2001 Corvette Z06 | Retro Review
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- The Corvette Z06 awakens after a 30 year slumber and it's HUNGRY!
Show 2002 | Original Airdate 09-13-2000
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This is the car that made me fall in love with corvettes! In high school my best friends mom bought a 2001 Z06. We would take it out on the weekends. Man, what a ride!
I agree; it's a perfect looking car.
My uncle had an 85 iroc he let me borrow it to go to McDonald's at 15. Let's just say he never let borrow it again cause when I brought it back the tires were still smoking 😂😂😂😂
The vette or his mom? 🤪
I remember going with my dad to dealer when they came out and I couldn’t believe they had 200mph speedometer. It blew my 12 year old mind 😅
@@calderondennis we are talking Corvettes...............not Camaro. How did this get in the conversation? LOL.
I love how this only came in manuals
Today, they'd probably have CVTs only.
@Daddy Derek smoother and faster too.
@Daddy Derek He’s just joking
@Daddy Derek it’s not about being easier
@@mrdaykurutakuchannel manual isn’t about being faster is a different experience all together
My favorite Corvette ever! Those pop-up headlights are just 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼
Absolute delight.
I owned a base model and a Z, and neither of them ever had any trouble with the pop-ups. I guess they worked out the kinks since the Fiero days, ha ha .
@@BrisLS1 The pop-ups get everyone at gas stations nowadays because they never see them lol there's something catchy about seeing headlights pop up on an already sleak retro looking car.
My step-dad skipped out on buying one of these when they first came out because my mom didn't want to have a manual car and the Z06's only came with a 6 speed. That was ~20 years ago, they still own the Vette they bought, an Automatic btw, and my mother has never once in the 20 years of ownership taken it out on a drive. It still pisses me off. lol
Man.. what a depressing story haha. Does your step father enjoy the car at least? Might be time to talk him into making the right move
Lesson learned never listen to wife with car priorities
@@BrandMalone24 He barely even drives it himself. I think it has like 20,000 miles on it or something. The tires are so old I'd be afraid of pushing it in it at all. They're probably rock hard. lol
@@RegionalRadioShackManager You could've just stopped at never listen to wife.
Damn now I’m pissed off lol. Yeah that is annoying.
It’s pretty amazing how much information MW is able to present in 6 minutes. You guys had/have some talented writers.
now all you hear about is infotainment screens
True!!
@@brianreardon7700 Corvette is legendary car in America
@@Spiritcr1jsherits so fn stupid. Drivers cars are a thing of the past. All anyone cars about is shit auto/dct vehicles with as much useless tech as possible...so bland and boring the days of true drivers cars are behind us.
I remember when this car came out. I was just entering junior high as a 7th grader. I bought an issue of Road and Track Nov 2000. Got a subscription....afterwards.
I wore that issue out. I could recite the specs from memory.
Never did buy a Z06 but I've owned a 93 40th anniversary Corvette for 13 years. Yes, it's a six speed.
Thanks for the memories.
93 is a sharp looking Vette too .
Late c4s especially the manual cars are awesome.
@@bleu_chzst924 I agree, more jet fighter feel to the car.
@@shawnbauman5463 i love the 40th c4 color and interior that maroon is sweet. I loove the C4 ZR1 and lets also not forget how awesome the C4 Grandsport is. That blue with the red interior is awesome.
21 years later, it’s still a beautiful car
Corvette is icon of America since 1953
My thoughts exactly
What's crazy is how much they've gone up in the last four years 😳
I always liked the C5 Corvette.
Love the body style and everything else about this 2001 Z06.
C5 is a milestone in GM history.
22 years later, this is still one of the most beautiful car ever made
I was in high school when this car debuted. My tech teacher, Mr. Grandlund, taught a section on auto design. As part of that, we went to the Detroit Auto Show. I got to see when they wheeled it out and onto the turntable. I'll never forget that- and for the money, a used one of these is hard to beat if you're looking for a performance car.
I miss my LS1 Trans Am.
These LS monsters from GM were raw driving machines
And the exhaust note was sublime. A neighbor bought a 98 Z28, still has it bone stock and pretty cherry. That rumble when he took it for a spin was unrivaled. The kids of the EV generation are losing a very important part of what makes a car special to us gearheads.
