Japanese Z06 Customers Can Have Any Color, As Long As It’s Black

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Japanese Z06 Customers Can Have Any Color, As Long As It's Black

Photo Credit: General Motors Japan


We’re channeling the great Henry Ford who was quoted as saying, “Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black.”

Apparently, it’s going to be the same for Corvette Z06 buyers in Japan, at least initially.

During an interview with GM Japan executives Yoshiaki Uehara and Satoshi Nakano for the Japanese-language webcg.net, it was learned that the first batch of right-hand drive Z06s to be sold in Japan will all be Black Coupes with an Adrenaline Red interior.

Japanese Z06 Customers Can Have Any Color, As Long As it's Black


Satoshi Nakano explains that the specifications were narrowed to ensure that production would happen instead of customers trying to order their own cars, as the initial production numbers will be very low. The Black Coupe with the Red interior will also be paired with the Black aluminum spider wheels and red brake calipers. “The black body, red seat, black wheels, and red calipers make it a combination that arouses the desire to drive,” says Nakano while also pointing out that the Black exterior color is #1 in America.

Additional options for the Japanese spec Z06 include Competition Sport seats, Torch Red seat bets, and Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. None of the cars will feature the Z07 Performance Package.

Japanese Z06 Customers Can Have Any Color, As Long As it's Black


As Japan has some of the strictest emission laws on the books, the Z06 will come with the export exhaust system featuring the corner-mounted tips which also comes with the lower rated 636 horsepower due to the gasoline particulate filters the car is fitted with. Nakano says the quad center exhausts “are cool but they get hot when loading luggage in the trunk. With this car, you can load your golf bag without worrying about it, which is wonderful.”

Japan received around 300 C8 Corvette Stingrays when they originally began production of the right-hand drive exports, and as the interview suggests, we expect the Z06 exports to be very limited. No time frame was given for when the export Z06s would arrive in Japan.

Japanese Z06 Customers Can Have Any Color, As Long As It's Black The Corvette Z06 and General Motors Japan President Itaru Wakamatsu


Source:
webcg.net via Car & Driver

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3 COMMENTS

  1. Well this is great, GM is worrying about selling the Z06 in Japan and I will have to wait 5+ years for my number to come up at one of the mega dealers that will sell at list!

  2. Wow what a waste. Jap cars are really small for a reason, what the hell do they need a car like that especially when they can’t even keep up with domestic orders??? Just like down under what a stupid idea. GM needs to pull it’s head out of it’s collective ass.

  3. klw, make no mistake, GM will be in touch with you when they read these comments. They are always looking to hire people with sharp business minds like yours, and they will no doubt be impressed with your acumen and style. Prepare to move up fast, my friend — that is, if someone like Porsche hasn’t snatched you up already.

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