http://www.corvettemuseum.com/specs/2005/images/C6_Header_01.jpg
http://www.corvettemuseum.com/specs/2005/images/C6_Header_02.jpg

http://www.corvettemuseum.com/specs/2005/specs.shtml

EDIT: I just realized, GTStang's sig will have to be changed a bit, as I'm sure the LS2 is now the new the new motor that can never be beaten. http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/tongue.gif :sunglasse

Interior:

http://www.maximum-cars.com/temp/vette/X05CH_CR055.jpg

LS2:

http://www.maximum-cars.com/temp/vette/X05CH_CR044.jpg

Here's my contribution
http://www.nuclearbunny.org/~chadwick/c6/chevy04_commercial_full.avi

And here's my contribution. This, from what I've heard, is the valve layout for the LS2.

http://www.z06vette.com/gallery/data/500/35c6head2.jpg

BS....carnnutt please refrain yourself from posting bs information like this:disappoin.....look at that interior...its actually nice...Ergo this car cannnot be a corvette


















just j/k ;)nice pics:)

I'll guess i'll contribute some pics too before carnnutt bans me :smile:


http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/image/1223200314245413.jpg
http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/image/1223200314245444.jpg
http://www.roadandtrack.com/assets/image/1223200314245794.jpg


for the rest of the pics go here:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=9&article_id=1099&page_number=1


btw is anyone else surprised that they are using a 6.0 engine...i knew that was the rumor but i'm actually surprised that they strayed from the clasical 350 number

btw do you guys have any ideea if this is just a bored out ls1 or has more stuff done to it?

And here's my contribution. This, from what I've heard, is the valve layout for the LS2.





Negative... she's still 2 valves per cylinder via pushrods...


that head design came out last year as a demostration from GM that they could build a 3 valve per cylinder head... looks interesting though...

btw do you guys have any ideea if this is just a bored out ls1 or has more stuff done to it?

From here: http://www.fast-autos.net/chevrolet/chevroletc6.html

Compared to the Gen III-based LS1, the LS2 incorporates several significant changes that help improve performance, reliability and serviceability: All-new aluminum block casting incorporates provisions for external knock sensors and revised oil galleries; external sensors improve serviceability Cylinder bore diameter increased to 101.6 mm (4.00 inches), increasing displacement to 6.0 liters Camshaft lift increased to take advantage of increased cylinder head flow Camshaft sensor relocated from the rear of the block to the front of the block provides room for new oil galleries Flat-top piston design with lower ring tension reduces friction Piston floating wrist pins help quiet the engine Redesigned, “wingless” oil pan with cast baffling has reduced mass and provides superior oil control under high-performance driving maneuvers Revised exhaust manifolds are 33 percent lighter More efficient ignition coils require less energy to provide a comparable spark Compression raised to 10.9:1 Larger, 90-mm single-blade throttle body Reduced-mass water pump design with improved sealing capability Engine “redline” raised to 6500 rpm Revised and more powerful engine controller incorporates all electronic throttle control functions. Mass has been reduced by 7 kilograms on the automatic version. Cylinder heads for the LS2 are derived from designs used in previous Corvette Z06 models, including raised intake ports and an unshrouded-valve combustion chamber design that, when combined with the engine’s flat-top pistons, produces a more efficient swirl of the air/fuel mixture. This efficiency enables a higher 10.9:1 compression ratio, which increases fuel economy and horsepower.

cool thanks for the info

I thought the drawings of the concept were pretty hideous, but seeing the pics and that new Chevy commercial really changed my mind. Looks great to me! Ferrari/Viper-ish front end. Sweet!

I forgot to look closer, but is 400hp for the non-z06 vette?

Hmm anyone else hear the rumors of the " Blue Devil " Corvette they might be making supposed to have in the area of 600 hp.

360 modena comes to mind...

The future Z06 is projected to have 500 N/A horses, while the "Blue Devil", which is unlikely to make production, has 625 supercharged horses, and if ever produced, might likely be the next ZR-1.

EDIT: BTW, the Z06 and the "Blue Devil" will both have Nikasil-lined 427cid motors...that's 7-liters for those unfamiliar with cubic-inches.

i like :iceslolan

This is a big improvement for the Vette both inside and out. I had seen several spy shots of the car on a trailer, but non gave a good view of the front of the car. It is also pretty cool that every Vette sold should be as quick as a current Z06...amazing.

The interior looks good, but the full interior shot looks like a render or like it has been retouched. The partial interior shot through the open targa shows the console and door panel...both look spot on what the other pic shows and appear to be high quality. I am curious to see an unaltered pic of the dash though as this has been a problem area for Vettes as well. Great looking body changes either way though.

I have heard others say that the new Z06 and the proposed "Blue Devil" both utilize 7-liter engines, but I am not sure that is how it will end up yet. The only reason I say this is 625hp as has been qouted for the "Blue Devil" seems like an awful small increase over the rumoured Z06 numbers given the artificial lung. Just my two cents.

I have also heard that the "Blue Devil" was supercharged or turbocharged at different times. Anybody know anything more definative on this?

Maybe GTStang's sig should just be broadened to encompass all LS series motors :)

Styling changes to the Vette are long overdue. However, I think they took the "American Ferarri" concept way too far. The car looks like butt, a big hairy butt at that. My next car will be a Nissan or Infiniti (they must've paid their ArtCenter grads MORE money for original designs, not cheap Ferarri knock-offs).

