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C8 Corvette Z06 buyer's guide (2023–present): the LT6 record, the Stingray question and 2026 prices

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A yellow C8 Corvette Z06 coupe with a black roof, a tall black rear wing, black wheels, a carbon front splitter and a shop's decal on the door, on an airfield's concrete under a cloudy sky, seen from the front right.
A Z06 with the tall rear wing and carbon front aero at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, in June 2026. Every C8 Z06 carries the LT6, rated at 670 hp by GM. Photo: Staff Sgt. Abbigayle Williams, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The Z06’s engineering team bought a Ferrari 458 and studied it, Car and Driver reported. Their answer arrived for 2023, the fourth model year of the C8 (2020–present): the LT6, a dual-overhead-cam V8 with a flat-plane crank that revs to 8,600 rpm, no supercharger or turbo needed. Revealing it on October 26, 2021, GM called it the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 ever to reach a production car. A version had raced in the C8.R since 2019, and each one is hand-built at Bowling Green’s Performance Build Center, with a plaque signed by its builder.

The premium is about $50,000, new and used. After GM’s early-October 2026 increase, a 2027 Z06 1LZ coupe lists at $121,695 including the $2,495 destination charge, plus a gas-guzzler tax of $2,600 or more, against $73,795 for a Stingray 1LT coupe. On Bring a Trailer from January 1 to October 12, 2026, 36 Z06s sold at a $116,156 median and unmodified Stingrays at $65,500. Worth it for the track, or for the engine itself; not for a commute on rough roads (see The Z06 against the Stingray).

What every C8 shares, from the dual-clutch to the front lift, is in the C8 buyer’s guide.

  • Engine: 5.5-liter LT6 V8, flat-plane crank, no supercharger; 670 hp at 8,400 rpm, 460 lb-ft at 6,300 rpm by GM’s rating, unchanged from 2023 to 2027.
  • 0–60 mph: 2.6 seconds with the Z07 package, by GM’s figure.
  • Built: 25,850 for 2023–2025, and about 6,500 for 2026 by Chevrolet’s April 2026 estimate, which isn’t final.

C8 Key figures

Engine
5.5-liter LT6 V8, flat-plane crank, no supercharger
Output, GM
670 hp at 8,400 rpm, 460 lb-ft
Redline, GM
8,600 rpm
0–60 mph, GM figure
2.6 seconds with the Z07 package
Built, 2023–2025
25,850
New 2027 Z06 coupe
$121,695 including the $2,495 destination charge
Bring a Trailer, 2026
$116,156 median
Gap to a Stingray
about $50,000, new and used

Section 01

The Z06 against the Stingray: what about $50,000 buys

The money buys a different engine, a body 3.6 inches wider on bigger tires, bigger brakes and a shorter final drive (see What makes a Z06 different from other C8s). On Car and Driver’s test track, it also buys time:

Car and DriverZ06 with Z07Stingray Z51
0–60 mph2.6 s2.8 s
Quarter mile10.5 s at 131 mph11.2 s at 122 mph
70–0 mph139 ft149 ft
Skidpad1.16 g1.03 g
Curb weight, as tested3,666 lb3,647 lb
Lap, VIR Grand Course2:38.62:49.0

The test cars were a 2023 Z06 coupe and a 2020 Stingray coupe; the laps are from the magazine’s Lightning Lap at Virginia International Raceway, the Z06’s on the Cup 2 R tires that come with Z07 (the magazine doesn’t name the package). Ten seconds a lap is a long way: start a session nose to tail with that Stingray, and a few laps in it’s gone from your mirrors. Z07 buys corners, not launches: MotorTrend’s Z07 coupe was slower to 60 mph than its standard-tire convertible but stopped shorter and gripped harder.

Most of the judges agreed: a Z06 with Z07 won Road & Track’s 2023 Performance Car of the Year, two seconds a lap quicker than a Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 RS at Monticello, and MotorTrend’s 2023 Performance Vehicle of the Year. Car and Driver’s head-to-head went to a Porsche 911 GT3, though the Z06 was quicker at VIR and on the drag strip.

The premium keeps running after the sale: EPA ratings of 12 mpg city and 21 highway against a 2026 Stingray’s 16 and 25, a gas-guzzler tax the Stingray doesn’t pay, and, on a Z07, carbon-ceramic rotors a dealer quoted at $2,909 each at the front (see What a Z06 costs to own).

