Since I’m about 8 to 100 years away from getting an allocation for the Z06, I’m wondering if the Z07 package is a must tick option. I didn’t think twice about ticking the box for the Z51 package, but I’m not sure about the Z07 package. Is it a must tick option? I don’t think I’ve every seen a C7 Z06 without the Z07 package.
Not that I’m a follower, but where is everyone going?
The choice, as usual, is strictly based upon personal preference, expected use of the car and how fat your wallet is. See my post here for my "best guesstimates" about the new C8 Z06 pricing, including the extra goodies such as the Z07 package and carbon fiber wheels:
In 2019 a base Z06 was priced at $97,885. the base Stingray was priced at $69,185, for a difference of $28,700. On average, the base price of a C8 Stingray has gone up by approximately $1550 each model year. This would set the base price of a 2023 Stingray at approximately $74,650. Adding $28700...
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If money is no object, I'd consider the Z07 package if:
-you HAVE to have the carbon fiber wheels: you dream about them; lust after them and have watched and re-watched and re-re-watched all the YouTube videos about them. They're only available with the Z07 package; period. You save 41 lbs in unsprung weight, supposedly get a better "feel" from the wheels and road, or perhaps you simply want "the best" and plan to enter car shows where everyone can "ohhh and ahhh" over your C8 Z06 Z07 with its optioned to the max visible carbon fiber wheels and the distinctive "LOOK" they give your car;
-you're a +++ serious "track rat" and want to improve your times and ability to squash the competition...so (for example) you'll put carbon fiber rims to good use and take advantage of the 1 to 2 (?) seconds (as per Tadge Juechter) you'll shave off your lap times. Plus you'll need the Z07 package for its extra strakes on the underside of the car to improve aerodynamics (this again is only available with the actual Z07 package)
-the third difference is the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R ZP tires...although those will no doubt be available later
GM knows what it's doing and made the above 3 differences only for those who up their game, open the vault, and order the Z07 package. Can everyone say "P-R-O-F-I-T"?? (lol)
OR you can "make do" and be satisfied with the Z06 "as-is" w/o spending all that extra dough or order one with the optional aero package to make it
look like a Z07... I suspect that many will do those and be perfectly happy with their Z06's. Up to you...
And then again, if you're truly "8 to 100 years" from getting your Z06 allocation, I suspect you'll know in the next couple of years what everyone has ordered...or perhaps by the time you get your allocation (who knows???) GM will make the carbon fiber rims an option for everyone who orders a Z06...or E-Ray...or ZR1...or Zora...or C9...or perhaps they'll be as common as pebbles on the beach with all vehicle manufacturers making them and BORING and we'll be onto something completely new, improved and exciting in future years (????).
Some say the future is only limited by our imagination...
) and considering the suspension is 15% firmer than the standard Z06 and considering that car is even firmer than a stock Z51 C8, I'd be worried about how that car will feel on our roads. Plus is comes with Cup 2s which are hockey pucks spring and fall so it limits your useful months.