...Silver 2000 Ws6...never forget it...first car I ever did 150 in...
Yo those Trans Ams are 4 seater C5s..
People don't know...
They are amazing..
I own a.stock 01 c5 vert 6 speed..
My buddy has a modified Trans am the same year.. Same every thing besides the torque tube and body.
It makes 600hp.. And is a straight rocket ship... Id buy one anytime..
I have a 2003 Z06 and a 2000 Trans Am WS6 that I plan to never get rid of. I love those cars and I love they're not filled with all of the electronics of today. Still plenty comfortable to ride in.
@@maroonsn95 that’s a kickass combo. WS6 Trans am just looked so much cooler then Camaro at the time. Even though same car practically lol. Also c5 Z you can’t go wrong. I mean I’m a partial to the c4 and Iroc era as far as looks. But the LS motors took it to another level. Plus WS6 Trans Ams are bad ass and c5s. See I think the 80s. The Iroc held its own better looks wise against the Trans AM then. Compared to the late 90s early 2000s. But if you think about it a Trans AM was always kind of a cool combo of a vette and Camaro from the 80s-2002
Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit
And Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
The best yellow looking car ever! Every time I jumped into Gran Turismo 3 after some time into arcade mode this was an easy pick. Driving at SSR or Seattle was like going to the 🌙
I bought my yellow 01 Z06 because of GT3.
@@Carguylogan Easy choice!
@@feeldontbelieve6577 one of the bet games PS2 had to offer, still have a PS2, might buy the game again..lol
Even in 2023, the car looks stunning 🎉.
Brings back memories as a supervisor at a job I had back in day drove a red Z06 to work everyday! He loved the car and took me for a ride in it once, it was an amazing machine very worthy of the title "America's Sports Car" 🇺🇸👍
Ah yes. An actual Corvette. Not the parts bin abortion, ferrari clones the last 2 have been since 2014. I dont even consider them a corvette. THIS is a beautiful vette.
2001 ZO6 cant get it with an automatic. 2022 cant get it with a manual.
It is not an automatic, it is a automated manual with a dual clutch. Basically a manual without the 3rd pedal. Wanna shift yourself, put it in manual mode and use the paddles.
Automatics have torque converters
@@z06van21 Me and 99% percent of the people out there would say that in the real sense of the word, a paddle-shift is not truly a manual. Even Chevrolet calls it an 8 speed automatic.
@@z06van21 always has to be that one guy…. No clutch pedal, no manual.
@@z06van21 it’s an automatic
My dream...This is more than enough for me...No gadgets..No track pack.....A stick 4 wheels and a motor
In light of how repulsive the C8 Z06 is, the C5 Z06 hardtop ain't looking so bad
How is it repulsive?
@@blackice7408 looks like a cheap Ferrari costume
Looks great to me
@pontiacGXPfan that's as good if not better. The base is good so imagine the zo6 even for the price. However because of what's going on, expect like 200k
@@blackice7408 corvette should be a corvette, not some third rate eurotrash copycat
04 Z06 here. I'm aiming to keep it for the rest of my life.
the best of the lineage - 2004
What people don't realize is this was lighter than the infamous c4 ZR1 and this match to the early c4 ZR1's output and the next year you got the same 405 horsepower but again in a much lighter and more modern car
This may not have been the technological tour de force of the ZR1 but the ZO6 was a much better overall and faster car.
I've had a couple LS powered catfish Camaros but when I bought my 01 z06 I couldn't believe how much faster it was. A completely different animal. It drives on rails and puts the power to the ground way faster than my camaro did not to mention the borla catback makes it the best sounding car I've ever driven.
Um, how come I have never seen this review? I can't imagine I have missed it. Not gonna lie I even looked for a review on the C5 Z06 from MotorWeek last week?! Huh?! I picked up a Commemorative Edition 2004 Z06 last September and man, I love the car so much! One day I said I wanted one, I found one, I bought one. You just gotta make it happen!
And a couple of years later they bumped the horsepower up to 405! This is when Corvettes started really kicking ass again😃
The next year.