On the street, owners split. In four CorvetteForum threads from 2024 to 2026, most who moved up from a Stingray call it worth it for the engine, sound and track pace; several find the Stingray or E-Ray the easier daily car, since the LT6 wants revs and the Z06 rides firmer and louder.

This site’s call: if the car will see a track, or the point is an engine that pulls to 8,600 rpm, the Z06 delivers what the money says. For a commute on broken pavement, keep the $50,000, or split the difference with a 2027 Grand Sport, $88,795 with destination in October 2026.

Section 02

What makes a Z06 different from other C8s

GM’s 2021 reveal lists the hardware:

  • Engine. Dual overhead cams, 12.5:1 compression, titanium intake valves and a dry sump holding 8 quarts.
  • Width and tires. 3.6 inches wider than a Stingray, on 20-inch front and 21-inch rear forged wheels with 275/30ZR20 and 345/25ZR21 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S run-flats.
  • Brakes. Brembo six-piston front calipers on 14.6-inch rotors, larger than the Stingray’s, with carbon-ceramic rotors optional.
  • Cooling and gearing. Two radiators a Stingray lacks, one in the nose and one at the driver’s-side rear, and the C8’s dual-clutch with a shorter 5.56:1 final drive.
A dark gray C8 Corvette Z06 coupe driving away on a street lined with palm trees and stucco buildings, seen from the rear right, with four exhaust tips in the middle of the rear bumper, black wheels and red brake calipers.
Four tailpipes in the middle and a body 3.6 inches wider than a Stingray's, by GM's figure. Photo: OWS Photography, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Z07 is the track package: a carbon-fiber wing and ground effects, Michelin Cup 2 R tires and carbon-ceramic brakes, good for 734 lb of downforce at 186 mph by GM’s figure. It cost $8,995 for 2023–2025 and $9,500 from 2026, and its share slid from 28.8 percent of 2023 Z06s to 20.4 percent of 2025s. Carbon-fiber wheels, 41 lb lighter, and carbon aero packages were separate options. Trims run 1LZ, 2LZ and 3LZ, coupe or convertible.

An orange C8 Corvette Z06 coupe with black wheels, a black carbon front splitter and small fins at the corners of the front bumper, on an auto show floor with visitors and a silver Corvette behind it, seen from the front right.
A Z06 with carbon front aero at the 2023 Cleveland Auto Show. GM's Z07 package adds a carbon wing and ground effects, carbon-ceramic brakes and Cup 2 R tires. Photo: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Section 03

C8 Z06 specs

SpecFigure
EngineLT6 5.5-liter V8, dual overhead cams, flat-plane crank, dry sump
Power and torque, GM670 hp at 8,400 rpm; 460 lb-ft at 6,300 rpm
Redline, GM8,600 rpm
GearboxEight-speed dual-clutch, 5.56:1 final drive
0–60 mphGM: 2.6 s with Z07. Magazine tests: 2.6–2.8 s
Top speed189 mph (maker’s claim, Car and Driver’s 2022 test); 195 mph on a track with Z07 (Chevrolet, 2027)
Size184.6 in long, 79.7 in wide, 48.6 in high, 107.2 in wheelbase
WeightGM dry weight 3,434 lb with carbon-fiber wheels and Z07; 3,646–3,799 lb as tested, ready to drive
FuelPremium, 91 octane or higher; 18.5 gal; EPA 12 mpg city, 21 highway (2026)
Oil and coolant8.0 qt of SAE 5W-50; 24.8 qt of coolant
Built6,413 (2023), 10,575 (2024), 8,862 (2025), about 6,500 (2026, Chevrolet’s April estimate)

The LT6’s rating and capacities are the same in every owner’s manual from 2023 to 2027.

Section 04

Z06 changes by model year, 2023–2027

2023. Built from September 2022. Chevrolet listed the 1LZ coupe at $106,395 with destination, with a 70th Anniversary Edition on the 3LZ. Carbon-fiber parts ran short, holding hundreds of finished Z06s at the plant in September 2023 (Corvette Blogger), and dealers later fitted missing carbon closeout panels to about 141 2023 Corvettes (N232428090).

2024. The biggest Z06 year. GM’s fact sheet lists new colors, carbon-fiber wheels with a red stripe and standard Automatic Emergency Braking. Cars built before June 18, 2024 can show a “Service Lift System” message, cured with software (24-NA-134).

