Ken
Gone but not forgotten
From Autoweek:
Car News briefs: No 525-hp Corvette Z06 for next year; Bugatti’s Veyron back on test track
AUTOWEEK
Posted Date: 5/11/05
No 525-hp Z06
When the Z06 version of the new Chevrolet Corvette goes on sale this October, we know a 7.0-liter V8 will be under the hood pumping out a now certified 505 hp (vs. the 500 hp previously reported).
What we’re also told is that, unlike the 2002-2004 C5 Z06s that picked up 20 hp over previous years’ Z06 models (thanks to a new catalyst and a freer-flowing exhaust system), we shouldn’t hold our breath for a similar power upgrade in Z06s in a few years.
“Next year there will not be a 520- or 525-hp version of this car,” said Tadge Juechter, assistant chief engineer.
“We don’t have any tricks left,” added Corvette chief engineer Dave Hill.
Back on track
Bugatti’s Veyron supercar, tentatively scheduled for delivery a few months from now, achieved a top speed of 248.5 mph on a test track near parent company Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg headquarters.
The speed mark for the 8.0-liter, 987-hp 16-cylinder car approaches the 252-mph top speed Bugatti originally promised for the much-delayed two-seater; the number was cut to 218 mph a year ago due to concerns about high-speed stability and tire wear.
Car News briefs: No 525-hp Corvette Z06 for next year; Bugatti’s Veyron back on test track
AUTOWEEK
Posted Date: 5/11/05
No 525-hp Z06
When the Z06 version of the new Chevrolet Corvette goes on sale this October, we know a 7.0-liter V8 will be under the hood pumping out a now certified 505 hp (vs. the 500 hp previously reported).
What we’re also told is that, unlike the 2002-2004 C5 Z06s that picked up 20 hp over previous years’ Z06 models (thanks to a new catalyst and a freer-flowing exhaust system), we shouldn’t hold our breath for a similar power upgrade in Z06s in a few years.
“Next year there will not be a 520- or 525-hp version of this car,” said Tadge Juechter, assistant chief engineer.
“We don’t have any tricks left,” added Corvette chief engineer Dave Hill.
Back on track
Bugatti’s Veyron supercar, tentatively scheduled for delivery a few months from now, achieved a top speed of 248.5 mph on a test track near parent company Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg headquarters.
The speed mark for the 8.0-liter, 987-hp 16-cylinder car approaches the 252-mph top speed Bugatti originally promised for the much-delayed two-seater; the number was cut to 218 mph a year ago due to concerns about high-speed stability and tire wear.
Although, IF it is true, that's scary!:ugh
From my point of view 505 hp is plenty, is it the end point? I seriously doubt it, technology marchs on all the time. Tom