Yep. This was the only year of 385 hp
@@georgecarlin2097 Yes I couldn't remember if it was one or two years they put out 385 hp
‘89-‘95 were the years they really kicked ass, the ZR-1 had the insane Lotus quad-cam LT5, although the Z06 kicked ass a lot more affordably.
@@carzak it has a slightly better cam to get the 20 extra hp. You can cam an 01 and its just as good as a cammed 02-04. They respond just as well to mods they just start out little less.
I got a 2001 yellow zo6, n she still only has 34.000kms on her. BUT SHES PROCHARGED N METH INJECTED4 CORNER COIL OVERS, ETC
840HP 10.10 ET 140MPH!... SHES STILL A BEAST!..🥳🤠😎🇨🇦
My stock 2004 Z06 did the 1/4 mile in 12.6 @ 114.5 on a 2.0 60-foot in 60 deg weather at sea level. Not bad! That's on par with today's 5.0s and 392s of today. Well before it's time.
This is one the greatest cars of all time.
I have a 2002 I bought in 2009. It's still my favorite car. I was into drag racing quite heavily back in the day. The original LS6 only lasted for about 7 months until I built a fully forged 427 on a RHS aluminum block. Heads cam a f.a.s.t intake. Long tube headers borla exhaust a Vortech Supercharger kit from A&A corvette. Water-methanol injection. A 200 shot of nitrous. The transmission was built to handle the power and a twin disc clutch. And a lot of little other things to help the car handle the power. It is such a fun car. It's probably the only car I will own for the rest of my life.
Times?
@@rhull3939 my best was 9.95 at 147mph. 1/4 mile The car is extremely hard to get traction.
Nice to see even with Covid, prices haven't really gone up all that much. If I didn't want a Viper so adamantly, a C5 Z06 for like $25k would be a deal and faster than my Focus RS by a margin.
@@snappers_antique_firearms still in the 9's though. Nice. Yeah with that MPH, there's definitely more there. What tire?
@@rhull3939 335 /30 r18 Hoosier drag radials. And it still spins up to the top of 3rd gear. I tune the car using hptuners and I have to take alot of power out of the car to get decent 60 ft times. I have some shims to make the tires fit. I have this body kit on the back of the car were the rear finders are flared and the tail Loops up and makes a small spoiler. It's subtle but looks really nice.
my favorite corvette 😁😄😄😄😁 Best looking by far with the pop-up headlights
I think it's interesting they didn't realize the potential of magnetic shocks for the C5 Z06
Magnetic suspension was new technology 21 years ago. Maybe not fully ready for prime time.
The purpose of magnetic shocks was a comfy ride that could be adjusted for sport. The Z06 was purpose built to be a track car with license plates, the added weight and complexity didn't make sense on this car. Today, it's a major pain if you have magnetic suspension because replacements are virtually non-existent and some cars display error messages if you swap the shocks out, which is an ongoing annoyance.
Great when it works!
An expensive repair when it breaks!
Wasn't out yet. The world's first production car with mag shocks (Magnaride) was the 2002 Cadillac Seville STS. Corvettes would become the second production car with Magnaride in 2003 on base trim. Z06's wouldn't get Magnaride till 2012.
@@95mushroom good thing to because now the magneride cost a shit ton of money when needing to be replaced every 30k miles or so according to owners).
I bought a yellow '01 Z06 last year and I love it
How many miles are on her? How about “nary a squeak or rattle to be heard” That’s a hilarious line from this review as we all know that C5’s do nothing but squeak and rattle! How much did you pay in this ridiculous overpriced market? I was going to buy an excellent condition 2004 C5 Z06 but I decided on a C6 2011 Grand Sport Convertible 6 speed manual instead. 40K miles on her. I paid $35K which last year seemed a bit high but now it seems like a very good deal. This exact Vette now goes for over $40K! The used car market is insane right now. This chip shortage is killing everyone.
@@metaljew4456 it had 95k on it and it was $22,500
@@skeeterbartleson3888 I got a yellow 2001 Z06 last summer. 30k miles, one owner from Nevada. I got it for $20k which I think was a great deal that's why I flew out there and drove it home.