2025. New colors, new forged wheels and a Habanero interior; GM Authority reported no mechanical changes. The Z06 made up about a third of all 2025 Corvettes.

A white C8 Corvette Z06 convertible with its top down and a tan interior on a lit display platform in a museum, seen from the rear right, with four exhaust tips in the middle of the bumper, beside a blue vintage Corvette race car numbered 2 with its hood up.
A Z06 convertible, a 2023 per its photographer, at the Newport Car Museum. In the Z06's first year, convertibles outsold coupes, 3,304 to 3,109. Photo: Charles from Port Chester, New York, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons

2026. The C8’s new cockpit, plus a carbon-fiber hood over the driver’s screen, body-color rockers and blue calipers as Z06 options (GM, May 2025).

2027. No notable changes expected, per Car and Driver; the new LS6 Grand Sport and Grand Sport X now sit under it in the lineup.

Section 05

The LT6 engine record, by GM’s documents and owners

The LT6 is the reason to buy a Z06 and the part to study first. Here’s what’s on file as of October 12, 2026, by who said it.

A cut-away V8 engine on a display stand in front of a perforated wall, opened up to show its intake runners, timing chains, valve springs, red-painted cylinder head parts and exhaust headers, with a placard at its base naming the 2023 Corvette Z06's 5.5-liter LT6.
A display LT6 at the 2022 New York auto show, per its photographer, cut open on purpose to show its intake, valvetrain and exhaust headers. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What GM promised

GM’s engineers told Road & Track in March 2022 how they’d built the LT6 to live on a track, down to valve lash “set for life” with negligible wear in 100,000-mile tests. GM’s Tadge Juechter promised “the exotic engine, but not the exotic ownership experience”.

GM’s bulletins, 2022 to 2026

  • Launch exchange. For the 2023 launch, GM put the LT6 “under an exchange program” (PIP5869): engine noise, oil consumption or any repair that meant pulling a cylinder head could mean a whole engine. PIP5869C ended it in January 2024, calling the engine “fully serviceable” though still “on restriction” with 100 percent parts return. GM ran the same kind of launch program on the 2020 dual-clutch.
  • The tick. Bulletin 23-NA-115 says the LT6’s mechanical valvetrain makes “some mechanical tick noise” as a matter of course. An excessive tick on a 2023–2024 engine can mean misaligned camshaft caps; on a coupe GM allows 9.9 hours of labor for one side and 17.3 for the other, and warns: “Some engines may see a marginal improvement.”
  • Leaks. Oil from the front cover of 2023 engines (23-NA-020), coolant from a hose or clamp (24-NA-177). Owners report front-cover and rear main seal leaks that meant pulling the engine.
  • Lights and starters. A run of check-engine-light bulletins, most cured by software or a connector, and a hot no-crank traced to the starter’s connection or drain hose (PIC6662, August 2026).
  • Two drain plugs. Bulletin 24-NA-269 warns that missing one of the LT6’s two oil drain plugs means an overfill, which can bring misfires or engine damage. Owners report dealers doing it.

GM’s engine restriction, PIP6089

Since October 2025, a replacement engine for a 2023–2026 Z06 or 2025–2026 ZR1 has needed the approval of GM’s Technical Assistance Center, a step GM puts down to “ongoing continuous improvement”. PIP6089B (July 2026) adds 2027 Z06s and ZR1s and 2026–2027 ZR1Xs (see the ZR1 and ZR1X guide). It is a parts restriction whose stated cause is “Possible Engine Failure”: the dealer must say whether the engine is seized, noisy, shedding metal into the oil, leaking, setting codes, or being replaced for another reason. It isn’t a recall, a stop-sale or special coverage, and it gives no failure count or rate.

What owners report

Across CorvetteForum’s main LT6 failure thread and four related threads, this site counted 12 owners reporting a failed engine in their own 2023 to 2026 Z06, at about 480 to about 9,000 miles. Eleven had a replacement engine installed or ordered; the twelfth was still being inspected. The failures run from a seizure and a dropped valve to metal in the oil, and engine work kept cars off the road from about 8 days to about 4.5 months. By the owners’ accounts, outcomes included a lemon-law replacement car, a lemon-law repurchase agreed but not completed at the last post, and a $182,210 repurchase offer from GM for a 2025 that failed at 606 miles. Car and Driver reported an early case in December 2022: a new 2023 that lost power at 52 miles.