MY $.02!

And here's my counterpoint to DMC12.

This is by FAR the most attractive Corvette since 1973. We can start by saying that this is the first Vette with fixed headlights (barring racing specials) since 1962. The crisper lines are a callout to the C2 and early C3 Vettes, and the shorter overhangs take a lot of the " visual weight" out of the styling of the C5.

There is a lot of Modena in the nose. Oh well. Pininfarina was designing beautiful cars before Il Commendatore left Alfa Romeo. It's a far better direction to take than blatantly copying the Audi TT like some aforementioned Japanese company. :loser:

But, more importantly, this is a design that will age well, maintaing a very classical style (instead of retro style or mecha-futuristic, the other two major styling movements right now). Unlike many recent cars that are already starting to look aged (again, the Audi TT) the C6 will remain attractive for many years to come.

Sorry guys, but this is a very clean, purposeful, and attractive design that's neither trendy or flamboyant, but instead allows for a lovely meeting of heritage and future.

Just wait till 2006.. going to have the LS6 still but they are talking 500+ HP, that'll be planned for the C6 Z06.

I saw one of these in town a few months ago all in the hiding scheme. I was going to chase it down, but I was in a parking lot and didn't feel like ripping through it to get by it. (I live in Michigan, heard its common for them to drive them.. but I'm like 50 miles north of the capital)

Just wait till 2006.. going to have the LS6 still but they are talking 500+ HP, that'll be planned for the C6 Z06.

I saw one of these in town a few months ago all in the hiding scheme. I was going to chase it down, but I was in a parking lot and didn't feel like ripping through it to get by it.

DUDE! me too!

I was going to chase him but I was fighting cops and trying to drink my big gulp so I couldnt rally after him.
All infront of Super Autobachs as I was drifting with team Nismo.
:icon16:

Just messin with ya.

Overall I like that GM is trying to make their flagship look better/newer but to me its just overdoing it. Too many flashy points, the front styling is very sleek like how the tail of the 2003 is in the rear. But the rear of the 2005 is very geometrical and boxlike, almost as though they need to make the 80's early 90's come back in some way.

And still a 16 valve OHV? Why not 32 valves? Or even Overhead cams?

And the interior dosent match the exterior! It looks plain, like a mustang when it is Chevy's flagship, the sportscar that has been destroying all *or so I hear* and its styling is now copying a Ferarri. Why not spruce it up, make it a lil more modern, not nessarly looking like a wingcommander inspired space fighter on two wheels, but something that dosent look like a vision of the future...from 1982.

just my :2cents: :smokin:

Cylinder heads for the LS2 are derived from designs used in previous Corvette Z06 models, including raised intake ports and an unshrouded-valve combustion chamber design that, when combined with the engine’s flat-top pistons, produces a more efficient swirl of the air/fuel mixture. This efficiency enables a higher 10.9:1 compression ratio, which increases fuel economy and horsepower.
This is what impresses me more than anything, how they are able to up the compression that high and still be able to run on pump gas.

Apparantly the Navigation system is an option. As shown here it this C6 only has a Cd player/radio.
http://www.motortrend.com/motor/multimedia/wallpaper/112_0401_corvettec6_dwl.jpg
Here are some more pics from motortrend. It has a lot of styling cues from the C3. I bet those type of disc brakes (drilled are they called?) don't make the production.
http://www.motortrend.com/motor/multimedia/wallpaper/112_0401_corvettec6_ewl.jpg
http://www.motortrend.com/motor/multimedia/wallpaper/112_0401_corvettec6_bwl.jpg
http://www.motortrend.com/motor/multimedia/wallpaper/112_0401_corvettec6_awl.jpg
http://www.motortrend.com/motor/multimedia/wallpaper/112_0401_corvettec6_fwl.jpg
http://www.motortrend.com/motor/multimedia/wallpaper/112_0401_corvettec6_front_z.jpg

though the dash is pretty much the same, everything else about the inside of this car is a big step imo, hopfully there more comfortable then the c5 vette's seats.

I thought the drawings of the concept were pretty hideous, but seeing the pics and that new Chevy commercial really changed my mind. Looks great to me! Ferrari/Viper-ish front end.


Well I think Chevy could have been a bit more original for sure. Too much like a Ferrari for sure. The Corvette has always had it's own image and now it seems it has taken on a euro look. Too bad IMO

wow the interior without the navigation screen looks like ass. but it still looks light years ahead of the C5 vettes which looks and feels cheap as hell.

she's a beaut thas for sure...

still can't touch the civic's d17 tho...ls2 or not... :biggrin:

Yea the front looks viper/Ferarri but I like the back. So I'd still hit it!

lovin it! they figured out some good curves, added some, and made the butt smaller! i think i can wait for the next z06 though.

I like the old ones looks better personally. The new engine though should make an interesting character. I bet the engine will be underrated, as is typical with GM. More then likely it's got about 380 rwhp in it.

hhmmm....The front end looks like a cross between a Viper and a Marcos and in general not very pleasent, but otherwise...Oh Yes, it seems Chevy have hit the mark with this one, that interior is fucking magical compared to the C5, I seriously am busting a gut to get a drive of this mean machine

360 modena comes to mind...

I thought it was when I first saw the commercial :cwm27: