Heavily Camouflaged C8 Chevrolet Corvette Spotted With Ferrari 458 and Porsche 911 GT2 RS

• The camo’d Corvette prototypes are of the upcoming Z06.

• The Ferrari and Porsche are serving as benchmarks.

• The Z06 is expected to be powered by a 600 horsepower V8.

The all-new 8^th generation Chevrolet Corvette is enjoying quite a lot of attention. The vast majority is positive while some think that this new Vette should be more. As we all know, Chevrolet has much more on the way for the Corvette and one is the Z06 version.

A few days ago, Robin Warner shared some very interesting pictures on his Twitter account that depicted a handful of C8 Corvettes of which two were heavily camouflaged Z06 prototypes.

Ran in to this, some camouflaged. No one would talk, but this looks a lot like a @chevrolet #Corvette #Z06 bench mark drive to me. No cameo: standard C8 Corvette, @Ferrari #488 and @Porsche #gt2rs Under camo, I heard what sounded like a turbo V6. @AutoweekUSA pic.twitter.com/IASSPmzriZ

— Robin Warner (@RobinWarner) June 18, 2020

There are many reasons to get excited about what was found. The Corvette Z06 may very well receive a “tuned” version of the new C8.R race car’s naturally-aspirated flat-plane crank 5.5-litre V8. In the C8.R, output is rated at a restricted 500 horsepower and 480 lb.-ft. of torque. The street version of the Z06 should develop closer to 600 horsepower. As well, active aerodynamics for extra downforce on the go are apparently forthcoming.

Robin also captured video of the caravan of sports cars leaving and we almost have to conclude that the Z06 drivers were instructed not to take off and keep the engine revs down – this would be one way to camouflage the V8’s noise.

Here’s a short video of what could be the next @chevrolet #Corvette #Z06 @AutoweekUSA pic.twitter.com/gyfLz866Iv

— Robin Warner (@RobinWarner) June 18, 2020

If you are wondering why Chevy engineers are driving and comparing the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Prototype with a decade-old Ferrari 458, the reason lies in the fact that it was used as a benchmark for the C8 Corvette Stingray. More than likely, the Z06 mules are still taking notes. As for the 700 horsepower Porsche 911 GT2 RS, its presence is a little more difficult to explain however we love where this might lead the new Z06.