Those are reports, not a rate: few owners post, other forums aren’t counted, and GM built 25,850 Z06s for 2023–2025. Regulars have called failures rare since late 2023, while new cases kept turning up into 2026.

What NHTSA shows

Sorting complaints by the VIN’s engine code (3, per the 2023 owner’s manual), this site found 17 from Z06 owners for 2023–2025 as of October 12, 2026, and none describes an engine failure; a warranty engine never has to become a complaint, so that silence proves little. As of that date there was no recall, special coverage or warranty extension for the LT6, and no NHTSA investigation of any 2020-or-later Corvette.

What it adds up to

LT6s have failed, some at very low miles, and GM has replaced them under warranty; nobody publishes how often. So the factory warranty is the hedge: make sure the car you buy still has it (see What to check before buying a C8 Z06).

Section 06

The refueling fire recall, 25V536000

The Z06’s extra radiator, on the driver’s side, brought it a recall it shares with the ZR1. Per GM’s report to NHTSA, fuel spilled while refueling, particularly when a pump fails to shut off, can reach that radiator, whose fan “may draw the leaked fuel through the radiator, vaporize the fuel into the engine compartment” and expose it to an ignition source. In GM’s tests the fan kept running with the engine off. GM counted four alleged fires, a malfunctioning pump a factor in at least two.

The recall covers 23,656 cars from 2023–2026 built through mid-August 2025 (GM held later ones at the plant), in North America only Z06s and ZR1s. Dealers fit a shield that diverts spilled fuel; by GM’s July 2026 report, 15,809 had it at the end of June, so about a third were still waiting. Meanwhile GM advises the nozzle fully in, no topping off after the first click, and the engine off. Z06 owners’ NHTSA complaints include a refueling fire with burns in June 2024 and three waits for parts.

Section 07

Other known Z06 problems, with the records behind them

  • The dual-clutch. GM’s C8 transmission bulletins apply, 23-NA-139 and the 7,500-mile filter among them (see The dual-clutch transmission, by GM’s bulletins, in the C8 guide); by this site’s reading of 23-NA-156, no Z06 has the 2020-only first version. Owners report faults on 2025 and 2026 Z06s, one stranding a 2025 at 1,700 miles.
  • Single reports. NHTSA complaints from Z06 owners, with no GM bulletin found, include three about brakes (one of front brakes applying on their own), a cracked rear wheel, carbon-fiber wheels shops couldn’t mount tires on (one reportedly burst during a fitting), and three false hood-open warnings with a loss of power, all from one 2024 owner.
  • Body. Dimpled front fascias from the wrong splitter fasteners (22-NA-198).

Section 08

What to check before buying a C8 Z06

  1. Recalls and history. The VIN’s eighth character is 3 for the LT6. Run it through NHTSA’s recall lookup: 25V536000 for cars built through mid-August 2025, 24V418000 (seat-belt retractors) for 2024–2025, and 26V213000 (rear turn-signal software), which lists 2025–2026 coupes and convertibles without naming the Z06. A dealer’s VIN history adds GM programs, such as N232413030 for the automatic shift to park, and any engine work.
  2. A Z06 its first owner sold early. GM voids much of the factory warranty (bumper to bumper, powertrain, sheet metal, tire and accessory coverage, as its 2023 and 2024 booklets list them) if the first owner transferred the car within six months of delivery. That covers any 2023 or 2024 Z06, and a 2025 or 2026 Z06 delivered by early November 2025: GM’s dealer memo of November 17, 2025 dropped the rule for later deliveries and keeps it for cars delivered by November 5 (the memo prints the year as 2026, most likely meaning 2025). GM’s 2026 booklet has no Z06 clause, and no 2027 booklet was found. Ask when the first owner took delivery and when the car was first sold, and get a Chevrolet dealer’s warranty check on the VIN in writing: owners report blocks applied by mistake.
  3. Engine paperwork. A GM-installed engine isn’t a red flag by itself; engine work without GM paperwork is.
  4. Oil. Receipts showing both drain plugs, and a level checked GM’s way: warm, at least 175°F, engine idling, never by a cold dipstick (2023 owner’s manual).
  5. Listen and scan. A cold start and a warm idle for a loud, constant tick (ask whether 23-NA-115 was done); stored misfire codes (P0300 to P0308), P06E9 and transmission codes; oil or coolant at the front of the engine or between engine and transmission.
  6. Tires, wheels and brakes. The Cup 2 Rs’ age; carbon-fiber wheels for cracks, an intact white coating and the longer studs they need (manual); carbon-ceramic rotor weights against the minimum printed on each.
  7. Track use and tuning. GM’s manual says track use without its instructions “may affect the vehicle warranty”, and a tuned engine puts it at risk.
  8. A pre-purchase inspection by a shop that knows C8s.

