, Wheels (aftermarket)
INTERIOR
Interior made by Faurecia - Faurecia customers include high end manufacturers such as Ferrari, Bugatti, Mercedes, BMW, and Audi among others
- AQ9 - GT1 Seats
- HUQ - Adrenaline Red Leather seats (includes red dash and console trim stitching)
- A2K/A7K - 8-way power seats
- 719 - Black Seat Belts
- Sparco 4pt 3in/2in Competition Harness - Red (aftermarket)
- Paragon Performance C8 Corvette Harness Bar - Red (aftermarket)
- Paragon Performance C8 Corvette Lap Belt Bracket (aftermarket)
Electronics
IOS/UQS/UTL/UTK/PPW Audio Package:
- Bose Premium 10-speaker Audio system
- Chevrolet Infotainment 3 Plus system
- 8" diagonal HD color touchscreen
- AM/FM stereo
- HD Radio
- SiriusXM
- Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capable
- Bluetooth audio streaming for 2 active devices
- Voice recognition
- In-vehicle apps, Cloud connected personalization for select infotainment and vehicle settings
IOT - Navigation w/ Performance Data Recorder (PDR)
UVB - HD Rear View Camera
Remote vehicle starter system
ER1 - Battery Tender