The First 2015 Corvette Z06s Are Now Being Shipped to Customers

Dec 2, 2014

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The First 2015 Corvette Z06s Are Now being Shipped to Customers

It appears that Chevrolet is happy with the start of production of the C7 Corvette Z06 – so much so that that customer cars have started to ship to customers from the assembly plant in Bowling Green.

When the Stingray was launched last year, Chevrolet delayed the shipping as the automaker pursued an aggressive quality assessment regiment to insure everything was just right and some customer cars were held well over a month. Now, just three weeks after the start of production, the all-new Corvette Z06s are on their way to dealers and the Corvette Museum for customer delivery.

The first Corvette Z06s to be produced are all Coupes with the 7-speed manual transmission. Convertibles will be next up and then finally Coupes and Convertibles with the 8-speed automatic transmission will complete the production schedule. Like many, we are eagerly awaiting to see how well the automatic transmissions sell in the Corvette Z06, which will be a first time an auto transmission has been offered in Chevrolet’s high performance sports cars.

“It has been an incredible opportunity to work on Chevy’s most capable model,” said Jeff Lamarche, plant manager of General Motors’ Bowling Green Assembly plant, “It truly is an amazing car, and we’re thrilled to get them into the hands of our eager customers.”

The one final question we have is regarding the $1,300 gas guzzler tax that it sure to hit the Corvette Z06 with manual 7-speed transmissions. FuelEconomy.gov alrealy lists the 2015 Corvette Z06 with the 8-speed automatic transmission as being a gas guzzler but so far the data hasn’t been released for the manual Z06s which are on their way to customers.

The new Z06 is the most capable Corvette that Chevrolet has ever produced, with a 0-60 mph time of only 2.95 seconds with the automatic transmission and 3.2 seconds with the 7-speed manual. In the quarter mile, the Corvette Z06 is capable of runs in just 10.95 seconds with the 8-speed automatic and 11.2 seconds with the 7-speed manual transmission.

Pricing for the 2015 Corvette Z06 Coupe starts at $78,995 while the Convertible model will start at $83,995. These prices include the destination fee of $995.