Section 09

What a C8 Z06 costs in 2026

New. GM Authority’s October 2026 prices, with the $2,495 destination charge, before the gas-guzzler tax ($2,600, or $3,000 with Carbon Aero):

2027 Z06CoupeConvertible
1LZ$121,695$128,695
2LZ$130,595$137,595
3LZ$135,245$142,245

Chevrolet’s list shows the Z06 from $121,800 before destination: by this site’s arithmetic, the 1LZ coupe plus the $2,600 tax. Owners reported discounts of about 6 percent to 10 percent or more in fall 2026. The gap to a Stingray, both with destination, has widened every model year, from $40,800 at the 2023 launch to $47,900 for 2027.

Used. Bring a Trailer, January 1 to October 12, 2026 (no Z06 sold after October 8, so these match the C8 guide); prices before the 5 percent buyer’s fee, medians this site’s arithmetic:

Bring a Trailer, 2026SoldMedian
All C8 Z06s ($91,500–145,000)36$116,156
202310$114,500
202417$110,500
20258$128,000
20261$140,000
Z07 in the title16$129,250
No Z07 in the title20$110,250
Coupe20$111,250
Convertible16$121,534
3LZ28$123,500

Mileage was low, a median of about 2,050, so read these as the clean end of the market; 17 more cars were bid to a $101,000 median without selling.

Depreciation. The Bring a Trailer median by year of sale fell from $179,750 in 2023, the tail of the markup years, to $145,000 in 2024, $123,000 in 2025 and $116,156 in 2026: a record of what sold, not a forecast.

Section 10

What a Z06 costs to own

Warranty. Chevrolet lists 3 years or 36,000 miles bumper to bumper and “5 years or 60,000 miles” for typical powertrain coverage; active coverage transfers, except on a Z06 its first owner sold early (see What to check before buying a C8 Z06). Owners reported extended plans at about $2,000 to $2,500 in 2025 and 2026.

Running costs. Premium fuel, 91 octane or higher (manual). GM’s manual says the Z07’s Cup 2 Rs aren’t for temperatures below about 50°F, snow or ice; most owners in one 2025 thread replaced them with Pilot Sport 4S tires. GM also wants 1,500 miles on a new engine before a track day (manual).

Owner-reported bills, all from CorvetteForum; get fresh quotes:

JobReported costReported
Dealer oil changeAbout $125–250February 2024, posters’ estimates
Carbon-ceramic rotors, dealer quote$2,909 each front, $3,070 each rearFebruary 2023
Fitting owner-supplied carbon-fiber wheels$5,300 in labor, one dealer’s quoteJuly 2026
Oil leak between engine and transmission, out of warrantyAbout $7,000, one quote2026
LT6 long block from a GM parts sellerAbout $15,000–16,300 plus a $5,000–12,000 core charge, before intake, injectors and accessoriesOctober 2024 to January 2026

Owners say a street car may never wear out its carbon-ceramic rotors. Insurance quotes Z06 owners posted for 2023–2024 ran mostly from about $1,300 to $4,500 a year, single quotes rather than a survey. A Z06 that sits needs a battery maintainer and a car cover.

Section 11

The verdict

The pick: a 2024 or later Z06 with recall 25V536000 closed where it applies, receipts showing both drain plugs, the six-month question answered in writing and factory warranty left, near the 2026 Bring a Trailer median for its year ($110,500 for a 2024). The 2024 is the most common Z06 and postdates the 2023-only front-cover bulletin. Pay the Z07 premium, $19,000 between the 2026 medians, only for a car that will see a track.

The budget path: a 2023 or 2024 1LZ or 2LZ without Z07, near the bottom of the 2026 range, where the four cheapest, all 1LZ or 2LZ cars, sold for $91,500 to $96,000.

