The C5 Z06 is the high-performance Corvette variant built from 2001 to 2004, using a hardtop-only fixed-roof body with a 5.7L LS6 V8 and a close-ratio six-speed manual. Lighter and stiffer than the standard C5, with a stronger chassis, stiffer suspension and larger brakes, it was designed as a track-capable car right from the factory. It is regarded as one of the most capable performance cars of its era and a defining front-engine, rear-drive American sports car.
The Z06 revived the nameplate and carried Corvette Racing's C5-R endurance success into a road car, with a purely mechanical, manual-only driving experience. Its combination of low weight, high power-to-weight ratio and a naturally aspirated pushrod V8 gives it a raw character that newer, more digitally mediated sports cars cannot replicate.
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Targa has recorded 2 auction sales of the Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 between 2024 and 2026, from Collecting Cars. All the cars sold were built in 2001. In the last 12 months there has been one sale.
Latest recorded sales
- 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE (C5) Z06 - MANUAL
- 2001 CHEVROLET CORVETTE (C5) Z06 - MANUAL
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Original LS6 valve guides can wear, causing oil consumption and ticking noises.