Filed under: Car Buying, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Chevrolet
2007 Corvette Z06 goes Atomic and gets higher price
The Corvette Z06 received minor upgrades for the 2007 model year along with a fairly substantial price increase. Where the 2006 Z06 could be had for $65,690, the new model will be starting $4,310 higher at $70,000. What do Vette-o-philes get for those extra dollars? A larger glove box for starters. OnStar is also an option now, along with an enhanced acoustics package that's supposed to keep the interior quiet despite the ferocious 505-hp, 7.0-liter LS7 V8 rumbling between the front tires. And you may have noticed the Z06 (and all Corvettes) is available in a new color, Atomic Orange Metallic. Now the Viper-busting Vette looks properly suited to blow an A-bomb sized hole in your wallet.
(More Atomic Z06 pics after the jump)
[Source: GM, Kicking Tires]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
Chris 4:38PM (8/08/2006)
The local Chevy dealer by me had 5 Z06's in the showroom, all of them wearing markup stickers of approx 30-35K. Pushing the sticker price to over $100K on a few of them.
Still a bargain in terms of performance at least.
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Corey W. 4:50PM (8/08/2006)
This coming from a Vette owner:
GM is pushing it!!!
Yes, still one of the best bang for the buck, but for who? What happened to the average man's supercar??
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AM 4:51PM (8/08/2006)
Not a vette fan but was On Star NOT an option before? Or was it standard? If it was not available on their flagship car what does that tell you about their marketing ?
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Lucas 4:52PM (8/08/2006)
im sure one hell of a WS6 trans am or a STi (used 04-05s are under 25k) could be built to piss all over a z06 for 70k.
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KT 4:56PM (8/08/2006)
That's pricey...even before the alledged dealer mark-up.
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Aki 4:59PM (8/08/2006)
Scratchin my head as to how a bigger glove box and a new color equals $4k increase. Ick.
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Chad 4:59PM (8/08/2006)
Hey Lucas,
Is that for only 3 runs? Because after that the STi will be puking its guts out in the dirt.
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Ted 5:17PM (8/08/2006)
OnStar was not available on the Z06 because the cabin was not quiet enough for it to work properly. The new sound deadening material for the 2007 Vette makes it possible to add it to this model.
As for the new price, it's not that big of an increase. If you have the money to pay $66k for a car, I doubt $70k is going to make much of a difference. It was already $70k after you add taxes.
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Fabulo 5:21PM (8/08/2006)
That's a lot of extra dough compared to a "base" vette for a bored out LS2 and a trick cam job. (I know, I know there's a world of difference between a LS2 and LS7. Potato. Potato.)
for 1.59 more of the base price, you get 1.20 more of the power and torque.
Not saying this is not a feat to have the Z06, but the gap between base and Z06 is big in my opinion. I'd probably have the base priced raised by $10Gs or so.
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motorman 5:29PM (8/08/2006)
with dealers getting $5K/10K over sticker and customers willing to pay GM said lets get a piece of the action we priced the ZO-6 too low.
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Eric 5:40PM (8/08/2006)
"Yes, still one of the best bang for the buck, but for who? What happened to the average man's supercar??"
First of all, why the hell should an "AVERAGE man" have a SUPERcar? The last time I checked, it really is OKAY for some people to have what others can't afford to have. For some, it gives them something to strive for - you know, work hard, get paid, buy toys... what the hell is wrong with that? I work my ass off, I strive to do well to make more $$, and in doing so I am offorded the ability to drive a better can than I could when I wasn't working as hard or making as much $$. 3 years ago I was driving a Mustang. Today, I'm driving a Z06.
But, if you really think the "average man" should have a supercar, then consider the base 'vette coupe. 400hp for under $50k. Sounds like a super deal to me!
Oh, and to the MORON who made a comment about dumping $70k a WS6 or an STi to beat a Z06... you can say that about ANYTHING. In the end, you have a $70k Trans-Am or Suburu waiting to kill the driver when it explodes half-way down the track. With my Z06, however, I'll have one hell of a sports car with a huge shit-eating grin on the grill.
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kimchee 5:46PM (8/08/2006)
apples vs. oranges.
a STi with that much money in mods?? Put that into a Z06. Different story.
I never understood the "modded vs stock" car debacle. Compare it stock vs stock or modded vs modded.
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Dave T. 5:52PM (8/08/2006)
gosh don't feed the sti maniacs will you? you can't read a post about any other car without it getting compared to a STI. who cares? compare this to a Porsche where it belongs.
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robino 5:59PM (8/08/2006)
I am sure that GM's bean counters calculated the pro's and con's of this move in terms of possible lost sales being countered by increased profits. However, GM's beans counters haven't been very astute in recent years. There is a limit to how much they can cut to return to profitability. At some point GM will have to profit from sales to their customers. They have obviously decided to start with customers for their most desirable product. Cadillac is likely to be their next target but then what? Is there anything else in the line-up that can justify a price increase?
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Sid 6:09PM (8/08/2006)
I'm assuming STi fans argue on jet fighter blogs and claim to have equal performance 'if we put a modded afterburner and Top Gun stickers on it'.
Sheesh. You wanna race a modded Z06? Look up 'Lingenfelter'.
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fizzandpop 6:12PM (8/08/2006)
I think what we're seeing is the start of inflation hitting the auto industry. It had to happen sooner or later. The costs for American manufacturers are going up on raw materials, credit, power, etc, well everything except labor. They're starting with the softer models where they know there is wiggle room. But I think the days of the $10K car are numbered. It's nature's way.
Now I'm going to go on some horse racing boards and make stupid posts about how one horse power for $30million is crazy money and my STI is way better bang for the buck.
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Lucas 6:37PM (8/08/2006)
ok you can put a ls7 in a TA ws6 for about 16-18k engine and transmission. then you have your beloved paper thin cylinder walls.
Cosworth EJ2507 (10000rpm 9000 redline) 10k.
modded vs. stock is irrelavant. it comes down to how much money you spend. im sure you could pay 70k for a chevy aveo.
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Dennis 6:46PM (8/08/2006)
The ZO6 performs at the level of a Dodge Viper and is heardly a 'Viper Buster.' Have your Viper treated to a package at Hennessey in Houston and it will literally blow the Chevy away. When the new hemi-powered Viper comes out, keep your ZO6 off the street for its own protection.
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Mbuku Kanyau 7:19PM (8/08/2006)
Lucas,
You are kidding right?
There are not many cars on the planet Earth that can keep up with a Z06.
I think I can name only about 3 production models
Enzo
Ford GT
Bugatti
Even a Carerra GT would be hard pressed to keep up
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gkz 7:20PM (8/08/2006)
Every article I've read about the Z06 points out the same things as annoying negatives: the seats blow and too much heat gets into the cabin.
Doesn't it seem like fixing those things would be simple and WAY more significant that Onstar and a bigger glovebox?
Honestly, bad seats in a very, very fast car seems like a pretty big oversight to me.
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