I was firmly entrenched in a loan for my SVT Cobra R which had identical power figures if memory serves. I still wanted one of these so badly though. That fixed roof with a trunk design just made it look sexy as hell imo
C5 Z06-no automatic available
C8 Z06-no manual available
😭 dont remind me. I don't care if it's faster with automatic
Sad times
2001 was just a better time.
All about numbers and bragging rights now
My friend have yellow 2003 Z06. Great ride! 🔥
The acceleration times were about half a second off
Pop up headlamps are so cool
Never seen this review. Love my 03. C5 was my High School dream car. Can I get a 2 door Tracker review Motor Week? John Davis over Doug Demuro. Davis is a Legend!
that year 2000 sun just hit different
Yeah it was yellow
C5 Z06s were a potent combo of high hp and low curb weight. Chevy added the heads up display in 2002 along with 20 hp. Suspension tweaks in 2004 made it even better.
The fact that this thing barely topped $48k... just shows you how car prices have risen in the last 20 years!
My parents had a 01 Vette wasn't a Z06 but it was a six speed, they went out one night me and my sister took it for a rip first car I went over 100mph in parents still don't know.
ha ha... I my first time over 100 was in a Jag XJ6 and its best if the owners never find out 😉
This has always been and remains my favorite Corvette ever. It reminds me of my childhood
Don’t hold back, John. Tell us how you really feel.
Top 10 greatest sports cars of all time, just behind the likes of the f40, f1, and easily underrated, and easily on par with the R34 gtr. If you can pick one of these up, do it. You’ll thank me in 10 years 💰
I can vouch for it being in league with the R34 but F40 and F1 now you are just overrating.
I bought mine in 2006 and shortly afterward did my first ever track day. It was surreal blowing everything else into the weeds on my first ever day. Of course I was in the nooB group but I still couldn't believe how dominant I was. The car is a serious track machine even in stock form and back then it was very close to the fastest street car money could buy at any price.
America The Beautiful
could they spin anymore on that 1/4 mile run?
Corvette's of any era have never been easy to launch at a track. Made for handling not 1/4 mile
@@moejr1974 I never had issues launching my 03 Z06. MW has the worst test drivers that couldn't launch a car on slicks and see a sub 2.0 sec 60'.
MERICA!
WOW! 385hp 🤯
A 2001 Dodge Viper only had 450hp 🤣
The Viper was $20k more, ~300 lbs heavier, and didn't handle as well. The Viper also had major pitfalls like a front hood assembly that was thousands of dollars to replace if you got in a minor collision and the fuel economy was like half of the Corvette's. The 90's Viper GTS is a great looking car no doubt, but the Corvette beat it in pretty much every metric except outright horsepower, but you could easily get that back with mild tuning and still save a ton of money.
@@nunyabusiness896 not to mention putting a fat cam and new heads in a Z06 and making it sound better than a viper while also making more power for less money.
Z06, my kinda car!
At least this show, does manages cater to adrenaline junkies and thrill seeker's, I guess people like myself have to make do with common sense,I can drive cars without getting carried away by frying a set of tires at every stop light.
2:19 John: NO AUTOMATIC IS AVAILABLE!
Game changer.
Didn't the Z06 have 405hp? Or was that the following year?
I think it did in 2003.
405 hp beginning in 2002.
02-04 had 405
I’d love to have a C6 Z06 but I’d definitely be happy about a C5 Z06
I love my 2004 Z06 but that comment about no squeaks or rattles didn't hold up well over time!
"...even on the challenging curves of West Virginia's Summit Point Raceway!"
Me, knowing full well that those track shots are from Mid-Ohio: *doubt increases*
No complaints about high lift over for the trunk? I can’t believe it! 😂❤
lol
C5 goat
Thanks for reposting this. I had it on videotape when it first aired. I don’t know where that tape is currently. Now, post the 2002 Z06 test you did.
MISS YOU SO MUCH EARLY 2000’s …
I have a yellow 2001 Z06 lol. Bought it with 15,000 miles. Mine made 352 whp bone stock which is 405 hp with a 13% drivetrain loss 🤷♂️. It went 12.61 with a 2.0 60' in 3,000 ft DA lol. That's poor air and a very easy launch. At sea level with a 1.85 60' it would be a 12.0 car. The seats are trash, totally unacceptable for a car literally built for the race track. Other than that I love the car!
No squeaks and rattles? Uh, give it 5 years lol.
And you are speaking from experience correct? Yeah didn't think so, more internet lore being spread by the sheep. I had a C5 Z06 and it didn't rattle or squeak, the car was 17 years old and tracked heavily.
Oh yeah, this was a perfect vid on the C5 Z06 👏👌! I'm saving up for a C6 Vette M6, LS2 or LS3! But if I come across a clean C5 Z06, I will pull the trigger on it for sure! Chevy power varooom varooom 🚗💨💨💨💪😎
For real bro, personally I think the c5s look better than the base or z51 c6 models(the c6 z06 and zr1 are an exception only rivaled by the c5 z06 in looks). But I can tell you in the corners the c5 z06 will feel and handle better while straight line the ls2 is slightly slower and ls3 is slightly quicker. Whatever you do I’m sure you will enjoy.
I've always been perplexed as to why Motorweek's test drivers were so slow! This car is significantly faster 0 - 60 and quarter mile than these results. And almost every car they tested shows significantly sub-standard results. You think they could have hired better driver talent to reflect the potential of their test vehicles..."Just saying"
Did you watch the video? The car spun out of the hole. On a prepped track it would be faster. Also this isn't the 02-04 with the 405 hp engine
2 decades later, mid-engined, flat-plane crank, and performance that rivals most high end supercars.
Unfortunately it’s automatic exclusively. I’d like the manual option even if it’s slower
The FRC that the Z06 is based on is super rare. Believe they were made for a year before the body was used only for the Z06@
This car had a lot of hype behind it because it was faster than the Ferrari 360 Modena when new. They claimed it was quicker than the Diablo SV which where a lot of C5 Z06 owners began to go wrong.
No automatic is available. Music to my ears!
I'm fortunate to own one of these beautiful cars, and they are everything you could wish for.
Good old days!
One of the best Corvettes ever made
This track test is showed at Mid Ohio!! Why does he say Summit Point Raceway? really not that exciting of a find. Looks like Yellow Z06 was at Summit. The gray unit was MidO
Cool to see some stuff from the early 2000's getting uploaded. nice.
I like the look (style) of yesterday cars. To my eyes, today cars are not as pretty as yesterday cars. Am i the only person that dont like style of today cars?
I got one new in 01......i was 33 and i was in love
I remember my mother had bought me a diecast model of the C5 Corvette ZO6 for Christmas when it first came out.
This, the SVT Cobra R, & the Viper gts. Top dogs of America in the early 00s!
I'm sure, this will be my next car!
My dad still has his '01 to this day. Probably over 200 track days by now and no major engine or transmission problems. He did add a tranny cooler though early on.
Yeah odd... doesn't take much for the trans to overheat. Just running Tail of the Dragon 2 times (45mins) and mine was overheated.
Glad these were manuals only because 70% of base C5’s are automatic or thats what it feels like anyway.
I have an 04 Z and it's a great car!
Ditto
pretty much the perfect sports car
What a trip down memory lane! However you say the track is Summit Point, but clearly it is Mid-Ohio
I've driven mid-oh... no the vids are not from mid-ohio
Doesn't feel like 20 years ago....and this 'Vette Z06 can now qualify for Collector or Classic plates in my state.
That's a sobering thought
Snuck it in when we weren't looking, huh?!!!!!!!! You guys sure ARE crafty!!!!!!!!! I was just about to comment, asking where today's Retro Review was.
Miss my Z06
I don't... just have to open the garage door 😉
How long until the corvettes are battery powered?
I love these
2004 Z06 was a great car. No automatic available. Those were the days
still my fav vette!
My favorite Corvette of all time
same!! lol
the 2001 Z06 was incredibly light as well. seen them Stock run high 12's all day in FL heat. love this body style.
to think the 03-04 Z06s have been 11.70s stock in cooler air. lightyears ahead of their time.
@@SpeedDemon88X Would have to be on slicks and prepped track. Low 12.3 more common
@@moejr1974 stock tires. A few people did it totally stock.
ZO6😎
Still waiting for the day yall upload the 2000 Deville DTS review.
the last generation with pop up headlights.
Someone at Motorweek had insomnia, and uploaded a Retro Review super early! 🙌🏽