Bear in mind this has yet to be made official by the folks at GM, but sources are now claiming the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has lapped the Nurburgring in 6:59.13. Supposedly the HD on-board video will be released "soon" to verify the news. The same source also stated the lap was done in a production-spec Z06 equipped with the new fast shifting eight-speed automatic gearbox and wearing the Z07 aerodynamics package.
If confirmed, then the new Corvette Z06 has entered the same sub-7 minute lap time category as the Porsche 918 Spyder, Ferrari LaFerrari, and McLaren P1 – at a fraction of the price of any of those supercars. We’ll bring you more details the moment we have them.
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