Maximizing Chevrolet Corvette Z06/Z07 Track Pack Cornering: Here's the secret sauce:
Most days, when the weather cooperates, you can find members of our testing team at one or another of our test facilities running all manner of vehicles through our extensive test regimen. One of the tests that we subject almost all vehicles to is skidpad cornering performance, which ascertains maximum lateral acceleration—the maximum steady state cornering gs that a vehicle can attain, an average of an entire lap while turning both left and right.
That had us digging deep into the Z06 owner's manual where we discovered a well-hidden suggestion: owners should lower the Cup 2 R's tire pressure all the way down to 24 psi cod for maximum cornering on the track. Huh? It took discussions with both the Corvette engineers and engineers from tire-maker Michelin to fully explain the situation.
. But we wish we had been tipped off about the inflation-pressure information hidden in the Z06's owner's manual so that we could have delivered representative cornering test results for the Z07 track-pack model. After all, cornering grip numbers are not only important on the track; they're a proof point for ultra-high-performance carmakers and enthusiasts alike.
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