Z06

Take one 625-horsepower, supercharged LT4 engine and combine it with a seven-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission. Throw in a track-inspired lightweight frame, wider tires, and body components designed for optimized downforce, and you’ve got the 2015 Corvette Z06. General Motors introduced the new Z06 at the Detroit Auto Show today, calling it the most

1953. The polio vaccine was released. TV Guide began publication. RCA started selling color televisions. And Chevrolet started producing the Corvette—America’s first sports car. For those of us not around in 1953, it’s hard to imagine a time in which the vast majority of Americans showed virtually no interest in a performance automobile. But that’s