Green Gets Mean: The Skinny on Jay Leno’s E85 Corvette C6RS

Last week’s press announcement from General Motors about Jay Leno’s E85 Corvette Z06 appearing at the SEMA show was short on details, but now that SEMA is here, we’ve got the skinny on the Chin’s mean green Corvette Z06.

Jay’s E85 Corvette it turns out, is much more than just a Z06 with a retrofitted engine. In addition to the custom 8.2 liter aluminum V8 that churns out 600 horsepower and 585 pounds of torque on E85, he went to Pratt & Miller, builders of Corvette Racing’s C6.R racecars, for some custom body work that makes this ethanol powered supercar one of kind. The Corvette C6RS sports a black exterior with wider front and rear fenders and a wider rear fascia with an integrated spoiler on top and diffuser on the bottom. The new body work adds 1.6 inches to the width of a standard Z06 and is designed to enhance fuel efficiency though better aerodynamics. The C6RS has Michelin’s mounted on BBS Wheels with 18’s on the front and 19’s on the back. Additional performance options also provided by Pratt & Miller include a custom DeWitt high-capacity radiator with dual cooling fans, a carbon-fiver ram-air induction kit and Brembo brakes with six-piston mono-block calipers in front and four piston rear calipers. The interior was also customized with several premium items from the Genuine Corvette Accessories catalog including the two-tone shift knob and boot, leather-covered armrest, parking brake handle and boot, and interior trim kit and racing-style pedal covers. Interestingly, despite all the specs regarding Leno’s e85 Corvette, the one fact omitted is fuel efficiency. I suspect that its on par with is fossil-fuel burning siblings or slightly less due to the high performance 8.2 liter V8. After all, E85 doesn’t improve gas mileage, it’s really just a substitute for gasoline. That being said, 600 horsepower is still a cool way to go green…
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