Well, that was unexpected 

"whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder) 09/30/2015 at 08:14 • Filed to: corvette, z06

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I am disappoint. This 2015 Corvette Z06 was clearly down on power at MT’s 2015 “Best Drivers Car” competition.

In before heat soak theorists? Or, maybe GM didn’t change the oil after 500 miles? The 640hp CTS-V ran well, but I am sure that has a different cooling package and Cadillac specific ECU tuning.

pip bip - choose Corrour > whoarder is tellurium 09/30/2015 at 08:26

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dud spark plug / coil , or completely dud motor.

whoarder is tellurium > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/30/2015 at 08:28

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Could definitely hear it cutting power mid corner. I’d also say that California gas sucks too.

Jayhawk Jake > whoarder is tellurium 09/30/2015 at 08:32

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Car and Driver had no issues with their Lightning Lap test. Makes me wonder what the heck is going on

pip bip - choose Corrour > whoarder is tellurium 09/30/2015 at 08:35

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excuse my ignorance , but what’s wrong with California gas?

gas is gas.

Benzed92 > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/30/2015 at 08:51

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Only 91 Octane, possibly other reasons.

nafsucof > Jayhawk Jake 09/30/2015 at 08:54

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I honestly expected this from the auto but not the manual.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > whoarder is tellurium 09/30/2015 at 09:04

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Well, considering that the Z06 blew past a Lambo, Porsche & McLaren at Virginia Int. Raceway during Car & Drivers Lightening Lap this past issue, I’d think there was some sort of problem with the car.

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business…

whoarder is tellurium > Jayhawk Jake 09/30/2015 at 09:04

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One of the last times MT tested the ‘15 Z06, Motortrend received a car from GM with an out of spec alignment. It was too tail happy and just not controllable for Pobst. After the test, GM corrected the alignment and sure enough the car was more controllable. MT had Pobst re-run the car and ultimately got a better lap time.

whoarder is tellurium > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus 09/30/2015 at 09:08

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I’m beginning to think Motor Trend just has bad luck with the Corvette.

Sam > pip bip - choose Corrour 09/30/2015 at 09:30

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CARB makes them add massive amounts of ethanol to be “more green”.

Wheelerguy > whoarder is tellurium 09/30/2015 at 10:35

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It got nerfed, plain and simple.

whoarder is tellurium > Wheelerguy 09/30/2015 at 10:50

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It is the Nerf yellow. I knew it. No car should come in nerf yellow. Nerfed it all up.

Jayhawk Jake > whoarder is tellurium 09/30/2015 at 11:42

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I remember that. Just for fun I almost wonder if MT is purposely getting ‘bad’ z06s so they can do an update later and get more attention

RallyWrench > Sam 09/30/2015 at 12:22

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This is true. Our additive packages don’t help. I’ve heard stories of guys going to out of state tuners and having to take jugs of CA fuel, because if they tuned on locally available stuff and drove home, they’d detonate like crazy.

Aero > whoarder is tellurium 09/30/2015 at 16:07

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Not just Motor Trend, Car and Driver has had two Stingrays blow up as well.