Walk away from a Z06 with no oil records, engine work without GM paperwork, a tuned engine, a warranty block, or Cup 2 Rs you mean to drive through a winter. For the front-engine route, see C7 vs C8.

The Z06’s engineers studied a Ferrari 458, and in 2022 Car and Driver put the result’s base price more than $200,000 under a Ferrari 296 GTB’s. That’s America’s sports car playing its oldest card, at 8,600 rpm. Give it the 1,500-mile break-in GM asks for, then let it run all the way out. The Z06s before it are in the C7, C6 and C5 guides; the twin-turbo step up is the ZR1.

Section 12

Sources

  1. NHTSA owner complaints, 2023–2025 Chevrolet Corvette api.nhtsa.gov Pulled October 12, 2026; change modelYear for 2024. NHTSA files 2025 as CORVETTE Z06. Z06 complaints picked out by the VIN's engine code (3): 5 for 2023, 8 for 2024, 4 for 2025; none describes an engine failure. This site's reading.
  2. NHTSA recalls, 2023–2027 Chevrolet Corvette api.nhtsa.gov Pulled October 12, 2026; change modelYear. 2023: 25V536000. 2024: 24V418000, 25V536000. 2025: 24V418000, 25V536000, 26V213000. 2026 (filed as CORVETTE COUPE and CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE): 25V536000, 26V114000, 26V213000. 2027: none. 26V213000's Part 573 report lists Corvette coupes and convertibles without naming the Z06.
  3. NHTSA recall lookup by VIN nhtsa.gov
  4. GM Part 573 report, recall 25V536: refueling fire risk static.nhtsa.gov Amended report, September 12, 2025: 23,656 cars with the left-side radiator (the Z06 and ZR1 in North America), four alleged fires, GM's tests and fueling advice.
  5. Recall 25V536 quarterly report static.nhtsa.gov Filed July 21, 2026: 15,809 of 23,656 remedied by the end of June 2026. No later report by October 12, 2026.
  6. GM preliminary information PIP6089B: LT6 and LT7 engine restriction static.nhtsa.gov July 2026. First issued as PIP6089, October 2025, and revised as PIP6089A, January 2026. A parts restriction, not a recall.
  7. GM preliminary information PIP5869: LT6 launch engine exchange static.nhtsa.gov September 2022. Ended with PIP5869C, January 2024.
  8. GM bulletin 23-NA-115: LT6 tick and camshaft caps static.nhtsa.gov Version 9, April 2025. 2023–2024. It replaced PIP5920, May 2023.
  9. GM bulletin 23-NA-020: LT6 front cover oil leak static.nhtsa.gov January 2025 revision. 2023. Coolant leaks: 24-NA-177, August 2024.
  10. GM bulletin 24-NA-269: LT6 oil service, two drain plugs static.nhtsa.gov March 2025 revision. 2023–2025.
  11. GM bulletin 24-NA-106: LT6 fuel pressure and injector codes static.nhtsa.gov September 2024. One of several LT6 check-engine-light bulletins, with 23-NA-178, 24-NA-220 and 25-NA-009.
  12. GM preliminary information PIC6662: Z06 no-crank and starter static.nhtsa.gov August 2026. 2023–2027 Z06.
  13. GM service update N232413030: LT6 automatic shift to park static.nhtsa.gov Revision of August 2024. 2023–2024.
  14. GM bulletin 24-NA-134: 2024 Z06 front lift message static.nhtsa.gov July 2024. Cars built before June 18, 2024.
  15. GM bulletin 22-NA-198: dimpled front fascia static.nhtsa.gov October 2024 revision. 2023–2025 Z06 and ZR1, 2024–2025 E-Ray.
  16. GM customer satisfaction program N232428090: carbon closeout panels static.nhtsa.gov February 2024. About 141 2023 Corvettes; ended March 31, 2026.
  17. GM bulletin 23-NA-156: dual-clutch running changes static.nhtsa.gov Version 6, March 2025. Also 23-NA-139, November 2023.
  18. GM preliminary information PIP5709: 2020 dual-clutch exchange program static.nhtsa.gov February 2020. GM's earlier C8 launch program.
  19. NHTSA manufacturer communications, 2025–2026 static.nhtsa.gov With the 2020–2024 file. Searched October 12, 2026: no recall, special coverage or warranty extension for the LT6.
  20. NHTSA defect investigations file static.nhtsa.gov Downloaded October 12, 2026. No investigation of a 2020-or-later Corvette.
