Geiger Corvette Z06 Black Edition

There's something about the color black. Manufacturers and craftsmen pick this unassuming color to bestow a halo of value upon an object of desire. Johnny Walker Black Label. AMD Phenom Black Edition. You get the picture.

A post up at G35driver has a few choice pics of this completely blacked-out Z06 - the tail of which is very much F430-esque. What does everyone think? Keep the taillight treatment or lose it?

Bone Stock Z06 runs 10.9 .. on Stock Run Flat Tires!

Jamie Furman on corvetteforum.com is officially (more or less) the fastest stock C6 Z06 on the planet. With the help of a sticky track, he managed to rip off a 10.98@129mph at MIR. Looking at the trapspeed, those curiously strong ponies (all 505 of them) are looking mighty suspicious.

If this is consistently reproducible (and we surmise that it will be), good old American iron will be giving european and japanese imported supercars a run for the money as this is a good half a second to full second faster than any documented run from a 911 turbo and a full second faster than "predicted" ETs for the up and coming Nissan GTR.

After hearing rumours that Nissan is limited GTR production to 1500 units a year (which some may predict will drive the car to 100k+ after dealer markup), the Z06 is looking to be the better bang for the buck.

What does everyone think? (Leave a comment below)

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