2015 corvette Z06 officially rated at 650 HP and 650 Lb - ft of torque Menghadirkan
2015 Corvette Z06 officially rated at 650 HP and 650 Lb - ft of torque

2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is officially the most powerful car ever produced by General Motors with its V8 engine supercharged 6.2 liter rated at 650hp at 6400 rpm and 650 lb - ft (881 Nm) of torque at 3, 600 rpm. Previously, GM said the engine produces more horses 625 and 635 lb - ft (861 Nm) of torque.
the Z06 is also one of the few production cars available in the United States that offers more than 600 horses. Compared to other engines of supercar, the LT4 produced a huge amount of low-end torque, delivering 457 lb - ft (619 Nm) just off idle and 625 pound - feet (847 Nm) by only 2 800 tr / min.
GM says the V12-powered Ferrari F12berlinetta delivers approximately 28 percent less torque than the Z06 , despite the offer of about 12% more power, while its peak torque is not reached up to 6 000 rpm. The LT4 retains 90% of its peak torque is 592 lb - ft (802 Nm), of 2 500 to 5 400 tr / min.
the new Z06 engine produces torque peak of more than 40% (180 lb-ft/244 Nm) generation previous 7.0 l LS7 engine and 7.5% more than the 2013 supercharged the Corvette ZR1 604 lb - ft (819 Nm). 3 200 rpm, the new LT4 surpasses the LS7 of 208 lb - ft of torque (252 Nm). In terms of power, the LT4 650-CV index is 29% more than the 505-horse LS7 and 12 horses more than engine the ZR1 LS9.
the new LT4 engine is based on the same block of Gen 5 as the atmospheric engine Chevrolet of 6.2 liters of LT1 Corvette Stingray, but incorporates several unique features designed to support higher production and the greater pressure of the cylinders created by forced induction.
the engine is assembled at the new Performance Build Center to the GM Bowling Green assembly plant and GM Tonawanda engine plant in New York. It is offered with a manual gearbox to seven standard speeds or a brand new automatic eight-speed paddle-shift built in Toledo, Ohio. The 2015 Corvette Z06 will go on sale in the fourth quarter of 2014.
by Dan Mihalascu
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