  21. GM 2023 Corvette owner's manual files.zipcorvette.com Z06 track preparation pp. 173–184, break-in p. 189, fuel p. 227, LT6 oil pp. 240–242, carbon-ceramic brakes p. 257, tires p. 271, carbon-fiber wheels pp. 287 and 297, VIN p. 312, capacities and engine data pp. 313–314 (PDF pages).
  22. GM 2027 Corvette owner's manual files.zipcorvette.com Capacities pp. 367–368, engine data p. 370 (PDF pages). The same LT6 rating as 2023.
  23. GM: 2023 Corvette Z06 revealed web.archive.org October 26, 2021. Archived copy. Engine, dimensions, wheels, brakes, Z07 and dry weight.
  24. GM: Corvette lineup acceleration figures web.archive.org December 2024. Archived copy. Z06 with Z07: 0–60 mph in 2.6 seconds.
  25. Chevrolet: 2027 Corvette Z06 web.archive.org August 1, 2026. Archived copy. 195 mph on a track with Z07.
  26. GM: Corvette 70th Anniversary Edition web.archive.org January 2022. Archived copy.
  27. GM: 2024 Corvette Z06 fact sheet web.archive.org August 2023. Archived copy. What changed for 2024.
  28. GM Authority: 2025 Corvette Z06, everything that's different web.archive.org March 18, 2025. Archived copy.
  29. GM: 2026 Corvette interior web.archive.org May 7, 2025. Archived copy. The new cockpit, and the Z06's carbon display hood, body-color rockers and blue calipers.
  30. GM: 2027 Corvette Grand Sport and the 6.7-liter LS6 web.archive.org March 26, 2026. Archived copy.
  31. GM Authority: 2026 Corvette performance package price increases web.archive.org July 3, 2025. Archived copy. Z07 $9,500 for 2026.
  32. Car and Driver: 2027 Corvette Z06 caranddriver.com Model page: no notable changes expected for 2027.
  33. Corvette Blogger: another round of Z06 allocations for November corvetteblogger.com November 3, 2022. Z06 production began in September 2022.
  34. Corvette Blogger: hundreds of 2023 Z06s built and waiting on parts corvetteblogger.com September 28, 2023.
  35. Chevrolet: warranty web.archive.org August 12, 2026. Archived copy. Coverage terms, and the six-month rule GM states for the 2023 Z06, on the page since at least January 2023.
  36. GM: 2024 Chevrolet warranty booklet web.archive.org Archived copy. The six-month rule for the Z06 and E-Ray, PDF pages 8, 10 and 13. 2023: booklet, p. 8; 2025: booklet, p. 7; 2026: booklet, p. 7 (ZR1 only). No 2027 booklet found.
  37. Corvette Blogger: 2024 Z06 and E-Ray will have a 6-month no-flip policy corvetteblogger.com July 25, 2023. Quotes Chevrolet's statement.
  38. Corvette Blogger: GM updates dealers on Corvette retention periods corvetteblogger.com November 17, 2025. GM's dealer memo, reproduced, with the cutoff printed as November 5th, 2026. Carscoops suspects a typo for 2025 (November 27, 2025).
  39. Corvette Blogger: GM blocked, then restored, a Z06 warranty corvetteblogger.com April 17, 2024: a registration error. The first report, April 3, 2024.
  40. GM Authority: 2027 Corvette receives a small price increase web.archive.org October 5, 2026. Archived copy. Every 2027 trim with destination, before gas-guzzler tax. At launch: April 2026.
  41. Chevrolet: destination charges and 2027 Corvette prices web.archive.org October 9, 2026. Archived copy. Z06 from $121,800 (which, by this site's arithmetic, includes the gas-guzzler tax), plus $2,495 destination.
  42. Chevrolet: 2023 Corvette Z06 1LZ pricing web.archive.org September 13, 2022. Archived copy. Starting at $105,000 before the $1,395 destination charge; Z07 $8,995. Stingray price at the time: GM Authority, July 15, 2022.
  43. GM Authority: 2026 Corvette pricing uncovered web.archive.org June 2025. Archived copy. Earlier years: 2024, 2025.
  44. EPA fuel economy: 2026 Corvette Z06 fueleconomy.gov 12 mpg city, 21 highway. With Carbon Aero: 12 and 19. 2026 Stingray: 16 and 25, no gas-guzzler tax.
  45. National Corvette Museum: 2025 Corvette production corvettemuseum.org 8,862 Z06s, 1,805 with Z07. 2024: 10,575 Z06s, 2,715 with Z07. 2023: 6,413 Z06s, 1,845 with Z07, per GM's year-end report. Z07 shares are this site's arithmetic for 2023 and 2024.
  46. Corvette Blogger: about 25,000 2026 Corvettes built corvetteblogger.com April 27, 2026. Chevrolet's estimate at the National Corvette Museum Bash, not yet final: about 25,000 2026 Corvettes, Z06 26 percent (about 6,500 by this site's arithmetic).
  47. Bring a Trailer: C8 Corvette Z06 results bringatrailer.com Sales January 1 to October 12, 2026 (none after October 8), read October 12, 2026: 36 sold, median $116,156 before the buyer's fee; medians and splits are this site's arithmetic. Stingray comparison: coupe and convertible pages, unmodified cars, same window.
  48. Road & Track: how Chevrolet made the C8 Corvette Z06 engine roadandtrack.com March 3, 2022. GM engineers on the LT6's oiling, cooling and durability testing, and its two extra radiators.
  49. Car and Driver: 2023 Corvette Z06 tested caranddriver.com October 3, 2022. Z07 coupe; the Ferrari 458 the engineers studied, and the base price against a Ferrari 296 GTB's. Convertible: October 26, 2022.
  50. Car and Driver: 2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 tested caranddriver.com October 15, 2019. For the Stingray comparison.
  51. Car and Driver: Lightning Lap 2023, Corvette Z06 caranddriver.com February 2023. 2:38.6 at VIR. The Stingray's time: Car and Driver's Lightning Lap table.
  52. MotorTrend: 2023 Corvette Z06 Z07 first test motortrend.com November 18, 2022. Convertible without Z07: October 3, 2022.
  53. Road & Track: 2023 Performance Car of the Year roadandtrack.com January 2023. The Z06 won.
  54. MotorTrend: 2023 Performance Vehicle of the Year motortrend.com January 21, 2023.
  55. Car and Driver: Corvette Z06 vs Porsche 911 GT3 caranddriver.com July 5, 2023.
  56. Car and Driver: a 2023 Corvette Z06's engine fails at 52 miles caranddriver.com December 30, 2022.
  57. CorvetteForum thread: LT6 engine failures and problems corvetteforum.com February 2023 to October 2026. Owners' reports of failed engines and replacements, with another LT6 failure (2023), GM replacing my LT6 (2024), new motor (2025) and engine replacement necessary (2026, a modified car). Counts are this site's.
  58. CorvetteForum thread: rear main seal corvetteforum.com August to September 2026. Also a different oil leak (2026, an owner's repair quote).
  59. CorvetteForum thread: new LT6 engine for $15k corvetteforum.com October 2024 to January 2026. Owner-reported long block prices.
  60. CorvetteForum thread: nightmares do come true corvetteforum.com October 2026. Transmission faults on a 2025 and a 2026. Also looking to order after a GM buyback (October 2026, dealer discounts).
  61. CorvetteForum thread: C8 Z06 warranty after purchase within 6 months corvetteforum.com June 2023 to February 2024. Also warranty voided (2024) and GM block bulletin request (2026).
  62. CorvetteForum thread: Stingray to Z06 owners, worth it? corvetteforum.com March 2024. Also Stingray owners vs Z06 owners (2024), ride quality (2026) and Z51 to Z06 observations (2026).
  63. CorvetteForum thread: carbon ceramic rotors and brakes cost corvetteforum.com February to March 2023. A dealer's rotor quote.
  64. CorvetteForum thread: dealer quote to fit carbon-fiber wheels corvetteforum.com July 2026.
  65. CorvetteForum thread: replacing the Cup 2 R tires corvetteforum.com October to December 2025.
  66. CorvetteForum thread: dealer price for oil and filter change corvetteforum.com February 2024. Posters' estimates.
  67. CorvetteForum thread: Z06 depreciation corvetteforum.com September to October 2026. Dealer discounts and extended warranty prices. Also C8 Z06 issues in 2025 (November 2025).
  68. CorvetteForum thread: Z06 insurance premiums corvetteforum.com August 2023 to January 2024. Single owners' quotes.

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