2006 Chevrolet Corvette

The Z06 reached customers in the 2006 model year as a homologation special and the lightest of all Corvettes, and was the official pace car for the 2006 Daytona 500 and for the Indianapolis 500. Until the LT6 appeared in 2021, its LS7 engine was the most powerful naturally aspirated engine General Motors had made. GM badges were added to the car in 2006. The Z06 was the lightest of all the Corvette models, and its 7.0 liter LS7 engine was the most powerful naturally aspirated engine General Motors made until the LT6 of 2021.