The Z06 version makes the C8 into a serious screamer with its 5.5L flat plane crank. The base model is enough for me with its 0-60 time of 2.8 seconds vs 2.6 seconds in the Z06. Then later, the ZR1 has a turbocharged version of the Z06 engine, making around 800 hp. Things are going to get serious...
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a38060129/2023-chevy-c8-corvette-z06-c8-stingray-compared/
I had a 2008 Z06 and 505 hp (out of a normally aspirated small block 427, which was cool) wasn't the problem. Traction was.
